The nurse looks at me. “Miss Jay, it’s good to see you’re awake. How are you feeling?”
“Oh, you know. Could be worse.”
I don’t feel pain from my leg like I did, and it makes me wonder. “Did I lose my leg?”
The nurse finishes charting and directs her attention to my bed. She makes sure the sheets are tucked properly. “No. Your leg will be fine. You lost a lot of blood, which required a blood transfusion some stitches... but, give it a few hours and your wolf should speed up the healing process for you. It’ll be like it never happened.”
I check on my wolf.How are you doing?
She yawns.Much better.
With my pain threshold being as high as it is, it’s been a long time since I’ve passed out because of it. Confused as to why I could have healed so fast, I ask the nurse, “Why am I healing so fast?”
“No clue. The doctor couldn’t explain it. Normally, we see this kind of healing when a mate is involved. It helps speed the process—nothing is more healing than feeling loved—but you aren’t mated, so I’m not sure. Perhaps it’s a miracle from our Goddess?”
“I don’t think our Goddess knows I exist.”
“Well, I know one person who does,” she sings. “I notified Caleb you’re awake. He is on his way back now.”
“Back?” Without thinking, I start smoothing my hair but stop when the nurse suppresses a grin.
She knows.
“Yes, ma’am. I finally told him he needed to go home and shower. The boy hadn’t eaten either. He stayed the whole time, holding you close.”
I blink. “He held me?”
I thought I smelled him.I just assumed his scent lingered on me after he carried me here.
“Mm-hmm. The whole night, too.”
I blush.
“Don’t worry, patient-doctor confidentiality. No one else knows.” The nurse winks. She folds a blanket and says, “Caleb was very clear about the importance of protecting your privacy.”
On the brass doorknob is aDo Not Entersign hanging from it, and the blinds from the windows are drawn. That’s when I notice Tyler is standing guard outside and also checking out any nurse who walks by.
Does she think I’m sleeping with Caleb?
I wish,my wolf says.
The nurse exits.
Tyler, again, checks her out as she walks away.
Caleb appears.
My breath hitches, and my wolf perks up, wagging her tail, her butt wiggling at the sight of him.
“Why did you help me?” I blurt.
I need answers.
His eyes soften with a longing I could almost convince myself I imagined. He quickly averts his gaze.
I shift, and the blanket moves with me.
Caleb’s wolf surfaces. I reach for his arm and immediately his eyes return to their calming blue. He takes my hand, his grip firm but not suffocatingly tight. Safe and secure, just like how I feel around him.
