Was her brother out of his mind?
Jared swore low under his breath as he continued to drive.
“Brenda is kind of freaking out. I’m trying to reassure her. Could you speak to her, Esme?” Granger looked at Esme, his gaze filled with trepidation.
“Yes, give me your hand. I might have a better connection when I’m touching you.” Esme took Granger’s hand and followed the mating bond from Granger’s heart to the woman who was his mate. “Brenda. You need to stay calm. Tell Susan to relax as well. Use your telepathy. Can you communicate with Susan?” Esme felt Brenda’s assent. “That’s great. I know turning into a wolf is a shock, but you aren’t a beast. You can think. You are still you. You’ve just changed your form. How are you feeling? You need to be strong before we attempt your change back to your human form. And, yes, you can change back, and you will.”
Esme’s connection to Brenda was strong. It was as if they were related by blood. Esme could almost hear Susan’s thoughts, as well. Esme reached out a little further and linked with Susan. “Susan, you and Brenda are going to be okay. Calm down and breathe. I went through this when I was cured of cancer.” How was this possible? Esme had never been a strong telepath. Now she was able to reach Brenda and Susan as easily as she linked with Jared.
Jared gently touched her thoughts. “Did Norris use stem cells harvested from you?”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. He always took my blood for his tests,” Esme replied through her telepathic link.
“It ’s possible that Brenda’s and Susan’s blood is now similar to yours. If so, you would be like lycan littermates.”
“Sisters. We are lycan sisters?” Esme sent the information to Brenda and Susan. Did Norris have any idea what he’d done?
“I ’m just guessing, but if Norris used your blood, that would explain why you are able to link with them so easily,” Jared sent . “They feel similar to you when I join your telepathic link.”
“Jared, how long should they wait until they try to shift back to their human form?”
“It would be better if they waited until we’re in Aberdeen. It is helpful to touch them while they are trying to focus their thoughts on resuming their human form. Have them wait for us to arrive.”
Once more, Esme relayed the information to the two women. She was very eager to meet them. She had sisters. Norris gave her sisters. Why did he try to transform five patients into lycans all at once? Whose stem cells did he use for the men? What was her brother up to?
§
“You can’t trust these people,” Norris whispered to the two women as he checked their vital signs and removed the IV’s from their legs. With their enhanced senses, they had no problem hearing him. “They turned you into wolf-shifters on purpose. They want to use you in their own private army. I’m going to help you escape. I know of a pack who will take you in and teach you how to control your wolf.”
“Dr. Fortescue , Mr. Philips is gone,” Nurse Campbell said. “He didn’t survive the treatment. I’ll have someone come in and remove the body.”
“Wait.” He would have to give Nurse Campbell the shot. If she brought in an outsider, he might lock the changed women into the cages in the room at the other end of the hall. “Before you have the body removed, I’d like to discuss with you what you think was the cause of death. Why don’t we step into the hall for a moment?”
Nurse Campbell frowned. “Very well …”
Norris walked up to her, fingering the syringe in his pocket. He took her arm . Before she could open her mouth to protest, he plunged the needle into her flesh and depressed the plunger.
“What the hell …” Nurse Campbell sagged in his arms.
Norris dragged her to a chair and sat her down. He checked her pupils and pulse. She’d be unconscious for a while. Hopefully, he’d be able to get the remaining patients out of the clinic before
Jared swore low under his breath as he continued to drive.
“Brenda is kind of freaking out. I’m trying to reassure her. Could you speak to her, Esme?” Granger looked at Esme, his gaze filled with trepidation.
“Yes, give me your hand. I might have a better connection when I’m touching you.” Esme took Granger’s hand and followed the mating bond from Granger’s heart to the woman who was his mate. “Brenda. You need to stay calm. Tell Susan to relax as well. Use your telepathy. Can you communicate with Susan?” Esme felt Brenda’s assent. “That’s great. I know turning into a wolf is a shock, but you aren’t a beast. You can think. You are still you. You’ve just changed your form. How are you feeling? You need to be strong before we attempt your change back to your human form. And, yes, you can change back, and you will.”
Esme’s connection to Brenda was strong. It was as if they were related by blood. Esme could almost hear Susan’s thoughts, as well. Esme reached out a little further and linked with Susan. “Susan, you and Brenda are going to be okay. Calm down and breathe. I went through this when I was cured of cancer.” How was this possible? Esme had never been a strong telepath. Now she was able to reach Brenda and Susan as easily as she linked with Jared.
Jared gently touched her thoughts. “Did Norris use stem cells harvested from you?”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. He always took my blood for his tests,” Esme replied through her telepathic link.
“It ’s possible that Brenda’s and Susan’s blood is now similar to yours. If so, you would be like lycan littermates.”
“Sisters. We are lycan sisters?” Esme sent the information to Brenda and Susan. Did Norris have any idea what he’d done?
“I ’m just guessing, but if Norris used your blood, that would explain why you are able to link with them so easily,” Jared sent . “They feel similar to you when I join your telepathic link.”
“Jared, how long should they wait until they try to shift back to their human form?”
“It would be better if they waited until we’re in Aberdeen. It is helpful to touch them while they are trying to focus their thoughts on resuming their human form. Have them wait for us to arrive.”
Once more, Esme relayed the information to the two women. She was very eager to meet them. She had sisters. Norris gave her sisters. Why did he try to transform five patients into lycans all at once? Whose stem cells did he use for the men? What was her brother up to?
§
“You can’t trust these people,” Norris whispered to the two women as he checked their vital signs and removed the IV’s from their legs. With their enhanced senses, they had no problem hearing him. “They turned you into wolf-shifters on purpose. They want to use you in their own private army. I’m going to help you escape. I know of a pack who will take you in and teach you how to control your wolf.”
“Dr. Fortescue , Mr. Philips is gone,” Nurse Campbell said. “He didn’t survive the treatment. I’ll have someone come in and remove the body.”
“Wait.” He would have to give Nurse Campbell the shot. If she brought in an outsider, he might lock the changed women into the cages in the room at the other end of the hall. “Before you have the body removed, I’d like to discuss with you what you think was the cause of death. Why don’t we step into the hall for a moment?”
Nurse Campbell frowned. “Very well …”
Norris walked up to her, fingering the syringe in his pocket. He took her arm . Before she could open her mouth to protest, he plunged the needle into her flesh and depressed the plunger.
“What the hell …” Nurse Campbell sagged in his arms.
Norris dragged her to a chair and sat her down. He checked her pupils and pulse. She’d be unconscious for a while. Hopefully, he’d be able to get the remaining patients out of the clinic before
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