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 didn’t want to risk it being

Dr. Alonius beamed a broad smile at me. His

humor through the single bifocal lens.

ask me,” he said as he settled himself on a rolling stool. “Everyone wants

‘I’m not sure…..”

one eye go into optometry?” Dr. Alonius laughed

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

the same for as many

admitted. “Ive been having some weird anxiety about my eyes. I know an

Alonius scooted

years ago I’d suddenly had a flare up of strange

got superb vision, Gabriela. No need for glasses. Not even readers.” The doctor tilted his head

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Brightsky medical staff about

A

“Should I?”

but…” He coughed lightly into his fist. “Look, it’s a bit out of line for me even to say anything, so feel free to put me in my place. But

eyes went wide, and my eyebrows

Way up. “Anything’s possible.”

of that tension could lead to headaches and changes in your vision. I do want to relieve you, though. I can see nothing to worry

I’d been holding while I waited to

out of me on a flurry of soft giggles that grew louder, until