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world for long.
    “So, it looks like the doc is back,” Isaac said. “I wonder why?”
    “He said he came back because of me.”
    Isaac cocked a brow. “Really?”
    “I guess they think that he’s the only one that can get me out of my funk and make me want to get better.”
    “Well, you are up and talking again, so maybe they’re right,” Isaac pointed out.
    “But what if I can’t get better?”
    “Then you learn to adjust. If there’s anybody that can do that, it’s you, Ash. I know you, you can do anything.”
    “Except piss standing up.”
    Isaac gave a dismissive wave of his hand.
    “That’s way overrated anyway.”
    They both shared a laugh before they sobered.
    “I’m really sorry for being such an ass these past few months to you,” Ash said.
    “It’s okay. I know you were going through some tough times,” Isaac replied with a tiny smile.
    “I probably would have reacted the same way.”
“Still, you didn’t deserve that. I was a real jerk.”
    “Yes, you were, but we’re buddies, and we can move past it. It’s over and forgotten.”
    Ash couldn’t believe how lucky he was to have such a good friend like Isaac. “Thank you. You have no idea how much that means to me.”
    “I’m just glad to see you up and talking. That’s all that matters to me. Well, I would like to see you gain back some of your weight. You’re so thin, you could be a runway model right now.”
    “Except I would have a little trouble walking down the runway at the moment,” Ash pointed out.
    “Just for now. Remember, you’re a shifter, not a human, so you have much faster healing abilities.
    You can beat this.”
    “Yeah, tell that to Scarlett.” Ash nodded over to the former assassin.
    Scarlett sat in her bed, just staring off in space.
    One half of her once beautiful face was covered in burn scars and only patches of her blonde hair remained. On the rest of her body were various other scars left behind by shrapnel or stab wounds, courtesy of her own twin sister.
    “Has she spoken yet?” Isaac asked.
    “Not a word. At least they’ve been able to do some surgeries to help with the burns. They used cadaver skin from her sister. At least the bitch was good for something,” Ash said bitterly.
If it hadn’t been for Blue and her Ravens, then none of them would have been in this mess. First, she had attacked them outside of the compound, and, when that hadn’t killed Scarlett, Blue had attacked HQ directly. That was when Doc and Ash, along with many others, had been wounded or killed. The only good thing that had come out of it was that Blue had died during the attack as well.
    Featherstone came over. “Sorry to interrupt, but Ash has to go to physical therapy now.”
    Ash let out a grunt of aggravation, but nodded in agreement. Isaac gave him a smile, then patted him on the shoulder before getting up and leaving.
    “Do I need to go down there to make sure you cooperate?” Doc asked.
    “No, I’ll be good.”
    The last thing Ash wanted was for Featherstone to see him being manhandled and flopped around.
    So it was decided that Kallen would take him down instead. Ash could take Kallen seeing it since Kallen had already seen him at his worst and then some.
    By the time Ash came back a couple of hours later, he was exhausted. He’d never realized that doing those exercises could be so grueling. When Kallen lifted him up and put him into bed, all Ash wanted to do was fall asleep and take a long nap.
But damned if there wasn’t another tray there waiting for him.
    Featherstone was immediately on him. “Are you going to feed yourself or do I have to do it again?”
    “No, I can do it myself.”
    Ash hadn’t missed the way the doc’s hand had trembled ever so slightly the last time he held the spoon. It made him wonder what kind of lasting injuries the doctor might have from the shooting.
    Ash picked up the utensil and began to eat. It wasn’t the best meal he’d had, but it still tasted good after