chapter 44

"And you have been getting nosebleeds for how long?” Doctor Pat asks. “A while,” she answers. She kicked up a huge fuss when I refused to leave, and I was curious as to why, so had refused to leave the room. She’s only given vague answers whenever he’s asked any questions, which is beginning to annoy me. “Answer his questions,” I snap at her, forcing my aura out over her and she shudders before blurting out an answer. “Four years.” “Does she have any resistance to your aura? She answered the question rather quickly,” Doc asks, and I can see the concern in his eyes as he peers down at her. I shake my head; I barely used my aura. Even Valarian would have been able to fight what I just used, but there was no resistance from Everly—like her own doesn't exist at all. “Her blood pressure is low; very low. She is also underweight,” the doctor says, looking over the top of his clipboard at me. He’s been running tests non-stop while his assistant takes notes. “What about unusual bruising?” he a