-Seth- I’m a nervous wreck. Cora has been sedated for a week. Celeste warned us she may be in pain when she wakes, and without a mate’s scent to comfort her, we have no clue how to help her. I’ve been pacing as we wait for the healer. We came down here too early, which is my own fault. I couldn’t stay at a table any longer because of my nerves. Being down here before waking her isn’t any better. “Seth, sit down,” Molly tells me, her voice soft. “You’re making me nervous.” I shake my head as I continue my pacing, ignoring her request. “You were already nervous.” “There’s not been enough research on heat cycles. We should know why it affects a shewolf’s joints. There are so many things we could do better if we knew why it happens,” Molly says. “File a complaint with the king,”

