<b>Chapter </b><b>173 </b>


    As she was the Healer here, she knew what needed to be done. I trusted her.


    “You go ahead first,” I told her. <b>“</b>I want to call my pack and get them started on investigating.”


    Her look turned more serious then. I didn’t want to get too much into the details in front of Alice, so I was d she seemed to understand what I was talking about.


    I had to get to the bottom of this, finding out as much as possible about the driver as I could.


    Finally, Amber nodded, then went with Alice more towards the back. I went to the receptionist and asked if there was a private room I could use to make a phone call. Embarrassingly, pulling my phone from my pocket, I realized it had smashed in the crash. “I’ll need to use a phone too. I can pay the long distance.”


    The receptionist kindly directed me to one of the administration offices. As it was after hours, the office


    was empty.


    Standing in front of the desk, too amped up with adrenaline to even consider sitting down, I picked up the receiver of thendline there, pushed the button to dial out of the hospital, and then called the


    familiar number of my Beta.


    It was after hours in my pack too, but my Beta was diligent and picked up right away.


    “Alpha?”


    “Something hase up here, and I need you to look into a name for me. Find out whatever you can


    about him. His rtions, his friends, who he might be working for, any kind of criminal background…” I


    gave the name.


    “At once, Alpha.”


    “Thank you,” I said, and hoped we would have the answers soon.


    After getting checked out at the hospital, I hired a taxi to take the three of us back to the hotel. Alice was dozing before we even reached the door to our room. Amber and I tucked her under the covers of the pull


    out sofa, then we both moved <i>to </i>the location of the twin beds on the other side of the room.


    There was a screen that was presently bunched up but could be opened to separate the two sides of the room. As Amber went into the bathroom first, I opened the screen to give us a bit of privacy from sleeping Alice,


    When Amber came out of the bathroom, I went in, showered, and changed for bed. My clothes of the day went right into the trash can.


    Back out in the bedroom, Amber was still awake, sitting upright on the side of her bed with her legs dangling <b>over </b>the side.


    “Are you alright?” I asked her, keeping my voice light, not wanting to wake Alice.


    She didn’t move to nod or shake her head. She was entirely frozen. Trapped in her thoughts again?


    Moving closer, I kneeled down directly in front of her and looked up into her eyes. “Amber? Are you okay<b>?</b><b>” </b>


    I dipped my head until I was in her line of sight and she could focus on me.


    <b>“</b>No,<i>” </i>she finally admitted.


    The single word cracked my heart in half.


    “What can I do to help?” I asked.


    She stared at me a moment, her face void of all emotion.


    Then she swallowed and tears filled her eyes.


    “Hold me?” she asked.


    I did not need asking twice.


    I moved at once, leaning toward her, I pulled her into my arms. She tugged me too so that we were holding each other, lying down in the bed.


    Running my fingers through her hair, I kept on holding her until she fell asleep. My n had been to sneak out of her bed once she’d done so, but I was sofortable, before I knew it, my eyes closed too.


    We fell asleep together, holding one another.


    <b>It </b>was the best night sleep I had in years.