Unable to find a response.
For the first time in a very long while...
She wasn't sure what to think.
And that uncertainty frightened her far more than hostility ever could.
The family doctor arrived less than an hour later.
Elena had been informed only after the woman was already on her way.
Naturally, she wasn't pleased.
"You called a doctor without asking me?"
Alaric looked entirely unbothered by her annoyance.
"You would've said no."
"Exactly."
"Which is why I didn't ask."
Elena stared at him.
Alaric stared right back.
The doctor sighed heavily.
"I can already tell I'm going to regret being involved in whatever this relationship is."
Neither of them responded.
That alone was answer enough.
A few minutes later, Elena found herself seated in her bedroom while the doctor carefully unwrapped the bandage around her palm.
The cut was cleaned and inspected.
Fortunately, it wasn't deep enough for stitches.
But the doctor remained unusually quiet.
