Chapter 37: A Reading

Delaney

The woman removes the phone from my ear once he ends the call abruptly, and I stare at her face and wonder who she is, and where I am.

“You’re safe,” she tells me. It’s uncanny because I feel like she just read my mind. “My name is Anna, and I’m a healer. The Alpha has asked me to watch over you during your healing process. You have extensive injuries, but I’ve already sealed most of them with salve. You’ll be fine, but you need to take it easy for three days, and you need to be completely bedridden today.”

The Alpha. Alec. Yes, I vividly recall him storming into that cottage and tearing apart Beta Whittle and his son. He carried me to the car, and that’s the last thing I remember.

He brought me here. He’s asked this healer to watch over me.

Why does he want to know how many people were in the car with me? Not knowing is making me highly anxious. I try to move, and she puts her hands on my shoulders and keeps me down on the bed. “Please, don’t move. You have too many injur