Caleb’s POV:
I could keenly feel the tangible sadness and pain that Debra was feeling.
As an Alpha, I had learned to control my emotions since time immemorial. It had been a very Long time since I last felt a pain this strong. Suddenly, Debra looked so fragile in my eyes; it was. almost as though a strong wind could easily knock her down
But why? How did her condition get so bad?
Full of doubt and confusion, I walked out of the room without Looking back. I was making my way down the corridor when I happened to run into
Carlos, who was just about to enter his room
He Looked surprised to see me. He even checked the number on the door to make sure that it really was his room. After an awkward silence, he cleared his throat and asked, “Caleb, what’re you doing here?”
I had no choice but to say, “I have to sleep in your room tonight.”
Carlos was even more surprised.
“Isn’t this supposed to be your first night together as a family? Why don’t you go be with Debra and Elena?”
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Carlos already knew that Elena was my daughter
I shrugged dejectedly. “Debra asked me to Leave. She was so angry with me just now that she almost passed out. In fact, she had to take some medicine to calm herself down. Seeing her so weak and fragile, I didn’t dare to provoke her anymore, so I left.”
“That’s because Debra’s—” Carlos was about to say something but he stopped abruptly mid-sentence. After a slight pause, he yawned and said, “I’m beat. Good night!”
Then he turned around and was about to enter his room.
Strange. Normally, the man I knew would’ve teased me.
I became suspicious immediately.
Without hesitation, I grabbed his arm and demanded, “Do you know something?”
“Huh? Well…” Carlos averted his gaze hesitantly.
It seemed that I was right to have suspected something; he obviously knew something I didn’t.
“Tell me what happened when I was in a coma. Why is Debra suddenly so weak?”
Carlos faltered. He knew me well, and he knew that I wouldn’t give up until I got answers. Although he was unwilling to tell me at first, he knew resisting was futile.
“The poison Janiya used on you was really complicated. Even though we found the antidote, both Melany and Brian concluded that there were huge risks involved in administering it to you while you were in a coma. In order to give you a better chance at surviving the side effects of the antidote, Debra marked you.”
I let go of his arm, stunned beyond belief.
“You mean Debra suffered the same pain I did?”
“Yes.” Carlos nodded firmly.
