The Wolf Within (The Wild Side) by M.J. Scott

Author:M.J. Scott [Scott, M.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Werewolf Romance, magic, Vampires, Paranormal Romance, Vampire Romance, Werewolves, Accountant
Publisher: IGLA
Published: 2014-01-16T22:00:00+00:00

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“Are you awake?”

I didn’t know the voice. Female, though it was unusually low and husky. A nurse? I opened my eyes slowly, not wanting to jar anything. “Kind of.”

My voice cracked and I winced. But at least this time I remembered where I was.

I’d woken screaming during the night thinking the darkness of the hospital room meant I was back at Tate’s. It had taken three nurses, a sedative and Jase to calm me down. They’d left the light on after that. But I’d still tossed and turned for the rest of the night, despite the drugs.

The woman standing at the foot of my bed was tiny. Five foot if she was lucky and built along elfin lines. She wore a deep green tee-shirt and black skinny jeans and her head was covered in the sort of dark red curls Little Orphan Annie might have had if she grew up and was having a very good hair day. Not a nurse. I reached for the call button.

“It’s okay, I’m a friend,” she said.

I pressed the button anyway. Being around a stranger had the fear streaming through me again. My pulse raced and I wished desperately I had a gun. “You’ll excuse me if I don’t take your word for it.

She nodded. “I’d do the same in your place.”

The door opened and a nurse stuck his head in. “Is everything okay?” He looked toward my visitor.

“I don’t know who this woman is,” I said.

He looked surprised then shrugged. “The agents let her in, it’s okay. Do you want me to get one of them for you?”

I shook my head, feeling foolish. I should have realized my room was guarded. And I didn’t want to risk it being Dan who came to answer my question if I asked for an agent. I wasn’t ready to deal with Dan. The nurse nodded and withdrew.

I turned my attention back to my visitor.

“Do you want some water?” she asked.

I ignored her question. “Who are you?” I vaguely remembered something about guards on my door so presumably anyone in my room was allowed to be there. Then again, Tate had snatched me from a house full of police the first time.

“My name’s Anastasia Rogan, but most people call me Ani.”

She was Annie! For some reason that struck me as hilarious. I half-laughed then choked it back. I didn’t want to explain the joke. She waited, watching my with her head tilted on one side. It was almost as if she thought I should know who she was.

I didn’t. “Is that supposed to mean something?”

She frowned. “Dan’s never mentioned me?”

Dan? Nerves started to bubble in my stomach. “Until last week, I hadn’t spoken to Daniel in years.”

“Ah.”

There was a world of meaning in that small sound. “Why should Dan have mentioned you?” I coughed as I finished speaking, my throat still felt like I’d been drinking battery acid or something.

She poured some water from the jug on the tray table at the foot of the bed then brought it to me.

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