Chapter 45
Winter POV
f**k, where am I? I’m slow to open my eyes, feeling pain shoot through my body with every movement. I stare at the white washed walls and the hospital gown that I’m wearing. What the hell happened to me? Damnit, Kai has a lot to answer for, I grumble to myself, annoyed.
We lost the fight with another wolf. Don’t you remember Winter?
Ouch, guess that’s why I’m in so much pain.
We look good in a hospital gown though, totally rocking it.
You always look on the bright side, Sabriel.
Guess what? Kai was the one who brought us here.
Don’t get your hopes up Sabriel. He only did it because we needed medical attention. I told her bitterly.
After all, he’s the reason we’ve ended up in the hospital in the first place.
I blink against the bright light and try to sit up, causing machines to start beeping. Damnit. A man in a white doctor’s coat comes running in, stopping short as he sees I’m awake. I looked at him hopelessly and motioned
towards the machines with an apologetic glance.
“Calm down” he murmurs to me and I stop wriggling around. “Let me get those needles out of your arm”, he adds, and I flinch as he begins to do just that. God it stings.
“Sorry” he apologises. I just nod. I want out of this place. The sooner the better. Besides, I have omega duties to
take care of.
I read his name tag. It reads ‘DR JAMES.’ He seems like a nice doctor and I relax somewhat. At least he has a good
bedside manner.
know where
It’s not like I can
he mutters, “so I guess I’ll have to
adds with a smile.
the next few days” he explains, “not only were you injured while
and underweight. Do you remember to eat
quietly.
stop and think. It’s true, I do tend to forget to eat while I’m working, most of the time, because I
realized just how many meals i’d
head when
my head at the doctor sheepishly and he scribbles something down on that
regular meals” he tells
and nodded frantically. I really don’t want
scars all over your body that will have been made by silver. Can you tell me how you got those?” he asks and I shake my head, very adamantly. There’s no way in hell I’m going to divulge how I got those scars. He seems to sense it too, because
I’ll inform them you’re awake” he says gently with a sympathetic smile
really made in the time I’ve been in the pack. How nice of her, I think, eagerly watching the doorway for
I nodded, watching him go and waiting for
give a damn about me. In fact, he’s the very reason I’m in the hospital in the first place. I glared at him, even as Sabriel began to wag her tail in my mind. Where was the loyalty? My wolf was hopeless when it came
he comes into the room and takes in my
I care? It’s not like I’m trying
quietly, “I came to see how
look away. He comes in further. “I should not have ordered you to train”, he says, and I blink in surprise. Is
actually apologizing? That’s a first, I
runt” he says, “I would never have even dreamed of
form.”
seems to anger him, because his eyes flash. Good, I was pissing him off. Now he knows how
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