Mason POV I am pacing up and down in the hospital’s waiting room while Doctor Smith examines Carina. Uneasiness gnaws at me like a rat. Mother is up to or hiding something, and I do not know what. First, she interferes by sending Erica to my office. She told me Carina felt tired and took a nap. Then she told me Carina had a stuffy nose and she gave her antihistamines. What is Mother up to and why? What does she stand to gain from all these lies or games? “Alpha,” Doctor Smith talks behind me, and I swing around. “The Luna will be fine. It’s as you suspected, she took too much antihistamine. She’s on IV fluids and we’ll keep her overnight for observation.” “Thank you,” I smile weakly, crossing my arms. “There’s just one thing,” the doctor says softly, stepping closer to me. “With a wo