Chapter 104-2
Clavery
“Eloise, I’m going to draw some blood, although I’m not even sure that you’ll feel. I’m going to take some X-rays as well. I’d like you to keep this form until we’re finished, but if you feel anything
strange happening, let us know. We’re not going to risk losing you, do you understand?”
Her fur rippled, but she held still while London spoke soothingly to her. Saul drew her blood and
then extended the arm of the x-ray machine. He handed London protective gear and began to
cover certain parts of Eloise’s body as he snapped pictures as quickly as possible.
When it was over, he returned to her and smiled. “I truly don’t want to give you a sedative because
we have no idea how it will interact with the chemicals already inside you. We can use magic if you
need it, but if you think you can control this, then I’d like to see how long it will take for the effects
to wear off. How do you feel about that?”
Closing her eyes, she began to shrink. Bones snapped horribly as she shifted, and it looked far more painful than usual, but soon, she was herself again. “I’m fine,” she whispered and stared up at
London. “I’m sorry. I just wanted to help my sister.”
He smoothed his hand over her hair and nodded. “I know. We’ll figure this out. In the meantime, I
think we can get you some blankets to keep you warm, and you need to eat. I’d like to place you on
an IV, but given how often you seem to be shifting…”
“It’ll just rip out. I’ll eat. And vitamins.”
Saul smiled briefly. “Yes, vitamins. All that will be brought to you shortly. I’ll start the lab work and
return. Is there anything else you need?”
“Don’t tell my sister. Please. I don’t want her to worry.”
Saul looked at London who nodded. They both came out, and London looked visibly shaken. ” What’s wrong?” Troy asked.
“There was a moment when I thought I felt the bond disappear. It returned in an instant, so maybe I
was imagining things. A chemical can’t break the wolf bond. It must be magic, right?”
Everyone looked at me, and I threw up my hands. “I’m not a witch!” I said in exasperation. “But I can tell you that I don’t see a trace of magic in her.”
“If I had to guess, I’d say that magic is the only way to break a bond, but if her DNA changes too much, your wolf might not recognize her anymore,” Troy mused. “Your wolf might be the one who severs the pack bond.”
I thought back to how Cindy looked. So much pain. “It might make her go insane. We cannot let
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that happen. You’ll need to let us know if you feel it again.”
Claun
London smiled briefly. “For someone who is not used to being an alpha mate, you certainly do give
a lot of orders.”
“Requests,” I amended and ignored the way Troy’s chest rumbled with pride. “What should we do
for food? I can go to the kitchen and get something. I want to feel useful.”
“Meat. We want high calories and proteins, especially when she’s shifted. Protein shakes and bars. She could probably consume a week’s worth of calories right now, so don’t skimp out. If you’ll
excuse me.”
Saul headed to the lab with his samples, London glanced at his phone. “I need to make sure the rest of the vials are secure and guarded. I’ll make any individual with lab experience available to Saul. The sooner we figure this out the better.”
“London. One quick question,” Troy said as his hand slid down my arm and intertwined our fingers. I was eager to get started on the food, and bounced up and down on my toes. “How many rogue wolves have you accepted into your pack?”
“Total or this year?”
“Total. An estimate is fine.”
London pursed his lips. “I’d say six or seven.”
“And how many of them could read?”
A strange feeling rose in my chest, and I tried to pull away, but Troy held tight. London looked confused. “Um, none of them. We have an adult education program that they attend. It teaches
them to read. Why do you ask?”
“Curious.” Troy turned and looked at me. “Are you ready?”
Grief like I’ve never felt before swept over me, and tears sprang to my eyes. It was followed by a sharp biting pain in my head before, suddenly, everything was fine.
I smiled at Troy. “You ask some strange questions, you know that? We have more important things to worry about.”
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