Chapter 7

One good turn

I barely registered anything around me as I looked at Knox.

My heart was beating to loud for me to think clearly. "Knox?" I said slowly. "What happened to my babies?"

Knox looked down. "It seems your son is having a seizure."

My mind went blank for a moment as my body froze, but then my maternal instincts kicked in, and I stepped closer, "Let me see my children!" I demanded firmly.

Knox nodded, and turned toward the house. "Follow me," he said in the firm authoritative voice I remembered.

Without another word, he led me inside the grand pack house. It was such a long time since I had been here, but it felt just like yesterday.

I was barely able to look at it though, because my thoughts were singularly focused on getting to my boys.

The rooms blurred around me as we moved quickly down the hall, and up the stairs to one of the luxurious bedrooms.

Finally, Knox pushed open a door, revealing a large luxurious room where my twins were. Tyler jumped up as soon as he saw me and immediately broke into tears.

He ran straight to me with open arms and I quickly picked him up. "Mommy!" he cried, clutching me tightly. "Something's wrong with Dylan!"

I hugged him back like my life depended on it. I couldn't believe I ever let someone take him from me. I vowed to never let that ever happen again.

I saw his tears and my heart broke, but I tried to stay calm for his sake. "It's okay, baby. Mommy's here," I reassured him, even though fear was coiling and twisting tightly around my heart.

But nothing could prepare me for what I saw next.

I looked up and saw my baby boy Dylan lying on the bed, his small body was shaking uncontrollably. He was having aseizure.

The sight was horrifying. Dylan used to have unexplained seizures when he was a child, but that not happened in the lastthree years.

Since doctors could not find what was wrong with him, and he suddenly stopped having the seizures, we believed he'd been cured.

That was the main reason I became a pediatrician in the first place. It was the most horrible thing I had ever faced, when I had to watch my son shake and convulse for a reason I did not know.

I wanted to be able to protect my boys at all cost, so I became a pediatrician.

I rushed to his side and my hands trembled as I placed them gently on him. His face was pale and his eyes had rolled back. I immediately burst into tears.

"Call the nurse!" Knox barked behind him, to his staff.

His firm voice sent the staff running to obey his command while I turned my son on his side to prevent him from choking up.

I glanced around the room, in desperate search for anything to help me save him.

My medical supplies! I suddenly remembered. They were still in the car, but I wasn't sure that my assistant had packed anything for seizures. In my haste to get here, I had told her to pack only the essentials with the expectation of using the hospital equipment if need be.

I decided to check, so I ran back to the car, and yanked my medical kit out. My hands were shaking as I rummaged through the supplies. I was desperately praying to the goddess to let me find something, anything that could help my son. But there was nothing. Nothing.

I had nothing that would stop the dangerous seizure.

I frantically ran back inside, and shouted to Knox, "We need to get him to a hospital! I need a diazepam injection to stop this, or he might suffer brain damage!"

Knox's brow furrowed in concern. "Melissa, the nearest hospital is over an hour away," He said and the words hit me like a punch to my gut..

I felt tears of frustration and fear fill my eyes. "It'll be too late by then," I cried. "He might have brain damage before we get there. We must do something now." I begged.

At that moment, the door opened, and an older looking nurse walked in. Her expression was composed but she didn't look impressed to be hear.

Knox turned to her. "Where did you keep my father's medication?" Knox demanded from the stoic looking nurse.

The older woman hesitated and a flicker of disgust crossed her face. "Alpha, Do you really intend to use the Alpha's medication on the child of a banished woman?" she asked with a sneer.

Knox's face darkened, and he stepped closer to her, before his voice got dangerously low. "It's not your business what I do, woman. Tell me where the damn medication is right now!"

The nurse stood her ground, and she glared at Knox. "I don't know," she said stubbornly.

Knox's patience finally snapped then. "Woman, if you don't tell me right now," he threatened in an icy tone, "you, your children, and all your relatives will be banished from the pack and fed to the rogues, am I clear? Or are you ready to test my word?"

The nurse's facade of confidence finally cracked and fear flashed in her eyes. "I- It's in the former Alpha's old room," she whispered and glanced away.

Without wasting a second, Knox pushed me aside and, lifted Dylan into his arms with surprising gentleness. He quickly rushed up the stairs, moving so hard, that it was hard to catch up.

I followed him as closely as I could, sending countless prayers up to the Moon goddess for her mercy and protection over my child.

We soon reached a large door at the end of the hallway, and Knox hurried inside, laid Dylan on the bed before pulling me toward a closet.

"See if you can find what you need," he urged and flung the doors open to reveal shelves lined with medications.

My heart immediately leaped with relief when I spotted a brand-new packet of diazepam. Thank the Goddess!

I quickly grabbed the vial and syringe. My hands were shaking but steady enough to draw the dose.

I hurried back to Dylan's side, and injected the medication into his small arm with practiced precision.

We then watched, with breath held, as the seizure graduallystopped, and his body finally relaxed.

I almost fell from the huge relief that hit me and I let out a long, shaky breath as Dylan finally drifted into a deep sleep.

Tyler immediately rushed to hug me. He buried his little face against my shoulder. "Mommy, please don't cry, Dylan is only sleeping now," he whispered.

His fragile voice pulled at my heart strings and I smiled at him.

I hugged him tightly again and kissed the top of his head, trying to be the strong pillar they needed me to be. But inside, I was trembling, at how close I was to losing them.

While I comforted Tyler, I overheard Knox talking to the nursein a voice that sounded firm and pissed off. It was his Alpha voice.

"Nurse Eva, You're hereby fired," Knox stated coldly. "Ms. Melissa will handle the care of my son from now on. She's obviously more capable than you."

The nurse sputtered, attempting to argue, but Knox cut her off with a dismissive wave. "That's final. Leave my sight this very moment before I think of a better punishment for you."

Nurse Eva shot me a glare and stormed out of the room.

Knox looked at me, but I looked away. He might have helped my son now, but he was the one who kidnapped my son and stressed out his systems in the first place.

I was not planning to forgive him anytime soon.