Doctor Malcolm stands beside the bed, trying to calm her. The nurse holds some tissue out to her, but sheâs simply shaking her head, wiping her tears away with her hands.
âHello, Jenna,â I say with a quick glance at her name board above her bed. âIâm. Doctor Scott. Do you mind if I take a look at you?â
âFinally!â Jenna rolls her eyes, clutching her stomach..
âIâll take over Doctor Malcolm, thank you,â I add with a smile. He nods before leaving, and I look at the nurse. âHave her vitals been done?â I ask.
The nurse shakes her head in despair, clearly the patient wasnât complying. âPlease lie down. Iâll have a feel of your stomach.â I say, going over to the sink and washing my hands before I put on some latex gloves. I can feel her watching me and look at her through the mirror. A sudden unease fills me, sheâs observing me extremely intently and oddly calm, not like someone in painâ¦
I turn back to her, and sheâs looking away now. I walk back to the bed and ask her to lie down. She complies and lies down, lifting her top. âIf it hurts at any point, let me know,â I instruct as I start to probe around her stomach, trying to feel if thereâs 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 I am a werewolfâ¦
âYour stomach doesnât feel sore or anything, but weâll send you for a scan just in case,â I say, stepping back and removing my gloves.
âOh, sure. Thanks,â she answers.
âNurse, can you please check her vitals and give her some painkillers for now?â I ask as I pick up her file and skim through it, making a note of her name, date of birth, and trying to memorise her medical number.
Thereâs something off about her and although usually Iâd brush it off since we come across all kinds of patients, I canât be careless, not with everything going 1. on.
She obeys this time, letting the nurse do her checks, and I excuse myself and go over to the desk.
âCan you send me all medical records on patient room 7? I just need to check her history.â I ask the woman at the desk.
She nods and I take my tablet out, pulling up the files on my screen. Nothing out +15 BÃNUS of the ordinary⦠sheâd 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. Sheâs had appendicitis, her appendix removed, food poisoningâ¦
I sigh inwardly. Iâm really becoming too paranoidâ¦
The rest of the day passes in a blur, and Iâm looking forward to getting a break and going home.
âTonight, little mate, tonight Iâm yours.â
My heart skips a beat at his words, and I place a hand on my stomach to calm the butterflies that are swimming around in there.
Tonightâ¦
I glance at the time. Not long nowâ¦
I take my phone out, about to message him that Iâll be done in half an hour only to see his message that heâll be here in about an hour, which was sent to me. about forty minutes ago. I smile and text back.
Valerie: Perfect timing. Iâll be done in half an hour.
His response comes pretty soon.
Zade: Iâll be waiting.
I slip my phone back into my pocket when Cassian walks over.
âValerie, I spoke to the board. Youâre good to work with me.â
âWow, really? They agreed?â Iâm surprised, considering Iâm new here, and that was a very fast answer⦠Not that Iâm disappointed, I might find an answer.
He smiles slightly and nods. âYes, but be prepared to work late. The lab consumes a lot of time and we do need to do our shifts on the wards, too.â Seeing my surprised look, he continues, âI didnât pull any strings in case youâre thinking. that. They think you might even have an idea. There are assumptions it might be something that maybe shifters might know of.â