ANDREW'S POV "Andrew, please come back!" I hear Evey's desperate cry. "He needs a doctor! He has been out for two days!" Cindy's voice is now fighting my mate. "Dr. Smothers did what he could. You heard him. We have to wait!" Evey is arguing again. "All due respect, Everly, you have no rank in our pack, you can't decide for the Beta, and that doctor doesn't look trustworthy." Cindy is really pushing my mate's buttons. "How dare you! She is his mate. If anyone can make decisions about his well-being, it is her!" The unfamiliar voice of a woman now interjects. "Would everyone stop talking! Cindy, Everly is a part of White Creek pack. She is Andrew's mate, and as such, you will give her the same respect you would to your leaders. Everly, I think it is time our pack doctor sees him,

