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Once the doors closed behind me, I felt a deep-seated trepidation settling over my mood. Being an immortal, I didn’t often find myself waiting in a hospital of any sort, even one more tailored towards lycans and large fae animals. The fae kitten had gained consciousness only briefly before he was rushed off to surgery.
Doctor Kim Sutherland came out, tapping her heels the entire way. She was an omega lycan, one of the few in the weakest category of dominance and raw strength. However, I’d learned a while back, that didn’t mean she was stupid. Kim had helped Liv’s wolf when her back leg got dislocated and broken in three places. It was a tough break, so it wouldn’t heal straight without medical intervention.
Even at eleven, Kim had been ready to bow and scrape to Liv because of the
