In the noisy, chaotic hospital hallway, I couldn't tear my eyes away from my trembling hands. Dominic and Zane sat by my side, trying to offer comfort as we waited for the doctor's update on my mother's condition. However, I couldn't shake off the guilt that was consuming me. I couldn't help but feel responsible for my mother's injury, and I knew my father blamed me as well. “I heard about the news. How is she doing?” Dominic's father, the Alpha asked as he walked up to my father. The doctor emerged and began speaking with my father. I couldn't make out their words, but the distress on my father's face and the worry etched on Dominic's father's expression told me everything I needed to know. Something was wrong with my mother. My father and the Alpha seemed to be deep in discussion abou