Josh's POV
Earlier, the operating room had needed a critical care authorization signature.
The nurse had come out looking for Jake. Only Rosalie was in the corridor. Angela's father was dead. Her mother was estranged and unreachable. The contact chain had nowhere to go except to her mate.
Her mate had been unavailable. A pattern that was growing more and more noticeable.
Rosalie had signed it herself — using the emergency provisions available to the Head Healer's daughter, forcing the authorization through on urgency alone. She'd been shaking when she did it. I'd arrived to find the ink still drying and my sister's hands unsteady for the first time in years.
Pack law was clear: a critical care form required Alpha authorization when no next of kin was present. Jake's absence at that mo
