Sihanaâs POV âYouâre freaking out.â
âI am freaking out,â I agreed with my mate.
Finished.
Hours had passed since I tried and failed to heal Sam and I still did not know why my abilities failed to manifest.
âStop freaking out,â Cahir all but commanded. I learnt early that he only knew how to deal with a specific range of emotions so I wasnât surprised at his reaction out of âI canât,â I responded, staring at my hands with so much intensity, one would think I wanted lasers to shoot my eyes. âWhatâs happening?â My words were choked even to my ears. âI donâtâI donât understand.â I let Cahir gather me into his arms and move me to his thighs. I let him push my face into his chest and I let his familiar and calming scent wash over me.
âThe doctor will be here in a minute so thereâs no need to freak out,â he assured me but I wasnât assured.
How would a doctor explain the sudden loss of my healing power? In Alpha Blood, there were only two of us who had the kiss of the goddess. Me, and a warrior who was not on pack lands at the moment. The doctor was an ordinary doctor, not a healer so what would they know about this?
âCahir, 1 â Iâm scared,â I admitted, clutching his shirt hard to stop my hands from trembling. âWhat if What if ââWhat if ver got my power back?
Omegas had no reason to bear the goddessâ kiss in the first place. What if our goddess realized her mistake and took back her blessing? Iâd become too used to being a healer in the past months that it was unfathomable for me to suddenly be powerless.
I felt it in the stillness in my body, the calmness in my blood and the quietness in my mind. Until I lost the ability, ver noticed the quiet hum of power inside me, but now that I lost it, now that it was quiet inside, without any mana humming in my blood, I felt the loss like a sucker punch.
âThereâs no need to be scared.â Cahir kissed my forehead.
Iâd left his office with sizzling anger and a twinge of hurt but when I tried and tried again to heal Sam, failing every time, Iâd staggered, feeling the ground rushing up to meet me but my mate had been there to stop my fall.
âThereâs an explanation for this. There has to be.â His palm grazed my bicep âYouâll be back to normal. soon, I promise.â It wasnât in his place to promise me something like that. This was totally out of his control but he spoke with so much confidence and sincerity that I had no choice but to believe him.
âOkayâMy voice came out small and timid. âIf you say so.â I would believe it because I had no choice for the time being.
âAlpha.â A knock sounded on our bedroom door. âThe doctors are here.â
Doctors?
âLet them in,â Cahir called to the person knocking. The door opened and Tony led in two women and a B âAlpha, Luna.â They barred their necks and introduced themselves.
Finished âMy mate seems to have lost the ability to heal,â Cahir waved away their greetings and went straight to the point. âHer temperature is also alarming.â I felt my forehead and noted that I was burning up but inside I felt cold.
The women shared a look but the man was the first to speak.
âLoss of healing abilities are unfortunately outside of our expertise but for her temperature, we may have to run some tests.â
I tried to wriggle out of Cahirâs lap as the man stepped forward with a thermometer, but his hand clamped around my waist, unwilling to let me go.
âAh, itâs indeed quite high,â the man said when he took the thermometer.
âItâs possible the sudden loss of your healing ability has caused this,â one of the women said.
âBut But why?â Why did I lose my power? How would I get it back? âHow can I lose my powers?â
âThis is truly outside our expertise, Luna. You will have to visit the goddessâ temple and ask one of the priestesses. However, Iâve read in a reputable journal that hormonal changes can affect the goddess kiss,â the shorter of the two women said.
âReally?â My brows furrowed and I bit my bottom lip. If that was the case, my powers should be back soon, right? âDoes that mean itâs not permanent?â
âUnfortunately, I canât give a definite answer to that question.â
âAre you on any medication or have you changed your prescription recently?â The man asked. I shook my head but then paused.
âI did start taking birth control pills.â But Iâd been taking them for a while now and asides from the initial breakout of hives I had the first week and the tiredness, there had been no side effects.
âIs it from Greyson Pharmaceuticals?â I nodded. Greyson Pharmaceuticals were one of the two pharmaceuticals in our world.
âThose have the least side effects, thatâs why they are so popular. How long have you been taking them?â
âThree weeks,â I responded to every question diligently The doctors spoke with calm voices. I didnât know if it was their age or their auras, but I trusted them and the way they spoke made me relax. The initial panic of losing my powers subsided with time.
âHave there been any changes in your lifestyle recently?â The taller woman asked. I shook my head but Cahir spok âYes. Sheâs been burying herself under piles of books all in the name of research,â he said, his tone less than pleasant. I hid my face in his chest.
He continually warned me about overworking myself in the name of research but ver listened, thinking he just didnât want me trying to âfixâ him, as he said. Had I overworked myself to the point of losing my powers?
012 Wed, Nov D èª88%æ #Finished âStress does cause hormonal changes,â one of the doctors said. The others nodded in agreement.
âHow about your diet? Thereâs a new fad diet these days that has people fainting. Have you changed your diet?â | shook my head. Come to think of it, I had had nothing all day and it was already evening yet I wasnât hungry.
âWell, thereâs nothing definite,â the man said. âYou may be experiencing changes in your body because of the change in pack and all the stress of being a Luna which may cause hormonal changes. As my colleague said, that can make your abilities act out. All these, however, are mere speculations. You will have to come into the clinic tomorrow and Iâd advise you to reach out to the temple for further information.
âOh Okay.â I deflated although I wasnât surprised. We hadnât expected the doctors to have the answers we needed but it didnât stop my disappointment.
âThereâs no need to be disappointed, Luna. The shorter woman said with a smile. âYour abilities are still there even if you ât feel them now. Donât worry.â I nodded, wanting to believe her. Their words comforted me but they didnât ease all of my worries.
âFor now, all you need to do is stay hydrated and get enough rest. Itâs advisable to shift and stay out in the woods for a while so your wolfâs natural healing can kick in and save you from having to deal with the fever.â
âThank you.â I stood intending to see them out of the room at least, but once my feet touched the ground, the ground slipped out from under me and the world went pitch black.
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