Page 49 of Alien Dragon's Bride

He paled. “I-I told you it was anonymous.”

“Don’t lie to me, Dad. I know Levx asked the doctor to come and I also know you’re hiding something from me.” Tears welled in her eyes.

“You weren’t supposed to know for another few days.”

Her legs gave out and she plopped onto the visitor’s chair. “What do you know about him? Everything?”

“I know he’s not from here,” he lowered his voice. “He showed me and gave me a chance at a normal life. Wanted me around to see after you, protect you. I’ve been sick for so long and he offered me a cure. All I had to do was not tell you the whole truth and watch out for you.”

Her heart hammered so hard in her chest she pressed a hand there to ease the pain. “H-He gave you his kidney, didn’t he?”

“Yes,” his whisper was barely audible.

“How could you do that?” She glared up at him. “Take some alien’s body part. What if it had killed you?”

“I was already dying, sweetheart.” He straightened. “And a gamble I was willing to take. Gave me some of his bone marrow too and said it would speed the healing and I won’t ever get sick again…not even a cold.”

Her entire body trembled. What had Levx done? Given so much of himself for her father when she’d hated him and yelled at him. “Wait. Have you seen Levx since the surgery?”

“Just the morning after. He said he had to help look for three missing kids—dragons of theirs.”

The triplets. They hadn’t found them yet—so where was Levx then? She needed to see him. Talk to him. Thank him for saving her father and then, then she didn’t know if she wanted to jump into his arms or choke him.

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