Finally, Amber nodded, then went with Alice more towards the back. I went to the receptionist and asked if there was a private room I could use to make a phone call. Embarrassingly, pulling my phone from my pocket, I realized it had smashed in the crash. “I’ll need to use a phone too. I can pay the long distance.”
The receptionist kindly directed me to one of the administration offices. As it was after hours, the office was empty.
Standing in front of the desk, too amped up with adrenaline to even consider sitting down, I picked up the receiver of the landline there, pushed the button to dial out of the hospital, and then called the familiar number of my Beta.
It was after hours in my pack too, but my Beta was diligent and picked up right away.
“Alpha?”
“Something has come up here, an
