that he had seen Jacquelyn on when they had
forced him out of the room. Dr. Steele then pushed open another set
of double doors bringing them into an area where there were
multiple rooms encased in glass so that those who occupied them
were clearly visible. There was a large round desk in the middle of
the room that seemed to serve as what Fane would consider the
command center. Fane took in a deep breath and although there were
tons of smells of sickness, cleaner, worry, he could still pick out
the cotton candy fragrance of his mate. He pulled Lilly along as he
followed the path of her scent, no longer worrying about following
the doctor's lead. He passed three glass rooms before he finally
was standing in front of hers. He slid the door open to her little
room and let Lilly step in before him. She rushed to Jacquelyn’s
bedside and immediately started talking to her, holding her hand,
brushing the hair from her face. Fane stood back and watched
silently, giving Lilly time with her daughter. His wolf was so
restless, anxious to be close to their mate, to touch her and feel
the life flowing in her. He nearly growled at the idea of waiting
even a minute more. At last Lilly turned to Fane. “Do you want me
to step out?” Fane hated to ask that of her, but he needed a few
minutes alone with his Luna.
“Yes, please.” His voice was strained as he
held himself back. Lilly nodded, gave Jacquelyn a quick kiss to her
bandaged hand and then stepped out of the room, sliding the door
shut behind her. At last it was just him and Jacquelyn. He walked
slowly to her bedside, afraid that the moment was just a mirage and
would evaporate before his eyes if he so much as breathed too
deeply. But when he got to her side she was still there, not a
figment of his imagination, but real flesh and blood. Fane leaned
forward and gently brushed some hair from her bandage wrapped face.
He placed his nose as close to her neck as possible without
touching her and breathed her scent in deep. Her scent was like a
soothing balm, it caressed his wolf, calming him and helping him to
clear his mind of the dread that had been his constant companion
since he had felt Jacquelyn’s pain and fear through their bond.
Then he kissed her lips so lightly that he barely felt their heat
and whispered her name. “Jacquelyn.” First out loud and then
through their bond. “Jacquelyn. Please hear me, my love, wake up
for me.” Fane didn’t know if it would help but he had to try.
After waiting several minutes, Fane realized that she wasn't going
to wake up, at least not right then. He heard the door behind him
open and turned to see Dr. Steele and Lilly waiting patiently.
"We are going to transfer her to the burn
unit, her friend is there as well. They will both have to undergo
multiple debridements to remove the dead skin so that the new skin
underneath can heal," Dr. Steele explained to them.
"Can I stay with her?" Fane asked, never
taking his eyes off of Jacquelyn.
"You may visit, but you cannot stay in the
same room with her. There is too great a risk for infection."
Fane didn't like that answer but he wanted
what was best for his mate. Whatever it took for her broken body to
heal was what he wanted for her.
"When do you think we will know if the human
blood is going to affect her, or how it will affect her?" Fane
asked the doctor.
"There is no way to know, Fane. I know that
is not what you want to hear. Over the next few days as her body
begins to heal, her wolf blood should increase the speed of that
process. If it doesn't then we will know that quite possibly the
human blood is hindering it."
Chapter 7
Jacquelyn’s wounds showed much improvement
over the next week, but Fane still continued to pace the waiting
room area as he had since the day of the accident. He was beginning
to feel like a caged lion ready to pounce on easy prey. He could
tell that everyone was picking up on his edginess because they all
seemed to be avoiding him like the
forced him out of the room. Dr. Steele then pushed open another set
of double doors bringing them into an area where there were
multiple rooms encased in glass so that those who occupied them
were clearly visible. There was a large round desk in the middle of
the room that seemed to serve as what Fane would consider the
command center. Fane took in a deep breath and although there were
tons of smells of sickness, cleaner, worry, he could still pick out
the cotton candy fragrance of his mate. He pulled Lilly along as he
followed the path of her scent, no longer worrying about following
the doctor's lead. He passed three glass rooms before he finally
was standing in front of hers. He slid the door open to her little
room and let Lilly step in before him. She rushed to Jacquelyn’s
bedside and immediately started talking to her, holding her hand,
brushing the hair from her face. Fane stood back and watched
silently, giving Lilly time with her daughter. His wolf was so
restless, anxious to be close to their mate, to touch her and feel
the life flowing in her. He nearly growled at the idea of waiting
even a minute more. At last Lilly turned to Fane. “Do you want me
to step out?” Fane hated to ask that of her, but he needed a few
minutes alone with his Luna.
“Yes, please.” His voice was strained as he
held himself back. Lilly nodded, gave Jacquelyn a quick kiss to her
bandaged hand and then stepped out of the room, sliding the door
shut behind her. At last it was just him and Jacquelyn. He walked
slowly to her bedside, afraid that the moment was just a mirage and
would evaporate before his eyes if he so much as breathed too
deeply. But when he got to her side she was still there, not a
figment of his imagination, but real flesh and blood. Fane leaned
forward and gently brushed some hair from her bandage wrapped face.
He placed his nose as close to her neck as possible without
touching her and breathed her scent in deep. Her scent was like a
soothing balm, it caressed his wolf, calming him and helping him to
clear his mind of the dread that had been his constant companion
since he had felt Jacquelyn’s pain and fear through their bond.
Then he kissed her lips so lightly that he barely felt their heat
and whispered her name. “Jacquelyn.” First out loud and then
through their bond. “Jacquelyn. Please hear me, my love, wake up
for me.” Fane didn’t know if it would help but he had to try.
After waiting several minutes, Fane realized that she wasn't going
to wake up, at least not right then. He heard the door behind him
open and turned to see Dr. Steele and Lilly waiting patiently.
"We are going to transfer her to the burn
unit, her friend is there as well. They will both have to undergo
multiple debridements to remove the dead skin so that the new skin
underneath can heal," Dr. Steele explained to them.
"Can I stay with her?" Fane asked, never
taking his eyes off of Jacquelyn.
"You may visit, but you cannot stay in the
same room with her. There is too great a risk for infection."
Fane didn't like that answer but he wanted
what was best for his mate. Whatever it took for her broken body to
heal was what he wanted for her.
"When do you think we will know if the human
blood is going to affect her, or how it will affect her?" Fane
asked the doctor.
"There is no way to know, Fane. I know that
is not what you want to hear. Over the next few days as her body
begins to heal, her wolf blood should increase the speed of that
process. If it doesn't then we will know that quite possibly the
human blood is hindering it."
Chapter 7
Jacquelyn’s wounds showed much improvement
over the next week, but Fane still continued to pace the waiting
room area as he had since the day of the accident. He was beginning
to feel like a caged lion ready to pounce on easy prey. He could
tell that everyone was picking up on his edginess because they all
seemed to be avoiding him like the
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