Chapter 161: Worried Alpha
Kieran:
I didn’t remember when my legs broke into a run - only that by the time I reached them, Rowan was kneeling on the floor with his arms tightly wrapped around Evaline’s unconscious form.
I didn’t even have a chance to ask what had happened when he looked up at me. His voice was sharp and urgent as he spoke, "We need to get her to a hospital."
Not the infirmary. A hospital.
His words threw me. "What? The Academy’s Healer is more than capable-"
"No!" He snapped, his eyes wide and frantic. "Not the healer. Please, Professor. Just... please trust me. She needs to go to a hospital."
There was a desperation in his tone that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. He wasn’t just being dramatic, this wasn’t panic from someone unfamiliar with medical emergencies. No, this was something else. Something deeper.
And Rowan... he wasn’t just any student. He had always been one of Evaline’s closest friends, someone fiercely protective of her. If he was asking me to take her to a hospital instead of the infirmary, there had to be a good reason.
My gaze dropped to Evaline. She was looking so pale, so fragile in that moment. Her breathing was shallow, her skin clammy, and I immediately felt the sharp stab of guilt for not noticing how badly she had been spiraling.
"Alright," I said. "We’ll go to Lakeshire Hospital."
I stepped forward to take her from him, but he instinctively pulled back, adjusting her slightly in his arms.