Julian’s POV
Once Alice was feeling more comfortable and confident and gave her okay, the group of us returned to the hospital to check on Mom. We’d only just entered the waiting room, greeting my other family members, when Amber appeared down the hallway.
She wore a grim expression, which immediately told me the test results she had earlier come to the hospital to hear had been bad news.
With a subtle nod, she motioned for me to meet her near Mom’s room.
Leaving Alice in Aunt Kathy’s care, I walked over there. None of my family were presently in there, so we went inside.
Amber kept her eyes on the door as she told me, “What do you know about wolfsbane?”
“Wolfsbane? The poison?”
She nodded.
“Not much more than that,” I said. “Why?” I had a feeling, from her grim expression and he
