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I shook my head. “Come with me.”
She followed me through the clubhouse and back to the infirmary. She softly gasped when she saw Trigger lying prone and unmoving.
“What happened?” She rushed over and felt for a pulse. Her brow furrowed as she slid her hand around to the back of his head.
“Vampire broke his neck,” I replied grimly.
“Yeah, his neck’s broken, but he’s got a faint pulse. You don’t happen to have a stethoscope do you?” Nera looked up at me.
I shook my head. “No, but our on-call doctor said he just needs to rest and stay hydrated.” I pointed to the IV bags. “I assume you know how to hook one up?”
“Absolutely. But you’re buying me a cell phone tomorrow.” She looked at me pointedly. “A new one with all the bells and whistles.”
“Of course.”
We watched in amazement as she quickly stuck the needle in his arm and then made sure the tube was clear. Then she draped the IV over the top of the bedpost. “This will last him a few hours, but he’ll also need a catheter. Unless you have a bedpan.”
I grimaced. “Really?”
“The fluid has to go somewhere,” she said with a shrug, pointing to the IV.
I looked at Menace. “Go find something.”
“Yeah, boss.”
Our infirmary was pretty much a joke. Just a couple of beds and some basic first aid. Guessed we should upgrade to some IV poles and more advanced medical equipment.
“Someone should stay with him,” Nera continued. “In case he wakes up.” She turned to look at me. “How long do wolves take to heal?”
“Broken bones? Hours or days. But a fatal injury like this… we don’t know. Doc said it could be days,” I answered.
“Well, I imagine he’s going to feel like crap when he wakes, so I would keep someone here with him. I won’t bother to ask if you have any pain medication here. To keep him comfortable.”
I shook my head.
“I got a couple bottles of Jack behind the bar,” Strife said. I’d forgotten he was here.
“Go grab one, have it in here in case he wakes up.”
“He’s going to have one sore neck,” Nera said, shaking her head. “I can’t imagine how bad that fucking hurts.”
“I’ll stay,” Charlie said. “I’ve got a book I’ve been meaning to finish. I’ll go get some stuff from my room and camp out here, if that’s okay.”
“Sure, do what you need to do. We appreciate it,” I said, gesturing toward the door.
She left and I looked at my watch to see it was past two a.m. “You should get some sleep. Do you always work out so late?”
She smiled. “I was bored and couldn’t sleep.”
“Well, we all need some sleep.” I looked at Chaos. “You stay until Charlie gets back, then go hit the rack.”
“Sure, boss.”
Nera and I left the infirmary as Menace came in holding a shallow bowl.
“So what happened?” she asked.
I sighed. Suddenly, my tiredness was catching up to me. “The vamp you described showed up. He lured Charlie out to the back alley. We cornered him, Trigger pointed his weapon at him, and he used his stupid vamp speed to break his neck and then take off.”
