Werewolf Academy Book 3: Instinct by Cheree Alsop

Author:Cheree Alsop [Alsop, Cheree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cheree Alsop
Published: 2014-09-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“ARE YOU PLANNING TO sleep all day?”

Jaze’s voice broke through Alex’s dreams, jolting him awake in a rush of thoughts and emotions. It took him a moment to remember why he was in the hospital and why machines were hooked up to his chest. When the flood of memories tumbled over him, he sat up quickly.

“Easy, now,” Dr. Benjamin said as he pulled the sticky pads from Alex’s chest. “You’re a bit jumpy today.”

“Ready to get out of here,” Alex replied. At the doctor’s raised eyebrows, he hurriedly said, “Not that it’s a bad place, it’s just, a, a...”

“Hospital?” the doctor supplied helpfully.

“Alex has a way with words,” Jaze said, winking at the boy.

Alex chuckled. “Just ready to be cleared, doc.”

“Well, given these readings,” Dr. Benjamin said, scanning pages that had been placed in Alex’s file. “You definitely have atrial fibrillation.” At Alex’s blank look, the doctor explained, “Electrical impulses control your heart’s natural rhythm. When these lose coordination, giving you an irregular beat, it can increase the risk of irreversible damage to your heart.”

“What options do we have?” Jaze asked.

Dr. Benjamin gave Alex a searching look. “This condition can be serious. Our treatment goal would be to prevent circulatory instability and chance of a stroke. For a human, I would prescribe medication, but as far as I know, they’ve never been tested on a werewolf. We can also induce an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm.”

“That sounds pleasant,” Alex said quietly.

Dr. Benjamin continued, “Another option is to use ablation to block the trigger points and create a barrier so the arrhythmia stops.”

Alex’s stomach knotted. “Is that with surgery?” At Dr. Benjamin’s nod, he shook his head and stood up. “I’m done here. I need to get back to Cassie and the others.” He reached for the clothes Cassie had left for him that would be a definite step up from the hospital gown.

Jaze caught his arm. “Hold on, Alex. I think we need to take care of this.”

Alex shook his head. He felt like shouting and running away at the same time. He held still, forcing his muscles to stop twitching.

“Alex, look at me.”

The fatherly concern in Jaze’s voice left Alex no choice. He turned his head slowly and met the dean’s brown eyes.

“I’ve gone through too many things that have almost taken me away from Cassie. I promised her I would be back. I need to be there for her,” Alex said quietly.

Whatever Jaze saw in his expression made the dean give an understanding nod. He let Alex go and looked at the doctor. “We’ll consider our options another time. Is there any danger to waiting?”

Dr. Benjamin hesitated. It was obvious by Alex’s rush to pull on his clothes that there was no choice in the matter. “If it gets worse, let me know,” the doctor conceded.

“I will,” Alex said. He wondered if the dean and doctor believed him; he wasn’t sure he believed himself.

He rushed out the door and hurried down the hall.

“Where are you going?” Jaze called in surprise.

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