I kept my tone neutral. “Are you sure it won’t linger longer? Like… a couple days, maybe?”
The doctor paused and raised a brow at me, suspicious. “What exactly do you mean, Kross?”
I cleared my throat and looked down at the floor. “I just meant… if it’s contagious or serious, maybe his family should be informed. Just to be safe.”
He snorted, unimpressed. “This isn’t his first fever, and it won’t be his last. He’ll recover by sundown, as long as he gets rest, eats light, and doesn’t do anything stressful. No need to stir up parental panic. Alphas suffer worse than this in training and walk it off.”
Great. There went my plan of looping in Vanya through the family protocol. The doctor gave me a curt nod and turned to leave.
And just when I thought the day couldn’t get more annoying, the
