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Chapter 130
Lewana POV
I’ve been on the go now for 26 hours. 2 hours in battle, 4 hours in surgery for Liam, and 6 hours for other soldiers who were injured. The rest was mainly on the clinic floor, directing and monitoring medical care. I was doing my best for the pack as well through Arthur and getting updates. It’s a good thing I can multitask so well.
I needed to do it though. Conrad was in no position to lead when he felt Liam’s bond nearly snap. He needed me, so I stepped up. I suppose that is what a Luna does.
I go and see Prince Aalto first. He needs to get in water soon, or he will dry out and get worse.
“How are you feeling, little Cherubfish?“.
He laughs at the old nickname his mum used to call him. “Pretty good considering. I need to go for a swim though. Gotta say, Orca. You provided better care than our healers. How did you know what to do?“.
“Worked a lot of it out as I went. That, and I had some theories I thought would work. I’ll get some pack members to help you get to the swimming pool. Your skin looks like it is accepting the fish skin covers, so you should heal up well underneath. I’ll be checking on you daily, though“.
“Just so you know, I called Mum and Dad. I left a message, and I know they will be checking daily, so I suspect they will be coming back by tomorrow“.
I just laugh and tell, “I’m looking forward to it“.
I then head over to Prince Eli. When I enter, he is silent and can’t look me in the eye.
I approach cautiously. “How are you feeling today?“.
He doesn’t answer.
“You need to talk to me if you want me to help you get well“.
He looks up at me, confused. “How did you do it?“.
“Do what?“.
“I expelled my life force. The fire within was starving, and you managed to get it to continue burning. No Phoenix has ever survived that“.
“I used my knowledge of science. I do need to take some blood tests to get some idea of any other medical support you might need, though. Have you called your parent?“.
“No. They entrusted watching over you to me. I don’t need to bother them“.
I could tell he was scared and confused. Doesn’t matter who you are, but coming that close to death would terrify anyone.
“If Phoenixes normally die for expelling life force, maybe they need to know you survived so they can help others. Anyway, once I take some blood, you can go back to your room and rest. The medics and I will be by to check on you later“.
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I take the bloods. Start running it through my lab while completing other tasks.
I head back to Liam’s bedside, where I see Conrad waiting. He seems much more like himself, but I can tell he is nervous. I call over the medic for assistance in case I need to put Valen back under.
“You ready, Conrad?“.
He nods at me, and I stop the medication. After about 3 minutes, he starts to stir. It’s not long before Valen is panicking at the tube in his throat, and he is trying to get up.
“Easy Valen, easy. You’re safe. I need to make sure you’re OK before I take the tube out. Use the mind link to talk to me“.
He starts whimpering in my head. “Out. Want it out“.
I send a powerful calming wave through him to try and settle him before I give more instructions.
“I will take it out, but you can’t shift into Liam yet. I need you to hold the shift“.
“OK“.
I deflate the balloon that holds the tube in place and pull it out gently but quickly. Valen instantly starts coughing and gasping for air. I put the mask over his muzzle and continue sending the calming aura down.
I look over and see Conrad looking terrified but trying to remain stoic.
“OK, Valen. I’m going to give you a shot of morphine so you can try shifting back. I think you have a few broken bones, and I’m not sure if your stitches will pull during the shift. Just try one limb at a time and do it slowly and gradually. If it’s
too much, stay as Valen“.
He instantly starts trying, and his limbs shift back first. As he shifts his head, Liam lets out a groan and shifts his torso. As soon as he is back, I put a human breathing mask on and check all his vital signs. While I’m working, he talks to Conrad.
“What happened? The Last thing I remember is claws and teeth“.
“You nearly died. One of the enemy soldiers sliced you open. Lewana saved you“.
Liam’s face goes blank as he looks at the severity of his injuries. I had to put in 186 stitches to get his abdomen back together. He will need X–rays to check his joints for fractures. He also got tear in the bottom of his lung that I had to repair.
I have done all my checking, and he seems OK. He is extremely anemic, so I give him some blood before the X–rays.
Conrad is confused when the bag goes up.
“Where did you get the blood?“.
“It’s my blood. I’m O- so a universal donor. I normally take a quart every 6 weeks, so it’s viable and available in an emergency. It only lasts 6 weeks in the fridge, so the one he had last night was the stock I had, and this I took this morning“.
Both men’s eyes go wide. Liam is the first to speak. “You’re literally giving me your blood“.
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“Well, the higher rank you are, the more red blood cells you have, so this will help you with anemia more than another wolf’s blood. Also, you have already had four units of my plasma. I take that every week or so. It’s where our healing abilities come from, so having plasma from an Alpha should help Valen. Some of the other soldiers with major injuries had some plasma too“.
Both men are speechless and just stare at me. This level of medical care is common in humans but unheard of here. I’m not sure if they’re staring because they can’t believe what I did or because they’re impressed. Guess I will find out later.
The awkward silence and staring eventually crept me out, and I know they need some time together.
“I’m going to go check on the Prince’s. You might also want to mindlink Mary and Michelle to tell them their boy is
