FIFTEEN
Eva took the resort’s boat taxi across the channel from Bailey’s Key to the main island. Dr. Flores had nodded off in a resort chair near the makeshift hospital enclosure, but Cleo whistled a greeting, awakening the veterinarian with a start. Juliet was still recovering in her sling, and Romeo, though resting, looked exhausted.
Dr. Flores greeted Eva with a yawn. “Sorry, I must have drifted off. I haven’t been getting much sleep since baby number two arrived.”
“No worries. Everything looks calm here. How’s your patient?”
Dr. Flores shook his head. “Not good. I hated to do it, but I had to give her a small dose of sedative. Earlier she woke up and became agitated. She thrashed around so much I thought she might lose her IV or hurt herself. Cleo and Romeo tried to calm her, but i
