“Very well,” he said. “Thank you, Alpha. And truly, all of us on the council wish you and your family their health.”
“Sure,” I said, still not trusting him. Just because Alice’s presence kept me from shifting and hurting him, didn’t mean that I had to like him. “You can go now.”
He nodded again, more hastily, more nervously, then turned and rushed out.
With him gone, I finally breathed easy again, surrounded once more by only the healers and my family.
An hour later, I sat in Amber’s room, watching her rest, when Penny hurried to the door. She didn’t come in much past the doorway, though looked at Amber first with a frown before turning her eyes on me. She hopped from foot to foot like she couldn’t contain her excitement.
“What is it?” I asked.
“It’s your mom,” she said. Then, all t
