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

my vision, and

at me. His large eye, centered in the middle of

with good humor through the single

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

‘I’m not sure…..”

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

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

same for as many others

having some weird anxiety about my eyes. I know an eye exam shouldn’t hurt, and

I’ve got you.” Dr. Alonius scooted forward to begin the

years ago I’d suddenly had a flare up of strange vision anomalies that felt very much

so I can set your mind at ease about problems with your eyes themselves. As for needing a prescription,you’ve got superb vision, Gabriela. No need for glasses. Not even readers.”

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Brightsky medical staff about the

A

“Should I?”

coughed lightly into his fist. “Look, it’s a bit out of line for me even to say anything, so feel free

went wide, and

Way up. “Anything’s possible.”

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

breath I’d been holding

that grew louder,