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 you are? Do you

like I can actually

“Alpha Kai did say you were mute” he mutters, “so I

adds with a smile.

stay for the next few days” he explains, “not only were you

severely malnourished and underweight. Do you remember to eat while doing your omega duties?” he

quietly.

eat while I’m working, most of the

over and done with. But I hadn’t quite realized just how many meals i’d been

head

at the doctor sheepishly and he scribbles something down

on, you’re going to be eating regular meals” he tells me sternly. I gulped at

nodded frantically. I really don’t

else I want to mention” he pauses and eyes me sternly “there are old 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

to see you. If you don’t mind, I’ll inform them you’re awake” he says gently with a sympathetic smile at

that? I brighten, thinking it’s Maria that wants to see me. She’s the only friend I’ve really made in the time I’ve been in the pack. How nice of her, I think, eagerly watching the

be back later” Dr James said, and I nodded, watching him go and waiting for my

even as Sabriel began to wag her tail in my

and takes

did I care? It’s not like I’m trying to impress anyone. Especially not

he says quietly, “I came

in further. “I should not have ordered you to

actually apologizing? That’s a first,

were, well, a runt” he says, “I would never have even dreamed of

form.”

to anger him, because his eyes flash. Good, I was pissing him off. Now he knows how

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