When they touch me (Shelagh Milano) novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27
Artemisia

The constant low beeping is the first thing I hear as I open my eyes. I jerk up, finding an older man holding his hand out to me. “Oh, hello there.”

He smiles brightly as he sticks his pen back into the front pocket of his white coat. His blue shirt and colorful tie combined with his semi-bald and U-shaped hair round up the perfect picture of a doctor.

“I’m Dr. Davies, very nice to meet you.”

I clear my throat, my voice coming out raspy. “What happened? Where am I?”

“You are in the best pack hospital there is, my dear. Your mate brought you in,” he explains with a smile. "Apparently you hit your head and your wolf wasn’t barging in. So, we did a few checks. If you don’t mind, I would call in the Alpha.”

I nod, clasping the thick blanket and he smiles again. “Very well.”

He goes to open the door that is hidden behind a curtain hanging around my bed, but I don’t need to see him to know that he stepped into the room. His scent calms my nervousness instantaneously, and I lay down on my pillow taking a deep breath.

“How are you feeling?” Cayden asks me, making me open my eyes to look at him.

He is wearing his usual tailored suit and stands at the end of my bed with a worried frown.

“I’m fine,” I say, making him shake his head. “Would you please not punish Fynn? He didn’t know and I provoked him as we were fighting.”

“Yes, they told me about it. But this is still no excuse to hurt you.” He answers calmly and I knead my fingers.

“Please, Cayden. I’m sure that he didn’t want to hurt me. I was hurt and did something I shouldn’t have done. I should have known what was coming for me. And if he keeps getting punishments, it will just get worse as he will always try to one-up Logan and Matthew,” I plead, cursing the mate bond for feeling this pity for him as he doesn’t deserve it.

He clicks his tongue, and I sit back up. “Cayden, please.”

Dr. Davies stands next to him with a lowered gaze as the Alpha addresses him to change the subject. “So, what is it?”

“Oh,” he jerks up, opening the file in his hands. “Just a minor concussion, Alpha. Nothing that we can’t take care of. Our tests also established that her wolf is doing fine and she seems to be fully healthy. We will keep her overnight, just to be on the safe side. Afterwards, she can return home, but she will have to rest.”

“Of course,” Cayden nods. “Thank you, doctor.”