- ALEX (ELISE)
"I don't remember authorizing an early dismissal, Jones," Liam said, his frame completely occupying the elevator frame.
"I’m an hourly employee, not your property, Kane," I muttered, but my stomach picked that exact moment to twist violently in protest. I squeezed my eyes shut, pressing my palm against the glass panel of the elevator to keep from collapsing right onto his expensive leather shoes.
"You're shaking," he rumbled, his hand clamping around my upper arm. The heat of his palm burned right through my thick sweater, and my inner wolf immediately went from "fight-or-flight" to "please-let-him-carry-us" response. It was humiliating. "That's it. Back to your desk. You’re staying under my supervision until the medical team clears you."
"I don't need a vet, you overbea
