Josh rocked Brandlee as he sipped his coffee. It had been a week since they brought Stephanie to their pack, and things weren’t going so well. She wasn’t healing like she should, and she was too weak. When Mary and John arrived home that first night, Josh and Maya went to stay in the pool house for privacy and distance.
Maya immediately noticed that Stephanie wasn’t doing well with the baby. She seemed to love her very much, but she just didn’t have the strength to care for her. Those first couple days, they tried to leave Stephanie in charge of Brandlee’s care and only help when she asked for it, but the weaker she became, the more they had to care for the newborn. Finally, Mary decided to take her to the pack doctor.
Stephanie was admitted to the hospital, and Josh became Brandlee’s
