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can’t imagine life without Selene anymore, even when she isn’t in my head.

It’s wrong.

I fall asleep in fits and starts. Every few hours, a nurse comes in to check all my vitals, and it takes a long time until I can fall asleep again.

But even a restless sleep replenishes your energy, and I wake at sunrise feeling ever–so–slightly refreshed and ready to take on the world.

Well–maybe not the world.

But definitely to ask Alpha Clayton if I can go back to the scene of the accident.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t go well. Apparently, he’s too busy to just be called down to the hospital because a strange woman wants to meet with him.

By lunch, I’m nearly crawling out of my skin with agitation.

***

Ava.

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I drop my spoonful of orange jello in shock.

Selene! Where have you been?!

…can’t…far…

It’s like her voice is ebbing and flowing in my mind. I’m sure she’s saying so much more than I can hear, but the important word is there.

I must be too far to maintain a connection. This isn’t something any other shifter could have explained to me; all their wolves exist with them. I’ve never heard of a wolf that can manifest into their own body, even if it is a dog’s form.

Relief blossoms, relaxing every inch of taut muscle as I lay back in my bed. My breath escapes me in a long sigh.

Selene is close.

She must have been running all night. I’m not sure how fast she can run, but it must have been hard on her.

Selene? I ask after a few minutes.

I can hear you, her voice whispers, and I can feel tears

in my eyes.

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I’m in a hospital run by the Aspen pack. Their alpha saved me last night. I quickly give a summary of events, feeling her presence strengthen every minute.

Are you hurt?

I shake my head, forgetting she can’t see me.

Ava. Are you hurt?

Not bad, mainly from the car crash. I have some questions, though. They said I’m going into heat. They want me here until my heat is over.

Selene goes silent, but I can still feel her. It’s good to

have her back.

That will be problematic, she says, sounding grim. Has the alpha scented you?

You mean, sniffed me? Yes.

I can hear a faint growl in my head. Has he gotten near

the scar on your neck?

I respond

away from it. When did you lose the

How did you

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heat,

necklace.

news to me. Would have been

know…

thought I might have lost it during the crash, but now I’m thinking I might have lost it earlier. The guys who

my head. Will

At the hospital?

Yes.

Clayton seems to be very kind, and

to me.

Don’t lose the ring, too, or we will

reassurance that it’s still there. It is. Are you going to explain it all to me now? What I am?

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from going into heat?

silent for a while. Her voice is fading when she finally responds. We will

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I’m keenly aware of Selene’s warning about keeping him away from my scar. It’s not like I

and fresh–baked bread, all things that stimulate my appetite–probably a side effect from only being allowed to eat little cups of jello. “How are you feeling?

you sooner.”

wave off his apology, setting the jello cup aside. “I’m doing better, thanks. The nurse said I still have a little while before the peak of

my bed, sitting with the elegant grace most wolf shifters manage

don’t have that level of grace, probably because I

inside of me like

them.

Clayton says, sounding

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that you are,

for him to continue. We’d already

rests his elbows on his knees. His fingers brush gently against the side of my hand,

I ask, distracted by how much I want to grab his hands, to link our

them. So, the unmated wolves tend

I’m paying attention, or trying to, but I’m also trying not to just rape his hand with an unwanted

hand–holding.

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will have a hard time controlling myself, so we will do our best to keep only female employees once it’s confirmed that you’re entering

to understand what’s going on in my

because I’ve been staring at his hand without

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and I link my

and I blink at him as he

seeks an alpha when she’s in heat, though a strong beta can also catch her attention,” he says, and I realize

we’re staring at each other, as his thumb caresses the back of my hand in a way that’s driving me insane.

nuzzle against my jaw. “Do you need an alpha, Ava?” he asks in that rough voice that makes everything

my thigh, pressing gently down against the top of my pelvis.

“You smell divine.”

as he lets go of my hand, pulling my blanket down. He nuzzles

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Important.

is

Why?

when he kisses it. Yes.

And licks it.

And nibbles.