Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 7: First Day on the Job

Serena parked outside the medical facility and ran inside. There was a nurse at the reception desk, directing some of the other nurses who were tending to the pack members that were still in the waiting area. They were injured to various degrees of seriousness. “Serena?” the nurse at the front desk asked. Serena nodded. “Where do you need me?” she asked as a nurse rushed behind her, hands full of cotton packing and bandages. “Adriana is in surgery and needs you scrubbed and assisting,” the front desk nurse told her. Serena nodded as the nurse pointed her in the direction of the OR. Serena pushed through the first set of double doors. She went to the sink, turning on the water and scrubbing her arms and hands, up to her elbows. Without touching anything; she stepped back from the sink. A nurse turned the water off while another one, wearing sterile gloves, brought a sterilized surgical gown to Serena. She slipped her arms through it, and the nurse tied the gown around her back and then tied a sterile surgical cap around her head to hide her hair. Serena had the nurse assist her with putting on her sterile surgical gloves, and then she pushed through the second set of doors into the sterile OR. The process was second nature to her now. She put her surgical mask on and then didn‘t touch anything until she came to Adriana‘s side. “Who‘s this?” Serena asked. “Beta Carson,” Adriana said. Her gloves were already bloodied, the man on the table covered with a sterile sheet, the area around his wound the only patch of skin exposed. “He has a pretty deep gash, but none of his major organs were punctured.” “What do you need from me?” Serena asked. “Get the sutras,” Adriana instructed. Serena went to a nearby shelf, getting the proper equipment to begin stitching Carson up. “Suction please, we need to stop this bleeding!” Adriana‘s order was followed by

small bleed coming from one of Carson‘s arteries. The nurses were keeping the area clean so she could see where the tear was. “Let‘s stitch up this bleed and then close the wound,” Adriana said. Serena nodded, grabbing the needle with a

pretty deep cut in his abdomen,” she explained. “An artery was nicked, but we were able to repair the tear and stitch him up.” “No other internal damage?” Logan asked. Serena turned the sink off and looked over at the alpha. Her eyes softened as she saw him nervously shifting his weight from one foot to the other. “He was lucky,” she said. “No major organs were damaged.” Logan let out a deep sigh of relief. Serena‘s creased her brow when she saw blood soaking through Logan‘s shirt. The doctor in her taking over, Serena reached out and lifted the alpha‘s shirt. She didn‘t have time to feel embarrassed or to hesitate. The alpha was injured and part of her job was to put his medical care above her own feelings. “You‘re injured,” she said. Logan gently pushed her hand away. “I‘m fine,” he insisted. “There are others far worse off than me. You should attend to them.” “They are being looked after,” Serena said. “As a doctor, I have to put your care first. You are alpha.” Logan sighed, rolling his eyes. “Fine,” he said. “Come with me,” Serena ordered, leading him into the nearest exam room. She patted the examination table, indicating she wanted him to sit. He hopped up. “Take your shirt off!” Serena turned to the medical cabinet in the room, searching for sutras, gloves, and bandages. If Logan hadn‘t been bothered by it, the wound wasn‘t bad enough to need surgery. She wouldn‘t need a sterile environment to care for it, but she still wanted to make sure he wouldn‘t get an infection. Turning around, Serena paused for a moment,

when you‘re done here,” she said. It wasn‘t a question. Logan gave a nod and then relaxed his head. Holly scoffed and left. Serena shook her head, getting back to work on the alpha‘s wound. She did another antibacterial flush of the wound once the sutras were in place, drying the skin before