Revenge to the Alpha Mate novel Chapter 275

Chapter 275: Chapter 275

Brett’s Perspective

You can get used to the smell of hospital antiseptic after a while. But I’d long since moved out of the private observation room. It was too quiet. Too much like a cage, even a comfortable one. I’d pestered the nurses until they moved Scarface and Luka into a larger shared room with me.

The reason? "Group therapy for psychological recovery." Bullshit. I just didn’t want to be alone.

The gruesome scar on Scarface’s jaw had healed considerably under the med-pod and pack salves, but the mark remained stark. He was a man of few words, mostly leaning against his pillows, staring out the window or cleaning a dagger he’d somehow acquired. Luka was younger, recovering his energy faster, always restless. He’d pace the room softly to stay loose or try to engage Scarface or me in conversation, his eyes always gleaming with restless light.

We hung out together. That was the right term. It wasn’t just about healing. It was more about... confirmation. Confirming that the shaky sense of alliance we’d felt in that prison wasn’t just a desperation-induced illusion.

"You got some serious guts, kid," Scarface said one day, eyeing the healing bite marks and muscle tears on my arm. "Risking your neck for a bunch of stray mutts like us. Stupid." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Yeah," Luka chimed in, grinning to show a sharp canine. "But the good kind of stupid. Better than wolves who talk big but tuck tail when things get real."

I didn’t answer, just tossed them each a beer I’d "liberated" from somewhere (doctor’s orders be damned). Scarface caught his, cracked it open with his teeth, and took a swig. Luka followed suit.

"So... what’s the plan after this?" I asked, trying to sound casual. My wounds still ached, but an idea had taken root and was growing like wildfire.

Scarface was silent for a moment, his gaze pulling back from the window to land on me. His eyes, which had seen too much cruelty, were sharp as blades. "Plan? What plan do rogues have? Find territory. Hunt. Avoid hunters and unfriendly kin. Survive. One day at a time."

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