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Chapter 163
Jason’s POV
I went into my office at the pack house at the first opportunity, determined. Marcus was already using the phone in his office to connect to the hospital, so when my phone rang, I knew one of our contacts at the hospital would be on the other end of the line.
Lifting it, I said, “This is AlphaJason.”
“Alpha Jason, I’m the head healer here at the hospital, Randolph. I’ve been told you want to speak with me.”
“Yes,” I said. “I’ve been helping a patient there, Ava Harper, by donating my werewolf essence. It’s come to my understanding that a match like that is only possible if I was related by blood to little Ava. You can understand my confusion, I hope, as well as my desire to have that relation tested.”
“What are you asking me?” Healer Randolph asked.
“I would like a blood test to confirm my relation to Ava Harper,” I told him. “Or, I would like a sample of that blood provided to a third–party lab so it can be tested there. At the very least, I would like access to her DNA profile to determine if there is any match at all to my own.”
Healer Randolph was quiet for a long moment. “Alpha, forgive me, but that is not something I am authorized to just hand out.”
“I am the Alpha of the pack that the hospital resides within.”
“Yes, Sir, but there are rules –”
“I can change the rules.”
“It’s not ethical, Alpha. A person’s health and medical history are private. Especially those of a child. If you had permission from Ava’s mother, that would be a different matter. But I cannot give up those records or Ava’s blood sample without consent of Vanessa. Not until Ava is eighteen, in which case, she would be able to give her consent herself.”
As Alpha, I wasn’t used to hearing no, especially from a member of my pack.
“The hospital receives many benefits from the pack, including financial donations,” I said.
“That is true, and we are grateful for them,” Healer Randolph said. “But I cannot and will not bend the rules, Alpha. Not even før you. I hope you can understand the necessity for these rules, and how breaking them would lead to distrust of the hospital and, I’m sorry to say, of pack leadership.” 1
With a sigh, I knew he was right. I was pushing too hard here. It was wrong of my to throw my Alpha importance around,
r especially to leak medical documents of a child. But Ava could be
my
child.
I was desperate for the truth.
But that didn’t mean I was going to turn into an unreasonable villain. Healer Randolph and the hospital did good work. I wasn’t going to threaten them. And he was right, if I did push, and the pack became aware, I would have a potential uprising on my
hands.
Medical records should be private. Blood samples should be private. DNA should be private.
There wasn’t a reason good enough to break that rule, especially my own curiosity.
‘Ava could be my daughter,” I said.
“I understand the concern,” Healer Randolph said. “But it does not change anything. I cannot give you what you are asking for.
I closed my eyes. “Please keep this conversation a secret, Head Healer. No one can know these suspicions of mine.”
“I will treat this as confidential,” Healer Randolph said. “For what it’s worth, I am sorry I cannot help you, Alpha.”
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