The morning is quiet and serene, but a headache continues to grow behind my eyes and on my temples; stress has weighed me down enough to make me stop my restless pacing and get me back in bed.
I glance at Natalia who’s fast asleep; breathing peacefully just a hand stretch’s length away from me on the bed.
I think back to the miracle I’d witnessed last night.
I’d known that Dr. Zara is the pack’s healer, but had no idea exactly what that meant until I saw her powers with my own eyes. Like most pack healers, she’s not only blessed with the gift of medicine, but with enough practice and enough concentration, could channel her own energy into healing a person. Now I understood how I’d healed so fast; how my body had left no trace of the torture I’d experienced.
Natalia had passed out from
