FreeNovelChapter 0401
Doctor Malcolm stands beside the bed, trying to calm her. The nurse holds stissue out to her, but she’s
simply shaking her head, wiping her tears away with her hands.
“Hello, Jenna,” | say with a quick glance at her nboard above her bed. “I’m. Doctor Scott. Do you mind if |
take a look at you?”
“Finally!” Jenna rolls her eyes, clutching her stomach..
“I'll take over Doctor Malcolm, thank you,” | add with a smile. He nods before leaving, and | look at the nurse.
“Have her vitals been done?” | ask.
The nurse shakes her head in despair, clearly the patient wasn’t complying. “Please lie down. I'll have a feel of
your stomach.” | say, going over to the sink and washing my hands before | put on slatex gloves. | can feel
her watchingand look at her through the mirror. A sudden unease fills me, she’s observingextremely
intently and oddly calm, not like someone in pain...
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt| turn back to her, and she’s looking away now. | walk back to the bed and ask her to lie down. She complies and
lies down, lifting her top. “If it hurts at any point, letknow,” | instruct as | start to probe around her stomach,
trying to feel if there’s any tenderness anywhere.
I hide my frown, not once feeling any tenderness or hardness to her stomach. Her eyes are now trained on my
badge. A mark that | am a werewolf...
“Your stomach doesn’t feel sore or anything, but we’ll send you for a scan just in case,” | say, stepping back and
removing my gloves.
“Oh, sure. Thanks,” she answers.
“Nurse, can you please check her vitals and give her spainkillers for now?” | ask as | pick up her file and
skim through it, making a note of her name, date of birth, and trying to memorise her medical number.
There's something off about her and although usually I'd brush it off since we cacross all kinds of patients, |
can’t be careless, not with everything going
1. on.
She obeys this time, letting the nurse do her checks, and | excuse myself and go over to the desk. “Can you send
She nods and | take my tablet out, pulling up the files on my screen. Nothing out
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of the ordinary... she’d been admitted to a different hospital about eight months. ago and aside from that, there
have been a few things over the past few years. She's had appendicitis, her appendix removed, food poisoning...
| sigh inwardly. I'm really becoming too paranoid...
The rest of the day passes in a blur, and I'm looking forward to getting a break and going home.
‘Tonight, little mate, tonight I'm yours.”
My heart skips a beat at his words, and | place a hand on my stomach to calm the butterflies that are swimming
around in there.
Tonight...
| glance at the time. Not long now...
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm| take my phone out, about to message him that I'll be done in half an hour only to see his message that he'll be
here in about an hour, which was sent to me. about forty minutes ago. | smile and text back.
Valerie: Perfect timing. I'll be done in half an hour.
His response comes pretty soon.
Zade: I'll be waiting.
| slip my phone back into my pocket when Cassian walks over.
“Valerie, | spoke to the board. You're good to work with me.”
“Wow, really? They agreed?” I'm surprised, considering I'm new here, and that was a very fast answer... Not that
I'm disappointed, | might find an answer.
He smiles slightly and nods. “Yes, but be prepared to work late. The lab consumes a lot of tand we do need
to do our shifts on the wards, too.” Seeing my surprised look, he continues, “I didn’t pull any strings in case
you're thinking. that. They think you might even have an idea. There are assumptions it might be something that
maybe shifters might know of.”
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