Alethea

"Oh, please, ma'am, you have to stay back so we can attend to him," the pack doctor says, as he notices me rushing toward him.

I know he's right. If I go in now, my emotions will spiral out of control, and I'll only get in the way. But standing here, helpless, is torture.

All I want is for Asher to be okay. I can't even imagine him dying.

Xena, how is Kaidos? I ask my wolf, desperate for some connection, some reassurance.

But Xena is eerily quiet. The silence from her side is suffocating. I guess she's gone numb, overwhelmed by the fact that our mate is in...