Chapter 164

Demetri’s POV

Friday, February 2nd

It’s been a week since we admitted Cole to Crimson General’s ICU. It’s been nearly two since he arrived in my territory and he’s spent more time in medical than any prospect I’ve ever had.

I managed to get to the hospital Monday as well as yesterday. He responded to me yesterday but he was fearful, as if he didn’t recognize me or where he was at. Due to his severe anxiety they’ve been keeping him mostly sedated. I agreed that was best until he was stable enough to return to the wing.

They did a spinal tap on him Monday after I left. I am far from pleased with the report Dr. Christiansen gave on how it went. Although the test came back negative for infection they didn’t sedate him enough and he didn’t respond to the local anesthetic resulting in an extremely painful procedure. Outside of that disaster of a procedure, his stay at general is going well.

I met with Jamie Saturday, Cole’s birthday of all da