20th to give herself the serum. She didn’t want anything to interfere with her serum, so she’d made sure the herb was out of her system before she inoculated herself.
But that proved that her restlessness had started before the vaccination. In fact, she was certain it had started on the 15th. The day Jensen returned to town.
So it couldn’t be the serum making her act like a crazy woman—well, at least not in this case. Although it could be exacerbating what was happening inside her.
Still, what was happening? It made no sense. None.
So was it Jensen? Was he the trigger to all these feelings? Could she really become physically aware of him even before they met? That wasn’t possible.
A werewolf could be aware of other werewolves. Especially their mate. But she’d never heard of one of her kind being so in tune to a human.
She turned away from the calendar and dropped into a kitchen chair. Okay, she couldn’t keep obsessing about this and she couldn’t let it happen again. She needed to concentrate on her research. Maybe she had really been suffering from insomnia and stress because of her research, and somehow when she gave herself the serum, it had done... something that made her aware of Jensen.
“That makes no sense,” she stated aloud. But then, none of the things that happened in the past month had. She got up and checked the answering machine on the counter. No messages.
“Damn,” she muttered. Dr. Fowler had to call soon. She really needed his input on all of this.
She glanced over at the calendar—she still had several days before the next full moon, so she had to focus on her research. It was obviously her only hope. Maybe she could detect what in the cells’ mutation would cause this—it had to be the serum. Nothing else made sense.
She got up and walked to the door, then paused with her hand on the knob. Maybe she should put on some underwear before she went to work.
“I cannot believe you cut out on us like that,” Brian said, leaning on the counter of Jensen’s grandfather’s veterinary office.
Jensen paused at that thought. No, his office. This was his office now. One would think he’d remember that, since he’d lost so much to make this a reality.
Jensen managed the good grace to look embarrassed. “I just wasn’t feeling well and decided I needed to head home to bed.” With a little detour.
“Well, you should have let us know where you were going,” Brian said, then his usual easy smile returned. “Plus, you missed all the excitement. This woman and this man got into it, while you were in the bathroom. Or maybe you’d snuck out by then.”
“Really?” Jensen said, trying to sound interested as he went over the very few calls he’d received. Very few. Turns out that people were as unwilling to accept new vets as they were doctors.
“Yeah, this tall, thin woman hit this huge guy. Some of the people in the bar said it looked like she actually picked the guy right up and threw him. I didn’t see that, but I heard her growl. Just like a wild animal.”
Jensen’s head snapped up. Could that have been Elizabeth? And the hulk she’d been talking to?
He started to ask more, then stopped himself. He just had Elizabeth on the brain. Which was understandable, given their two encounters. She did tend to make quite an impact. Still, the odds of her assaulting a man... and growling... seemed low.
Yeah, like he knew enough about her to make any judgment.
And worse than that was the fact that she hadn’t returned on Sunday. He’d hated to admit it, but he’d waited for her to show up at his door. Even his grandfather had mentioned that he’d seemed distracted. He’d claimed that he was just overtired. Which was true enough—sleep had remained a distant aspiration since meeting Elizabeth.
It was best just not to think about her. Given her past behavior, the likelihood was that he’d never see her again. She’d probably moved on to another man who’d caught
But that proved that her restlessness had started before the vaccination. In fact, she was certain it had started on the 15th. The day Jensen returned to town.
So it couldn’t be the serum making her act like a crazy woman—well, at least not in this case. Although it could be exacerbating what was happening inside her.
Still, what was happening? It made no sense. None.
So was it Jensen? Was he the trigger to all these feelings? Could she really become physically aware of him even before they met? That wasn’t possible.
A werewolf could be aware of other werewolves. Especially their mate. But she’d never heard of one of her kind being so in tune to a human.
She turned away from the calendar and dropped into a kitchen chair. Okay, she couldn’t keep obsessing about this and she couldn’t let it happen again. She needed to concentrate on her research. Maybe she had really been suffering from insomnia and stress because of her research, and somehow when she gave herself the serum, it had done... something that made her aware of Jensen.
“That makes no sense,” she stated aloud. But then, none of the things that happened in the past month had. She got up and checked the answering machine on the counter. No messages.
“Damn,” she muttered. Dr. Fowler had to call soon. She really needed his input on all of this.
She glanced over at the calendar—she still had several days before the next full moon, so she had to focus on her research. It was obviously her only hope. Maybe she could detect what in the cells’ mutation would cause this—it had to be the serum. Nothing else made sense.
She got up and walked to the door, then paused with her hand on the knob. Maybe she should put on some underwear before she went to work.
“I cannot believe you cut out on us like that,” Brian said, leaning on the counter of Jensen’s grandfather’s veterinary office.
Jensen paused at that thought. No, his office. This was his office now. One would think he’d remember that, since he’d lost so much to make this a reality.
Jensen managed the good grace to look embarrassed. “I just wasn’t feeling well and decided I needed to head home to bed.” With a little detour.
“Well, you should have let us know where you were going,” Brian said, then his usual easy smile returned. “Plus, you missed all the excitement. This woman and this man got into it, while you were in the bathroom. Or maybe you’d snuck out by then.”
“Really?” Jensen said, trying to sound interested as he went over the very few calls he’d received. Very few. Turns out that people were as unwilling to accept new vets as they were doctors.
“Yeah, this tall, thin woman hit this huge guy. Some of the people in the bar said it looked like she actually picked the guy right up and threw him. I didn’t see that, but I heard her growl. Just like a wild animal.”
Jensen’s head snapped up. Could that have been Elizabeth? And the hulk she’d been talking to?
He started to ask more, then stopped himself. He just had Elizabeth on the brain. Which was understandable, given their two encounters. She did tend to make quite an impact. Still, the odds of her assaulting a man... and growling... seemed low.
Yeah, like he knew enough about her to make any judgment.
And worse than that was the fact that she hadn’t returned on Sunday. He’d hated to admit it, but he’d waited for her to show up at his door. Even his grandfather had mentioned that he’d seemed distracted. He’d claimed that he was just overtired. Which was true enough—sleep had remained a distant aspiration since meeting Elizabeth.
It was best just not to think about her. Given her past behavior, the likelihood was that he’d never see her again. She’d probably moved on to another man who’d caught
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