“Not just a thief, but nearly a murderer!” she cried in my mind. “And he’s supposed to be Head Healer!”“I did no such thing!” Head Healer Eric replied, face turning red with outrage.This man took the same oath as me, to always protect the people and do no harm. Yet here he was, his hubris getting
Julian’s POVAs the press conference was set to start, I followed Head Healer Eric out of the office and to the front of the building. By now, a podium had been arranged, with several different news organization’s microphones attached to it.Everything about this still felt wrong to me. I had wanted
“I see,” I said, narrowing my eyes.“It was all for her benefit, of course,” Head Healer Eric said. “Naturally, I would have loved to see her succeed on her own. But she just doesn’t have the same experience that I do. Nor does she have the same strong disposition as me. She buckles under pressure,
Julian’s POVI arrived at the hospital a few minutes earlier than necessary, wanting to speak more to Head Healer Eric before his press conference began. The timing of the announcement of this new cure just felt… off to me. I didn’t know how else to describe it.My contract, and therefore the fundin
Amber’s POVThe reality of the situation seemed to come to Olivia rather slowly. Though she had to have heard what Noah said, she still looked at me like she was seeing through me, like she couldn’t comprehend it all. I was a puzzle and she was still missing vital pieces.Frankly I didn’t care what
“The potion… the treatment! It was in the lab. I only stepped out for a moment, and when I returned, it was gone.”We’d been running tests on the potion to ensure it was safe for werewolf consumption, so it was possible that he just misplaced it. That didn’t seem like Noah, though. He was still trai
Olivia’s POVImpatiently, Olivia paced back and forth in the small office in the hospital where she had been made to wait for the Head Healer. She had no idea what he could be doing that was more important than speaking with her, but it put her in an even worse mood than she’d already been in.And s
Julian’s POV I returned home after the hospital, my head buzzing with thoughts. My housewife Amber was Healer Amanda? Why hadn’t she told me? What else had she been hiding? Now that I knew her real identity, it was so obvious that they were the same person. But what about the supermarket I’d seen
Amber’s POV After agreeing to take part in the project, things moved extremely quickly. Within two weeks Julian arranged for transportation to take me to the highest affected areas of Thorn Pack. He’d also identified several patients with landmark cases that I could interview to understand the impa