Alpha - Forever #1 (Complete)

Chapter 7 - Part 2

Scarlett

Gary made it to Cade's house in record time. He'd probably broken all the speed limits to get to me.

"Where is she?" he asked, looking desperately for me as Cade opened the door for him.

The moment he saw me, relief flooded through his features and he pulled me into a hug.

"Thank God," he whispered into my hair. After holding me tightly for a minute, he pulled away and gave me a once over with his eyes, looking for any visible injures.

"How is your head?" he asked with concern, seeing the cut on my forehead.

"I'm fine," I insisted. The headache tablets Cade had given me earlier had kicked in and my headache was gone.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" he asked, checking my arms. Blake and Cade stood together, watching us with interest.

"I think I hurt my ribs," I owned up. He would find out sooner or later. From the time I'd lost my parents, Gary had become not only a father to me, he'd also become a surrogate mother and at the moment he was mothering me.

"We need to get you checked over," he insisted.

"I'm okay," I insisted and pulled out of his grasp.

"We checked her and she doesn't have any serious injuries," Blake said, trying to reassure Gary but he didn't look convinced.

"I've a doctor on the premises that can check her out," Cade revealed.

"Why do you have a doctor on the premises?" I asked.

"It's a long story," muttered Cade. He pulled his phone from his jeans and dialed a number.

"I need you in the house," he ordered and then ended the call.

I couldn't help but wonder if he had a hospital at his beck and call as well.

Gary's attention was now focused on Blake and Cade, who up until then had been quietly watching our interaction.

He studied them for a moment before he turned to face me.

"Who are these guys?" he asked me.

"Guys from my school," I informed him. I did quick introductions between the three but they didn't shake hands; instead, they seemed to be sizing each other up. It was such a guy thing.

"What happened?" Gary asked, turning to face me. "I saw your car outside..."

That was what had probably freaked him out. The car was probably totaled.

I wasn't sure why but suddenly I began to feel tired. I don't know whether it was the adrenaline that wore off that made me suddenly feel dead on my feet, or something else.

"I think it would be best if she sat down," insisted Blake, taking note of my sudden paleness. Gary put an arm around my waist and followed Cade's lead into the formal lounge I'd been in earlier that evening before the accident.

With Gary's help I sank down into the sofa and leaned back. As much as I wanted to close my eyes and give in to the tiredness, the evening wasn't finished.

Moments later an older guy with gray hair beginning to show in his dark brown hair and dressed in a suit stepped into the lounge, holding some sort of leather bag in his hand.

"Curtis, please make sure she doesn't have any serious injuries," Cade instructed.

It was then that I noticed the stethoscope around his neck. He gave me a friendly smile as he walked to me. Gary stood up and Curtis sat down beside me. Under Gary's concerned eyes, the doctor checked my breathing and my heart. His fingers gently probed my injury by my ribs and my head.