Chapter 0015
“Do you have it?” I ask cooly. Lily rolls her eyes and closes the space towards us. She reluctantly hands me the tablet and vial, crossing her arms over her chest.
I turn my back to the two of them. My fingers squeeze the vial of medicine. I close my eyes and take a deep breath as I feel a wave of emotions crash over me.
Pride. Anger. Comfort. Disdain. Honor. Aversión.
This vial is my mother’s legacy. Moonlit Labs is hier brilliance. Everything that was built here is a testament to my mother’s hard work and perseverance.
I should have been here to save it from my father and Lily’s destruction. I should have been here to protect what my mother built instead of abandoning it.
Now, I’m here to save it.
I open my eyes and blink away any tears that form, refusing to let them fall, as my gaze lands on the vial. I tilt my head to the side.
Its color is off and has a slight haze to it. I look at the tablet, turning it on, as a list of ingredients and the steps on how to make the formula. I make note of the procedure’s steps, noticing a slight mistake with the order of how the ingredients are added into the formula.
I swipe to the next page.
It has a picture of a multitude of vials packaged neatly in refrigerators. I zoom in on the refrigerator’s temperature. The bright red numbers show the wrong number. I sharply inhale.
There’s a discrepancy in how the company stores the product as well as one of the steps made during the creation of the formula. The fridge is warmer than its original temperature, which reduces its shelf life significantly.
I glance at Lily, who is facing Sebastian, but he stares at me with such vigor and ferocity. It sends chills down my spine.
I should be cautious. I shouldn’t easily give away such information. Lily plays by her own rules, why shouldn’t I?
“I should meet with some of the patients who are experiencing side effects from the medication,” my voice breaks the silence. Lily turns around and raises an eyebrow at me. “Meeting with them will help me understand their side effects better, as well as the clinical manifestations of the formula itself.”
“You’re bluffing,” Lily scoffs, her voice dripping with mockery. “These medicines are supplied directly to the Warrior military units. They’re involved in pack military secrets. Do you really think we’d let a wolf like you go and see them just because you asked?”
A cold laugh escapes my throat. I stare at Lily, shaking my head at her immediate rejection.
“You can be so ignorant sometimes, Lily,” my laughter dies down, my voice getting serious, “Without clinical evidence, any modification to the formula can make the side effects worse. It can kill the soldiers instead of saving them.”
Lily’s eyes widen and her mouth slightly drops. She turns to Sebastian and grabs his arm, her expression turning aggrieved from my words.
“I’m worried about the pack’s safety, Sebastian. With rogue attacks increasing in recent years, we can’t let our Warriors become Miranda’s guinea pigs.” Lily whines.
Sebastian doesn’t even look at her. His eyes remain on me. His gaze feels hot against my skin, shocking my body
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to life. I ignore the feeling, pushing it to the side.
“How confident are you?” He asks..
“Right now, I am 50% sure. But if I can go see the patients, I can it to 80%.” The words fly out of my mouth with no hesitation.
“That means there’s still a 20% chance that you fall, Miranda,” Lily snorts, her tone biting, “can you even afford to-”
“That’s acceptable,” Sebastian states in a firm tone. He cuts Lily off with ease.
