Reawakening the Dragon: Part Two by Jessie Donovan Read Free Book Online Page A

grimaced as his bicep and shoulder throbbed at the movement. After a few deep breaths, he found his voice again. “Leave it to Evie. She’ll sort it out somehow.” Kai moved his legs and tested out the pain. Luckily, moving his lower body didn’t hurt as long as he was careful. He hated sitting still. “What happened to the men in the alley?”
    “We left them behind. But while I’ve been here waiting for you to wake up, Bram might’ve done something else to find them. You’ll have to ask him when he arrives.”
    “I don’t like the fact that the threat to your life is still out there.”
    Jane studied him a second and Kai resisted moving his legs again. Given enough time, the human could wrestle out all of his secrets.
    He wasn’t sure if that was supposed to be a good or bad thing.
    Jane opened her mouth, no doubt with another bloody question, when Sid entered the room carrying a clipboard. The dragonwoman’s face was stern as she assessed him with her brown eyes. “You look well. How do you feel?” He tried to answer, but Sid cut him off. “Give me the truth, Kai Sutherland. I’m not about to dance around to get it, either. I have ways of making you talk. You bloody well know that.”
    Sid had once withheld his pain medication for five hours until he’d told her the truth. Kai could handle pain if need be, but those had been some of the longest hours of his life. “My arm is sore and if I move it, it bloody hurts. But with a sling and some pain medication, I can probably go home.”
    Tossing her clipboard onto the side table, Sid moved to Kai’s injured shoulder. “Let me be the judge of that.”
    As Sid poked and prodded his shoulder, arm, and chest, Kai set his jaw and kept his face stoic. He wasn’t about to show weakness in front of Jane.
    Though why the hell that mattered, he had no idea.

    ~~~

    Jane watched Dr. Sid exam Kai. Despite the fact the doctor was doing her job, Jane didn’t like the other woman touching Kai’s bare skin.  
    Tapping her fingers, Jane studied Kai’s expression, the one she was coming to call “badass Protector face.” She wondered what the true Kai Sutherland was like beneath the mask. More importantly, she wondered if there was still humor buried deep inside of him.
    Thanks to Bram, she might actually have a chance to find out the answers to her questions, as well as satisfy her curiosity about the mysterious Maggie Jones.
    But Jane was getting ahead of herself. She continued tapping her fingers until Sid stepped back and nodded. “Provided you follow my instructions to the letter, you can probably go home in the next hour or so.” Sid looked to her. “I was told you are going to look after him.”
    “What?” Kai demanded.
    Ignoring him, Jane nodded. “Bram said it was part of my duties whilst I stayed here.”
    Sid eyed her for a second before reaching into the pocket of her white coat and taking out a folded piece of paper. Offering it to her, Jane took it as the doctor said, “Dragon-shifters are a little different than humans. Since we heal faster, the first twenty-four hours are the most important when it comes to treating infection or other complications. If we don’t catch them early, it could have a devastating effect on a dragon-shifter’s ability to shift properly.” Nodding toward the paper, Sid added, “Keep an eye out for everything on that list. I wrote my own personal mobile number at the bottom. Call me if you spot anything.”
    Kai chimed in, “Do I get a say in this at all, Sid? I’m more than capable of looking after myself. I’ve done it before.”
    Sid moved her brown-eyed gaze back to Kai. “Yes, but never when the dragon hunters were within your grasp. If you want out of this surgery, then you’ll allow Jane to look after you. Otherwise, I’ll have Ginny do it.”
    At Kai’s sigh, Jane had a feeling this Ginny wasn’t someone you wanted looking after you.
    Kai finally answered, “Fine. Anyone is better than