The Alpha and the Mistake
“Heroics have a time and place, but this isn’t the time or the place. It will only put your life in danger.”
“We will do everything you say, Doctor,” Mom said, giving me a sharp look. It promised a nice long chat in my future.
“Good,” the doctor replied as Harry returned.
“Sorry about that,” he said, looking apologetic at all of us. “She good?”
The doctor nodded and repeated his orders, which, like Mom, Harry agreed to. When the doctor left, Harry looked at Mom. “Honey, why don’t you make Brook something light to eat. Hot soup might help.”