The Rise Of The Ugly Luna novel Chapter 113

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LYRIC

My hands were shaking as I ran into TCH.

If Jaris wasn’t with me and I had to be the one to drive here, there was no

113

LYRIC

My hands were shaking as I ran into TCH.

If Jaris wasn’t with me and I had to be the one to drive here, there was no doubt I’d have gotten into an accident somehow.

I was so damn nervous, Guinevere’s words tormenting me.

‘They’re dead! All the patients are dead.

What did she mean by that?

While I was all shaky and panicking, Jaris was the opposite. He remained calm and collected, clearly trying to tell me to do the same. But I could see the concern in his face. He was worried for me.

As we waited in the elevator, he took my hand, squeezing it tight.

“It’s going to be fine. Calm down.” His voice was honeyed.

Goodness, I had no idea how badly I needed to hear those words until now. But was that even true?

The elevator doors opened and we rushed out to the floor where Guinevere and a team of other doctors stood. There were nurses and a lot of people everywhere, most of them crying. And to my horror, two covered bodies were being rolled out of a ward.

My heart sank into the lowest pit possible.

No.

“What did you do, Lyric?” Guinevere’s voice was cold as she came toward me. “Tell me. How did this happen? How did you inject them with Thilax?”

What?

“You murderer!” One of the women crying suddenly pointed at me. “You killed my husband. You killed my husband!” “You’ll pay for this!” Another shouted, a younger girl this time. “Did someone ask you to do this? Was it Jerry? Are you working with him?”

“My sister was getting better!” Someone else from a different corner sobbed. “We were supposed to be discharged tomorrow. How could you do this to her? How could you kill her?”

There were so many voices being raised at me. So many accusing fingers.

I couldn’t breathe. It was too much to handle. I couldn’t breathe.

One of the women rushed at me. Another man followed her, their faces looking so threatening. Yet, I didn’t even have the strength to move. I simply stood there, jaws dropped as they came at me.

“Touch her and lose those hands.” Jaris stepped in front of me, stopping them from reaching me.

He sounded so threatening, using his Alpha authority. They stopped instantly, but their hateful glares didn’t stop.

One of the doctors came close. “Lyric. This way.” She gestured at the path leading to the elevator.

My legs moved on their own. Right now, they could be leading me into a pit of fire and I wouldn’t even know or be able to help myself. I felt so numb.

I didn’t even realize Jaris‘ hand was on the small of my back. I couldn’t feel a thing.

We got into the elevator, went up to the next floor and into her office. It didn’t take long before Guinevere and three other doctors joined us.

“What in Moon’s name happened, Lyric?” The woman before me asked. She was a superior in a different department. But all the same, she held a lot of power. “I was told that those were your patients. They reacted to Thilax which should not have been ingested in the first place! What happened?!”

My heart was racing too fast. There were so many judgy eyes on me. Even Guinevere that always admired me now looked at me with anger. They were all so disappointed.

I looked at Jaris beside me. Gods, I wouldn’t know what to do if he wasn’t here right now. These people would’ve likely swallowed me whole.

“I didn’t give them…” I managed to say.

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“What’re you talking about? They’re your patientslyric. We found Thilag in their system.”

“No.” I shook my head. “It–It can’t be. I–I only injected them with Calmizol. That was all I did. I didn’t administer Thilax to

them.”

I heard their huffs as they looked at each other.

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“Are you trying to lie to get yourself out of this situation, young lady?” The superior said in a strict tone.

“No! Why would I lie about this?”

“Because we never Calmizol in their system. All we found was Thilax which was wrongfully administered. It’s the reason they’re dead.”

What? My brows furrowed in confusion as tears leaked from my eyes. Something was wrong.

“I didn’t do it,” I muttered, shaking my head as I stared down at the floor.

“Is it possible you picked the wrong bottle?”

“No!” This time I shouted. I was losing my mind. “I know what I took. It was Calmizol. I’ve used them long enough to know their differences. Plus the label was clear enough. I couldn’t have made such a mistake.”

But it didn’t look like they believed me. They gave me those judgy looks like I’d just committed mass murder.

And maybe I had. Four people were dead. I knew their names. Aaron, Jasper, Carys, Elena,

How could they be dead? Just a few hours ago, they were all fine. They shouldn’t be dead.

And not just that; everyone believed it was my fault.

“I didn’t do it.” I sobbed. “I don’t know how it happened. But I didn’t.”

I felt a hand on my back. Jaris.

“Well, maybe you should explain that to the families mourning out there!” One of the doctors pointed at the door. “This is a grave mistake, Lyric. You should’ve been more careful.”

Gods, they were not listening! They didn’t believe me.

“That’s enough,” Jaris‘ voice was cold. “She said she didn’t do it.”

“Uh… pardon us, Alpha Jaris. But we’re clueless here. A lot of people are dead, and it is obvious she made a mistake.” “No…” I whimpered, shaking my head.

Everything came crashing down on me–the pain of those people actually dying, the fact that I was being blamed, the fear that no one believed me.

“This is too heavy to be swept under the rug,” Guinevere sighed. “The board will need an explanation. She’ll have to answer for it.”

Oh, gods. Oh, gods. Oh, gods. I chanted repeatedly in my head. This was happening. It was my downfall.

They were right. I’ll need to get punished for this. And judging by the number of deaths, it won’t be easy. I might lose my license and get kicked out for good. I’ll never be able to work as a doctor again.

Gods, no. Please, no. Please, no.

My whole life had been centered on this. This was what I’ve always wanted to be. How could I lose it?

The door opened and went shut. It was me. I was running.

I heard my name from the office I’d just left, but I didn’t stop running. I couldn’t.

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oubt I’d have gotten into an accident somehow.

I was so damn nervous, Guinevere’s words tormenting me.

‘They’re dead! All the patients are dead.

What did she mean by that?

While I was all shaky and panicking, Jaris was the opposite. He remained calm and collected, clearly trying to tell me to do the same. But I could see the concern in his face. He was worried for me.

As we waited in the elevator, he took my hand, squeezing it tight.

“It’s going to be fine. Calm down.” His voice was honeyed.

Goodness, I had no idea how badly I needed to hear those words until now. But was that even true?

The elevator doors opened and we rushed out to the floor where Guinevere and a team of other doctors stood. There were nurses and a lot of people everywhere, most of them crying. And to my horror, two covered bodies were being rolled out of a ward.

My heart sank into the lowest pit possible.

No.

“What did you do, Lyric?” Guinevere’s voice was cold as she came toward me. “Tell me. How did this happen? How did you inject them with Thilax?”

What?

“You murderer!” One of the women crying suddenly pointed at me. “You killed my husband. You killed my husband!” “You’ll pay for this!” Another shouted, a younger girl this time. “Did someone ask you to do this? Was it Jerry? Are you working with him?”

“My sister was getting better!” Someone else from a different corner sobbed. “We were supposed to be discharged tomorrow. How could you do this to her? How could you kill her?”

There were so many voices being raised at me. So many accusing fingers.

I couldn’t breathe. It was too much to handle. I couldn’t breathe.

One of the women rushed at me. Another man followed her, their faces looking so threatening. Yet, I didn’t even have the strength to move. I simply stood there, jaws dropped as they came at me.

“Touch her and lose those hands.” Jaris stepped in front of me, stopping them from reaching me.

He sounded so threatening, using his Alpha authority. They stopped instantly, but their hateful glares didn’t stop.

One of the doctors came close. “Lyric. This way.” She gestured at the path leading to the elevator.

My legs moved on their own. Right now, they could be leading me into a pit of fire and I wouldn’t even know or be able to help myself. I felt so numb.

I didn’t even realize Jaris‘ hand was on the small of my back. I couldn’t feel a thing.

We got into the elevator, went up to the next floor and into her office. It didn’t take long before Guinevere and three other doctors joined us.

“What in Moon’s name happened, Lyric?” The woman before me asked. She was a superior in a different department. But all the same, she held a lot of power. “I was told that those were your patients. They reacted to Thilax which should not have been ingested in the first place! What happened?!”

My heart was racing too fast. There were so many judgy eyes on me. Even Guinevere that always admired me now looked at me with anger. They were all so disappointed.

I looked at Jaris beside me. Gods, I wouldn’t know what to do if he wasn’t here right now. These people would’ve likely swallowed me whole.

“I didn’t give them…” I managed to say.

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