Millicent's POV
I found myself in a dark void, falling into a bottomless pit.
Suddenly, I heard someone weeping, telling me to fight the darkness surrounding me. He sounded so much like Alpha Christopher. He was telling me of dreams I was yet to fulfill. His voice was so sad, I tried to pull myself out of the mist surrounding me but I just couldn't. I struggled, wanting to get out of the dark mist, and console him, tell him I was okay but I couldn't.
Then all of a sudden, I was standing in a holo of light. The brightness was blinding. There were trees of various colours and beautiful flowers of various kind everywhere, I could hear voices speaking, I looked around but there seemed to be nobody about.
Christopher kept telling me of his love for me and how he could not live without me. He sounded so sad and lonely that I felt bad for him. 'Millicent, Millicent, come back to me!' he sobbed.
Alot of voices spoke to me. I even fancied I heard Alpha Sylvester confessing his feelings to me.
Then came the voice I had not heard in a long while, telling me how I have come a long way and that all that had happened to me would be a waste of time if I should give up now or die. Die! I exclaimed in my head. Die? I asked. How could I die? I couldn't die. I had a lot of things still undone. The place looked beautiful and peaceful with its beautiful trees and flowers but I had to go and meet these people, whose voices were calling out to me.
'Moon goddess, help me go back to the people who would feel bad if I do not return to them. And help me fulfill my destiny'. With a supreme effort, I forced myself to rise above the fog and opened my eyes, the peaceful scenery with its beautiful trees and flowers was gone, replaced with white walls and equipments of different kinds used in - hospitals, then my eyes fell on a bent head, I looked closely though everything still looked a bit blurry. I saw it was Samantha.
'Samantha, is that you? Where am I?' I asked.
Samantha hugged me, laughing and crying at the same time. She said a lot of things that I couldn't comprehend since my brain was still so woozy and I felt terribly weak.
The doctor came and injected some drugs into me. Then Christopher was there and Sylvester as well. They were all talking to the doctor about how I survived wolfsbane! Wolfsbane'? So that was it? I was poisoned!
Their discussion got to the part where they talked about me being the daughter of an Alpha and I saw the way Samantha was staring at me with puzzlement. I had not wanted her to find this way. I caught her eyes, trying to communicate with her but her eyes seemed to be clouded with hurt.
'I shall explain later', I whispered to her. I was feeling sleepy and slept again.
When I woke this time, it was just Alphas Christopher and Sylvester that I saw beside me.
At first I thought it had all been a dream that Samantha had been there with me. Then I became scared that she may have left in anger that I had not valued our friendship well enough to tell her about my past.
'Where is Samantha?' I asked, looking first at Christopher and then at Sylvester.
'You wake and see us here and the first person you ask about Cathania s your friend. Very flattering!' Christopher said in jest.
I smiled appreciatively but became serious almost at once. 'I appreciate both of you, for caring for me all this while but I need to know if I was dreaming or if Samantha was really here', I said.
'She's been here like the rest of us, even more so, but she had to go home for a bit', Sylvester said, smiling at me. 'She said something about laundry and other female things, I think'.
'Samantha won't leave your side, she was sure that the person who tried to poison you might come to finish off the work', Alpha Christopher said, taking my hands into his. 'Do you remember anything? Do you know how you came to be poisoned?' he asked gently.
'After the scene at the secret house, I was on my way to my room to have a nap when Cathania fell in step with me, walking with me towards the mansion', I started thinking back to what happened afterwards.
I went ahead to tell them about her suggestion about pregnancy and the wine she collected from Sylvester's room which we drank after toasting to truce between us.
'After I downed the contents in my cup, I felt funny and dizzy and everything became blurry. I remember thinking that the wine was stronger than I had thought and that I would have eaten something before drinking it', I said, then concluded with, 'That's the last thing I recall before opening my eyes and finding myself lying here feeling so weak and listless'. Looking around at their faces, wondering why they were being so quiet, I saw that Samantha was back. She must have slipped into the room when I was absorbed in my story. It didn't matter to me when she got here, I was happy that she was back. 'You are back', I smiled happily at her. She nodded, smiling back at me.
When nobody said anything, I said, 'Is there anything I should know about?' Then recalling their talk about wolfsbane, 'I recall hearing you say something about wolfsbane. I was poisoned, wasn't I? Cathania is the culprit, I'm sure. To think I trusted her when she toasted to a truce between us. I was so stupid!'
'Not stupid, my love', Christopher said squeezing my hands reassuringly. 'Never stupid, just naive', he smiled.
'Cathania will pay for this! She will not go Scot free for trying to murder my mate!' Sylvester said.
It was strange hearing him speak with so vehemence against Cathania and very gently to me. I could almost believe he was sincere but I had learnt the hard way not to trust him. Had he not cozied up to me before, making me believe he was a changed person who was trying to make amends for past crimes, only to find out it was all a hoax to help him secure his throne.
'Now that you're awake', Sylvester continued, we shall alert the doctor so that he can check your vitals and give us leave to take you home where you will be given better attention and care'.
I smiled my thanks at Alpha Sylvester, afterall, he had made sure I got the right treatment, no matter what his intentions might be. I looked at Alpha Christopher, he nodded, whether in agreement with my thoughts or with Alpha Sylvester's words, I couldn't be sure, but I was glad I was going home. I hated hospitals with its smell of antiseptics and medicines. Samantha drew close to the bed and gave me a hug, being careful not to hold me too tightly. As if I were an egg, I thought wryly.
'Welcome back!' she said, pulling away slightly so that she could look into my eyes. 'I'm glad to have you back'., she said as she helped me dress and pack for our trip back home.
I smiled. It was going to be alright.
