Atticus's POV:
"Alpha, that still hasn't been investigated," Jude reminded me.
"You can't ignore the facts."
I didn't think we'll be able to reach a consensus on this. Finally, I gave up arguing and turned to look at the doctor standing outside the door.
"Alpha, the blood drawing is over." He walked up to me and showed me the blood he had just collected.
"Only this much?" I looked at the blood bag. That was too little. It was not enough for Lisa this time.
"She fainted just now, so I only got this amount. If I continue, she might die. "
The doctor didn't seem to be lying, but was that possible?
It was as if she would never get tired, and she was as strong as a pure werewolf. How could she be so close to death by giving this little blood?
"I'll go and see what's going on with her." I stood up and walked toward her room. I was shocked by what I saw when I opened the door.
Eloise's lifeless body looked extremely unreal. Her expression couldn't be any uglier. This was very puzzling. This time, she seemed to be different.
She opened her eyes, but it was apparent that she was avoiding my gaze. She wasn't like this before. She was like a sunflower that would always follow me.
"You don't look well." I sized her up.
Could this be a scheme to gain my sympathy?
"Thank you, I'm fine." She was almost out of breath.
Did something happen that I didn't understand? How did she become so weak?
"But, Atticus. Let's split up. I'll leave this city immediately, so I won't trouble you. "
The little bit of sympathy I had just had was completely wiped away.
Everything would not have been so bad if she had not been so greedy. She should pay the price for this and make up for it. Otherwise, she would regret it in the future.
"Do you think you can use this trick to avoid the responsibility you should bear? That's impossible!" I grabbed her by the collar.
Eloise's POV:
I thought that Atticus would be so angry that he would punch me or strangle me. But the truth was that he didn't do that.
His phone rang.
The voice on the other end of the phone quickly changed to Lisa's. Even though I couldn't completely hear what she was saying, I could guess it.
No matter what, as long as she told Atticus she was in pain, I'd be the one in the wrong.
"If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have to suffer all this. That's why you have to bear all of this." He pointed to the door.
"Jade, take her away."
I could barely stand, but I knew no one would help me. It was because I didn't give Lisa enough blood.
But this was not my fault.
I sat in the car and closed the door with great effort. No matter what his goal was, at least he wouldn't bother me for the time being. I only hoped that Lisa didn't need any more blood.
'You are the Luna of this pack. You should be more powerful.' The female voice rang in my head again.
'You like him because he is your mate. This is an irresistible instinct. You should fight for yourself.'
My mate? The image of Atticus suddenly appeared in my mind. I shook my head.
I didn't want to act like a patient talking to myself, so I could only reach for my phone and try to contact my doctor. When I looked at my phone, a missed call notification from Lisa popped up.
What could have happened to her?
Considering what she had done before, I had no choice but to call back. If there were something that I didn't find out in time, my foster parents and Atticus would blame me.
"Eloise." Lisa sounded confused.
"I sincerely hope that you're feeling better now," I tried to sound as sincere as possible while secretly taking out a recording pen.
"But why did you call me just now?"
"Father taught us that we should do what we promised others. Not only did you not fulfill your promise to donate blood to me, but you also called me to blame me..."
She was the one who called me, but why was she still blaming me?
There was a slight noise on the other end of the phone. Then, Lisa said Atticus' name in surprise.
"Are you using this method to find me? Then, you've found it. "Atticus sounded angry. Before I could say anything, the call ended.