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

office, Dr. Alonius beamed a broad smile at me. His large eye, centered in

humor through the single bifocal lens.

said as he settled himself on a rolling

‘I’m not sure…..”

does a man with only one eye go into optometry?” Dr. Alonius laughed with a

is that when you only have one, you want to be extra sure you take good care of it.

I wanted to do the same for as many

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

I’ve got you.” Dr. Alonius scooted forward

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 rolled his stool out of the way

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

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medical staff about the

A

“Should I?”

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 is it possible

eyes went wide, and

Way up. “Anything’s possible.”

of that tension could lead to headaches and changes in your vision. I do want

been holding while

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