Chapter 45 A Doctor’s Visit


    Aubrey’s POV


    +8 Pearls


    Beta werewolves healed fast. The blisters on Jimmy’s face began fading right before our eyes–but it didn’t erase how pitiful he looked now.


    “Jax!” Aurelia shrieked dramatically. “Aubrey’s mental state is clearly unstable–she needs immediate, mandatory therapy!”


    Dad turned on me too, furious. “Aubrey! What’s gotten into you? He’s the therapist your mother and I brought in to help you!”


    Help me? I nearlyughed. Help me be the star of a viral porn video? Help destroy my name and future?


    Jimmy, on the other hand, calmly wiped the coffee off his face, keeping that smug, righteous mask perfectly intact. “Please don’t be angry, Mr. Jax. Psychological trauma can lead to violent outbursts.”


    He looked at me with that fake holy–man expression and said, “Ms. Aubrey, I genuinely want to help you.”


    His voice was poison wrapped in honey–the same sickly–sweet tone he used to manipte Omegas. I’d fallen for that false kindness once before. Right up until he ripped off his mask and pressed <i>that </i>drugged cloth over my mouth and nose-


    “You’re still missing a little sincerity, ‘Doctor.”


    I smirked, aimed for that lying mouth of his–and hurled the porcin cup straight at his face.


    <i>Crack</i><i>! </i>


    The sharp sound of shattering china was followed by a muffled groan. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, staining the cor of his white shirt red.


    Too bad it wasn’t a whip soaked in wolfsbane, I thought, almost disappointed.


    The smile finally slid off Jimmy’s face, but Aurelia was on him in an instant, I saw her l blood off his lips–and mouth two words behind her phony concern. More money.


    Heh. Really going all out to deal with me, huh?


    I couldn’t help but scoff. Dad was shaking with rage. “You–you’re just-”


    n to <i>dab </i>the


    “Just what?” I cut in coldly. “Just someone who needs to be locked in a basement? Whipped with wolfsbane until the skin splits open? Or maybe left out in the snow without food or water for three days straight?”


    My expression was so icy that Dad was momentarily speechless.


    “No need to be upset, Mr. Jax,” Jimmy said, licking the blood off his lips. There was a sh of menace in his eyes, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared, reced by that fake savior persona again. “Ms. Aubrey’s hostility only proves she needs professional intervention. I understand–and I’m here to help.”


    “Look at him!” Dad shouted, ring at me. “Then look at you!”


    “Oh, absolutely.” I gave Jimmy a chilly smile. “I’m counting on Dr. Jimmy now. I promise–I’ll be the perfect patient. And I guarantee… every single day you spend in my home will be an unforgettable… delightful.


    Chapter 45 A Doctor’s Visit


    experience*


    +8 Pearls


    As I turned to head upstairs, I heard Dad’s angry roar and Aurelia’s fake–pleasant attempts to calm him


    down.


    Once in my room, I pulled out my bank card and checked the bnce. Mateo hade through–there was 1.2 million already in the ount. A fortune for someone like me right now.


    Sure, once I’m officially adopted into the Alpha family, fame and fortune wille easily. But for now? Alpha Henry still wanted nothing to do with me. If I wanted his support, I had to earn it first–with real results.


    This 1.2 million? I’d have to stretch it carefully.


    I stashed the card away, then pulled out the medical books Grandpa left me, along with two sets of needles, the gold needles i always used, and the rare Bloodvine Set–made from crimson vine soaked in a mix of ancestral werewolf blood and arcane potion.


    Pretty sure there was no more werewolf ancestor blood in the world now, which meant this was probably thestplete Bloodvine set in existence.


    There were 81 gold needles. Only 48 Bloodvine needles–too unstable for me to use yet.


    Thinking of Mateo’s little brother and his illness, I hesitated, then took seven gold needles and stuffed them into my bag, along with all the cash I had on hand.


    I figured Dad and the others were still downstairs, and I had no desire to cross paths. So I shifted into wolf form and leapt out the window. Dad wouldn’t care anyway. When he asked about itter, I could make up something on the spot.


    What I didn’t expect… was to run into Charles after just a few steps.


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