Chapter 143

Demetri’s POV

“It started creeping in while at dinner. It hit me hard when you interrupted Dr. Pierce’s desire to do the lidocaine shots around my leg.”

“Did that play a part in not wanting the shots?”

He shakes his head, lowering his face back into his hands.

I watch silently as he slowly moves his hands to the sides of his head, covering his ears. I must admit that it’s nice to see this calm and mature side of him.

“Hopefully, we have caught this before you have gone too deep into withdrawal. The silver panels I have ordered will give me an idea of which issue we are dealing with, as there are two different types of withdrawal you can encounter. The first type is when you have received either a large dose of low