Luckily, Orphenon had learned that anything could happen anywhere and he brought his doctor’s kit with him to town.
He’d cleansed the wounds at Sonia’s back and head and had injected her to numb the pain as he stitched the claw marks together when she regained consciousness while he was still stitching.
She’d panicked, fear filling her face and started to resist, causing tearing at her stitches when she did so. It took some effort before they could calm her enough for Orphenon to administer her.
However, it was only Leah who could calm her and only Leah who she’d allow to touch her.
Only the human.
His cunning little queen, she could smell the difference in them now.
The rest of them, all of them, including Callum and every last one of his family was in the f**king room, she stared at with wary, silent fear that didn’t even begin to mask the pain she felt at their treachery.
As Orphenon stitched and Leah sat on the side of the bed holding her hand, Callum saw his mate’s mouth get tight. Then he saw Leah start to wince repeatedly as Sonia’s hand squeezed hers with each insertion of the needle.
But she still remained silent.
“She’s feeling it,” Callum growled to the wolf.
Orphenon stopped and leaned closer to Sonia’s ear. “Sonia, do you feel what I’m doing?”
She didn’t speak, simply closed her eyes tight.
Orphenon noted this, his eyes slid to Callum and he muttered, “I’ll administer another dose.”
Callum watched the doctor inject another dose of the anesthetic and Sonia flinch when he did but he spoke to his mother as it was happening.
“Get everyone out of here.”
“Callum, sweetheart, we’re worried and Sonia needs her family close,” Regan demurred and she was right.
In times of trouble for wolf, family would always be there.
“She’s not wolf. She’s uncomfortable with this. Get them out,” Callum ordered.
“Cal –”
Finally, he turned to his mother and barked, “Out!”
Sonia jumped at his tone, the fear in her eyes escalating and Callum gritted his teeth.
“The vampire should remain,” Orphenon noted. “He could be useful. He can monitor her heartbeat.”
At that, Sonia’s eyes widened and she moved, skittering on her forearms up the bed, fleeing and protecting her nudity at the same time she cringed and her eyes flew about the room in a panic trying to source the vampire.
“I can report her heartbeat is erratic, now she knows I’m vampire,” Lucien drawled with irritated dryness.
“Whoops,” Orephenon mumbled. “Didn’t know.”
“Calm, Sonny,” Leah cooed, scooting urgently up the bed with her. “It’s okay. Lucien’s okay. He’s good people. They’re all good people and they’re worried about you. Just calm down and let the doctor see to you.”
Sonia’s eyes moved to Leah. She took in a breath and held it before she let it out and nodded, settling again.
“Regan –” Callum warned.
“All right,” his mother snapped, approached the bed, Sonia’s terrified eyes watched her as she did so and his mate’s body tensed, preparing to flee.
Regan saw it, felt it and her face gentled even as tears filled her eyes. She leaned toward the bed and stopped moving closer.