His specialist called on a Thursday.
He had been expecting it.
His body had been telling him for a week.
Dr. Yuen was direct.
She had always been direct.
It was one of the reasons he had chosen her.
Most medical professionals who worked with omegas had a specific quality in their voice — a careful, managed tone that was supposed to be reassuring and was actually the sound of someone deciding how much truth to give you and when.
Dr. Yuen gave him the truth when he asked for it.
He had asked for it from the beginning.
"The bond acceleration combined with the suppressant reduction program means your cycle is going to arrive earlier than the schedule we set," she said.
Damian: "How early."
"Ten days. Possibly less."
Damian: "The suppressants."
"They'll blunt the edges. Not the cycle itself." She paused. "You're past the point where industrial patches are effective. The bond chemistry is overriding them."
He looked at the desk.
At the wrong coffee.
At the window.
