Chapter 16

Alaric’s POV

I opened the mind link and called Ben, who sensed my urgency outright.

“What is wrong?” Ben asked through the mind link.

“It’s Erin. She passed out. Please, fetch the doctor and escort him to my room.” I instructed while holding her inert body in my arms.

I hefted her in my arms and carried her bridal style to my bed, where I laid her to rest. That is when I noticed the dark circles around her eyes.

It had become quite noticeable now that my eyes were focused on her. I was about to lift my hand to touch it when the door to my room opened abruptly, and I retracted my hand away.

“What happened to the patient?” Dr. Martin walked hurriedly to the bed, pulling out things from the black bag she placed on the bedside table while Ben and I looked on.

“I don’t know,” I told her, running a hand to my messy hair.

“She passed out while we were talking.”

I watched as Dr. Martin attended to her.

“She has a weak pulse.” She said after checking Erin.

“Is that the reason