Page 66 of Doctor Wolf's Human Nurse

The reply was quick.She’s not ready for visitors. Soon, though.

He was already in a foul mood when he got to the clinic. It didn’t improve when Jason called him.

“We’ve been monitoring Brent’s cell phone communications, which allows us to listen in on his phone calls and read his messages – sent and received. Cregar and Johnson have already been arrested and are rolling on all the dealers, as well as their bosses. We’ve tracked Brent’s customers and they’re going to testify, too, in exchange for being sentenced to rehab instead of prison.”

Sawyer sighed, frustrated and irritated. “How much longer?”

“We’re in the process of getting the warrant. One day – two tops.”

Sawyer growled and ended the call.

He went through the day on automatic. His mind was constantly on Abby when he wasn’t specifically focused on one of the patients.

Was she affected by the virus since she is human and was around it so much? Did it have some kind of adverse effect on her?

He was worried and fear clutched his heart, so he decided he needed to see Abby and drove to Conner’s and Beth’s ranch.

Beth stepped out on the porch when he knocked.

“Please let me see Abby. I’m so worried.”

“She’s not up to seeing anyone right now. She loves you, I know, but she is very sick.”

“What happened? Was she affected by the virus?”

Beth moved her head from side to side. “In a round-about way. I promise that we’re taking good care of her and she’ll be better than new soon. Right now, she needs to rest, and you have to let us do our work.”

“I’m a doctor.”

“And we’re healer witches. We can do what regular medicine can’t.” Beth reached out and squeezed his arm. “I swear to youthat she’s going to be okay. I’m just asking you to give us another day or two to help her heal.”

Sawyer looked at her and then nodded. He felt as though he had been kicked in the stomach as he walked back to his truck.

He called Sean on the way home using his blue tooth. “I tried to see her, but Beth wouldn’t let me in. She says that Abby is okay.”

“Xyla has been told the same thing,” Sean replied. “You know what we know. As soon as I hear anything else, I promise to let you know.”

“Thank you.” The anguish was evident in Sawyer’s voice.

“Bro, are you okay?”

“No. I realized over the last couple of days that you were right, and the little voice in the back of my brain was right. Abby’s my fated mate. It would destroy me if anything happened to her.”

“Trust me, I completely understand. You know I do. Have faith, though. Beth wouldn’t lie to you or Xyla. If there was something seriously wrong with Abby, she would tell us.”

“I just don’t understand the secrecy. Did the virus cause her to grow horns, cloven hooves, and a tail?”

Sean choked on a laugh. “Would you love her if she did?”

“Yeah. I would just close my eyes during sex, though. It would be hard to make love to a mountain goat.”

“I could see that. I’m sure that it’s nothing so drastic.”

Sawyer got home, took a shower, and ordered some pizza. He turned on the television, but his mind wasn’t really on the show.

“I resigned from Doctors Without Borders and turned down jobs at major hospitals so I could settle down and have a nice, relaxing life as a small-town doctor. I come back to Angel’s Creek and all hell breaks loose. Then, I have to fall in love with Abby, who is now suffering from some illness.”

He growled in the back of his throat as he vented to the air.

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