Four Years Later The ward’s scent filters hummed quietly overhead, stripping most of the blood, fear, and wolf musk from the air. The monitors blinked yellow, their stuttering beeps matching the uneven rhythm of the boy’s heartbeat. His pulse was unstable, skipping beats every few seconds as his body tried to shift again before recovering from the last transformation.“Hello Atta, how do you feel?” I asked, keeping my voice calm despite the chaotic lines on the screen.“Like a train ran over me,” he replied, trying not to groan. He tried to mask it, but his knuckles were white as he gripped the bedrail.“I'm going to draw a little blood from your arm so we can run some tests and figure out what’s triggering this.” I found the vein, swabbed it, and slid the needle in. He winced, his fangs briefly elongating before receding. Then I opened his file and added a few treatment orders.“Nurse Vi, ensure that he gets these.” I handed over the file and strode to the door.“I'll head over to
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