Chapter 110: Coming back to life...
Selene POV
As soon as Kragen heard footsteps, he gave me one last hard look before he disappeared into the shadows. My heart was still pounding frantically when I stared at Kurtis’s still form on the bed. Immediately, the door burst open and Xavier rushed in, a maid on his heels carrying a bowl of water and towels accompanied by the Pack doctor and his nurses.
"What took you so long?" I barked as soon as I saw them. I picked myself up from where I was standing at the other side of the room talking to Kragen and walked towards them. Without waiting for a reply, I turned to the maid "Keep damping him with the cold towel, let’s try to bring his temperature down a bit," I instructed.
"I came with the pack doctor," Xavier said pushing the doctor forward "Let him examine him at least to know what’s wrong,".
I didn’t say anything. I just nodded as a wave of relief flooded through my heart. At least before I come back, they would know what to do. So, I dashed out of the room, brushing past them as I started towards the pack kitchen.
"Selene!" Xavier’s voice rang behind me. But I ignored him and continued walking briskly. I had barely gone 100 steps, when Xavier grabbed my hand from behind and jerked me towards him, forcing me to look at him. "Where are you running off to in such a hurry? Is something wrong? Are you alright?" he asked.
"Not now, Xavier," I shrugged out of his grip "I need to go get something from the kitchen that would help, Kurtis. Just go back and stay with the doctor," I couldn’t deal with questions right now. I needed to act. Besides, how am I supposed to explain what happened a few minutes ago?
Without waiting for him again, I hurried down the hall, ignoring his calls for me to be careful. I weaved through servants and pack staff until I arrived at the pack kitchen. Unlike any other day, the entire place was bustling with activity and hot too. Sounds of chopping, scraping, and cooking, could be heard.
"Persimmons!" I demanded urgently as soon as I barged through the door, making the staff jump. "And a mortar and pestle!" I added trying to catch my breath as I crouched down supporting myself with my knee.