“The team we are subbing for is on vacation.”
“Ah.When do you switch back to days?”
“Two more weeks.One of the team is getting married and having a vacation.It was easier to tag us in than find a sub.”
“How are Snort and Stomp making the transition?”
Buzz laughed.“They are doing pretty well.Stomp wants to come over here and chat with you.”
“Good for him.I have twenty more stitches to put in, then the wound care, and then have a chat with the folks in charge.”
“So, he’s good to come now.”
“Yes, Buzz, as long as Rose doesn’t mind?”
Rose blinked and whispered, “Which one is he?”
“The hot brunette with white flame in his eyes.”
“Oh, yes, please.”Rose blushed.
Nylora snorted softly as Buzz got up with a chuckle.Stomp was very nice to look at.He looked like a bronze-and-black statue come to life, and he and Snort were at home on the night shift.Buzz was having trouble adapting, but hopefully, he could manage a few more weeks.
The soft footfalls let her know that Stomp was behind her.“Medic Mills.”
“Hey, Stomp.”
“Why do you call me that?”
“You know why.It’s fitting.This is Rose.How is her step-cousin?”
“A little shaken up.Her wolf took control.”
“Can you call a social worker?”
“Why?”
“Because my patient isn’t human, and this is an entire village of predators.So, until her own beast rises and understanding can happen, she needs to be somewhere safe.”
Rose looked at her, and Nylora glanced at her.The girl whispered, “How did you know?”
“Little things.Your cousin doesn’t act like a mean girl, and everyone here wants to comfort both of you, so her beast sensed something that no one knew was there.You aren’t the first.You just need to stay away until you manifest.”
“Oh, that is why you were asking about my family.”
“Yes.I suspect your father was part prey animal.Even if it didn’t rise for him, it is doing it for you.On the plus side, there is a huge family in your future.”
Rose blinked.“What?”
Nylora leaned in and whispered, “You’re a bunny.Just a warning, no birth control works on a bunny.Your nature rejects it, so practice self-control when you are older or buy friends that run on batteries.Lots of them.”
Rose blushed, and her mother came in.“What are you telling her?”
Nylora kept calmly using the smallest stitches she could.“I am telling her that she’s more than she appears to be, and while you are human, she isn’t.It was probably the most recent wave.She needs to be placed with family until she activates.After that, she will be safer.I am guessing it will be a few months at the outside.Please, and I am begging you, have her assessed tomorrow.A reputable agency.”
Nylora looked at the stitches she had set already, and the skin was closing and healing.“You will have to get these stitches out tomorrow.You are already healing.So, something magical is coming up.”
Stomp said softly, “The social worker is on the way.She’s elven.”
