Chapter 154: The Healer’s Hope
DR. SARAH MARTINEZ POV
My medical scanner burst in sparks the moment I pointed it at Lily.
I jerked backward as electrical fire shot from the device, barely missing my face. The basement air crackled with energy that made my teeth ache and my vision blur.
"What are you trying to do?" Brock yelled over the dimensional chaos swirling around us.
"My job!" I called back, pulling out my backup tools. "Someone needs to check if Lily’s body can handle what’s happening to her!"
As Silver Peak’s pack healer for fifteen years, I’d seen wolves escape terrible injuries by understanding how their bodies adapted. But this was different. Lily wasn’t just hurt—she was becoming something entirely new.
I’d been treating pack members all day as reality flashed around them. Broken bones from falling through floors that suddenly weren’t there. Burns from touching walls that changed into fire. But when I felt Lily’s anxiety through our pack bond, I knew she needed medical help more than anyone.
"Stay back!" Lily warned, her voice echoing from various dimensions. "I can’t control the energy anymore!"
But I’d taken an oath to help pack members in need, no matter how dangerous. I activated my second scanner—an older model that hopefully wouldn’t short out instantly.
The readings made my heart stop.
According to my tools, Lily was simultaneously dying and becoming more alive than any creature I’d ever seen. Her heart rate showed as both flatlined and incredibly fast. Her brain activity reported as minimal in some areas and off the charts in others.
"This doesn’t make sense," I mumbled, checking the readings again.