Chapter Eighteen

The burning subsided after ten minutes. My head felt like it would float away. I sat up trying to suppress the want to vomit. Doctor Steininger was watching me closely.

"How do you feel now?" he asked watching me as if I may puke on his shiny patten leather shoes.

"I feel like crap! How long does this last? Will I have to feel like this every day?" I felt myself getting more and more upset. Why do I have to go through this? Why can't something just be easy?

"This should be the worst one. Since you were so close to your heat, I had to give you a higher dose than normal. I need to tell you, these shots will only keep the effects of your heat away. You can still get pregnant and if you are pregnant or you get pregnant, they will not harm a pup."

"So you're telling me, I will still have all the other stuff, I just won't feel hot?" I asked incredulously. If that's all it does, why bother suffering through heat at all?

"Rina, it's not that simple. This medication will only work temporaril