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I hear the light switch and can I hear the light switch and can see the light dim behind my eyelids. I try opening my eyes again and this time, I let them adjust. It still feels bright, but it’s bearable.
“Dad.” It comes out as a croaking sound. My throat feels as dry as the desert, my tongue sticking to the roof of my mouth.
“Here honey.” I feel a straw press against my lips. I greedily drink and then. choke as the water sticks before going down my throat. Coughing, I close my eyes and lay back, feeling like I just ran a marathon rather than taking a simple sip of water.
“Try again Cara. They are giving you fluids, but they want you to have a lot so you can help Artemis fight the venom in your system.” That gets my attention and I open my mouth again. This time the water goes down easily and I drink until it’s gone.
“I’ll get some more.” I think it’s Lacey’s voice. I open my eyes again and see that I am right. She is taking the glass from my father and leaving the room to get more water.
“Cara.” My father’s voice pulls my attention back to him. “How do you feel honey?”
“Like shit.” I give him a weak smile.
“How long have I been out?” I ask, having no concept of time. It could be one hour or one year, I have no idea.
“Well, I’m not sure how long you were out before Rik rescued you, but you’ve been out for a day and a half since he got you back here. You’re in the pack hospital now.” So, Rik rescued me. I wonder if he’s the one that smelled like brownies.
I feel a draft and open my eyes to see Jason, a doctor and Lacey bringing up the rear with a glass of water in one hand and a pitcher in the other.
The doctor comes over to me. He begins checking my vitals, flashing his light in my eyes, looking over the machines as he talks. “Cara, I’m Dr. Harris. How are you feeling?”
“Terrible.” I reply.
He nods. “Can you be more specific. Do you feel burning? Aching? Sharp pains?” “Burning, yes. Aching, yes. No sharp pain, just a general, all over pain.”
“I don’t know if your father has had a chance to tell you, but I’ll give you a quick overview of your health. Your body was flooded with the venom of your kidnapper. Your body and Artemis are rejecting the venom making it act like a poison. Artemis is fighting the venom’s spread in your body, so don’t be alarmed if you can’t hear her.”
I nod, “I can feel her, but I can’t hear her.”
“That’s good, and to be expected. You are healing faster than I anticipated.” He smiles, “Or maybe I should have expected it since you are a Guardian.”
“The pain you feel should lessen as time goes on. I’d like for you to continue to try to drink fluids in addition to what we are putting into your system. I’d also like for you to try to get some sleep and when you wake again, try to eat something. Do you think you can do that?”
I nod, already feeling exhausted by this interaction. My eyes start to close but before I fall asleep I hear my father telling me he’ll be right here when I wake up.
The next time I wake up, I feel better, stronger. It must be the middle of the night because Lacey is asleep in one chair and Jason is asleep in the other. My dad isn’t in the room and I smile because he’ll be pissed that he wasn’t here when I woke after he told me he would be.
I must make a noise because Jason’s eyes open and then he jolts up from his chair. “Cara.” He loudly whispers trying not to wake Lacey.
He stands beside me. “I’ll go get the doc and I’ll mind link your dad, he’s gonna be pissed that you woke up. It took him hours to finally agree to leave to go get a shower and some food.”
“What time is it?” I ask, my throat scratchy again.
He checks his watch, “About 2am. Here.” He puts the straw against my lips and 1 drink the entire glass. Lacey stirs and sees me awake.
“Hey! There she is.” She gets up and Jason leaves to go get the doctor.
“Are you feeling better?” She asks while refilling my glass.
“Yes. Not great, but definitely better than before.” She starts to put the straw up to my mouth, but I reach out my hand and take the glass, holding it for myself.
Jason returns with Dr. Harris. “Hey doc.” I say as he walks in.
“Hey! How’s my favorite patient?” I arch an eyebrow at him. “Am I your only patient?” I ask.
“Well, shifters aren’t exactly known for spending long periods of time in a hospital room, shifter healing and all, so yes, you are currently my only patient.”
He begins going through the list of doctor questions and is about done when my dad breezes into the room. “Cara. I knew I shouldn’t have left.”
“It’s fine dad, you need to eat, sleep and shower too.”
He wheels himself over and looks at me. “Your eyes seem brighter. How are you feeling?”
“Better than before. I still can’t hear Artemis, but even she feels stronger than she did the last time I was awake.”
“That’s great news honey.”
A nurse comes in with a tray of food. She puts it on a stand with wheels and pushes it up to me across the bed.
Dr. Harris looks at me, “I know you may not feel much like eating, but I want you to try.”
I look at the food, all bland, boring hospital food. “I’ll try. Whatever it takes to get stronger and get out of here.”
“After that, you all will let her get back to sleep. No keeping her up talking.” He’s focusing his attention on Jason and Lacey.
They both nod in agreement and Dr. Harris and the nurse leave us in peace.
I eat as much as I can. Lacey and Jason tell me some stories about what I missed at school, but it isn’t long before fatigue takes me and I’m falling asleep again.
When Mr. Nelson kicked Liam and I out of Cara’s hospital room, I was furious. I had made promises to her. She may not have heard them, but that didn’t mean I didn’t want to keep them.
I head back to the packhouse and up to my room. I’m pacing around, trying to figure out how to get back to her when my father mind links me and tells me to meet him in his office.
I head down immediately and walk into his office without bothering to knock.
“Can you believe what he did dad?” I ask.
My father watches me as he sits in his seat behind his desk. “Son, in this, I think I can relate to Clint’s reaction, and I can’t disagree with him. You and Liam were wrong. But you potentially have a bigger problem.”
I stop my pacing. “What do you mean?”
He looks at me for a long moment. “You don’t realize what you said in the hospital, do you?”
