Chapter 217

Elodie’s POV

The air in the hospital room shifted the second the Specialist and Garrick crossed the threshold.

It wasn't just the smell of antiseptic and old paper anymore; it was the suffocating weight of an Alpha’s expectation.

Dr. Aris stopped at the foot of my bed, his gaze lingering on the heart monitor before flicking to the chart.

He looked between the three of us—Garrick’s rigid authorit