The silence was thick on the other side of the phone. The nurse pulled me forward, and I grunted. “What’s wrong? What’s happening?” Rowan sounded slightly panicked.
The nurse snickered. “I moved Amy forward so I could clean up her back and then wrap her chest.”
“Wrap her chest?” He sounded confused. “Why are you wrapping her chest?”
I dropped my head but the nurse just smirked. “When we cut away her top so we could get to her ribs. We also had to cut away her bra. So for her privacy, this was the solution.” There was a soft intake on the other side of the phone. But then she kept going. “Also because someone called the clinic and yelled at the doctor. He didn’t want to chance anything to be misconstrued. The doctor was clearly afraid of whoever called.” The nurse wiggled her eyebrows at me at the silence on the other end. She nodded to the phone with her lips. I shook my head but I couldn’t stop the smile. She winked. “I’m wrapping her chest so he can come in here and properly wrap her ribs.”
There was another awkward silence for a moment. Then he coughed. “Well, as long as Amy is taken care of.” There was another silence.
I coughed this time. The nurse giggled again. “Lift your arms as high as you can so we can tuck these away.”
I laughed at that. “My king.” I shook my head as Jenn blushed. “I hoped that because of the broken mating agreement, and this attack, you would give me permission to transfer out of this pack by midnight tonight?”
His voice was soft. “I’ve missed that.”
I furrowed my brow. “I asked if I could-”
“I heard you.” He interrupted me. “Yes. I will give you permission to transfer. What pack are you transferring to?” He asked, but I knew he knew.
“I would like your permission to take the chance of going back to my father’s pack lands.” The nurse paused for a second before finishing.
“I’m done here. Call when you are done.” Jen pushed the call button into my hand. She helped me lie back against the bed with a hiss. Then she left me alone with a soft click.
“Do you think that’s wise?” He sounded genuinely curious.
“It’s the only option my wolves agree with me. We could go to Toya’s pack, but she will be our alpha…”
“And you are stronger than she is.” He finished.
“Yeah.”
“Nix will force you to take over.”
“And I wouldn’t want to do that to Toya.” He sighed. “I’ll be safe. I’ll scope it out first. See if there is recent rogue activity.” He snorted. “I swear. If there is, I’ll transfer to another pack.”
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