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By the ti the wall of the room Every face was draped in worry and fear for Jacquelyn Fane heard the door open He turned to see Dr Steele walk into the room, and before anyone could ask her a question she held her hand up and headed for Jacquelyn’s bed The only sound was the whi for her" Fane found hi, anything to help Jacquelyn

Dr Steele listened to Jacquelyn’s heart, and then she shined a light into each eye She an pushing on it in various locations, causing a cry to erupt Fane growled but Dr Steele was not intimidated "Save it, wolf I can’t help her if you expect there to be no pain" She reached into her pocket and pulled out sonize He watched her run it across Jacquelyn’s forehead and then look at a small screen on the side

"It’s a thermal scanner to take her teet her teo into a co to have to take her to the ICU No one is allowed in there, the patients are all too sick to be exposed to the ger in You understand what this means?"

Vasile nodded "I will take care of it"

They watched as she pushed a button that caused an alar fast towards the roo pushed out of the way Decebel and his father grabbed hie at the hospital staff as they transferred Jacquelyn onto a gurney He couldn’t focus on what Dr Steele was saying as he watched his ain Once Jacquelyn was out of sight he finally looked at the doctor

"What is wrong with her?" he growled

"I don’t know yet, Fane You will have to be patient and letet better"

Fane was taken aback by the doctors’ boldness, but found that he respected her for it

"Just ain Please"

Dr Steele put her hand on Fane’s shoulder "She will be fine" She stepped back then so she could look at the whole group crowded into the little roo" And then she turned and walked out

The roo to break the silence, for then they would have to acknowledge the fear that was threatening to consu Jen Everyone turned to look at her and watched as she wrestled with the tape that held her IV in place She wasn’t paying attention to the fact that everyone was focused on her "Hey, moron nurse number one said, look at this IV I just put in this chick, do you think I used enough tape? Absolutely not, said moron nurse number two, you have to wrap an entire roll around her aret it off" Jen ot the tape off of the IV in her arm "Finally!" she announced triumphantly as she pulled the IV from her arm, blood trickled doards her hand She looked up and noticed everyone watching her

"What?" she asked Her eyes got bigger as Decebel began to walk towards her He got so close that she had to strain her neck back to look up at his face