_Ryker's POV_
“What are you saying?”
The healer looked back at Emma. “She has a wolf,” she repeated. “But something is preventing that wolf from fully connecting with her.”
I stared at her. “What could stop that?”
The healer did not answer immediately. That bothered me.
She was one of the most experienced healers in the Devil’s Pack. She had treated injuries from battles. She had helped wolves through painful shifts. She had seen things most people would never understand. But now she looked uncertain.
“What is wrong with her?” I asked. My voice became sharper.
The healer looked at me carefully. “Alpha, I need to examine her further before I can give you an answer.”
“I need an answer now.”
My fingers tightened around the edge of the bed. Emma was lying there. She was unconscious an
