The Code of The Alpha
It looked like someone had tried to scrub it with bleach, but a deep maroon stain was still visible.
Bates sat silently in the chair beside me, Dr. Witt standing behind him sterilizing the tool she was about to use to remove the medical staples from his scalp.
There were five of the small, silver staples running vertically up the back of his head where it had split into a deep gash.
He stared at the table as she gently pushed his head forward.
"You should just feel a little tug," she warned him.
He closed his eyes tight, wincing as she wiggled the first one loose. She placed it on a gauze pad that sat on the table next to her medical supplies