Chapter 462

The silence was thick on the other side of the phone. The nurse pulled me forward, and I grunted. “What’s wrong? What’s happening?” Rowan sounded slightly panicked.

The nurse snickered. “I moved Amy forward so I could clean her back and then wrap her chest.”

“Wrap her chest?” He sounded confused. “Why are you wrapping her chest?”

I dropped my head, but the nurse just smirked. “When we cut away her top to reach her ribs, we also had to cut away her bra. For her privacy, this was the solution.” There was a soft intake of breath on the other side of the phone, but she continued.

“Also, someone called the clinic and yelled at the doctor. He didn’t want to chance anything being misconstrued. The doctor was clearly afraid of whoever called.” The nurse wiggled her eyebrows at me, noting the silence on the other end. She nodded toward the phone with her lips. I shook my head, unable to suppress a smile. She winked. “I’m wrapping her chest so he can come in here and properly wrap her ribs.”

There was another awkward silence. Then he coughed. “Well, as long as Amy is taken care of.” Another silence followed.

I coughed this time. The nurse giggled again. “Lift your arms as high as you can so we can tuck these away.”

I laughed. “My king,” I said, shaking my head as Jenn blushed. “I hoped that, because of the broken mating agreement and this attack, you would give me permission to transfer out of this pack by midnight tonight?”

His voice was soft. “I’ve missed that.”

I furrowed my brow. “I asked if I could—”

“I heard you,” he interrupted. “Yes. I will give you permission to transfer. What pack are you transferring to?” He asked, but I knew he knew.

“I would like your permission to take the chance of going back to my father’s pack lands.” The nurse paused before finishing, “I’m done here. Call when you are done.” Jenn pushed the call button into my hand. She helped me lie back against the bed with a hiss, then left me alone with a soft click.

“Do you think that’s wise?” He sounded genuinely curious.

“It’s the only option my wolves agree with. We could go to Toya’s pack, but she will be our alpha…”

“And you are stronger than she is,” he finished.

“Yeah.”

“Nix will force you to take over.”

“And I wouldn’t want to do that to Toya.” He sighed. “I’ll be safe. I’ll scope it out first. See if there is recent rogue activity.” He snorted. “I swear, if there is, I’ll transfer to another pack.”

He was silent for a few minutes. “Fine.”

“Can you possibly send a letter with the approval to my office fax?”

“Why?”

“Because if you send it just to Vince, he will say he never received it. Then spend the next week trying to convince me to still marry his son.”

He growled, but then agreed. “Okay. I’ll send it to your office now.”

“Actually, could you wait?”

He groaned. “Why?”

“Because I need to get there first.” Obviously.

Nix chuffed out a laugh. He’s a man; he isn’t that smart.

Or… Megan cut in, maybe he is just so blown away by speaking with you, he isn’t thinking straight.

I snorted. But he laughed too. “Yeah, I didn’t think of that.” He knocked once on a table. “Yeah, just text me when you get there and I’ll send it to you first. Then I’ll send it to Vince.”

“Thank you, my king.” He disconnected before I could say anything else. I sighed, then pushed the call button.

Luke and Jenn walked in. “All done.” I just nodded. “Perfect. Let’s get you wrapped and out of here.” He grabbed the tensor and started to wrap. “We just need them to stay in place until whatever is in your system clears out, so you heal properly.”

I nodded. “Thank you.”

He came around to face me. “Jenn told me you are planning on going back to the office today?” I nodded. “I need you to be extra careful. You are still bleeding internally, and your ribs are really fragile. One wrong move and it’s going to pop out of the skin again.”

I nodded. “I understand. But I need to.” He looked at me for a second before nodding. “Okay.” He held out his hand, and Jenn came up to the other side of me. “Then let’s get you up.”

I puffed out my cheeks as I slid to the side of the bed, then to the edge. “Wait.” Jenn grabbed something from the bed and slid it over my head. “Your shirt.” She helped me move my arms into the sleeves while I growls. “There you go.” Then they helped me to my feet.

And then I puked.