Chapter 422
(Author’s POV)
“Hello~ Dad,” Myra’s hoarse, scratchy voice echoed in the now silent room.
“M~ MY~… MYRA~ my child. Is it you? Wher~ where have you been? No~… first tell me, how are you? Are you safe? Are you well? You are not in any danger, right?” William’s restless voice erupted from the other end.
“Dad~ I~ she choked. She didn’t want to tell her family because they would worry about her, but this thing, it can’t be hidden for long. Clearing her throat, she spoke again, “I~… am at a hosp hospital. I~ p>
“HOSPITAL? Which hospital? What happened? Myra~ William’s tone raised a notch or two as he got up from the couch. Several voices in the background flared up as well. That’s when she heard a female voice filled with concern and anxiety, “Hospital? What hospital? Why is Myra there? Mr. Miracle, why is she in a hospital p>
Myra’s brows wrinkled together when she heard the familiar voice. It did not belong to her mother, Sandra, but to Amy, Mrs. Amy Garcia. She licked her chapped, dried lips and asked William, “Dad~ where~ where are you now? Why are you with Amy~ Mrs. Garcia?” Her voice was trembling slightly.
William hesitated. At that time, he and Sandra were sitting in their living room. Amy and Sebastian Garcia were settled opposite them. Apparently, the Garcia couple have come to talk about ’something significant’ with them. “Mrs. and Mr. Garcia came to our house for something,” he told Myra p>
Last night, after not getting any news about Myra, the whole Miracle family was tense and antsy. He had called her relentlessly, but it always came out switched off. Even Fabian didn’t call him back.
Wendy called all of Myra’s friends, but none of them knew about her whereabouts. As for Yelena, she had been unreachable as well. So, at around the crack of dawn, the first thing William, Sandra and Wendy did was to go to a police station and file a missing person’s report.
“Dad~ Myra mumbled. “Did she~ did they say something to you and mom?” she asked, her eyes flickering as her jaw clenched.
After what happened last night, during dinner, she knew Amy would somehow try to contact her, but she didn’t expect her to come to her house directly, that too with her husband, Sebastian Garcia. Both her hands clenched the phone, involuntarily. She never wanted her parents to know about what Amy had told her yesterday. She even wanted to erase that memory from her mind and bury it deeply. In the car, Myra had already decided she wanted nothing to do with her.
At this point, she was stressing too much about the issue, as the sharp, straining, buzzing ache in her head returned. The ice pick headache, the electric shock like sensation in her brain, made the phone slip from her grip. Reflexively, she tried to reach out to grab it, but instead of catching the phone, she only caught air. The phone landed on the clean, marbled floor with a loud, smacking sound.
She also ended up losing her balance and stumbled forward, but before she could hit the ground, Brave came rushing in with lightning bolt speed and locked her in his arms. His grip was firm yet gentle on her shoulders as he squeezed his hands around them. The moment he touched Myra, she could feel her pain dulling little by little.
The stabbing, thunderclap like pain that seemed to split her head in two, surprisingly, elevated. She gazed into his eyes, whose were already fixated on her. Brave placed her back on the bed attentively and, after making sure she was secured, he picked up the phone from the floor and saw that the call was still running. He answered on her behalf, “Hello~ p>
William’s anxious voice came from the other side, “Hello~ who are you? Where is my daughter? Where is Myra p>
Brave glanced at Myra, pursed his lips and replied, “Sir, Myra had an accident and is at the Evergreen hospital. You can give the receptionist her name. She will take you straight to her room p>
“Evergreen Hospital, okay. I will do that. But~ who~ who are you?” William queried again.
“I am her~ Friend,” Brave said. “I will tell you the details when you arrive.” After saying his piece, he disconnected the line. The whole time, he kept his eyes on Myra, his free hand resting on the crown of her head. He slowly stroked it, an attempt to calm her nerves.
This intimate gesture made Myra nervous. Her colorless cheeks were now tinted with a shade of pink. With all the bandages, Brave didn’t notice it as he said, “You shouldn’t move like this. Your injuries, they might open again, Myra. You know how serious your wounds are p>
Myra listened to his scolding quietly. Seeing her like that, he pressed his lips together and retrieved his hand. Then he said, “Your family, they must be on their way to the hospital. I will go to the reception and inform them. You should rest for now p>
She nodded as Brave tucked her in like a toddler. Myra’s eyes followed him until he stepped out of the room. Once he was gone, she let out a heavy breath and remembered the time Brave, in his wolf form, had attacked her. She recalled how frightened she was at that time, but right now, in this closed space, seeing him after so long, she didn’t feel scared at all.
Her chain of thoughts was broken by a knock, as Elisa walked in once again. She resumed her smile, seeing Myra as she questioned, “Did you have a good talk with your parents, Ms. Miracle p>
Myra only hummed in response. Elisa took the seat in front of her and started, “You don’t know how scared I was when I saw you with those kidnappers. Thankfully, I spotted you in time, otherwise~ She left her words unsaid.
Myra observed her expression as she remarked, “Ms. Queens, I have been meaning to ask you something. May I p>
“By all means,” Elisa crossed her legs and leaned back.
“Was it really a coincidence that you found me?” Myra asked directly.
To Be Continued……..