“You shouldn’t even be here, there’s nothing he needs neurologically.”
“Just had to see the fall of the famous Dr. Blake. No longer in the surgical program and an addict Omega, looks like you win.”
Piper breathes through her nose. If there's one thing I know about Piper, it’s that there is a temper deep down in her. Especially when it comes to Owen.
“Shuana, if you don’t get the fuck out of my face right now, I’m going to kick your ass.” The doctor’s eyes go wide, and she opens her mouth to spew more vitriol, but Piper takes a step forward. I’m up in a flash and my arm is wrapped around her waist.
“Owen is going to wake up soon. If you hit her, you’ll be kicked out.”
“Raincheck, then,” Piper says, looking at the doctor and coming back to sit next to me.
“Oh, you’re just perfect for Owen,” Lori beams, the first smile out of all of this bullshit, and I can’t help but to laugh. This woman is proud of Piper threatening to beat Owen’s doctor’s ass. The laughter is contagious until we’re all laughing.
That is until a bright pair of blue eyes is blinking and looking around the room.
CHAPTER40
When I open my eyes and I’m not in the middle of the stadium holding the Cup, I blink in confusion. The overhead lights are harsh, and I wince at the throbbing pain in my head, nose, and wrist. My wrist is covered in a bunch of tubes, and I see a massive bag of saline and who knows what the fuck else.
I go to touch my nose, and a soft hand stops me from touching.
Seeing Piper gives me so much comfort. Alexi touches my leg, and I close my eyes and sink further into the bed.
They’re here, they’re here, and they’re fucking scared, at least from what I sense from Piper.
“What happened?” I ask. My voice is dry and cracks.
My mom pushes my hair from my face and holds out a glass of water with a straw.
“What happened is you scared the fuck out of all of us, and I’ll never know a day of peace again,” my mother says, being dramatic as always.
“Do you remember anything?” Piper says sweetly. I squeeze her hand and close my eyes as I try to remember everything that happened.
“I felt good for most of the game, but around the second part of the third period, my stomach hurt, and I felt dizzy. I was excited when we won, but that’s all a blur. I just remember my chest hurting, I couldn’t think straight, and then I fell.” I go to touch my nose again, and Piper stops me.
“You broke your nose when you fell.”
“Do they know why I fainted?”
Everyone looks around the room at one another, like none of them wants to tell me what happened. I look over to Max of all people; he won’t sugar coat it.
He swallows and nods. “Opioids. They think you were taking drugs.”
“I wouldn’t. Piper is so strict with my meds, I would never risk this.”
“I think someone drugged you,” Max says, and Piper squeezes my hand.
My eyes close on their own accord, and I want to touch the bridge of my nose, but I stop myself. “Someone did this to me?”
“That’s really all we can come up with,” Piper says softly. Her hands are touching me everywhere. I can feel her relief down the bond still mingled with fear.
“Did anyone on the team know you were an Omega, or did you have a problem with anyone?” Max asks, not pussy footing around the situation.
“I don’t think anyone knew.”
Alexi clears his throat and rubs the back of his neck. “Apparently everyone knew.”
“What?” I ask, wondering if it’s because I'm out of it or if I heard him correctly.
