Chapter 63 The Workings In The Shadow
He had already reached out to Zion twice, subtly hinting that the situation was slipping beyond his control. But Zion wouldn’t allow any talk of failure.
"Please, doctor... save my pup... my pup..." Claire whimpered, her voice barely audible as she drifted in and out of consciousness. Blood continued to trickle down her legs from the fall, and though her wolf should’ve begun to heal her, the damage was too deep. Her emotional turmoil only worsened the pup’s instability, and the doctor feared that if this continued, he would lose them both.
"Don’t worry, Miss Claire. I’ll do everything I can to save both you and the child," the doctor said calmly, though tension sat heavily on his shoulders as he got to work with his assistant.
After hours of exhausting effort, following the Alpha’s strict orders, he had done all he could with the limited resources at hand. Desperate, he eventually sent his assistant out to gather more herbs. That’s when the assistant encountered the healer, who had just returned from the pack hospital after collapsing from the strain of healing Addison.
While the assistant hurried out, the healer quietly stepped in to take her place beside the old doctor. The doctor looked up at her as though he’d just found a lifeline—his silent plea clear: ’Help me save this child.’
But the moment the healer arrived, Claire’s behavior shifted drastically. It was as if her panic doubled. Her crying turned into frantic pleas, and she began thrashing on the bed, claiming the pain was unbearable. Each movement seemed more like an attempt to avoid the healer’s touch than a genuine reaction to her injuries.
The healer tried to channel her healing power toward Claire’s womb to stabilize the pup, but Claire kept pushing her away, either deliberately or under the guise of pain. It became increasingly obvious that something was wrong—that someone didn’t want this child to survive.
Ironically, the pup in Claire’s womb was fighting harder than anyone else in the room. Tough and resilient, it clung to life despite the chaos around it, even as its mother seemed intent on resisting the very efforts meant to save it. The doctor and healer exchanged a grim look—saving the baby wasn’t impossible, but not with Claire fighting them every step of the way.
Claire nearly shifted into her wolf form when the healer continued channeling energy into her womb.