Chapter 59: Jealous Anger
âWhat is it, Serena?â Logan asked coldly when she called him. Serena cleared her throat. She stuttered
a little. Logan rolled his eyes. Another pack member had recently told him about Carsonâs day with the
twins and his other dinner date with Serena. Logan thought it was strange that she hadnât mentioned it
to him at all, that Carson hadnât said anything either. He didnât know why she would want to hide the
fact she was seeing someone else from him. It had bothered him, especially after heâd confided in her.
He thought they were friends, but clearly, she did not value or respect him the same way he did her. âIs
this a bad time?â Serena asked. Logan grunted. âNot really,â he said gruffly. He couldnât help the tone in
his voice. There was too much anger and emotion he had towards her at the moment, and he couldnât
temper it because he hadnât had a chance to sort through it all. âOkay, well, something has come up. I
was hoping you could come by the hospital and we could talk about it,â she said. She was being
pleasant enough. Logan wondered if she was finally going to fess up about her relationship with
Carson. He wondered why Carson hadnât told him either. Not that the Betaâs relationships were his
business, but as friends, he would have thought Carson would have let him know if there was a
romantic interest in his life. It still bothered him that the two of them were dating in the first place! âI
might be able to spare a few minutes this afternoon,â Logan said tightly. âThank you,â Serena said. âIâll
be in Adrianaâs office. You can find me there any time.â âAlright,â Logan said. He hung up quickly. She
was being so professional and friendly It grated his nerves even more!
Growling to himself, Logan pushed away from his desk, the wheels on his chair grinding against the
wood floor. One dinner had been odd enough, but he hadnât thought any more had come out of their
spending time together.
Now he had found out that Serena and Carson had eaten a romantic dinner together and spent a day
with the twins! Logan had to admit that he was bothered by the twins spending time with Carson too.
He shouldnât be, he had no reason to be, but it was there.
Heâd been busy with Holly and Moonshine, and he hadnât had the chance to make good on his promise
to see them. Logan felt guilty for not getting to see them, and hunt that Carson had found the time!
The Alpha amused himself with thoughts of giving Carson more responsibility so he wouldnât have the
time to spend with Serena or the kids socially.
Sighing, Logan grabbed his sweat shirt and headed out of his office to the hospital. Whatever it was
that Serena wanted to talk to him about, he figured it would be better to get it over with.
He walked hurriedly, the brisk, chilly air cooling his anger enough that he knew he could at least talk to
Serena without exploding. As long as she was honest with him about things. He wondered why she
had to call him to the hospital to talk about personal relationships, but that was where he had opened
up to her about his concerns of being a parent. Maybe it felt like a safe place for both of them. Logan
arrived at Adrianaâs office. She wasnât there, but Serena was sitting at the best with a pile of medical
files. She had to pages on the desk in front of her. âThank you for coming, Logan,â she said, standing
up. âIâm sorry if the timing is bad.â âThe timing is fine, Serena,â he said, waving away her concerns. She
smiled at him, and he felt silly for being so angry at her before. She was a respectable, noble female,
and she wouldnât purposely hide anything from him. She wasnât the most forthcoming, but he still
trusted her to be honest. âAdriana and I were going through the bloodwork results from the annual
physicals,â she said, putting her hands on the pages on the desk. âOkay,â Logan said, realizing that
what she wanted to talk to him about wasnât personal at all. He clenched his fists at his sides.
âHollyâs bloodwork came back strange,â she said. âStrange how?â Logan asked, fire returning to his
chest. âWell, it is identical to another femaleâs bloodwork,â Serena explained. âI called them both back
in to rerun the tests. The other female agreed, but Hollyâ¦she refused and hung up on me.â Logan
closed his eyes, sighing to keep his temper under control. He didnât care about whatever stunt Holly
was pulling now! All he cared about was why Serena hadnât told him about her relationship with
Carson.
âThereâs nothing else you want to tell me?â Logan asked, ignoring what Serena was telling him âAbout
what?â Serena asked, creasing her brows. âAbout you and Carson?â he asked bluntly âWhat about us?â
she asked. She was so casual about it that it baited him further. Logan growled, throwing a hand out to
the side angrily
âStop lying!â he snapped
âLogan, I asked you here because I think Holly is hiding something, or at least not taking the health of
her baby seriously.â Serena said, holding up the paper.
âWhat would Holly have to lie about?â he asked. âI trust her. She wouldnât have anything to hide.â
âLogan, look at these blood results,â Serena insisted, shoving the pages towards him. Logan snarled.
âTell me about your relationship with Carson, first,â he snapped. Serena audibly swallowed.
âWe donât have one,â she said.
âThatâs another lie!â he hissed through clenched teeth. âDid you really think you could hide it from me?
Why would you? Iâve always been honest and open with you!â âLogan, Iâm more concerned about the
health and safety of your child right now,â she said, waving the papers in front of his face. âIt is possible
that Hollyâs sample got mixed up with this female, or vice versa, and I wonât know until I run their results
again. Either way, one of them wasnât tested properly, so both should be tested again.â âSo, the hospital
screwed up, and that means Holly lied and has a secret?â Logan asked, crossing his arms. âI think the
only person who has a secret here is you!â âCarson and I do not have a relationship!â Serena snapped.
âWeâve spent time together socially butâ¦â she trailed off.
Logan rolled his eyes, taking that to mean she was hesitating in telling him the truth about her feelings
or the nature of their relationship. âI donât think Holly is hiding something because there was a potential
lab mix up.â Serena said, getting back on topic. Logan hated how professional she was being
ll this. He wanted to get a reaction out of her, to force her into revealing what he thought he already
knew!
âWhy, then?â he asked moodily.
âWhen I asked her for a follow up, she refused, not caring that the health of her baby was a concern,â
Serena said. âRefusing the test is purposeful endangerment of her
child, your child. That is why I think she is hiding something.â
âNo, youâre wrong,â Logan said, shaking his head. âI have the lab results right here,â Serena argued.
âAdriana heard me make the call.â Logan snatched the pages from her hands. He looked them over. He
had no idea what he was looking at, medically speaking, but the pages looked like they could have
been typed up on any old computer, or just photocopied and stuck in a random file, The only thing
different on the pages was the names at the top and the corresponding birth dates. From a science
perspective, it looked like the same blood sample had been tested and then recorded as the results for
two different females. That would have been a lab screw up, not something Holly had done. âWhy
should I trust you?â he asked. âHow do I know this is the truth? Youâve hidden other things from me.â
âLogan!â Serena gasped. âI wouldnât like about this. Not when it comes to my job, not when it comes to
a baby, your baby!â
For a moment, Logan was touched by her concern in regards to his unborn child, specifically. He
wasnât ready to drop his anger though. He couldnât deny that it was a little concerning that Holly was
refusing a follow up. She was more of an advocate for the baby than he was, but she clearly didnât
have any idea how to put a child first. Logan tossed the papers back on the desk with a sneer. âI canât
trust you, Serena,â he said. âYou lied about your relationship with Carson. | think you are capable of
lying about this too, of falsifying results.â Logan watched as anger exploded in Serenaâs eyes. âWhat
the hell did you just say to me!?â she snapped, losing all composure. Logan felt
a surge of triumph.
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