Ryker's POV
Micah brought Kaylin over after breakfast, and then he took Rose home for me. I don't want to leave Alyssa. She is talking to me right now. She gets nervous and hesitant, but she isn't scared now. I don't know how long it will last, so I'm just going to savor the moment with my mate. This moment where I get to talk to my mate for the first time in a long time, and I can finally breathe.
"Lyssa, do you want to eat? It's near lunchtime." Kaylin asks.
"Is it? But what about breakfast... I wanna waffle." she says.
"How's your pain Alyssa?" the doctor asks as he listens to the stethoscope on her heart.
"Waffles don't hurt." Alyssa shrugs.
"You're not a waffle. He wants to know if you're in pain." Kaylin says.
"Me?... Oh... No... No pain." Alyssa says, shaking her head.
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