her computer and left it to start a pot of coffee for the lawyers. She’d thought a lot over the weekend about the conversations with the healer and her alpha. Malaki and Taze were on duty all weekend, and it gave her a bit of a reprieve.
Her panther had not settled until Sunday afternoon. It took a shift and a three-hour run through the woods to get her to stop nagging about mates and cubs. Calla wanted to roll her eyes. She was only twenty-two, and having a mate and cubs this soon was dumb. Her own mother had been almost thirty when she’d had Malaki.
Every time Taze would cross her thoughts, she’d have to find something to do. As of that morning, she’d cleaned every inch of her house…twice. She’d even rearranged her bedroom. It helped, but the odd sensations she’d been feeling lately were starting to concern her.
She’d broken out in a sweat again that morning, but there was no anxiety that time. There had been a slight pain in her lower belly, but it wasn’t enough to cause concern. Before she left for work, she’d shot off a text to Harold, and the healer had asked her to come by after work for a checkup.
It was probably from the stress and fighting she’d been doing with her beast and nothing to worry about. Taze and Malaki were grown ass adult Guardians. They needed to work out their differences on their own. After talking to the alpha, she realized she did need to live for herself. By the time she finally settled in bed the night before, she’d convinced herself she would ignore the two males and take care of her own life. If her brother or Taze came at her with orders and angry scowls, she would distance herself when she felt the anxiety creeping up.
The day began, and as the clients came and went, Calla’s shoulders slumped with exhaustion. It was Monday, the busiest day of the week for the firm. She’d spent a lot of time on hunting down a person for Mr. Hanes, calling every number she could find related to the human male. When she finally got him on the phone, she patched him through. A quick glance at the clock shocked her, because it was well after six and she needed to get home.
The lawyer sent her on her way after his phone call, promising to lock up on his way out. She took care of her closing duties and grabbed her unfinished homework. She had so much to catch up on, and if she didn’t have the assignment in by Wednesday, she’d be screwed. After she had her appointment with the healer, she would spend the rest of the night working on her online class assignment.
She liked the online classes better than the two she’d taken last semester where she had to actually sit in a class with the other students. Online classes just worked better for her. She knew there would be a time when she would have to start going to an actual classroom, but that was another bridge she’d cross when she got there.
Once she arrived at the pride, Calla didn’t even go inside her house to drop off her things. She just parked and crossed the gravel road to the healer’s home. Luna answered the door with a wide smile. “Hey, Calla. Come on in.”
“Thank you,” she replied and accepted the hug from her friend.
“Go on in the room, and I’ll let him know you’re here.” Luna waited until Calla was settled before disappearing down the hallway. A few minutes went by before the healer entered the room. He wore his trusty white coat, but underneath, he wore jeans and a cotton shirt. He looked more like a lumberjack than an actual doctor.
“How’s the head?” he asked as soon as he closed the door.
“It’s fine,” she said, waving off his concern. “The knot went away by morning.”
“That’s good,” he said and made a note in her chart. “So, what’s going on with these hot flashes?”
“I don’t know,” she answered, honestly confused. “I usually have them when I feel a panic attack coming on, but for the last twenty-four hours, I’m getting them without having any anxiety. It’s weird.”
Harold tapped the pen on his lips as his keen eyes scanned her body. Calla didn’t know what he was looking for, but she waited patiently as he thought over what she’d said.
“Let’s start with a physical,” he suggested as