Alpha Princess's Possessive Mate

Chapter 182 - Eerie Silence Of The Night

Bg music recommendation: Sadness and Sorrow cover by Taylor Davis

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*SELENE's PoV*

The night was filled with an eerie silence as the thunder struck in the clouds, signalling the onset of the monsoon. I sat in the ambulance with Channing and Dandeline as we went ahead to the hospital. 

Reaching there, they had quickly taken the two stretchers inside -one with Suzan on it and the other was rushed with Sam on it- I could not have the strength to wait for the other ambulances to arrive as I knew what they were going to bring in. "I am going to retire, for now, Channing," I said. 

Channing gave me a tight smile before giving me a hug, and I did not flinch at his touch this time. His hand came to settle on my head and I wanted to stay here in his warm hold for a longer time. 

I moved back from his hug, sensing the yearning inside him. "Go ahead. I will take care of things here," Channing said, patting the side of my head.. 

I nodded and turned to Dandeline, "Let's leave." 

"To your house?" Dandeline asked gently, knowing very well as to what I was going through. I shook my head, keeping my eyes down so I could not catch a glimpse of other ambulances that were headed here. "Let's go to the condo then," Dandeline said as we walked out of the hospital and there was another ambulance that was parked bringing out long zip bags with bodies in it. 

I took a sharp breath as we turned to go into the residential area. I saw the police van there a slight panic set into me knowing the families were going to be informed. 

"Can you wake them up now?" I asked Dandeline, not knowing whether she could use her powers from this far. 

Dandeline shook her head, "They will wake up tomorrow morning on their own."

I nodded, and we went ahead to where the condo was. Some of the lights in the apartments were turning on as police were going to their houses to inform them about what had happened. I saw Suzan's parents quickly pull a shawl and rushed out of the residential area when Dandeline opened the lock for the condo. She waited for me and I went inside. Dandeline turned the lights on and there was a serious urge to break something inside me. 

My eyes closed as I took in a deep, sharp breath. My feet padded to the couch as I took a seat and, crossing my legs, I closed my eyes. 

The rage inside me was just poking my wolf for aggregation and I felt so lost with the helplessness that I could not save everyone. I could not save Elaine. My fist clenched over my knees as I tried to concentrate on the source of my abilities. 

But my mind was so muddled it just kept going back to what had happened a while back and how I was skipping my duties as a Beta.

My eyes flew open as I got up from my seat. "I am going to the hospital," I informed Dandeline and took an overcoat for myself. There was a need for me to be there. I knew Channing felt enough heavy. His abilities must have made it already hard for him to handle the turbulence that would be rising in his wolf, yet he was holding on to his smile better than me. 

Dandeline came forward, "Should I join?"

"No need, you stay back," I said, "rest up a little, keep your eyes open with the bird you have sent."

"Okay," Dandeline came to close the door as I went out.

From the large balcony like lobby that overlooked the entire circular residential area, I looked down, and the chattering was silent in the air. I made my way down the stairs and back to the hospital. I was still in the hospital scrubs lent to me and the cold in the atmosphere caught up to me as there were goosebumps all over me. 

Inside the hospital, the silence was now replaced with cries, and it was painful to hear them. 

I approached Channing, who was helping by the door to bring in the stretchers, "Let me help you with that." Channing looked up at me and there was a cold smile on his face which did not reach his eyes. I saw it was one of the twins on the stretcher. We walked the stretcher inside and I took it wherever Channing led me to. 

"I thought you weren't going to stay back," Channing said as we placed the twin in one of the rooms. 

I sighed as we started heading back outside and someone brought the stretcher for the second twin. "We will adjust them," I instructed the male nurse, and he rushed away with a nod. There was another ambulance that was headed here. Channing and I adjusted the twins side by side in the room. "I wanted to come back. The Beta couldn't leave the Alpha alone now, can I?" I replied, passing a tight smile to Channing's question 

I walked out and two parents rushed into the room and a loud sound of crying filled up the lobby. It was slow and steady, but one side of the hospital was filling with cries. 

"They placed Sam in ICU," Channing said, and there was a ball of sadness that rose in my throat. 

One of the doctors approached us and he called to Channing, "Alpha, will you be overlooking the autopsy of the dead?" 

Channing looked at me and back at the doctor, "I will be there in a minute, let the families meet them first." The doctor gave a nod and went back to whatever his duties were. There was nothing much to do for the medical team as the people would wake up tomorrow morning, anyway. Channing stopped walking and so did I, "You don't have to come there, Selene. I will handle it." 

"How can I not Channing?" I said, "let me come."

None of us was in the mood to fight or retaliate with each other's answer. We had our mental state to take care of, and Channing simply gave me a nod as we started walking again towards the autopsy room.