Chapter 53
Arriving at Nalong Community Hospital and watching Noah explain to Dr Vertan why we hadn’t so much as called an ambulance was entertaining, now that we knew what we were looking for. He really could wield his gift of charm like a gold-gilded weapon. Dr Vertan was so distracted by Noah’s sparkly explanation that she didn’t seem to notice how easily he sliced through her natural concern. Tessa, who could usually be counted on to come up with the most convincing lies, just looked up at him from her wheelchair with wide eyes and an innocent smile, leaving him to answer the irate doctor. I couldn’t pinpoint exactly where in the conversation the physician’s attitude changed, but within five minutes of him flashing his emerald eyes at her, she was congratulating us all on how well we’
