Alpha’s Hybrid Cinderella – Chapter 77
The place was three stories high but stretched out over five interconnected buildings. This was no ordinary ‘nursing home’, the way the employees tried to make themselves appear. It was practically a luxury resort, though without the fancy trappings of expensive restaurants and such.
There were exercise facilities and an indoor pool designed specifically for those with mobility impairments, a lovely cafeteria I wished we had time to explore, lounges, a library, and probably far more than that. Those were simply the areas we saw on the way out of the main building and toward the residential quarters.
“I’d really like to know who the anonymous donor is who’s been paying for Alena’s care,” I said as we walked behind Delilah. “I understand they want to keep their identity concealed, but the situation is different now. Have you informed the donor of what’s happened?”
r myself, but that wouldn’t be right. Maybe if it was a matter of life and death, but…
nothing more.”
” I promised. “Your patient is my aunt, twin sister of my mother, even. I’m taking care of her regardless of the donor’s actions. But I want to thank them for their generosity. Whether they had their reasons or not, they provided for Alena all this time and stayed back in the shadows, receiving nothing in return. I only
the sponsor.”
to see me. Maybe my plea would reach their heart, but it wasn’t right to shove aside their desire for privacy just to satisfy my curiosity. I owed them. Because of them, we had found Alena. If
my back in silent comfort.
k with similar results, right?”
was only half-elf. As different as I was from everyone else, Alena was even more so.
hat’s not unfamiliar either, right? Within a few days, she was stable. Her levels were still low, but her counts started rising instead of falling or staying the same. So they withdrew the request in the transfusion request system
tigating tactics.”
about frivolous compliments, but a s
urse chatted to us about
back.
ink you can accept visitors? We can come back a little later, Ms
ily similar to mine. If I were to reach middle age, I would look like her.
thought drifted through Ken’s mind. I had become more proficient at holding back from accidentally reading thoughts, but he was so open and free that
emained behind at a respectful distance.
y be your niece.”
stared at me, it shone not with distrust, but rather curious wonder.
r mouth opened into a slow ‘o’ as her eyes roved o
You’re her daughter.”
***
ere were other nurses in this place, but each ward had their special nurse so they could bond with the patients and become true friends.
p. Not all bonds needed words, after all.
he truth was what I needed.
apart, but we didn’t know that at the time. We just knew we were going to be separated.”
ily out there?”
than we would be in our great clans of old.”
”
egnated my mother was a werewolf.” It was too mu
ught harder,” she whispered. “I could have been there for Alita…”
Alita?”
ew ones when they’re sold, but Alena was my real name, and Alita was hers.”
my entire life.
— I wanted them here to listen, and so did Alena, it seemed. A small smile played on her lips as she looked around at all of us.
like this…”