Heaven Will Fall (Gravitium Book 1) by Michael Anderle

Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2023-03-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Florence was worth every centi-cred Clare spent on her. The smaller version was more than capable of treating the bite wound. Antibacs and anti-virals were applied before it sealed the wounds. That little shit had torn muscles and tendons, but painkillers erased the agony.

Anselm handled the device like he’d used it before. He carefully let it continue sealing wounds and reattaching the ripped tissue with dissolvable material.

It wasn’t the first time she wished she could heal like a were, though. The painkillers were a blessing, but her arm would ache for a while unless she went back for them regularly. She would have to be careful not to tear the stitches out.

“You don’t think he was infected, do you?” Anselm asked.

Clare didn’t want him to pause with the machine. She narrowed her eyes, though he wasn’t looking at her. “Infected with what? The antibacs and virals should take care of that.”

“No. The virus. You know, the werewolf virus. It’s transmitted by bite. He didn’t look like he’d been changed, but you can’t always tell. He was strong enough to have been one.”

She didn’t immediately answer because she didn’t want to talk down to him or make him feel stupid for asking. She’d once thought the same thing. Curtis had educated her on the matter after a few jokes at her expense.

There were no stupid questions, he’d explained. Only stupid people who think they’re too good to ask the right questions.

“Being bit by a werewolf doesn’t change you, man.” She wasn’t sure she’d cleared the mockery from her voice, but he didn’t react. “It’s a whole fucking process to change a human into a were. One that requires genetic grafting and usually kills the human involved.”

He paused and studied her for a moment before he continued with the treatment. “So it’s inherited. Not transmitted.”

“Pretty much. Makes me think people got their research mixed up because becoming a vampire is transmitted. Like a venereal disease, although fangs don’t appreciate the comparison. Then again, it’s also not as simple as being bit by a fang.”

“Huh.” When the device beeped at the treatment completion, Anselm pulled it away. The wound still looked messy but better than the chewed-up splotch it had been ten minutes ago. “Seems like people need to update their research.”

“That’d be difficult. Like you said, weres aren’t lining up to be test subjects.” Clare tested her arm’s mobility. It wasn’t great, but it would do. “Neither are vamps, but more research went into them. As I recall, a bite needs to be mixed with the vamp’s blood, or they need to press their blood into the bite.”

“Does it need to be a bite, or can you inject someone?”

“I don’t think injection works.” She stopped testing her arm when the stitches strained. “From what I heard, their saliva plays a part in the activation. Not sure what part, though. It’s virulent and disruptive to a person’s system. If it’s not carefully managed, it’ll kill the host in almost ninety-nine percent of cases.

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