Page 201 of His Sunshine Baby

“I’m not,” he replies, annoyed. “We have to find Nora, fast!”

I focus on my wolf, trying to feel my cousin. Shit, it’s usually so easy, but now…

“I can’t! She must be unconscious, I can’t reach her at all!”

“Maybe I can help.”

Some shady guy just appeared behind Liam. He looks like a junkie that’s about to collapse at any moment. Liam and he start talking in low voices, and Sylviana turns to me again.

“Elena, look at me. Liam and I will find Nora. Go and find Nathaniel. He’s injured, and I believe he needs you by his side. His surgery is almost over, but you should stay with him while Liam and I are gone, alright? Don’t worry, we’ll find Nora, okay?”

I nod, unable to say anything to that. I can’t believe it. I try to calm down, but I keep crying mindlessly. Sylviana and Liam get busy with finding Nora, while I rush to the nurses office I saw earlier.

“Excuse me! I’m looking for Nathaniel Black?” I ask the first nurse I see.

“Black? He’s still in surgery.”

But another woman behind her, a werewolf, shakes her head.

“Not that one. The King is still in surgery, honey, but Nathaniel Black just came out. He’s in room 238, second floor, blondie. But you can’t go in like that!”

The hell I can’t! I’m already gone, running to the second floor. In front of his room, among a little group of people, I only recognize Isaac, his best friend, who’s frowning.

“You… What are you doing here?”

“How is he?” I ask, ignoring his question.

He nods.

“He’s doing fine, for someone who took two silver bullets. One in the arm and the other in the stomach, but his healing ability is doing what it should. He’s still unconscious, though.”

“Can I… go in?”

He seems to hesitate, then nods.

Of course, they gave him one of the best rooms. It’s spacious, but not too big. Just enough for him to be alone and have room for visitors. Well, it’s just me, actually. I choke up when I see him, lying on the bed. Moon Goddess… He has a lot of bandages, and a scar on the left side of his head where they had to shave his head to stitch him. I want to cry again when I see him like this. I stumble to the stool next to him and grab his hand, mine shaking.

“Moon Goddess, Nate.”

What happened to him? Who did this? Fuck, I can’t believe I wasn’t there. I start crying without thinking, though I try not to make much noise. My father died, the man I love is lying in a hospital bed, and Nora is missing! What else could go wrong?! I keep silently crying those tears that I have been holding back since earlier while holding his hand. If something had happened to him…

I wake up a bit later, completely confused. Oh, right, the hospital. Where is Nate? The bed is empty, but as I look around, I realize Daniel is with me.

“Danny?”

“Hey, babe. Are you okay? Damn, your eyes are so–”

“Where is he? Nate? Where did he–”

“He’s fine. He woke up an hour ago, but he asked me not to wake you. He went to check on his brother. The King is in bad shape, Elena. We don’t know if he’s going to make it.”

Oh, Moon Goddess, no, no.

“What about Nora?” I ask him, suddenly stressed out. “She was missing! They said–”

“She’s back. Liam Black and Sylviana brought her to the hospital and she had surgery. She was shot in the leg, but apparently, she’s okay. She’s… changed a bit, but…”

She changed? I get up and leave the room, Daniel behind me. We ask for the King’s room, I know Nora will be there. On my way there, I almost run into some guy who is leaving the room.

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