"Lover At Last" - читать интересную книгу автора (Ward, J.R.)

The nurse frowned and squared her shoulders. тАЬExcuse me, but that is not accurate. And as far as heтАЩs concerned, he violated you during the exam.тАЭ

тАЬWhat?тАЭ

The nurse just stared at her. тАЬHeтАЩs a good male. A fine male who is very traditional in his waysтАФтАЭ

тАЬWhat in the Scribe VirginтАЩs name does that have to do with anything?тАЭ

тАЬThe Primale can kill him for what he did to you.тАЭ

тАЬDuring the exam? I consentedтАФit was a medical procedure I needed!тАЭ

тАЬIt does not matter. He did something unlawful.тАЭ

Layla closed her eyes. She should have just used the BrotherhoodтАЩs clinic.

тАЬYou must realize where heтАЩs coming from,тАЭ the nurse said. тАЬYou are of a hierarchy that we donтАЩt come in contact withтАФand moreover, should not.тАЭ

тАЬI have a beating heart and a body that requires help. ThatтАЩs all heтАФand anybody elseтАФneeds to know. The flesh is the same.тАЭ

тАЬThe blood is not.тАЭ

тАЬHe must come see meтАФтАЭ

тАЬHe will not.тАЭ

Layla refocused on the female. And then put her hand upon her lower belly. For all of her life, up until now, she had lived on the side of the righteous, serving faithfully, discharging her duties, existing within the prescribed parameters that were dictated by others.

No more.

She narrowed her eyes. тАЬYou tell that doctor he either comes and tells me in person what is going onтАФor I will go to the Primale and recite word-for-word what happened in here.тАЭ

She deliberately shifted her stare to the machine that had been used during her internal exam.

As the nurse blanched, Layla felt no joy at the leverage she used. But there was no regret, either.

The nurse bowed deeply and backed out of the room, leaving that ridiculous fabric on the shallow counter by the sink.

Layla had never considered her Chosen status as either burden or benefit. It simply was all she had known: her lot cast, the fate that she had been given made manifest through breath and consciousness. Others were clearly not so phlegmatic, howeverтАФespecially down here.

And this was just the beginning.

Then again, she was losing the pregnancy, wasnтАЩt she. So this was the end.

Reaching out, she took the white fabric and wrapped it around herself. She didnтАЩt care about the physicianтАЩs delicate sensibilities, but if she covered herself up as theyтАЩd asked, maybe he would focus on her instead of what she was.

Almost immediately there was a knock on the door, and when Layla answered, Havers entered, looking like there was a gun to his head. Keeping his eyes on the floor, he only partially closed them in together before crossing his arms over his stethoscope. тАЬIf I had known your status, I would never have treated you.тАЭ

тАЬI came to you willingly, a patient in need.тАЭ