Dawn of Dreams (Destiny Book 1) by Bronwyn Leroux

Author:Bronwyn Leroux [Leroux, Bronwyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Digits
Published: 2020-06-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

When the ARs consented to Kayla’s request to tend to Jaden’s injuries, she steered Jaden up the stairs to her room. Shutting her door, she whispered, “That was close. We’d better warn Horatio. You know they’ll call him to verify our story. Can you ping him while I get my medical supplies?”

“Sure.”

“Here, take these,” Kayla said, handing him non-prescription pain meds from a cabinet in her bathroom before she left. Returning a few minutes later, she heard the tail end of Jaden’s conversation with Horatio on his vid-call.

“Yeah, right, like they will believe it if they can’t see it! Would you have believed if you hadn’t experienced it?” Horatio didn’t reply, and Jaden pressed the point. “Don’t you think Kayla and I would love to tell the truth? She seems to hate lying as much as I do, but it’s the only viable option right now. If there was another way, trust me, we would be honest. But unless you want us institutionalized because they think we’re crazy, please just accept that this is the way it has to be.”

Over his shoulder, Kayla saw Horatio study Jaden and come to the distasteful conclusion that Jaden was right. They didn’t have another choice. “Okay, I’ll go along with this. But I don’t like it.”

“Thanks, friend. If it helps, we don’t like it any more than you do,” Jaden said.

Horatio grunted. “While it doesn’t sit well with me, I understand. You and that girl take care of yourselves.”

Jaden signed off and turned, as though aware Kayla was standing behind him. “Look at you, all official-like with your med-kit,” Jaden teased in a quirky voice.

“Hmm, I see the pain meds are kicking in.”

Jaden grinned goofily. “They sure are. The pain’s down to a dull roar from the inferno it was when we landed.”

“Here, sit,” Kayla ordered, dragging her chair from under her table and positioning it within easy reach of the spot she planned to take on the edge of the bed.

They sat, and Kayla produced an overly long tray which she balanced between the tops of the two armrests of Jaden’s chair, creating a serviceable work surface. When she was sure it was secure, she removed a large, blue cloth from her med-kit and spread it over the tray. Then she positioned Jaden’s arm on top. She placed her bucket near her right foot after lining it with a surgical-grade disposal bag. Finally, Kayla washed her hands in her bathroom, then returned and tugged on a pair of latex gloves. Selecting the supplies she would need, she placed them in a neat row on the tray.

“Ready?” Kayla asked Jaden.

“Yeah, let’s get it over with.” He pouted as Kayla filled a syringe with local anesthetic. “Is that really necessary?”

“No, I suppose not, but it’ll hurt a lot less than all the pulling I’ll be doing in a moment. It’s just a tiny pinch. Hold still.” Deftly, she inserted the needle in his arm and pressed the plunger, not giving him time to think about what she was doing.

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