The Dragon Prince

Recovering

Alyssa

I walked into the hospital late at night and found Dr. Solus writing down information on the whiteboard for his staff. He turned around and was surprised to see me. "Alyssa?"

"Dr. Solus. I'm just here to see if Vincent is alright," I told him my intentions.

"It's Better that you come to him rather than him going to find you," he groaned. Alexandria asked me if you had come to see me. Did something happen?"

"You could say that," I shook my head. "I have a few scraps and bruises,"

"Why don't I take a look before you see Vincent?" Dr. Solus offered.

"Okay," I said. I knew Dr. Solus would continue bugging me until I said yes. He is a great doctor; I trust him. We arrived at his office, and he took out medical supplies for anything he might need while checking me out.

"So what happened?" Dr. Solus asked.

I told him about my fight with Devin, how I killed him, and how my broken hand healed with golden light.

"Do you know Professor Reid at the academy?" Dr. Solus said.

"He's one of my teachers," I nodded.

"I would talk to him about this golden light from your hand. He can help you," Dr. Solus said.

"I will," I said.

"Now, your hand shows no signs that it ever broke. Whatever this power is, it's powerful. You can go, but be careful." Dr. Solus said.

"I will," I smiled as I left his office. I walked into Vincent's room, and Vincent's face glowed with happiness.

"Hey," I smiled.

"Hi, baby girl," Vincent said.

"Sorry if I took a while; Solus wanted to make sure I wasn't hurt," I explained.

"That's fine, as long as you are safe," Vincent said. "Alexandria should never have made you do that,"

"Don't blame her, I agreed to it," I said. "I'm sorry about your father. How's your mother?"

"She's out of surgery, but she's in a coma. The doctors don't know for how long," Vincent breathed calmly. "Are you sure those dragons are the same people that took you?"

"Positive!" I nodded. "Alexandria told me the other dragons also had the same tattoo," I said.

"How are you holding up?" Vincent asked.

"I'm not the one in the hospital," I folded my arms. "Shouldn't I be asking you that question?"

"You killed a few dragons, Alyssa. That's not easy for anyone," Vincent said.

I broke down crying when he said those words. I let the emotions flow out, which I had been trying to keep closed off. The last day has been difficult, and it caught up with me. I felt Vincent's embrace, and I sat on his lap, sobbing. We lay on the hospital bed together, and he held me close. "Everything will be okay," Vincent kissed my forehead.

"What if they come after me again," I said.

"I will kill them all. No one will take you from me. You are MINE and mine alone," Vincent growled. Vincent held me closer, and I rested my head on his bare chest, listening to his heartbeat. I quickly fell asleep.

I woke up with the sun on my face. I was sleeping on Vincent, listening to his soft breath. He looked peaceful, but I could still feel inner turmoil. I tried to get out of bed without waking him up, but I ended up falling on the floor.