CHAPTER 16

"Yes, she is," He answered, hoping that Reed did hold up to his side if the deal, if not, Mira wouldn't just be at the edge of beastifying, she would have become a Beast-bound already.

"Awesome. If your blood eradicates the virus in her system, then we are one step away from finally finding a permanent cure," Corvin said, glancing at Axton's cold face.

He hoped his new information would erase his ill behaviour from Axton's mind.

"What is the last step?" Axton's voice had a tone of urgency to it, surprising Ren.

He tilted his head and stared at Axton, who seemed to be a little uneasy. He wondered what could have possibly gotten under the wicked Captain's skin.

Corvin cleared his throat, "We will need to test his blood with a Beast-bound's. A cure is something that would completely eradicate the virus from the body. It would permanently stop the infection and leave the person completely free of the virus, with no chance of it returning." Corvin said.

"If Renault's blood eradicates the virus from a Beast-bound, then only then can we confidently prove that Renault's DNA is a permanent, global cure," Cirvin explained in detail hoping that Axton and Ren understood him.

Axton slowly nodded, "Then, see that he is free from any sickness or injuries. I don't care if you're testing his regeneration or not. Renault is not to face any form of pain... unless by me." He instructed, returning his deep gaze to Ren's body.

Ren gulped loudly, slowly looking away from Axton. Officially, he had become an object.

Axton has officially declared Ren valueless until after his blood had been tested with a Beast-bound's. If he isn't what they think, they'd get rid of him immediately.

Somehow, Ren hoped he was the cure. He would like to heal his sister completely from the virus.

"After checking him, send him to me," Axton said and slowly turned away to leave the infirmary.

He would come back to talk privately with Corvin later, not in front of Ren.

"Yes, Captain," Corvin replied as Axton left.

Ren released a deep breath as Axton walked out the door, leaning his hand on the table.

"Shit!" Corvin suddenly cursed and held his shoulder, his face contorted in pain.

Ren's attention was drawn to the hurting man as he quickly moved toward a tall, white medical cabinet.

Corvin slid out a drawer in the cabinet and took out a small, red container from it. Hurrying his movements, he twisted the lid open and popped two white pills into his mouth, chewing them with a slight frown.

Ren was amused. He realised that the doctor had only been acting unaffected in front of Axton while he was dying in pain.

"Are you okay?" Ren asked, walking over to Corvin.

Corvin straightened up, clearing his throat, "I'm fine," he nodded.

"You, however, seem to have become very important to the captain. Which is something to be extremely bothered about. I do apologise for the bathroom," Corvin said, staring at Ren's now-clear skin.

Ren purses his lips and pondered on Corvin's words.

Becoming important to the captain is both a blessing and a curse.

No one would hurt you. Only he had the right to do so. And being the only one to hurt you was worse than having a hundred men do it.

'What really have I gotten myself into?' Ren blinked slowly as he imagined how his life was going to turn from that moment onward

After a while, Ren walked out of the glass room.

A silent hiss filled the air as an array of sensors hidden within the glass walls came to life. Pulses of cool, luminous blue light, like threads of solidified data, shot out and wove themselves into a dense, shimmering grid around Ren's shirtless body.

​The rays traced every inch of his skin, sweeping from his collarbone to his waist, a ghost-like touch that carried no heat or pressure. They probed beneath the surface, a clinical, digital gaze searching for any sign any subdermal infections, or the slightest imperfection in his cells.

The light pulsed and flickered over his torso, a precise and methodical examination that made him feel less like a human and more like a specimen on a slide.

Outside the glass room, Corvin stood in front of a large screen, his blue-ray glasses on his face as he stared closely so he didn't miss any information about Ren's medical report.

He glanced at Ren briefly, and then he looked at the timer on the table.

It was time to let him out.

He pressed a button beside the screen, and a smooth hiss was heard as the door slowly slid open.

Ren sighed in relief when the test was over. It wasn't as bad as he thought it would be.

It didn't hurt. It didn't harm him either, just a normal check-up.

He walked over to Corvin and picked up his chair from the chair beside him.

"How was it, doc? Am I dying?" He asked, finding humour in his predicament.

Corvin shook his head, leaning over to take a small printout from the side of the large screen.

"Here's your result," he handed Ren the printed paper, "Do not read it, you don't have the right to. The captain will tell you what's in there... if it's necessary," Corvin stood for the long stool and pointed to the door.

"Come on," he said and walked away.

Ren followed Corvin out into the infirmary. The glass room was just inside one of the secret rooms in the infirmary.

Ren was starting to wonder why he had never seen anyone in the infirmary. It was almost like the place was meant for Corvin's works.

They left the infirmary and got into an elevator, Ren thought they were going over to Axton's office. However, the elevator opened to reveal a large room with rectangular wooden tables and benches neatly arranged with almost a hundred men sitting around the tables.

All eyes turned to Ren, staring at him like a sour thumb.

"Welcome to the cafeteria, Renault," Corvin said beside Ren.