Dr. Bjord said.
“Mates?” Warren noticed how Ash and Ryan stiffened. They looked at the doctor, and something passed between them.
“Friends,” Dr. Bjord corrected. “I’ve been binging on UK reality shows. Don’t mind me.”
The guy was straight-up lying, but Warren didn’t get a chance to question him. Dr. Bjord shoved that damn needle into Warren’s arm, and Warren howled, jerking back.
“Don’t do that,” Dr. Bjord chastised. “Do you want the needle to go where it’s not supposed to go?”
“Do you need me to hold him down?” Ryan asked. The guy was dead serious.
“Hold me down and I’ll slice your balls off,” Warren snarled. He looked wide-eyed at Ryan. “That just slipped out.”
Warren wasn’t trying to be difficult or pissy. He was in pain and didn’t want to be there. He might’ve felt the way he did about Ash and Ryan, but he truly did appreciate their swift action in bringing him here. He even appreciated their concern.
As twisted as that sounded.
“All done.” The doctor removed the needle. “See, simple and painless.”
A tiny trail of blood leaked out before the doctor cursed and grabbed some gauze, pressing it against where the needle had been. But Warren wasn’t watching the doctor. He was watching how Ryan had inhaled sharply. How his eyes had grown darker than they already were.
No. Warren refused to believe he was really a vampire. They didn’t exist. He’d imagined seeing Ryan’s fangs. Warren was under a lot of stress, and his mind had played tricks on him.
But that look…
The doctor patted Warren’s hand, drawing Warren’s attention away from Ryan. “I’m going to run some tests on your blood. If nothing comes up, we’ll figure things out from there.”
The doctor and his scary friend left the room. Warren looked at Ryan again then slowly peeled the gauze away. A droplet of blood popped up.
Ryan clenched his jaw and turned away.
“Testing him?” Ash asked. “That’s a dangerous game.”
Warren tossed the gauze at Ryan, and Ryan snarled as he moved to the door. He jackknifed, ignoring the searing pain in his gut. “You are a vampire!”
“I told you that already.” Ryan breathed in and out, lifting his head as if to center himself. “Stop teasing me unless you want me to feed from you.”
Warren’s heart thrashed as he looked at Ash. “He really will bite me, won’t he?”
Ash scooted a chair to the bed and sat. “That’s why we needed to talk to you. I’m not sure how to go about this but to be completely honest. Ryan is a vampire. I’m a wolf shifter. We’re crazy about you because fate thought we’d be perfect together. We’re mates.” He chuckled, but the friendly sound didn’t do anything to calm Warren’s racing heart. “Not the UK kind. We’re meant to be together. That’s why Ryan acted like an ass when he met you.”
“I didn’t act like an ass,” Ryan defended.
“You were totally an ass,” Warren said.
“Finding a mate is rare,” Ash went on. “Ryan handled the discovery all wrong, but his heart was in the right place.”
“You’re both nuts, you know that?” Warren threw his head back, and a burp of laughter escaped. “And I’m just as nuts because I believe this shit is true.”
Ash squeezed Warren’s hand. Fuck, Warren hated to admit just how much he loved Ash touching him. He was seconds away from asking the guy to crawl into the bed next to him.
“When you’re ready, I’ll show you my wolf.”
“When I’m ready, I’ll already be in a padded room.” Warren laid his head on the pillow and closed his eyes, wishing the pillow would stop making that crinkling sound.
“Nah, you’ll handle this just fine. Most humans do. You’ll absorb and adjust.”
“To being with a vampire and a wolf?” Warren cocked one eye open. “On what planet? I don’t do ménages, and I don’t do furry.” He looked at Ryan. “And I don’t do anyone who likes to bite me.”
Warren didn’t care what the two said. When he got out of the clinic, he was moving away from Crazy Town. This was too much to swallow.
“You weren’t saying that when I had my dick all up in your ass,” Ryan snapped. He blew out a breath and closed his eyes. “Sorry, I’m working on my outbursts. I’ve never had to censor myself so damn much before.”
“Keep reminding me that you’ve had him and I haven’t.” Ash scowled.
“Will you two shut up?” Warren rubbed his temples. “You guys are giving me a damn headache.”
He was also shocked Ash was this pissed