Aykeetan: Ay'Kea'Terran Mates Book One by Harpie Alexander

Author:Harpie Alexander [Alexander, Harpie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harpie Alexander
Published: 2019-10-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Aykeetan

My mate ran off shortly after her examination with Dr. Dushaad was finished. She seemed pleased with the results but was immediately frustrated that I disregarded medical care for myself. I saw no reason to seek the assistance of the doctor when I simply needed to take care of her first.

I can’t help but feel pride. She cares enough about me to storm off as a form of defiance, if she didn’t care about me, she wouldn't have been bothered. It just proves that she feels for me as I do for her, even if she’s not ready to admit anything yet. I like a challenge, and while I didn’t start off on the right foot, I feel like I’m heading in the right direction.

Dr. Dushaad is also angry with me. I concealed my injuries from him earlier when he was busy, but I don’t bother mentioning that to him. I hope he doesn’t think I dislike the medical care he provides. He did a fine job with me before and he did great with my mate. I trust him.

If I didn’t value his medical expertise, I wouldn’t have allowed him to take care of my mate, or be near her for that matter, but I have learned that everyone on this ship is honorable and trustworthy. I have no issues.

Getting to work on my back, he gives me a full breakdown of my injuries.

“Several human weapon projectile wounds, dead tissue and swelling.”

He applies antiseptic to clean my wounds and the forceps to remove the debris and projectiles.

“Vrak!” The scalpel to remove the tissue that started to decay hurt like a shakset’s claw. The anti-inflammatory gauze he applies for the swelling helps to ease the pain.

I’m ignoring the sensations as he goes through the motions, my mind is on my mate. The pulse in my hearts tell me she’s still close by.

“Alright, you’re all patched up,” he says, jabbing a needle into my arm to pump me full of medication. “That’s the preliminary round of antibiotics, so you don’t need a second dose unless you feel symptoms of infection. Next time come see me sooner. I don’t know what it is about warriors slacking off on their medical treatment, then showing up in my medical bay badly wounded on the verge of near death. It irks me.”

“That didn’t feel like near death to me,” I grunt.

“You get my meaning. I’m considering refusing treatment to anyone who waits to come see me, however, I’m not the captain and Rasheed would not be pleased.”

I have a feeling something else is going on with Dr. Dushaad. Something appears to be on his mind, and I feel bad for wasting his time. If I did come earlier, I wouldn’t have been there for my mate when she woke up, but Dr. Dushaad wouldn’t have had to spend so much time treating me. The fact remains, I wouldn’t have done it any other way. My mate comes first.

“Thanks for patching me up, again. I’ll try to come sooner next time should I need your assistance.

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