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"They can’t shift back if they turn into the wolf I know it sounds crazy, but I’ve got an expert on the case No one else who can help it should shift, either But especially those with the flu"

"Your ad"

"Hell Has she shifted?"

"Not that I know of She called in sick today I’ll call her, and if I don’t get an answer, I’ll run by her place and warn her"

"All right Make sure she gets plenty of fluids The canine flu isn’t supposed to transfer to hu our people, we’re not sure of the effects with the shift I’ll give you an update as soon as I can And let rid" He snapped his phone shut and put it away

Carol gave Ryan a weary suess I was just too set in my ways before"

Jake raised his brohen Carol looked at hiaze shifted from her to Ryan

She rose from the chair and headed for the stairs "How are the wounded ?" she asked Matthew

"They’ll be fine They’re still in their wolf form The bullets aren’t silver But the men lost some blood, and all three are sick hatever Doc probably has Three of the wounds One was hit in the ru the way up the stairs, Carol following behind "If we could have found Doc Mitchell, he could have perforery at his vet clinic"

Ryan watched as Carol disappeared and then turned to see what Jake was doing in the staff lounge

Jake glanced at the couch and drew closer Then he bent over it and poked around Hell Jake pulled the silk bra out from between the back and seat cushions and took a deep breath He shook his head and tossed the bra to Ryan

"Looks like you two took the plunge" He gave Ryan a dark smile "About time But Darien will not be pleased"

Ryan tucked the incri evidence into his pocket Carol would not be pleased to know Jake had found her bra, and while he didn’t like to keep secrets from his mate, he had no plans to tell her about this

He took off for the stairs, and Jake followed hi the injuredher home To his home His bed He had people who could keep her safe just like Darien did Now she belonged to his pack, not Darien’s And if his own people could suffer the same trouble as Darien’s, Ryan needed to be there for the as she could do her research in Green Valley He’d have toroouards and waited inside by the door While Matthew assisted, Carol removed the bullet from the first of the patients Ryan admired Carol for her dedication to the patient’s care She worked efficiently with steady hands, her deportment self-assured Matthew aided her, his expression one of deep admiration, as if he had every confidence in her abilities When she stitched the h she could work like this all night She had to be tired, but she didn’t let on

"I keep telling you that you ought to be a doctor, Carol," Matthew said "Before Doc Weber arrived here, you’d removed how many bullets from pack members?"

"Threeas the bullets aren’t e to huiven time So it’s not the same"

"You have the sued

Shethe job, but with her deterht differently If she wanted furtherwas certain: his Green Valley pack needed a lupus garou who had the e for a wolf doctor to start a clinic, and she could attend hi after that, Ryan was all for it

Matthew bound the , and then they moved on to the next man

Avery Hell, he was sick now And he’d danced with Carol She’d been around Doc all day, too Ryan had danced with Marilee, and she also was ill He wondered how long the rest of thee back

Ryan turned to Jake "Where are Marilee and Becky now? They’re both sick with this crud If they’ve got it, we don’t want the the virus there"

"What if they brought it from their pack?" Jake jerked his phone out of its pouch and punched in a nu at your bed and breakfast, right?" He frowned and then stared at Ryan "Hell All right I’ll tell Darien and give Ryan the word"

Jake hung up and punched another button

"Darien," he sighed "We’ve gotthe bullet fro had beco room to discuss some new trouble with Darien in private

Matthew said, "Wonder what else is going on"

Carol took a deep breath "Nothing good, we can be sure"

"You did it with hi the htly annoyed, eyes narrowed, lips pursed "If you mean Ryan and I are ht away To move to Green Valley To take care of his people"

"I’ here until we resolve this" Beyond that, she hadn’t really thought of leaving Just that she’d be Ryan’s mate Why hadn’t she even considered it? Did they have a hospital in Green Valley? Certainly not one that was run by olves, she iet a position? Should she even try, considering her shifting problehed "Like you heard Jake say, if we’re all infected because we’ve been exposed to this, we can’t go spreading it to other packs" She figured that ithout saying<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>