TEMPORARY MATES PERMANENT CRAVINGS novel Chapter 182

One hundred and eighty two

Cameron POV

The dream didn’t feel like a hallucination. It had a realness to it, so sharp I could taste the fear on my tongue as my eyes snapped open.

Lisa was on the ground. A pool of dark red spread out from her. Her lips moved, trying to form words I couldn’t catch. I tried to lunge toward her, but my legs felt encased in lead. Something pinned me to the mattress, dragging me back.

I fumbled for my phone on the nightstand. With a shaky thumb, I tapped out a message to Franklin.

Check on Lisa. Make sure she’s safe. Call me.

The phone glowed in my hand, but my focus began to slip almost immediately. A strange sensation moved / through my skull. It wasn’t exactly dizziness; it was a sudden break in the chain of my thoughts.

I stared at the screen, dull confusion rising. Why had I even sent that?

I blinked several times, trying to clear the mental cobwebs, but the world stayed soft at the edges. I stood up too fast, my knees nearly buckling. I stumbled to the bathroom sink and cranked the cold tap to the limit, splashing ice -cold water over my face. The shock did nothing.

“What the hell is happening to me?” I whispered to the mirror.

I filled a glass and gulped it down. The fog didn’t lift. It settled into a quiet stillness.

Suddenly, everything in my head felt perfectly aligned. I took a deep breath, leaning my weight against the marble counter. The urgency of the dream vanished.

I headed back to the bed, but a wave of drowsiness hit me so hard I stumbled. It pulled me under before I could pull the covers up.

When I woke again, the pressure in my temples was gone. Voices drifted in from the hallway. I stepped out of the room and caught the end of a conversation.

“…stress like that will only make it worse.”

Dr. Beauty stood next to Evangeline. Evangeline looked so fragile it made me slow my pace.

“Alpha Cameron, please,” the doctor said, turning to me. “We need to avoid anything that puts her under pressure.”

I gave a stiff nod.

The doctor stepped closer. “I mean it. This isn’t something you can just ignore. If she stays this stressed, it will take a toll on her heart faster than you think.”

“I heard you.”

Evangeline reached out a trembling hand, wanting me to snuggle beside her. I didn’t question it; she needed me to be her anchor.

I waited until she drifted off before slipping out to find Franklin in the hall.

“You sent me a message earlier,” he said.

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No one pushed back.

Nadia turned her back on me first. Franklin followed. Kieran stayed for a long moment, then shook his head and walked out. The room felt empty long before they were gone.

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