Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 107

Lauren's

POV

I must see Victor.

That was all I could think about.

I got the picture I wanted from Janice's pocket but it was stained by her blood and the people on it were kind of blurry. I could vaguely tell it was my mother and a man. "Lauren..." As my wolf, Bella always understood me.

I took a deep breath, wiped off the blood on the picture, and put it in my pocket. I jumped into my car and said, "Let's go to the hospital first. Right now I just wanna see Victor." "Same here."

Thank God that my car didn't break down from the crash. I drove straight to the hospital and I was feeling alright although I had just been through a hard battle. I wasn't tired and didn't feel any pain at all and even my wounds were healing rapidly. "Was that Kent?"

Bella said, "I think it's him. Maybe your healing power has made a connection between him and us. I think that voice is real, as well as the mysterious power."

"...Maybe those memories about the battles are also Kent's," I added, "he was helping us. Does that mean..."

"Kent is ready to come back."

Bella's words made my heart skip a beat and it was racing like crazy. I could feel the warm power flowing inside me and I was about to cry. The one who saved me at that critical moment was Kent, it was Victor. What Victor said to me in the orphanage crossed my mind, "I'll run to you every time you call my name."

Did he hear my calling and come to me in this way?

Before I met Victor, I didn't believe in love or partners and thought they were ridiculous. But at this very moment, I couldn't be more grateful for the Moon Goddess' plan. She let us meet each other and it was magnificent.

It was already dawn when I got back to the hospital. Seeing the blood on me, Mila got worried and checked up on me, asking hastily, "Are you hurt? What happened? Is it that creepy freak Jason or those morons?" "Well...it's a long story. But I'm alright and I'm not injured. Don't worry, Mila," I dashed towards Victor's ward, "how's Victor doing now?"

She had always talked nice about Victor but now she put on a long face and said, "Hey, Lauren, you'd better check if you're wounded or not first. Of course, I'm worried about you. Did you come to the hospital in such a hurry for Victor?"

I knew she was worried about me and explained briefly, "Janice used my mother's death as bait to attack me and then when things went bad, I felt Kent...Victor's wolf. We connected and he saved me."

"What..." Mila's eyes were wide open, "give me some time to process that. I don't know if I should focus on what that dumbass Janice has done or how Victor's wolf connected with you. And he was the one who saved you? This is incredible." "Now you know why I rushed back here?"

"Yeah," Mila said, "but there's nothing going on with Victor and Richard has been watching him the whole night. I've told him that if anything happens, he should contact me right away. I guess Kent showed up because he sensed that you were in danger. And since Bella had searched for him before, you two connected in a way."

I slowed down my pace.

Mila was still quite worried and asked again, "Are you sure you're not hurt? Let me take a look, Lauren. Do you need me to reschedule the surgery? I'm concerned about your well-being right now."

"I'm okay, look. Isn't it amazing? And now my healing power has enhanced," I showed her my healed wound and said, "this is the best time to do the surgery and I'm not trying to be the hero, Mila, you should know that."

Well, I did look a bit messed up from my reflection in the hallway window. But I knew I was alright and I felt better than ever. And if Kent really connected with me, Victor's power as a werewolf and his healing ability would all come back when Kent returned. This was the best time for the surgery.

Mila stared at me for a while and nodded, "I understand. The surgery will proceed as planned."

I went to freshen up and I felt good about myself. The surgery started as planned and when I saw Victor sleeping peacefully on the operating table, I wasn't nervous or excited as I thought I would be. Instead, I was never so calm and peaceful. As I picked up the scalper, my hands were all steady and the second surgery was carried out in order.

When I saw what was inside Victor's knees, I figured out why all the previous doctors and witches couldn't heal his legs. Deep inside, there was something that looked like black threads tangling up the nerves there. They were thinner than a hair, hard to detect, and almost impossible to get rid of. That must be the scars left by the Dark Enchantress, which was the reason why Victor was in so much pain and couldn't stand up. They only managed to remove the fragments last time.

"I think only you can do this procedure, you know, with your healing power," Mila said when I told her what I had just found. There were only people we trusted in the operating room so Mila didn't have to hide the fact about my healing power.

I gave my full attention as I used my healing power to purify the substance that the Dark Enchantress had wrapped around Victor's legs. It was almost embedded in his nerves. This was the battle between me and the Dark Enchantress. I put my hands above it and Bella was at the same pace as me. The healing power flowed to my palms and the dark substance that was tangling around Victor's legs finally loosened and finally vanished like smog.

I was not the only one that was fighting. Victor and Kent were also trying their best to help me.

"Nailed it!" Bella cheered in joy.

I was finally relieved. The nurse wiped away the sweat on my forehead and I couldn't stop smiling in everyone's expectant gaze, "We did it."

The surgery was a big success. Victor could finally walk again and we could dance in the moonlight and run in the woods.

This was...amazing.

Tears welled up in my eyes and my body was trembling because I was way too excited and exhausted at this point.

"You need some rest," Mila looked at me seriously, "now all we gotta do is wait for him to wake up. As soon as he does, I'll let you know. Now, go to the lounge and take a good nap."

I shook my head and went to the shower room, "I wanna be the first person he sees when he wakes up."

Mila paused and then burst into laughter, "Is this what it's like to be in love?"

I didn't say anything and didn't tell her that I felt the need to stay by Victor's side even though I didn't know the reason why. Was it because I wanted to thank him or tell him this wonderful news? Or was it because....I was expecting something. All I knew was that I wanted to stay with him.

In Victor's ward

I changed my clothes and went to Victor's ward. He was still sound asleep. He looked a lot less intimidating when he was sleeping. His eyelashes were dense and long and I couldn't help but touch them gently. I always felt good when he was around and his scent really gave me a sense of security. And then I became drowsy and fell asleep...

I had a dream in which Kent and I were running through the forest as the moon shed lights on the woods and my eyelashes. Victor kissed my eyes and it was kind of tickling. Wait...

This wasn't just a dream!

I sensed something and my heart began pounding loud. I instantly opened my eyes.

His fingers left my eyes and the whole room was veiled by the tender moonlight. The moonlight softly shone on his face as he smiled at me. I had never seen such a bright smile on his face before. He gently stroked my cheeks.

I suddenly came to my senses.

The tension in this room mounted up and I held my breath.

Because I saw Victor's eyes. They weren't golden anymore. They were dark green, like emeralds.

It was Kent.

It was really Kent.

Kent looked down at me and chuckled, "Nice to meet you."

"Hi, Mate."