28

Artemisia

I take a deep breath as I step into the dimly lit office, even though I didn’t get an answer at my knocking.

“What are you doing out of bed?” Cayden asks me as I close the door behind me.

His eyes are still glued on the papers in front of him as I clear my throat. “I wanted to talk to you. Do you have a bit of time to spare for me?”

“Sure,” he sighs, still not looking at me. “As long as you return to bed afterwards.”

I sit into a chair in front of his desk, my insides tingling eagerly to get his eyes on me. “It has been 4 days now since I was discharged. I’m feeling much better already and I can’t stand lying around anymore. Also, I can’t continue to take away precious time from everybody’s day. Matthew and Logan are looking after me lovingly, but I guess they have more important things to do. Please, let me do something. I’m feeling good enough to help you all out and finally show myself to the pack.”

He lifts his gaze to look at me, making me gulp. “I don’t know. You