Page 48 of Alien Dragon's Bride

She clicked end call and handed the phone back to Dena.

“Anything I can get you?”

“A ride back to my apartment.” She had to get away from these people. As much as they had helped her and especially Alice, which she’d be forever grateful, she had to leave. Too much of all of this reminded her of Levx. Plus she needed to get cleaned up and change clothes. Her cell and wallet had been destroyed in the fire so she needed them replaced. Then she had to go see her dad. Ensure herself that he was really recovering from a kidney transplant.

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Showered and dressed with a new phone in her hand and wallet in her pocket, Megan marched to her father’s room. Half the equipment was gone and his face was full of color and not the ashen-gray she become used to seeing.

“Hey, Dad.” She hugged him. “You look great. What does the doctor say?”

“Got a new doctor now.” He grinned. “Can’t for the life of me pronounce his name.”

“Oh, that’s great. Did they tell you anything about the donor or were they anonymous?” She wanted to thank whoever had given their kidney to save her dad.

Her father looked away. “Glad to know you’re feeling better.”

Something was up but she wouldn’t pry. He’d just had surgery recently and honestly she was too happy to care for much else. “So when do I get to meet this miracle-worker doctor then?”

“He came in for the surgery then sat with me every day.” Her father squirmed on the bed, pulling up the blanket. “Said I can go home this evening.”

“That soon?” She didn’t know how long after kidney transplant surgery someone could go home but a few days seemed way too fast.

“Yes, I’m healing up nicely and don’t even need the immunosuppression drugs.” He smiled.

What was her father not telling her? He could be more stubborn than her and by the lifting of his chin, she could tell he wasn’t going to say anything. She stood and kissed his forehead. “I’m going to see the nurse about your discharge paperwork and then we’re getting you out of here. How does a burger and fries sound?”

“Amazing.”

She winked. “My treat.”

After she left his room, she went to the nurses’ station. “Hi, I need the discharge papers for my dad.”

“Sure thing, hun,” the nurse said. “We’re all going to miss him around here.”

“Is the donor known or—”

“Sorry, that’s classified.” The nurse handed her a folder of paper work. “Bring this back whenever you’re done.”

Megan nodded. “Um…who was the surgeon who performed the transplant? My dad can’t remember his name.”

“Dr. Vomdrilx. Yes, he came especially for the surgery.”

“Is he from another hospital?” Megan leaned against the counter.

“He’s from all over. Goes around doing humanitarian work.”

“I don’t understand then. Why did he come here just to do my dad’s surgery?”

“Ask your friend that.” The nurse handed her a pen.

“What friend?” Alice had been here with her a few times to see her dad but she didn’t know any fancy doctors or she would’ve told her, wouldn’t she have?

“That handsome guy…Levx…I think was his name. He and Dr. Vomdrilx are old friends and he called in the favor for your dad.”

Heat flushed Megan’s face. Levx? He had done this? But why hadn’t her dad just told her that? An ice-cold feeling hit the pit of her stomach. She ran back to her father’s room and he jumped when he saw her.

“Where did your kidney come from?” she asked.

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