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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.””

to keep my expression neutral. I won’t give

a reaction.

me, he levels me with a scrutinizing stare. “Tell me, are you a shifter or a human? Your “scent varies too

hate having to tell him anything, but he is the doctor providing care, so I answer. Reluctantly,

a sneer of disgust, and he shakes his head. “Figures. A human pet. One of the Blackwood

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“I won’t have

at her. “Save your fake niceties for someone who cares, Vanessa. This one isn’t worth the effort. Miss Grey, you’ll be just fine. Antibiotics, pain meds. That’s all you need. Broth if you’re

Vanessa’s cheeks bright red as

fists at her sides. If life was a cartoon, steam would be coming

of her

that’s a little ticklish and uncomfortable, like a wool blanket. Comfortable and cozy, until the

turning to face me, an apologetic look on

unacceptable. I’m going to report him to Alpha Lucas immediately. I can guarantee you that kind of disrespect and cruelty won’t be tolerated.”

thought of causing any more

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conflict. I’ve already put Lucas and his pack through so much just by existing. The last thing I want is to be

giving it a gentle squeeze. “Please, don’t report him on my account. I don’t want to cause any more

and she looks at

have Alpha Lucas on your side now. He’ll make sure you’re treated with the

words catch me off guard, and I find myself at a loss for how to respond. It’s true that Lucas risked everything to rescue me from the Blackwood Pack, but aside from feeling immense gratitude, I’m not sure how I’m

really change

us? He made it clear at the Lunar Gala that

with me. And even if he’s had a change of heart, I’m still just me.

feels like a lifetime ago now that he

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Ava: Dr. Ellison’s

hadn’t been ready for that then, either. Full of suspicion, which