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“Great,” I tell him, picking up the guest book. “We need you guys to sign in, and then I’ll take you to the medical wing.”

“Perfect,” he says, taking the book and moving to the sofa nearest the door.

He sits quickly and slaps the book open.

Rob stays where he is, standing near the door, gazing at the ground.

I send Ezra a text to let him know to expect us in a few minutes outside the patient’s room.

Damian hums under his breath while he fills out the book, putting in both of their details before he gets back up and hands it back to me.

I put it back on my desk, and Pete opens the door.

“If you’re ready, we can go see the patient now.”

“Ready,” Damian confirms, putting an arm around Rob and leading him out of the room.

I lock the door once we’re out of the room, and I lead everyone to the medical wing.

Chapter Seventy-One

Ezra

Iget Lana’s text message, and I finish my check up on one of the other patients. This patient’s wounds have almost healed up completely, but she doesn’t have a home to go to. Lana already offered her a place in the academy and explained that things are different than they used to be, but the girl’s not ready to make any decisions.

We have the flexibility here to allow our patients more time and that makes a big difference for people who’ve been through trauma.

The patient in room nine has undoubtedly been through a lot.

She’d been starved to the point where her organs could have started to shut down.

It’s nothing short of miraculous that she survived.

Now that she’s getting fed more, she’s stronger, but I hope to God this psychologist is able to get through to her so she can realize this is where she needs to be right now, and the place she came from was not her real home.

Lana is with Pete and our guests outside the room when I get there.

“Hi, Dr. Clarke,” Lana starts, giving me a wry smile. “This is Dr. Morgan, and his Alpha Damian.”

The doctor isn’t the Alpha.Huh.I look the Beta over and I can’t help but frown.

There’s something odd about him, and I don’t just mean how nervous he looks.

The Alpha clears his throat. “Before we go in to see the patient, Rob has a certain technique that some people might find jarring, but it does actually work to get the information he needs. Once he has that information, he uses it to help the patient heal. That can take some time, or it can be instant. It’s impossible to tell.”

“What’s the technique?” I ask, finding it strange that he has honest energy yet he’s saying something that sounds incredibly sketchy.

“There isn’t a name for it,” he answers. “That’s all I can say.”

I glance at Lana.

She shrugs helplessly.

It’s my call.

She trusts the alliance and they sent these guys.

I get a good vibe from the Alpha.

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