Chapter 99 - 98. Where Is He?

Glen was in the room for a few minutes, waiting for Greg to return. His head was spinning as he went over the latest events in his mind. So much had happened in the past two weeks that the dominant felt like his quiet life where he pretended to be a civilian was a distant dream.

He never thought he'd ever been part of a pack, let alone have a mate, so he wasn't complaining. It was the other way around. Nevertheless, things kept happening without him being able to catch his breath or take his marks.

Back in the cave, when he had come to see Eden for a few minutes between two rounds, he had found the omega immersed in his books, catching up on the last two classes he had missed. It was the first calm and normal moment of his new life he had since they met. But things went wrong once again.

A cough brought him out of his thoughts and reminded him of the harsh reality where his best friend's life was threatened. His heart throbbed and Glen sighed.

Suddenly, the dominant felt a strange sensation. A stir of emotions. Since their Fated bond skill had appeared, the alpha could feel even more easily and more accurately his mate's feelings and presence. That wasn't to mention the link they could now use.

Glen felt that his mate was close and angry. Completely furious to be precise. It was the same feeling that had pushed him to come back to the cave and he had found Eden protecting Connor from several fighters. What on earth was happening?

He didn't want to go out and miss Greg's return or the doctor's visit. He decided to send a link, but his omega refused it and he frowned.

Eden was nearby so he must have followed him by car after he left with the ambulance. Was there a problem with the pack? He tried one more time and, once again, he felt like he was blocked by his mate.

The alpha started to feel restless. He didn't like the anxiety that was growing inside him. Glen crossed his arms and decided to wait for Eden to contact him. Less than ten minutes later, he heard a ringing in his head and he jumped slightly, startled. His sudden movement caught the attention of a person next to him and He received an annoyed look.

With a forced smile, he stepped away and paid attention to what the screen was showing him because he knew the system never popped up  without a reason.

[Sora Hazel Level: Impossible to evaluate

Race: Werewolf Witch

Blood rank: Omega

Kind: Mixed blood

Class: Legendary

Name: Priestess of the Moon Goddess

Stats: strength: 67/1000

Speed: 69/1000

Agility: 91/1000

Intellect: 654/1000

HP: 350/350

Skills: Lunar Magic (Active, Class Legendary)

Blessing of the Goddess (Active)]

Sora Hazel? Who was that? Glen frowned because he could swear he heard this name during the past few days. At least, this person had caught his mate's attention if Eden shared the information with him.

The dominant understood why when he read thoroughly the information about her race, kind, and name. A werewolf witch mixed blood. The Priestess of the Moon Goddess. Before he even reacted, the system started to bolt. Glen heard the notifications that flooded without stopping.

He was more and more puzzled. What kind of event occurring outside could cause all these notifications? He focused to read them, but the sound bothered him. Just when he thought that, the sound stopped. However, he continued to see the notifications scrolling past him and his eyes widened.

The stream was fast and he had barely finished reading one when another came along, but they all seemed to say the same thing. Eden was leveling up and in a maddening way.

All his attention was now on the holographic screen. For real, what was going on? A different notification from the others caught his attention.

[WARNING: The Warrior of the Moon Goddess can no longer level up. Allow The Fated Bond skill to assign unused points to the Chosen One? YES/NO]

A faint smile curved his lips and he gave his answer to the system. The notifications resumed to scroll across his screen and the alpha heard Eden's voice echoing in his head.

[Use your Perception skill.]

Glen frowned and replied to his mate after checking out.

[I don't have one.]

[What? Why?] The omega protested, upset. [So you can't see the energy flows around you?]

[Yes, I can see them. I just don't need to use perception. Why are you asking me…that]

Glen looked up mechanically when his mate asked him if he saw the flows of energy around him and what he saw left him frozen in place.

The dominant had finally realized the golden halo he had been bathing in for several seconds. Mouth gape open, he moved along the waiting room to see where it was coming from and noticed the dome that was enveloping the entire structure of the hospital.

[What the hell is happening? Eden what is that?]

[Lunar energy?]

[Why does your voice sound like a question? What's going to make you level up like this? I also felt earlier that you were angry.]

Silence answered his question. As he waited, tense, he saw the intensity of the dome gradually fade. The notifications slowed down and a little over a minute later, the last one appeared before the screen faded away.

Eyes lost in the void, the alpha waited for his mate to answer him or contact him by their link. That's when a voice pulled him out of his focus. Glen felt his heart skip a beat as he recognized the face of the doctor who had Connor in charge. She walked towards him with a determined step and the alpha noticed that she no longer had her white coat and that she was holding a surgical cap between her fingers.

It had been less than half an hour since she had passed to inform him of the procedure before going up to the operating room. Glen instinctively crossed his arms as he wondered if something had happened.

Scenarios paraded in his head. However, the dominant didn't let them linger for fear of causing a misfortune he couldn't endure. The doctor came and stopped one step away.

"Can I have a word with you?" she asked without further introduction.

Glen nodded and her eyes went from side to side to make sure no one was going to hear what she was about to say. She led him to the most isolated place in the room. After watching Glen for a moment, the surgeon decided that the most effective way to get her questions answered was to be straight without taking any detours.

"Is the patient you are with, Connor Everett, a werewolf?" Glen raised an eyebrow, puzzled by her question, and before he could answer the woman continued.

"I mean, there would be nothing abnormal about it if so. We're in a hospital for humans and werewolves, but…" She trailed off and took a step closer. "I'm from the WIA, I know that it is forbidden for werewolves to do fieldwork because of the conflicts and complications that it could cause.

"I'm fully aware of what you are telling me. However, Connor is human so I don't understand why you are telling me this."

She looked side to side discreetly again and grabbed the alpha's elbow to pull him even further away.

"Listen, I'm a WIA doctor, which means I'm going to have to file a report on your friend's operation since he's a liaison officer."

Again, Glen stared at her with no idea what could be causing her reaction.

"Do you know Mr. Everett well?"

"We were raised together so I guess the answer to your question is yes. I know Connor, he is my family."

The woman looked at him with a hint of astonishment in her eyes and blinked.

"Excuse me. I thought you were a werewolf. The patient's family information sheet says you are from Bloodhood."

"Indeed, I'm their future Alpha. However, I grew up with the Everetts. I was officially adopted by Laurent and Maria Everett after Alpha Carter kicked me out of the Red Creek pack. It would be more accurate to say that I have never been part of it, but that is not the point. Connor and I grew up together like brothers."

"So you are telling me that he is human? Is there any doubt about that?"

Glen tilted his head and stared at the woman. Thus she understood that he had no idea why she was asking him so many questions.

"When your friend came here, he had his spleen severed from trauma. The CT we did have confirmed the diagnosis and we have clear images of bleeding in the area of ​​his spleen that needed to be removed to prevent further damage.

Yet, once in the operating room, when I was about to remove his spleen, I found a perfectly healthy organ. It's like there was never any bleeding in the first place."

She watched the reaction of Glen who only frowned.

"Could it be a mistake? Maybe you misread…" The dominant had no idea what she was talking about and the surgeon resigned herself before continuing.

"Forget it, the most important thing now is that your friend's life is no longer in danger. His spleen is normal, I guess. We will transfer him to the recovery room where you can see him."

Glen's face immediately lit up.

"For real?"

The doctor didn't suppress the smile that curved her lips as the werewolf welcomed the good news she had just told him with a relief impossible to feign. Glen thanked her and, with a polite nod, she walked away.

She rushed into the hallway, determined to solve this mystery when a voice called out to her.

"Excuse me, Doctor!" The surgeon turned when she heard someone running after her. She found a young woman. From his blouse, she knew  that she was a resident. Even so, she didn't remember having the resident in her service. The young woman didn't give her time to think things further. She came closer with her tablet.

"I need your opinion… For a… patient," she uttered breathlessly after running down the hall.

The doctor took the tablet from her hands and as she looked down to read the screen. The resident raised hers and her index finger touched the doctor's forehead as she muttered inapprehensible words.

"Okay then, I'm going to give you a little catch-up with the little cooking I did with your team, are you ready to listen to me, Doc?"

The Servant of Talamh smiled broadly as she saw the slightly dull eyes of the woman who was totally in her magic grip.

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Half-muffled voices reached him in the distance. A conversation. Someone near him. He wasn't sure. Where was he? What had happened to him? Everything was all blurry and confusing.

A few steps from him, he perceived a voice uttering a name and the grogginess that wanted to catch him dissipated.

Connor opened his eyes on his hospital bed and stared at the white ceiling of the room he was in. Everything that had happened until he lost consciousness in the cave came back to him.

His body felt heavy, but he forced himself to move. That's when he noticed that there was something warm near him.

A small, curled-up body was covered in bright white fur and he recognized the dark blue fabric that dressed the neck of the little werewolf. He smiled and put the palm of his hand to gently stroke Sora's coat.

He felt Glen's movement before he saw him and, without looking up from the little omega who was sleeping peacefully next to him, the WIA agent addressed Glen.

"Where is he? And I warn you that I'm not in the mood so cut to the chase."