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The main thing that stood out was that this girl was incredibly pregnant. Like, seriously, about to pop kind of pregnant. She was deep breathing and looking pained, both physically and emotionally… Shelly wondered if she was in labor and if so… why wasn’t she in a room yet?

The hospital was in neutral territory; it wasn’t the best, but it was far enough away from the Redmoon pack that no one would hear about this appointment. She didn’t want the pack doctors to know about Shelly’s situation; she knew word would travel around the pack if she wasn’t careful.

From appearance alone and then scent, Shelly could tell right away that this girl was a rogue.

“I can’t do this…” the girl kept murmuring, tears filling her brown eyes.

Before Shelly could think against it, she stood and walked over to the young girl. She hadn’t noticed Shelly at first, not until Shelly sat beside her and grasped one of her hands, which was still clutched around the seat.

“Hey,” Shelly said softly. “Are you okay?”

The girl looked up, her bottom lip quivering. She stared at Shelly for a long while, trying to figure out if she could talk to Shelly.

Shelly couldn’t blame her; the girl didn’t know her, and it was clear she had been going through something. Shelly decided to go

a different route.

“Are you here alone?”

The girl blinked and then glanced around the room, confused as to why Shelly was choosing to speak to her instead of everyone else. Eventually, the girl nodded slowly.

but feel concerned and worried that

sound intimidating. She outstretched her hand to shake, and

her hand to take Shelly’s; she

pretty name. Is it short

she still

are you,

lip as she broke her

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Shelly’s chest tightened.

“Where are your parents?”

was quiet for a moment; at first,

couldn’t help but feel that Meg wasn’t telling her something, but she decided

pry or dwell on the subject. As far as she could tell, Meg was

“Boyfriend or husband?”

again, Meg was quiet, and then

not around anymore…” she whispered. “He

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heart broke in an

sorry,” she said softly. “So, you

her hands on her

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