RankNovelChapter 18 The Alpha’s Vigil: A Night by Tessa’s Side
Chapter 18 The Alpha’s Vigil: A Night by Tessa’s Side
The meeting was filled with Nightshade Pack Elders, all watching Landon with growing unease.
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What could have happened to make their alpha, normally composed even during a vampire invasion, look so
unsettled?
“Where are you? I'm coming right now.” Landon’s voice was sharp as he spoke into the phone. On the other end,
Ysabel was crying so hard she could barely form a coherent sentence.
Flex, meanwhile, was in a frenzy inside Landon’s mind, urging him to get to Tessa as quickly as possible. The
chaos in his head made it impossible to think clearly about what might have happened.
Hearing that her uncle was on his way, Ysabel managed to calm down slightly.
“This meeting is adjourned.” Landon’s declaration left the room silent and the Elders exchanging puzzled glances
as he strode out.
When Landon arrived at the hospital, Ysabel ran to him, her tears flowing even more freely.
“Uncle, what do we do? Tessie still hasn't cout!”
“She'll be fine,” Landon reassured her. “Nathaniel will cand take you home. I'll stay.”
“No! I'm staying until Tessie comes out! Ysabel refused to leave.
Just then, a doctor emerged from the operating room.
“Doctor, how is Tessa?” Landon’s voice was calm, but his eyes betrayed his worry.
“It’s nothing serious, just an appendectomy. She'll need to stay for two or three days to recover, but she’s fine.
“Appendectomy?” Ysabel blinked, her face flushing with embarrassment. She had cried so much, and it turned
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Landon finally felt the tension in his chest release. From the moment he had received Ysabel’s frantic call,
was okay, he could breathe
he'd been on edge, a tightness weighing heavily on him. Now, knowing Tessa “ed Ysabel’s frantic call,
again.
“You'll still need to notify her family,” the doctor continued. “Even for a minor surgery, someone will need to look
after her.”
“Thank you, doctor.”
At that moment, Tessa was wheeled out. Her face showed surprise when she spotted Landon.
J’hat’s he doing here? Doesn't he have Nightshade Pack duties and Thorne Corp responsibilities? she wondered,
“Tessie, thank goodness you're okay! You scaredto death,” Ysabel exclaimed, rushing to her side.
“I'm fine, Tessa replied with a faint smile.
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The nurse wheeled Tessa toward her room, but Tessa, trying to be independent, started to get off the gurney on
her own.
“Don’t move.” Landon’s voice was firm.
Before Tessa could react, Landon scooped her up effortlessly. Instinctively, she wrapped her arms around his
neck to steady herself, her face mere inches from his.
“I can walk,” she protested softly, feeling the closeness between them. Her heartbeat quickened, and her. cars
grew warm. If she tilted her head just a little, her lips would brush against his jawline.
Ignoring her protest, Landon gently placed her on the hospital bed and adjusted her IV line with meticulous care.
By 11 p.m.. Ysabel had been taken hby Nathaniel, But Landon showed no signs of leaving.
“Mr. Thorne, you can go now. | don’t need anyone to take care of me, Tessa finally said, breaking the.
silence.
If he doesn’t leave, how will | use Emma’s healing powers? she thought.
Besides, she didn’t even need healing. It was a minor surgery-she could already get out of bed if she Wanted to.
“Don’t worry about me. If you're tired, just sleep.”
“What do you mean?” she asked, her brows furrowing.
“I'm staying here with you.”
"What?" Tessa blinked, unsure if
she'd heard him correctly. This was
Landon—Nig htshadg Rapk's ph,
the man whose mere presence made
Montedra tremble—and he was
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“Are you hungry?” he asked, ignoring her shock.
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“I'm fine,” she replied, though her appetite was non-existent.
Taking her words as a yes, Landon
made a call, ordering corn porridge
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Landon ladled the porridge into a bowl, sat beside Tess, and scooped up a spoonful.
“Here,” he said, holding the spoon near her lips.
“Cough, cough” Tessa almost choked on her own disbelief.
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economy, was feeding her porridge?
It was too surreal for her to process.
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