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Authors: J.R. Loveless
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the only window in the room. The sheriff brushed a lock of sweat-soaked hair back from Seth’s face. “I’m going to go put Ginger in one of the recovery cages and let Chessie know to cancel the rest of your appointments for the day.”
“You… you can’t,” Seth panted. “Just… just give me a few minutes. I’ll be all right.”
Kasey’s lips flattened. “No. Not only is your body still recovering from a broken leg, but you’re obviously exhausted. And we are going to talk as soon as you are able. I want to know what the hell that was all about. And I know it wasn’t because the sight of blood makes you sick.” He didn’t give Seth a chance to respond and merely stalked out of the room.
Seth lay there, drifting between sleeping and awake. He hadn’t expended so much energy in a long time. With not having truly practiced as a vet in two years, his body wasn’t used to how much it took to repair such injuries. He kept his eyes closed when he heard Kasey enter the room. “I know you’re not sleeping, Seth. I can hear your heartbeat,” the sheriff said sardonically.
Sighing, Seth opened his eyes to stare at the older wolf.
“At least now you can’t run away from me,” Kasey added while pulling up a chair to straddle next to where the doctor lay. “So what the hell was that all about back there?”
Seth rubbed a hand over his face, debating what to tell him. He supposed it wouldn’t do any harm to tell him. His lips twisted in a sarcastic smile. “Remember how you said I knew nothing about treating animals, Sheriff?”
“It’s Kasey, and yes, I remember,” he replied flatly.
“If all I know about animals had been a rattlesnake, it would have bitten you in the ass. I was born with an ability that allows me to heal. I’ve always had an affinity for animals, which is the reason I became a veterinarian. But healing them does not come without a price.” Seth’s voice grew rougher as he spoke. “When I heal them, I take the negative energy into my body. It weakens me, and I am forced to release them, or they will send me into a coma. I discovered this in a very real way one day when I was a teenager.”
Kasey stared at his mate with an expression of awe on his face. His mate could heal? “So that’s how you fixed Samantha’s heart,” he murmured.
“Samantha?” It took Seth a moment to understand who Kasey was referring to. “Oh, the poodle. Yeah. Her heart was defective. She would have been dead within six months to a year.” He yawned tiredly, snuggling into the pillow that he lay against. He could barely keep his eyes open.
A low chuckle issued near his ear, and Kasey said softly, “All right, pup. You get a reprieve for now, but soon you and I will talk.”
Seth was so far gone that he couldn’t do more than sigh when he felt a warm heat against his forehead. He slipped into darkness, letting it swallow him in its comforting embrace.
Kasey watched his mate sleeping. It’d been a long time since the man had been taken care of by anyone other than himself. The way he didn’t seem to know how to slow down when exhausted made it obvious. Kasey’s lips turned up in wonder at his mate being able to heal. But it did come with a heavy price. He’d felt helpless as he’d watched the delicate form of his mate shuddering beneath his hands and the way the black liquid rushed from his body.
Kasey was astonished to find such a gift existed, despite the illness it seemed to cause Seth afterward. None of the other wolves in his pack could heal. Charlie had the ability to bring peace among their pack during a fight. Others were able to communicate merely by thought with their mate or with the Alpha of the pack if the Alpha wished it. Seth’s gift of healing gave their story an unexpected twist, one he’d never have believed if he hadn’t witnessed it with his own eyes.
Over the next few hours, while Seth slept, Kasey had a lot of time to think. His mind shied away from
“You… you can’t,” Seth panted. “Just… just give me a few minutes. I’ll be all right.”
Kasey’s lips flattened. “No. Not only is your body still recovering from a broken leg, but you’re obviously exhausted. And we are going to talk as soon as you are able. I want to know what the hell that was all about. And I know it wasn’t because the sight of blood makes you sick.” He didn’t give Seth a chance to respond and merely stalked out of the room.
Seth lay there, drifting between sleeping and awake. He hadn’t expended so much energy in a long time. With not having truly practiced as a vet in two years, his body wasn’t used to how much it took to repair such injuries. He kept his eyes closed when he heard Kasey enter the room. “I know you’re not sleeping, Seth. I can hear your heartbeat,” the sheriff said sardonically.
Sighing, Seth opened his eyes to stare at the older wolf.
“At least now you can’t run away from me,” Kasey added while pulling up a chair to straddle next to where the doctor lay. “So what the hell was that all about back there?”
Seth rubbed a hand over his face, debating what to tell him. He supposed it wouldn’t do any harm to tell him. His lips twisted in a sarcastic smile. “Remember how you said I knew nothing about treating animals, Sheriff?”
“It’s Kasey, and yes, I remember,” he replied flatly.
“If all I know about animals had been a rattlesnake, it would have bitten you in the ass. I was born with an ability that allows me to heal. I’ve always had an affinity for animals, which is the reason I became a veterinarian. But healing them does not come without a price.” Seth’s voice grew rougher as he spoke. “When I heal them, I take the negative energy into my body. It weakens me, and I am forced to release them, or they will send me into a coma. I discovered this in a very real way one day when I was a teenager.”
Kasey stared at his mate with an expression of awe on his face. His mate could heal? “So that’s how you fixed Samantha’s heart,” he murmured.
“Samantha?” It took Seth a moment to understand who Kasey was referring to. “Oh, the poodle. Yeah. Her heart was defective. She would have been dead within six months to a year.” He yawned tiredly, snuggling into the pillow that he lay against. He could barely keep his eyes open.
A low chuckle issued near his ear, and Kasey said softly, “All right, pup. You get a reprieve for now, but soon you and I will talk.”
Seth was so far gone that he couldn’t do more than sigh when he felt a warm heat against his forehead. He slipped into darkness, letting it swallow him in its comforting embrace.
Kasey watched his mate sleeping. It’d been a long time since the man had been taken care of by anyone other than himself. The way he didn’t seem to know how to slow down when exhausted made it obvious. Kasey’s lips turned up in wonder at his mate being able to heal. But it did come with a heavy price. He’d felt helpless as he’d watched the delicate form of his mate shuddering beneath his hands and the way the black liquid rushed from his body.
Kasey was astonished to find such a gift existed, despite the illness it seemed to cause Seth afterward. None of the other wolves in his pack could heal. Charlie had the ability to bring peace among their pack during a fight. Others were able to communicate merely by thought with their mate or with the Alpha of the pack if the Alpha wished it. Seth’s gift of healing gave their story an unexpected twist, one he’d never have believed if he hadn’t witnessed it with his own eyes.
Over the next few hours, while Seth slept, Kasey had a lot of time to think. His mind shied away from
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