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83 Ava: Dr. Ellison’s Disregard

83 Ava: Dr. Ellison’s Disregard

I brace myself as the rude doctor turns his attention fully on me. His eyes are cold, assessing, and I feel stripped bare under his clinical gaze.

“Ava Grey,” he says, no longer even pretending to look at my chart. His tone is cold. He’s a frigid man of ice, and I want to take a pickaxe to chip him into tiny little ice pieces that I throw into the toilet.

I straighten my back as best I can around the pain, lifting my chin as high as it can go with the bandages and pain. I refuse to be looked down on by some asshole with a superiority complex.

I had that enough from my own pack!

His lip curls into a slight sneer. “Let’s get one thing straight–you’re getting far more care and attention than you deserve, but you’re stable, and you’ll be on your way to recovery soon enough. You can thank me for that later.“@

I shoot Vanessa an incredulous glance, and she rolls her eyes and shakes her head.

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Yeah. That’s what I thought.

He’s just taking the credit for all the work she’s put in. I can remember, now, her soft voice just before I lost consciousness. She was in the car with me, wasn’t she? Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Where was this guy? Probably at home, drinking some wine and browsing some sort of medical journal.

He looks at Vanessa too, but his face is full of disdain.

“Honestly, I don’t know why we’re wasting resources

on a Blackwood mutt.””

keep my

a reaction.

to me, he levels me with a scrutinizing stare. “Tell me, are you a shifter or a human?

having to tell him anything, but he is the doctor providing care, so

head. “Figures. A human pet. One of

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won’t have

Grey, you’ll be just fine. Antibiotics, pain meds. That’s all you need. Broth if you’re hungry. Now, if you’ll excuse

cheeks bright red as Dr.

her

of her ears.

with a feeling that’s a little ticklish and uncomfortable,

takes a deep breath before turning to face me, an apologetic look on her

I’m going to report him to Alpha Lucas immediately. I can guarantee you that kind of

thought

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Ava: Dr.

existing. The last thing I want is to be a burden or a

a gentle squeeze. “Please, don’t report him on my account. I don’t want to

brow furrows, and she looks at me

“Ava, why wouldn’t you want to stand up for yourself? You have Alpha Lucas on your side now.

at a loss for how to respond. It’s true that Lucas risked everything to rescue

really change

it clear at the Lunar

heart, I’m still just me. An outcast

like a lifetime ago now that he was trying to

13:10

Ava: Dr. Ellison’s Disregard

Cedarwood. I hadn’t been ready for that then, either. Full of suspicion, which seems to be my default.