“I’m a doctor, honey, it's my job,” I told her, and she looked away guiltily. I tried to reassure her, “Hey, it’s okay, just be yourself, no one will hurt you,” I said, trying not to embarrass her further, and she nodded. “Who… who brought me?’ She stammered after a few minutes. “You were injured pretty badly,” I said slowly “The alpha brought you in, speaking of which, I should probably let him know you’re awake,” I said, getting up from the chair I sat on. Aleric was not in the pack at the moment, so I couldn’t reach him through the mind link, typical of him, not to be in the pack at a moment like this. I told Ian to meet me in my office because I needed him to be aware of the situation, and also I didn’t want to alarm her too much since she jumps with every sound that filters into th

