Chapter 108
108 Into the Storm
Aubrey’s POV
It’s been half a month since I last heard from Alpha Henry.
Not a single message. Not one call.
Instead, it was his mother, Adelyn, who kept reaching out to me. She updated me often on the state of Stella Pack, unable to hide her growing worry over Henry’s safety. And I couldn’t blame her–things over there had gone from bad to catastrophic.
The Stella Pack alpha’s sole heir had been assassinated. The entire pack was now caught in a spiral of chaos and infighting. To make matters worse, the T–flu was spreading like wildfire, and no wolf medic had found an effective treatment. Even neighboring packs were reporting cases. Panic was setting in.
“Do you think Kaiser will be okay, Aubrey?”
“He’ll be fine. I promise.”
I said it firmly. Because in my previous life, Henry had also gone to Stella Pack around this time. He’d come back a wreck, bedridden for months–but he survived.
But still…
“Are you sure everything will happen the same way it did before?” Ella’s voice whispered in my mind.
My heart skipped a beat. She was right.
I’d already changed so much. Mariana was different. The events around me had shifted. Who’s to say what else might diverge from the timeline I remembered?
After I hung up with Adelyn, I couldn’t calm down.
Stella Pack was already poor and isolated. With this outbreak, its economy and strength might regress by a decade. And the virus… it specifically crippled a werewolf’s healing ability. According to what I recalled, it would take another year before an old wolf medic discovered a treatment. I’d been exposed to the project before, even if I hadn’t studied it in depth. Still, I remembered more than most.
Maybe I shouldn’t just sit around watching from afar.
I was highly sensitive to medicine, had knowledge decades ahead of this time, and even had experience with viral research. I could create better medicines, find cures, and maybe–just maybe–save lives.
Yes. Why wouldn’t I act, if I knew what was coming?
My body was special. Even if I got infected, I wouldn’t be contagious. There was nothing to be afraid of.
And besides, I’d already made up my mind–I was going to cure every virus this world threw at me.
Once the thought took hold, I couldn’t ignore it. I called my dad and told him I was going on a trip.
He agreed right away and transferred me a large sum of money. Ever since we took back the shares from the Lynn family, his attitude toward me had done a complete 180. He even handed over half of our company’s equity.
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108 Into the Storm
Aurelia and Bailey, of course, had protested. But they couldn’t stop him. And I didn’t say no . Better the shares be in my hands than theirs.
Besides, with that money, I could do so much more.
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But there was a problem.
All routes to Stella Pack had been sealed off to prevent the T–flu from spreading. The only way in was via private jet–commercial flights hadn’t gone there in weeks.
So I called Alpha Mateo.
After all, I was still treating Leon once a month. I had no guilt about asking for a favor.
When Mateo answered, he sounded confused. “You need a plane? Where are you going?”
I lied without blinking. “To Storm Pack. There’s a rare herb there I need for Leon’s treatment, and only I can find it. But the pack borders Stella Pack, and all flights in that direction have been grounded.”
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“But-”
Before he could object, I cut him off. “Hurry. The blooming season is almost over. Do you want Leon cured or not?”
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