19

“You look like you’re doing well, Violet,” I said. “You’ve come really far with your healing.”

She nodded, and her emerald eyes returned to Dr. Stan. “Thanks to Damon’s help, this awful alpha wound rarely bothers me anymore. He has the best salves for me.” She patted his leg.

I pursed my lips to keep from smirking. “I’m glad he’s been helping you so much. Having a doctor on call must be a huge relief.”

Dr. Damon’s face reddened. “A-anyway, did you need to talk to Violet? I don’t mean to keep her from you.”

“No, no, I just wanted to check in and say hello,” I said, still smirking. “I’ll catch up with you both some other time.” I winked at Violet, then headed back to the alpha cabin.

On the walk back, I noticed a small group of women talking and laughing near the tree line. Tanya and Tara were among them. They were two-thirds of the Terrible T’s, the women who had tormented me almost as horribly as Troy. Trisha was usually the ringleader, but I hadn’t seen her around the pack lately. I