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#Chapter 48: The Medical Emergency
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Fell For My Ex's Brother In Law #Chapter 49: Dr. Madison
"What do you think we're looking at, here?" Dr. Madison asks me as we wait for the toxicology report to come in. "Did he accidentally ingest something? Was it a medicine mixup – maybe an accidental overdose? Could it possibly be a suicide attempt?"My face must look uncertain, because she rushes to assure me."I'm not going to talk to the press, I promise," she says. "I'm not even offended to think you were worried about that, because I understand how delicate your position is. I just want to know what you think is going on, because I don't see how this has happened."It's rare for a mentally competent man of his age to accidentally poison himself," she goes on. "That's something I'd expect to see either in a young child, in someone with a learning disability, or in an elderly and confused patient."For a mentally sound man in his late 60s to come into my ER with a poisoning this severe, I have to think of a couple of different likely scenarios. One is a poisoning attempt. Another is
Fell For My Ex's Brother In Law #Chapter 50: Poison
"I still can't believe it," Dr. Madison says a while later. We're reviewing the report together again, obviously after we ordered the necessary treatment to counteract the poison Emmett had been given.It's not certain whether or not he'll pull through, but he has a fighting chance.Digitalis poisoning," Dr. Madison repeats in disbelief for the third time since we first saw the results, peering over my shoulder to scan the report in my hands again. "Foxglove? My god, did they pull that from an Agatha Christie novel? Did they actually expect to get away with this?""I told you, I think he's getting desperate," I murmur, rapidly scanning the report again. "Best case, I think he was hoping that you'd assume that I screwed up – maybe even on purpose – and gave him too much of his digoxin pills. That tracks with me being the one who dispenses his medication."Next best, you'd think it was an accidental overdose – like you said, that you'd conclude he'd gotten confused and taken too much on
Fell For My Ex's Brother In Law #Chapter 51: Formulating a Plan
"So, how do we approach this?" I ask Dr. Madison and Marcus, looking from one to the other with uncertainty."Well, we have two problems," Marcus says slowly, tapping a finger against his chin. "We need to figure out how to address the police investigation – that's one big problem. We need to find a way to get them to keep this discreet.""How are you going to get the NYPD to keep something like this discreet?" Dr. Madison asks. Marcus flashes her a dazzling smile, and she smiles back, despite the seriousness of our conversation."Through influence," Marcus says. "Our family is a hugely prominent one; there are ways to get police to approach your situation with a great deal of care, when you're a family like ours.""Money and status," I say. Marcus shoots me a rueful grin."Basically, yes," he says. "I'm not saying it's right or fair, because it isn't. However, as you're both well aware, it's absolutely necessary in this case. Other lives besides my father's might be on the line – min
Fell For My Ex's Brother In Law #Chapter 52: The Luna Sees the Light
"The first thing we need to do is call Liam," Marcus says, checking his phone. "I called him earlier, so he knows that Father is here at the hospital, but I need to update him. We're going to need his help, both with Jack Darlington and the press."Marcus makes a face and shakes his head, scrolling down his screen."What's wrong?" I ask."Only about the 35,000 missed calls I have from everyone from Mother to Joel's wife to about 16 different news agencies," Marcus sighs. "Damn it, what a mess. All right. Liam first. I'll step out into the hallway – is there a private place to make this call?" He addresses this question to Dr. Madison."I'll show you to the conference room on this floor," she says. "You can make the call in privacy from there."They leave together, and I'm left with the unconscious Alpha. I scoot over closer to his bed and take his hand in mine. It's very cold."I'll see about getting you another blanket or two," I murmur to him, reaching my other hand to sweep his hai
Fell For My Ex's Brother In Law #Chapter 53: The Alpha Awakens
Dr. Madison goes over the treatment plan with the Luna, with Marcus and Liam listening attentively. After she finishes, all of us but the Luna retire to the conference room to talk further about our options for discussing the situation with the police and the press."Jack is on his way here now," Liam says, checking the time on his phone. "We really can't let him be seen by the press; how are we going to get him in here?""He can come in through a staff entrance," Dr. Madison says, twirling a pen in her long fingers and tapping it absentmindedly against the notepad in front of her. I smile to myself – I wonder if this is a common fidget habit for restless doctors, since I do it myself."He's coming in plainclothes, as I instructed him," Liam says. "So, that should work. Will the nurses at your station know the best place for him to come in?""Yes, absolutely," Dr. Madison says. "My nurses are the best at discretion, you'll find. They live to protect their patients.""I'll go talk to t
Fell For My Ex's Brother In Law #Chapter 54: Charles is Beside Himself
"How could this have happened?" Charles shrieks, flinging another paperweight across the room. It shatters against the fireplace, collapsing into shards of pottery dust and sharp corners. Darlene winces; she'd been rather fond of that one.They've met to discuss the matter at the Hardys' home, since the mansion is too risky. Too many ears everywhere, Charles seethes. Too many little spies, counterspies, working against him. The Alpha should be dead. That wretched little doctor should never have been able to save him."It's like she has a goddamn sixth sense," Charles says, pacing erratically. "No one was supposed to interrupt him for at least another hour, which would've given the poison time to finish its work."He always rests for two hours after lunch, no meetings or interruptions allowed. Of course, that's the one time that Dr. Goddamn Prism decides that rules don't apply to her, that she can request an audience with the Alpha during his private study time."And of course, instead
Fell For My Ex's Brother In Law #Chapter 55: Becki Takes Dr. Prism to Lunch
I'm still absolutely baffled by the lunch invitation I received from Becki, but Marcus, the Alpha, the Luna, Liam, and I all agreed it would be best to go and see what she's up to now. I ran it by Kent and the rest of the gang, too."I don't know, either," Kent says, stirring his coffee and tapping his spoon on the edge of the mug before taking a big gulp. "But I agree: best to go see what she wants, probably? Ty, what do you think?""I agree," Ty says from over at the oven, where he's pulling some bake-and-serve cinnamon rolls out. "I figure they're trying to get close to the Alpha again, for what it's worth.""Sounds right to me," Torsten says from his spot at the table. "They don't know that Nicole is…well, Nicole," he points out. "They think she's some doctor from Australia, who doesn't know how Becki is tied up with Charles and everybody else.""So, it would make sense to befriend 'Dr. Prism' to try to get a shot at getting close enough at the Alpha to take him out again," Brady
Fell For My Ex's Brother In Law #Chapter 56: Unburdening a Secret
I find myself becoming fond of the investigator, Jack Darlington, almost immediately. I first meet him in the Alpha's hospital room, a couple of days before he's due to be discharged and sent home. I'd been sent to help Liam with the press the first time he came to see the Alpha and had missed him.The Alpha is in a private room, now that the danger has passed. He's just being kept for supervision for a few days, to make sure that everything is going as it should with his recovery. I spend almost all morning, every morning with him, and he's rapidly regaining his strength.Werewolves are fast healers – they sort of have to be, considering the changes their bodies go through when they transform into wolves and back. Safe in the hospital, away from the anxiety that he's about to be poisoned at any moment, the Alpha is able to relax and recover without stress.His body is taking advantage of the respite and repairing itself very well. The color in the Alpha's face has returned, and his e
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