Secret Seduction: BBW Werewolf Romance (Wolf Pack Protectors Book 1) by Liv Brywood Page B
Authors: Liv Brywood
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will heal her wounds, both the physical ones and the mental ones.”
***
Wolves milled about in the central room in the den. Ryker turned as if sensing her presence.
Akila addressed him. “We need to stock up on supplies before the hunt for Zane. We should send Leah tonight.”
Ryker shook his head. “Not Leah. I can send Trent and some other men to town.”
Leah stepped out from behind a group of wolves. “They won’t know what supplies we need or where they are, and I can’t exactly write them a list.”
“True. I just need you to be extra careful. I’m still sending Trent with you for extra protection.”
Leah shrugged. “Works for me.”
Trent walked up to Leah. “I’m ready whenever you are, but it might be safer if we wait until sundown. Let’s meet back at the entrance to the den in an hour. Ouch!”
Trent cradled his jaw in his hand.
“Tooth acting up again?” Ryker asked.
“Damned thing will be the death of me.” Trent looked up at Ryker. “Sorry, bad word choice.”
Diana approached him. “Why don’t you let me have a look? I’m studying to be a dentist. I might be able to help.”
Akila said, “Feel free to use my room if you need it.”
Diana waved Trent over. “Let’s go.”
Trent and Ryker followed her down the passage back to Akila’s healing room. Gwen softly snored on the dais. The sleeping potion worked fast.
“I’m going to need some light. Do you have any candles?” Diana went to the pot of freshly boiled water. It was still extremely hot, but she poured it over her hands anyway.
Ryker rummaged through the shelves and found a beeswax candle. “Got one.”
“Light it and come here. Hold it close to his mouth.”
“Try not to light me on fire,” Trent joked.
“Open wide and hold still.” Diana pulled back the edge of his gum.
Good God, no wonder his mouth hurt. One tooth pushed up from underneath another at a weird angle. The pressure must be excruciating. She’d need to pull the top tooth to make room for the bottom tooth.
“How long has it been like this?” she asked.
“A couple of months.”
“I can fix it, but it’s going to hurt a little bit.” It was going to hurt like hell, but she didn’t want to frighten him.
Akila walked into the room. “How’s the patient? I’m surprised he let you near him. I’ve been trying to get him in here for months.”
“His tooth needs to be pulled. I’m going to need something to grip his tooth with. You don’t happen to have any pliers, do you?”
“I don’t have pliers, but I have surgical string. We could tie it around the tooth and yank it out.”
Trent paled and swayed.
Ryker rushed over and guided him to the nearest dais. “Here you go, buddy. You might want to sit down for this.”
“Are you sure it won’t just fall out on its own?” Trent’s voice went up an octave.
“It’s wedged in there at an angle where it can’t fall out. I’ll be fast.”
Diana took the surgical string from Akila and looped it around the tooth. Trent whimpered. His eyelids crushed closed and his face scrunched up in anticipation of the pain.
Diana checked to make sure the loop was secure. “I’m going to count to three.”
Trent hunched forward slightly.
“One, two…” She yanked with all her strength. The tooth popped loose and flew out of the string. It landed with a clang across the room.
Trent cracked one eye open. In a garbled voice he asked, “Is it out?”
Diana smiled. “Yep.”
“Why does it still hurt?”
“I’m guessing you have an infection. The other tooth should move into place now that it has some room. But when you go on the hospital run with Leah, you need to be sure to get antibiotics. If the infection spreads, it could become life-threatening.”
Akila approached with a bottle of white willow bark tincture. “Here, put a few drops of this under your tongue. It will help with the pain.”
After following her instructions, Trent turned to Diana. “Thank you
***
Wolves milled about in the central room in the den. Ryker turned as if sensing her presence.
Akila addressed him. “We need to stock up on supplies before the hunt for Zane. We should send Leah tonight.”
Ryker shook his head. “Not Leah. I can send Trent and some other men to town.”
Leah stepped out from behind a group of wolves. “They won’t know what supplies we need or where they are, and I can’t exactly write them a list.”
“True. I just need you to be extra careful. I’m still sending Trent with you for extra protection.”
Leah shrugged. “Works for me.”
Trent walked up to Leah. “I’m ready whenever you are, but it might be safer if we wait until sundown. Let’s meet back at the entrance to the den in an hour. Ouch!”
Trent cradled his jaw in his hand.
“Tooth acting up again?” Ryker asked.
“Damned thing will be the death of me.” Trent looked up at Ryker. “Sorry, bad word choice.”
Diana approached him. “Why don’t you let me have a look? I’m studying to be a dentist. I might be able to help.”
Akila said, “Feel free to use my room if you need it.”
Diana waved Trent over. “Let’s go.”
Trent and Ryker followed her down the passage back to Akila’s healing room. Gwen softly snored on the dais. The sleeping potion worked fast.
“I’m going to need some light. Do you have any candles?” Diana went to the pot of freshly boiled water. It was still extremely hot, but she poured it over her hands anyway.
Ryker rummaged through the shelves and found a beeswax candle. “Got one.”
“Light it and come here. Hold it close to his mouth.”
“Try not to light me on fire,” Trent joked.
“Open wide and hold still.” Diana pulled back the edge of his gum.
Good God, no wonder his mouth hurt. One tooth pushed up from underneath another at a weird angle. The pressure must be excruciating. She’d need to pull the top tooth to make room for the bottom tooth.
“How long has it been like this?” she asked.
“A couple of months.”
“I can fix it, but it’s going to hurt a little bit.” It was going to hurt like hell, but she didn’t want to frighten him.
Akila walked into the room. “How’s the patient? I’m surprised he let you near him. I’ve been trying to get him in here for months.”
“His tooth needs to be pulled. I’m going to need something to grip his tooth with. You don’t happen to have any pliers, do you?”
“I don’t have pliers, but I have surgical string. We could tie it around the tooth and yank it out.”
Trent paled and swayed.
Ryker rushed over and guided him to the nearest dais. “Here you go, buddy. You might want to sit down for this.”
“Are you sure it won’t just fall out on its own?” Trent’s voice went up an octave.
“It’s wedged in there at an angle where it can’t fall out. I’ll be fast.”
Diana took the surgical string from Akila and looped it around the tooth. Trent whimpered. His eyelids crushed closed and his face scrunched up in anticipation of the pain.
Diana checked to make sure the loop was secure. “I’m going to count to three.”
Trent hunched forward slightly.
“One, two…” She yanked with all her strength. The tooth popped loose and flew out of the string. It landed with a clang across the room.
Trent cracked one eye open. In a garbled voice he asked, “Is it out?”
Diana smiled. “Yep.”
“Why does it still hurt?”
“I’m guessing you have an infection. The other tooth should move into place now that it has some room. But when you go on the hospital run with Leah, you need to be sure to get antibiotics. If the infection spreads, it could become life-threatening.”
Akila approached with a bottle of white willow bark tincture. “Here, put a few drops of this under your tongue. It will help with the pain.”
After following her instructions, Trent turned to Diana. “Thank you
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