*Sterling POV* I ate my dinner quickly, because I just wanted to get this over with. I wasn't looking forward to that burn again, but it was better than the alternative. I called and spoke with Samantha before I allowed them to give me any more serum, and she was a nervous wreck. "Sterling! Oh my goddess, I'm so glad you are OK. I've been waiting for someone to call me and let me know what was happening, but it's been hours since I heard from anyone. Are you in the clear?" she asked. I smiled at her rambling, because you just had to let her go once she started. When there was finally a break in her speaking, I replied to what she had asked. "No, not yet. I have to have another dose of the serum. Vlad seems to think that due to my size and alphaoyal blood, I wasn't given enough initia

