Nine
I nervously twirled my thumbs, my knee bouncing up and down while I waited in the lobby. Why did they wanted to see me for another evaluation already? Were they not happy with me? Was this where they were going to kick me out of the Sanctuary properly? Maybe the move to the veterinarian apprenticeship was just part of their plan to get rid of me.
The door opened and Director Ella came out holding a clipboard and wearing a polite but stiff smile. “Charlotte. We’re ready for you.”
“Thanks.” I rose slowly and followed her into the meeting room. A single chair waited for me on this end of the table while Director Starlise and a man I didn’t know were seated on the other. The stern woman that escorted me in sat down next to her wife and her gaze softened just slightly as she looked at h
