Diagnosis of Debt: Healer's 700,000 Shakedown
After my physical examination, I'm about to leave the pack infirmary located in my cousin's territory when a heavily made-up healer suddenly grabs my arm.
She hisses, "Stop right there! You think you can break something in the infirmary and just run away? No way!"
I look at her unfamiliar face and blink, feeling utterly confused. "What did I break?"
She points to the crystal potion bottles on the shelves and wrinkles her nose exaggeratedly.
"You reek, and your stench has contaminated all the potions, making them unusable! Alpha Xander bought these at a high cost, and all of it is worth 500 thousand dollars. There's also compensation for causing me emotional distress—that's another 200 thousand.
"Altogether, that's 700 thousand dollars. Will you pay by cash or card?"
My scent is a mix of violet and amber. It's noble and cool, like a winter dusk. Of course, not everyone loves this scent, but "contamination"? Please!
I can't fathom why the infirmary in Xander's territory is operating like a scam.
I laugh out of anger and say, "I'm Alpha Xander's cousin. I don't pay a single cent in his territory. If anyone has a problem with that, they can speak to me personally."
But the healer only rolls her eyes. "You bitch, trying to use such lowly tricks to get my Alpha's attention? You wish! If you don't pay up today, I'll strip you naked and throw you onto the street so that everyone can smell how foul you are!"
She has no idea who she's threatening.
I take a deep breath and quickly contact my Beta. "Tell Xander—either banish this healer from the pack, or I'll banish him."