Unicorn's Instinct (A Day Care for Shifters Book 3) by Elva Birch
Author:Elva Birch [Birch, Elva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-13T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 25
Becketâs instinct gave a flare of alarm and he shoved Shane at Vivian without thinking so that he was free to bolt through the crowd to the fallen child.
âIâm a doctor!â he explained, pushing his way through the fringe of children and parents who had gathered to gape.
The youth, a boy of about thirteen dressed as a Power Ranger, was silent but writhing in pain, holding the arm that heâd fallen on and gritting his teeth. The other kids whoâd been with him were doing plenty of screaming and crying for him.
Becket glanced up at the height of the bleachers and tried to guess how heâd come down on the arm. It was a nasty fall, if not life-threatening, but it looked like heâd been unlucky in landing. The forearm or wrist was almost certainly broken, and not cleanly.
There was a tingle of recognition as he got closer and Becket knew this was a shifter. âLet me see,â he commanded, and the closest kids drew back obediently as Becket knelt beside him, hearing stitches pop in his slip as he did. âIâm not exactly dressed for this,â he admitted jovially, âbut I promise Iâm a doctor. I work at the Nickel City Family Clinic, do you know it?â
The boy grimaced and jerked his head, but looked like he didnât dare unlock his jaw. His nostrils were flared and he was panting through his teeth. He lay still while Becket gently took his arm in his hands and Becket felt him shudder in agony.
And no wonder.
Becketâs unicorn hissed in sympathy. Broken, he agreed. Here, and here, and here.
It was the kind of messy break that would almost certainly require surgery. And surgery for shifter children was deeply complicated, given their quicker-than-expected recovery rate. It also tended to require a lot of blood tests that would give alarming results under scrutiny, with high indicators of problems that didnât exist for them. It would raise a lot of questions, if nothing else, and lead his parents on a merry and expensive medical chase, putting all of them under suspicion.
âShould we call 9-1-1?â one of the older kids asked. A few parents had their phones out and looked indecisive.
âItâs probably just sprained,â Becket lied convincingly. âLet me see.â
He looked up to see Vivian catch him in the falsehood. She had Shane on one hip and Tara by the other hand. âIs there anything I can do?â she offered without judgment as she let go of Tara and knelt opposite him. âWhatâs your name, kiddo?â
The boy only grunted as one of his friends volunteered, âDarius. His name is Darius.â
âHi, Darius,â Vivian said gently. âYouâre in good hands with Doctor Becket. Can we get a little space here, please?â
Did she know what he planned to do? The kids and parents drew obediently back at her firm words, and Becket took advantage of the attention being briefly on her to flow in with his unicorn and inspect the injury.
How much? he asked with trepidation. How much
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