"Stop right there! Eleanor, have I been spoiling you too much?"
Carl yanked Eleanor back roughly and threw her onto the bed without the slightest bit of care.
She'd just woken up, and her body was so weak that the sudden jerk overwhelmed her. She passed out again right away.
"Damn it! Healer! You all stay here. Don't let her take even half a step out of this room. If she starts acting up, have the healer sedate her right away!"
Carl wasn't joking around this time—he was dead set on keeping Eleanor locked up.
He told the deltas to keep her under strict watch. No slipping out, not even for a second. And to the healer, he made it crystal clear: if she got uncontrollable, just knock her out. Better her sleeping than causing drama.
He didn't care how brutal or shameless the
