“Or, I could just cut it off.”
“Don’t.”
Sid shook her head. “I’ve never understood why females should have long hair but males can wear it short. I think males can look handsome, too. You should grow yours out.”
“We can argue that point later. I have a Welsh doctor to talk to.”
“Then go already. I swear it takes Scottish dragons ten times as long to leave a room as someone from Stonefire.”
“I can’t help it if we light up the room.”
She shoved his side. “Go before I start rolling my eyes again.”
He lifted her hand and kissed the back of it. “As my lady wishes.”
Sid should scold him, but she couldn’t stop smiling.
Gregor kissed her hand one more time and murmured, “Remember, I have a surprise for you,” before exiting the room.
As Sid lay back on the bed, she stared at the ceiling. Despite her mental exhaustion from both her dragon exercises and dealing with Gregor Innes, she was almost afraid to fall asleep. Because when she woke up, Sid may no longer be in control and it became a question of whether she would ever regain it again or not.
No. She couldn’t think like that. If Sid wanted a chance with Gregor, she needed to fight for him. There was no bloody way she would give up now when happiness was on the horizon.
Her dragon would have to deal with her.
Chapter Twelve
Dr. Trahern Lewis took a deep breath before entering the room of his first patient on Stonefire.
As much as he loved medicine and the ability to heal others, he didn’t care for small talk. Some said it was poor bedside manner, but Trahern saw his lack of conversation as devoting his energies on a patient’s health.
Since he’d butted heads with Snowridge’s senior doctor, Stonefire’s call out for a doctor had been the opportunity he needed. Or, so he hoped. Only time would tell if it worked out.
Luckily his first patient was someone he’d met not long ago, when she’d accompanied the human named Rafe Hartley to Snowridge.
Nikki Gray met his gaze and smiled. “What are you doing here, Trahern? I know I made you laugh at Lily Owens’s dinner, but you’ve come a long way to thank me.”
He adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat. “I’m Dr. Jackson’s new junior doctor.”
Nikki raised her brows. “Really? You think someone would’ve told me about this. I’m going to have a word with Kai when I see him.”
“That’s unnecessary.”
He opened Nikki’s chart and scanned the contents. The dragonwoman filled the silence. “There’s nothing wrong with me. Pregnant women fall all the time. Maybe you’ll realize that and let me go. I swear Dr. Innes would confine me to my bed for the remainder of my pregnancy if he could. I already have to deal with Rafe. I don’t need to battle another male’s overprotectiveness.”
When he finished reading the chart, he looked to Nikki. “If it were up to me, I’d release you.”
She frowned. “Then why don’t you?”
“Because no one has cleared me to do so.”
Nikki grunted. “Then I’m going to look into that as soon as I’m out of this bloody bed. Otherwise, what’s the point?”
Trahern agreed but wasn’t about to speak ill of the others doctors until he knew them. Rashness was the opposite of his personality. Not to mention he wanted the chance to learn about Stonefire’s medical practices. He might even luck out and be able to communicate with Lochguard in Scotland, too. His clan leader in Wales was of the mind to keep to himself, but Trahern wasn’t the only one who saw change coming, even to somewhere as remote as North Wales.
He removed the stethoscope from around his neck. “Let me examine you and add my notes. Maybe the confirmation will help sway the others’ opinion about your release.”
Nikki sighed. “Fine. Let’s get this over with.”