Larissa wasn't the only one who was shocked. The doctor who'd been standing on one side dropped the needle he had been holding upon Kevan's sudden bellow.

Larissa froze, her heart stopping for two seconds and her mind going completely blank.

When he'd finally identified the person standing in front of him, Kevan's rationality returned, and the ice in his eyes slowly dissipated.

The tautness in his mind earlier relaxed as well, followed by a wave of sluggish drowsiness that hit him almost at once