Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 425

Gabriela

The enclave’s optometrist was a cyclops, which was a little surprising. Not only had I never met any of the

famous one-eyed clan, I’d never heard of one going into any kind of medicine.

The most I’d known about them was that they were mountain folk who kept to themselves.

“You’re in good hands with Dr. Alonius,” said the receptionist, a petite Fae with a cheerful smile. “He’s been

part of Brightsky almost since it began. Have a seat. He’ll be with you in just a few minutes.”

“I’ve been putting this off,” I said with an embarrassed smile. “I’m not sure why.”

As I took a seat in the comfortable waiting chair, I felt the urge to run out of the office rising in me again.

It had taken everything I had to make the appointment in the first place, and now that I was here, all I could

think about was how horrible it would be if something bad happened to my eyes. No matter how I tried to tell myself it was foolishness, I couldn’t stop myself from imagining, over and over, that when the doctor put the

lenses in front of my eyes to test my vision, the glass would break and shatter splinters into my eyeballs.

It was enough to make me run screaming from the waiting room. Only the pain in my head kept me in the

I knew something was going on with my vision, and I

a broad smile at me. His large

shone with good humor through the single bifocal lens. I felt

he settled himself on a rolling stool. “Everyone

‘I’m not sure…..”

eye go into optometry?” Dr. Alonius laughed with a

friend, is that when you only have one, you want to be extra sure you

to do the same for as many others

better,” I admitted. “Ive been having some weird anxiety about my eyes. I know an eye exam shouldn’t hurt, and

fear. I’ve got you.” Dr. Alonius

my eyes examined. Wolves don’t tend to need glasses until we get much older, but a number of years ago I’d suddenly had a flare up of strange vision anomalies that felt very much like what had been going on lately. I told the doctor about them when he

a prescription,you’ve got superb vision, Gabriela. No need for glasses. Not even readers.” The doctor tilted his head

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staff about the

A

“Should I?”

of line for me even to say anything, so feel

and

Way up. “Anything’s possible.”

family have had some hardships to deal with. All of that tension could lead to headaches and changes in your vision.

was relieved, and let out a breath I’d been holding while I waited to hear the

grew louder, until I had to