Each and every one of the werewolves and shifters in the vicinity had their eyes fixed on the replacement nurse, who was seated on a lower raised, crimson foamed chair with golden lines and bases underneath her. "Did you chance to see Amyna and Valdim while you were out?" the alpha asked the substitute nurse. His voice had already gone back to normal, from a faint oldish tone to a masculine one, and the alpha had been so astounded by this that he had completely forgotten what to say or do in response,

"I-I did..." the replacement nurse replied, bending her head in response to the alpha's questions. She sounded...