The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 89: Dr. Caspian Brooklyn

I'm not sure why it helped me, but it felt cathartic to help the warriors coming in who were in various stages of injury. It had been a pretty non-stop flow of them from the moment that I walked out to help. I quickly realized that the best way for me to be effective was to pass off the bigger injuries to the nurses and for them to leave the stitching to me. Eventually, there was a line of warriors waiting for me to stitch them up.

"You have a very soft touch, Brooklyn," the current warrior I'm stitching says softly. I'm not sure if they have all just appreciated me or if it's because they know what happened, but every warrior I've spoken to, no matter how injured they were, has been kind and gentle with me.

"Thank you, Warrior. You, on the other hand, have a very deep g**h. I'm going to need to put several layers of stitches into his wound to keep it closed while your wolf heals you."

"Do what you need to do. Argus is exhausted and needs his sleep," he says, referencing his wolf. "As do you, Warrior," I say, looking up and meeting his gaze for the first time. This warrior is older, my father's age and I can see the sadness and the kindness in his eyes. Yep, he definitely knows what happened to

me.

I get back to work, worrying that my trauma will be the way that everyone remembers me. I know it was bad when I got here. My mother barely got me here and I was unconscious, but I've

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heard the whispers and I know how many stitches were required. to put poor little Brooklyn Row back together again.

When I'm done, I put a bandage on his hip and he sits up, flexing his leg before standing. I turn from washing my hands to see if he has another injury that I missed, but he's looking at me.

"For what it's worth, we all think you were very brave for what you did. If you or your mother need anything at all, you let me know," he says.

The line of warriors behind him echoes his sentiment and I feel tears p**k at my eyes.

"Just so you know, we're going to get the body out of your house and we're fixing your door so that when you're ready, you can go back to your home," the next warrior says walking up and sitting down. "Thank you," I say, feeling overwhelmed with their kindness.

About an hour later, one of the female warriors sits down. I begin working on her while she quietly assesses me. I'm not sure what she sees, but I have a job to do, so I do it quietly.

"They're right, you do have a soft touch. I barely felt that," she says to me. Once again, she stands and waits for me to look at her.

"If you ever decide that you want to learn to fight, let me know. I' Il work with you. Even if you're not ever a warrior, knowing that you can throw a punch can make you feel powerful," she says to

me.

"Thank you," I say, feeling overwhelmed with gratitude to this

pack and the warriors who are being so kind to me. 1298 mouche

potatoes and gravy. My mom would make it for me on cold days when our omega wolves struggled to keep us warm. The comfort food always

felt my quiet wolf fluttering around in my mind today.

up the last of the warriors, taking a moment to accept their thank you for gently stitching them before I close my eyes and stretch my neck and back. My body is aching from bending over to

brought all the supplies to me so I didn't have to waste time searching for them or

last of the garbage cleaned up when I smell it again, my favorite comfort food. I lift my nose in the air and take a deep breath. They must be making it either here or at the packhouse. My

I don't know watching me closely. He's in scrubs and he has a surgical

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step back quickly, terrified

a step toward me. I whimper, not sure if I can find help before he gets to me. Just then a nurse walks by and stops, seeing me staring at the man. Her nose

extra hands, as I'm sure you realized. He's not going to hurt you, he's a doctor. He's

mean to startle you. Brooklyn, is it?" he

me.

I

nod, leaning against

you need something?" the nurse asks him, a bit

"Do you not....can you not sense who I

beside me. He's where the smell has been coming

I can't," I say, beginning to s**b. The doctor takes a

out a hand to stop the doctor, and turns to me, taking my face in her hands. "Brooklyn, look at me.

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to look at the doctor. "Stay put," she says sternly before guiding me toward

you. You're exhausted after all

beginning to breathe more easily as we walk away. I turn and see Dr. Caspian watching us, hurt

who are in the hospital, and there are four, not including my mother. Since they are all in the same wing as my mother, I check on her first, then go to check on each

When I go back to my mother's room, I see that one of the nurses has brought me a cot to sleep on with blankets and a pillow. I sit beside my mother, telling her everything that I did today and how proud of me she would be. I remind her that I need her and that I know she's suffering, but it will be okay and that Luna Sophie said we could stay even if we don't have

lay down to sleep, but I can't. I toss and turn, unable to get the hurt look on Dr. Caspian's face out of my

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him, Dr. Caspian. It looks like he's been waiting here all night to talk to me. He sits up from the slumped position that he

from me. I won't hurt

night and everything here is quiet now.

before looking back up at me.