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"Fine Except for ht what a lousy nurse the ave you a shot The bruise should fade soon Do you rerabbed h, and I felt drugged Then he droppedthem down once Sam and Darien were in hot pursuit Ryan found me, I think And carriedout my eyes, and then that’s about it"

"H… happen between the two of you?"

Carol raised her brows "You think we had sex last night?"

Lelandi smiled a hint "If you’re er available"

"We didn’t do anything last night" Not that Carol would ad her closely, like a psychologist uilty as she felt "He slept with ht have known Had they heard theirsex?

"That’s what Toht to see if Ryan needed to be relieved frohtly around you, his back naked After Darien questioned To To some of the story out, To and poked his head in tohonorable"

Carol’s heart nearly stopped Had To honorable Just helping to cal else? More visions?"

"Don’t remember" Carol yawned Then she sat up abruptly "What tiet to work"

"Matthew and Charlotte are working extra half-days to cover for you Darien doesn’t want you working today after what happened last night Take a break, and you can go back to the hospital to cat, who stretched a little but didn’t bother opening an eye She crossed the floor to the antique dresser, jerked the drawer open, and yanked out a bra and panties

"I’ Charlotte and Mattheork et a job at the hospital She wasn’t going to shirk her responsibilities now "Why is Puss here?"

Lelandi hesitated to say

"Lelandi?"

"Unofficially, and just between you and me, I believe Darien felt badly that he told Ryan he couldn’t stay with you and then you were kidnapped But officially, he thinks that if you mostly have your life back the way it was before you were changed, you may accept our ways and shape-shift"

To have her life back, she’d be living in her own aparts in storage and close up her apartment Her life as she had known it was over Yet, she’d beco with others--with Lelandi, with Darien, with his brothers The thought of returning alone to her apart Puss to talk to didn’t appeal, either

Carol shook her head and grabbed a pair of kitty-cat scrubs from another drawer "If I shift, I won’t be able to shift back Simple as that" She entered the bathroom and shut the door

"Did you see this in a vision?" Lelandi asked from the recliner

"No, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen"

"You say Darien shifts and can’t change back Is he the only one?"

"Doc also Jake is in the same predica about it But I can’t I have no idea what’s happening If everyone chooses to ignore me, I can’t help anyone"

"We love to shift, Carol It’s part of e are" But this time Lelandi didn’t sound quite so sure of herself

Carol dressed, brushed her hair, and applied a little makeup

When she opened the bathroom door, Lelandi smiled at her "Ready for so doith Darien and his brothers, thereleft Mervin’s down there also, but he eats like a bird"

"I can grab a bagel and green tea at the hospital"

"Nonsense If you want just tea and a bagel, the guys probably haven’t touched those But the bacon and sausages? I’m sure Tom will have to make another trip to the store" Lelandi opened the door to the guestroom and walked into the hallway "So, you’ve seen Darien, Doc, and Jake unable to shift and e and unable to shift back?"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>