#Chapter 44: The Least An Alpha Can Do

Julian’s POV After a day, I went to the hospital to check on Elder Jeffers. He had since been moved out of the emergency room and into his own room, so I felt confident that his situation was at least stable, if not improving. Amber was in her office when I entered. Noah stood to greet me properly, but I held out my hand, indicating to him that everything was okay. “It’s alright, Noah,” Amber said and Noah sat back down at his chair. Amber stood though and gestured for me to sit in one of the seats facing her desk. “Alpha Julian. I assume you are here to check on Elder Jeffers’s status.” “Yes,” I said. “Beta has mentioned to me that the family seems conflicted over the treatments…” I moved to the chair, then waited for Amber to sit. She refused to until I did. Somehow we found ourselves in a politeness standoff. Then, slowly, we each sat down together, watching each other. Things remained tense even after that. It was still so unusual to treat Amber like this, and be treat