The Rejected Healer's Retribution
He regarded me with a deep, unsettling stillness.
"Your diagnosis?" he asked, his voice low and stripped of Alpha authority.
"The sickness is connected to your spirit, Alpha," I said, lying with conviction. "It required a deep psychic cleanse. It is done. The Wolfsbane residue affecting your shifting energy is now contained and fading."
I stepped closer, removing my gloves for the last time. "This needs contact. Do not fight it or block your shields. I must connect to your core to complete the healing."
He didn't resist. He watched me, his stormy blue eyes searching my face for any sign of a lie or a glimpse of the woman he had rejected. Instead, he saw only a tired, resolute professional.