Millicent was unconscious for weeks. Barely responding to treatment, during which time, no one heard from Cathania. Anytime, the Alphas Sylvester and Christopher could tear themselves away from matters of the pack, they came and stayed with her, and it was often.
Whenever they visited, they had a word or two to say to Millicent in her unconscious state.
'Millicent, surely, you do not want to forego the dreams you've had since your youth?' Christopher would ask. 'I have not told you my dreams but it is just because we have not really had the time to speak much', he laughed in self mockery, remembering that the times they had been together, they had done more of feeling, being consumed by the awesome chemistry they shared - their strong mate bond.
'My dream has always been to make the woman I love, my Luna', Christopher continued. 'For a long time, I could not love anyone. Not that I've not had my own share of female companions, but they hadn't really meant much to me till I met you. You turned my world around. You made me realise there was more to life than sex. You gave me love, made me experience true love. You gave me a reason to live', he said, then in a broken voice, continued, 'But you know what, you will take that reason away, if you don't wake up, because there won't be any reason to keep living. So of you want me dead, then go ahead and sleep on. But if you love me like you have professed,then wake up, let's make a future together where we shall help each other fulfill our dreams'. He bent his head down sobbing. 'You have to fight the poison ravaging your body for your dreams, for me, for us. What will I do without you?'
When Sylvester visited, he had his own to say as well.
'Millicent, I captured you with the intention to make you pay for your father's sins and have maltreated you in ways that I shudder to think about now', he confessed. 'I brought you back to this pack after I sent you on exile, with the misguided intention to help me secure my position as one of the Alphas of this pack, but unknown to me, I had started softening towards you. All those times I thought I was pretending to love you', Alpha Sylvester laughed in self- derision, ' I was actually expressing my real feelings, ironically and fool that I am, I didn't even realise it till I saw you with Christopher. So you see, you have to awake and be my Luna. I'll have it no other way. And if Cathania is really responsible for what happened to you, then I'll make her pay dearly for it!'
Samantha who stayed with her more.
'Look at you, Millicent, my dear friend. Look how far you've come', she said to the unconscious figure lying on the bed before her. 'From a maltreated maid, to a female mated to two Alphas. Envious!' She said with an admiring smile on her face. Then her voice broke and she wiped tears from her eyes. 'But it will all be for naught of you die now. You have alot to live for. You can have either of the strongest men in the kingdom or you could choose the one you'd rather be with. You can have pups with him and rule the pack like the mighty Luna I've always known you'd be someday'.
Samantha was still speaking with her head bent on the bed, when she felt a finger touch her. She jerked upright and found Millicent's eyes fluttering and her hands moving.
'Samantha, is that you?' Millicent asked.
'Who else could it possibly be, you dumb head?' she asked, laughing through her tears.
'Why were you crying?' she asked.
'Crying?', Samantha asked feigning incredulity. 'I wasn't crying, I was laughing'.
'Okay, if you say so', Millicent said tiredly. 'I'm so tired. Where am I?' she asked.
'That reminds me', Samantha said as she rang for the doctor. In her excitement at seeing Millicent awake, she had forgotten the standing instruction to alert the doctor in the event of any change no matter how slight.
The doctor came rushing in. When he saw Millicent's eyes open, he was shocked. He quickly got a syringe, drew a drug from a tiny bottle and administered to the patient, after checking her vitals and confirming she was okay.
Christopher came in at that point and seeing Millicent awake, rushed to the bed and held her hands. 'Millicent love, you're awake. Thank goodness!'
'Christopher, what am I doing here?' she asked.
'It's a long story. Just get well soon and we shall tell you everything', Alpha Christopher assured her. She nodded.
'It is really amazing that she survived the Wolfsbane poisoning. It is only Alpha's that can survive it because of their strong blood!' Dr. Kristen said, shaking his head in wonder as he looked at Millicent.
Sylvester had just come in and heard the last part of the doctor's statement.
'She has Alpha's blood flowing in her veins', Sylvester said.
'Yes, she is an Alpha's daughter!' Christopher confirmed, smiling at Millicent who was busy looking apologetically at Samantha, gauging her reaction. She hadn't wanted her to find out this way.
'Little wonder then, that she survived it', Dr. Kristen said. ' I must confess I hadn't thought she would live. Werewolves rarely do when they consume wolfsbane. Lucky her, she has Alpha blood'. Then gathering some medicines, he put them in a pack. 'She will need extra care in the next couple of weeks', he continued. 'She should not do anything that is too exerting, and must take her medications at the times indicated on them', he said as he kept the pack of medicines on the table beside Millicent's bed.'But for now, she needs some rest. The drug I gave her will make her feel drowsy'.
'I'll explain', Millicent whispered sleepily to Samantha, who nodded.
Both Alphas Christopher and Sylvester refused to leave the hospital. They wanted to keep watch over Millicent till she awoke again. They could not bear to take chances. Not now that the goddess had given her back to them, they were going to make great use of the chance.
