ELENA'S POV
The east building was clean and functional and made absolutely clear that we were guests here under sufferance rather than welcome.
Three rooms. Basic furniture. One bathroom between them. The kind of space that said we have prepared something adequate because our Alpha's son asked us to and we are not going to be rude about it but we are also not going to pretend this is something we chose.
Petra got Seraphine onto a proper bed and started a real examination with real equipment and I sat in the chair beside the bed and let her work without getting in the way.
The pain spikes had eased during the drive down.
Not gone completely but reduced to something dull and manageable that sat low in my abdomen like a warning rather than a crisis. Petra had done a preliminary check in
