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“You have? That’s good, right?”
“It’s good that we’ve learned what’s going on in your system besides your reaction to the myst, yes. But, Micah, it’s the anomaly itself that’s going to present the greater problem in getting you healthy.” Taking a seat beside his bed, she gripped his hand.
On his other side, Rowan did the same, as Aric and Nick came to stand at the foot of the bed. Shit, this must be bad. Everyone in the room was looking at him as if their dog had just been hit by a car.
“Micah, you have leukemia,” Mac said softly.
That statement split the quiet in the room like a knife. There was no sound except the tick of the clock on the wall and his own breathing. He couldn’t make sense of the words. Words that should no longer have any meaning in his world. Confusion buzzed in his brain.
“But I’m not human anymore,” he whispered. “That shouldn’t be possible.”
Rowan started crying. Even Aric appeared on the verge. Yeah, he was fucked.
“It shouldn’t,” the doc agreed. “But something that was done to you in Bowman’s lab screwed with your biology. My best educated guess is he tried some cross-splicing you with several other subjects. Your immunities were weakened, and a door was left open for illness.”
“That’s why I haven’t been feeling well?”
“I’m afraid so. I believe the myst is responsible for your temper, nosebleeds, and migraines, while the leukemia is making you tired and causing you to lose your appetite.”
“How far along is it?”
“Advanced. If you were human, you’d already be dead. Your shifter half is fighting it every step of the way, but the tests show it’s not stopping.”
“A
ll right.” Micah swallowed hard. “What’s the plan? And I hope to hell you have one.”
“I do. First, you detox as scheduled. We have no time to waste because we need to move on to fighting your illness.”
“How do we do that? Chemo?”
“No. If your shifter half can’t defeat it, then human methods certainly aren’t going to work. We need stronger reinforcements, and that’s where we thank whatever higher power there is in the universe that you’ve met your mate. We’ve also got our vampire allies we can call on now. I’m sure Calla will send for their doctor if we need him.”
“She will,” Nick confirmed. “Just say the word and she’ll fetch Vicktor.”
Micah fixed on the first part of that. “Jacee? She can help?”
“I believe so,” Mac said. “If she’ll consent, and I don’t see why she wouldn’t, we’ll use her healthier blood to clean yours.”
“If that doesn’t work?”
“We’ll call for the vampire doctor and use one of their clan’s donors.”
“And then, if that doesn’t do the trick, either?”
“We won’t give up. We’ll keep looking for a solution.”
Meaning they’d be out of options. Micah looked at Nick. “Did you know about this?”
“I didn’t. I swear I never saw this coming, or I would’ve told you. I don’t consider it tampering to tell someone they have a serious illness so they can get treatment. I would never let that go.”
Micah believed him. The commander appeared miserable over it. Micah nodded and addressed Mac again. “So, detox and mate’s blood. Bada-bing, good as new.”
The doc smiled a little. “Let’s keep that attitude. Okay, I’ll be back later to check on you. Noah’s going to take care of you, and your family will take turns staying here.”
“I’ll go find Jacee and bring her here,” Nick said.
A jolt of panic shot through him. “No, not here. I don’t want her to see me like this.”
