Doctor Wolf’s Human Nurse (Fated To The Wolf #9)

22. Sawyer

22

Sawyer

S awyer went home, brushed his teeth, and crawled into bed. As tired as he was, he didn’t fall asleep right away. He stared at the ceiling and thought about Abby. Their energy seemed to mesh together and helped him get through the day. When the last patient left and they sat together on the couch, her touch sent a wave of peace through him.

Her scent clung to him. He knew it would be there, even if he took a thousand showers. Inhaling deeply, the scent of vanilla and Abby’s essence created the same calm that her presence did.

Fated mates? was the last thought that went through his mind as he fell asleep.

Thirteen hours later, his alarm went off. He groaned, thinking that he had only snoozed for a couple of hours. His eyes widened with shock when he saw that it was already seven.

Although it was the weekend, he tried to get up at the same time every day to keep his body on a schedule. He also tried to go to bed at the same time every night, but that didn’t always work out so well for him.

Sawyer had several errands to run, so he quickly ate breakfast and drove into town. He briefly considered asking Abby if she wanted to go with him but thought that she might be enjoying the opportunity to sleep in.

The grocery store was his last stop. He was squeezing loaves of bread when he caught a glimpse of a familiar face out of the corner of his eye. Leaving his cart where it was, he strolled outside and called Zac.

“I have spotted one of the rogue shifters that Dahlia and Rick hired. Blake’s at Wegman’s Grocery.”

“Notifying Sebastian. Don’t let him leave.”

Zac hung up before Sawyer could answer. He peeked in the windows to see whether he could spot Blake. The rogue shifter was pushing a cart full of tortillas, energy bars, a case of water, and other non-perishable grocery items to the check-out. The man looked as though he didn’t have a care in the world.

Even if he has been on the mountain, he has to know that the laboratory has been raided and shut down. Why in the world is he still in town? He has to know that neither Dahlia nor Rick would have any loyalty to him and would spill his identity as soon as it would benefit them. Of course, they weren’t going to give us the information, just to hinder the investigation and aggravate us. Sawyer shrugged. Maybe he’s one of those stupid criminals they do television shows about. Anyone with half a brain would realize that the shifters wouldn’t rest until they hunted down every person responsible for hurting the younglings.

Sawyer was starting to worry that he was going to have to tackle Blake alone. It was his turn with the cashier, and she was very efficient. He would be outside in a matter of minutes. Sawyer surveyed the area and noted that the place wasn’t very busy since it was still early in the morning. Still, the few people who were there would be shocked to see two men turn into a wolf and bear and start fighting in front of the supermarket.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Sebastian, Julian, and Sebastian’s right-hand man, Anthony, approaching from one side. Zac and Josiah came in from the other.

“Is he still in there?” Zac asked.

Sawyer nodded. “He’s paying for the groceries now. I guess he and the others are getting hungry.”

Sebastian shifted his weight from one foot to the other, anxiously waiting for the man to come out of the store. “Why haven’t they moved on? Don’t they realize we would be hunting them?”

“I was wondering the same,” Sawyer said. “He just paid. Get ready.”

The men waited for Blake to walk out of the store and head toward a jeep that was similar to the one Dahlia had been driving. They surrounded him.

“What do you guys want?” he asked defiantly.

“We want you to come with us. Dahlia and Rick gave you, Jerome, and a few others up. You hurt children. We aren’t going to let that go. We’re going to hunt every single one of you down and you will face consequences.” Zac’s voice was low and deadly.

Blake’s face paled and his knuckles turned white as his grip on the cart tightened.

Sebastian crossed his arms over his chest and narrowed his eyes. “We know you are a bear shifter. My friend, Julian, is a dragon shifter. He doesn’t even have to shift completely to evaporate you in an excruciatingly painful manner. You have a choice to come with us or to fight. I promise, you’ll lose.”

Slowly, Blake let go of the cart and put his hands up. “Fine. I’ll go with you.”

Sebastian cuffed him behind his back. “Where’s Jerome and the others?”

“I’m no snitch. If you want them, you will find them yourselves. It’s not like you’ll go easy on me if I tell you, anyway.”

“True enough,” Zac said. “Sebastian, take him to the ceremonial hall. I’ll call Lucious and Matthias and let them know we caught one of them.”

The alphas and elders met in the same conference room where they had planned the raid to hold a hearing for Blake. The younglings were brought in long enough to identify him as one of the men who had kidnapped them and taken them to the laboratory. They were whisked away as soon as they gave their statements. Blake didn’t bother denying the allegations.

Lucious spoke. “Your crimes against the younglings and other shifters were heinous. If I had my way, we’d put you in front of a dragon and be done with it. However, I’m overruled. You will spend the rest of your days on Charred Cove Island.”

Blake moaned. “I’d rather you kill me now and be done with it.”

Charred Cove Island was a small island north of Alaska. There was absolutely no way off the island. Even in the summertime, the water was extremely cold and would send a person into shock as soon as they jumped in. Food and other supplies were brought in by helicopter. Prisoners were strictly guarded and forced to perform hard labor eight hours a day. It made Alcatraz look like a summer camp for children.

Sawyer looked at Blake with hard eyes. He had absolutely no sympathy for this man. The younglings would have to live the rest of their lives with their traumatic memories. Blake had made a choice, knowing that what he did was wrong and there would be consequences if he was caught.

Josiah stood. “Let’s go. I’ll be your escort.”

Sawyer, Sean, and several other shifters drove to the base of the hill. The Feds had finished destroying all of the samples they found in the facilities. The place had been completely sanitized.

They watched as a couple agents walked outside of the building, carrying a large detonator. Sawyer held his breath as the agents set the detonator on the ground where the fence had once been. He covered his ears as the agents pulled up the lever and then forced it back down again, before running for cover. The laboratory exploded into a million pieces. Wood, pieces of concrete, and everything else flew high into the air and scattered everywhere.

Firefighters rushed in to put out the flames before another crew brought in several dump trucks and tractors and started the clean-up process.

Sawyer sucked in a huge breath of air. “Wow. These guys really move fast. I bet the only thing left by this time tomorrow is a big burn mark in the ground.”

Zac shook his head. “I don’t even know about that. They might bring in sod and put it down or just till up the land to hide where the lab was. Apparently, they don’t want any trace that it was here.”

“Are they going to try the Mandala effect on us next?” Sebastian waved his hands mystically in front of them. “There was never a laboratory here. There were never evil scientists and doctors. It was a rumor started by some teenagers telling spooky tales and soon everyone believed them,” he said in a voice that was supposed to be mysterious and spooky.

Everyone laughed and headed to Howlers’ for drinks.

Beth called early the next morning. “We have enough of the potion to cure everyone. We want to start with the adults because we don’t know how it will affect them. We’ll be there in about an hour.”

Abby arrived with the three witches. Sawyer had four of the adult shifters come in first and put them in separate rooms. He, Abby, and the three witches made the rooms crowded.

Beth always started off by introducing the witches to those who didn’t already know them. Then, she gave them the same spiel.

“We created a potion that we think will reverse the symptoms of the virus. We know it was painful when your body was basically rearranging itself. I can’t promise that you won’t feel the same pain. You’re our guinea pigs. Therefore, we’ll need you to stay here so that we can observe you.”

They all agreed because the four of them were willing to try anything if it meant they could shift again.

Beth gave them the potion, while Savvy and Taryn repeated a spell, with their hands on the patient. After a couple of minutes, the shifters started feeling the same pain they did when they were struck by the virus.

The patients lay on the examining table and moaned. Beth advised against giving them any pain medication because she didn’t know whether the chemicals would interact with the potions.

“What now?” Sawyer asked.

“We wait.”

They sat in the lounge and talked quietly, getting up every half hour or so to check on everyone, crossing their fingers and hoping that the potion and spell would work.

Four hours later, they heard one of the shifters calling out, “Dr. Cooke. Come quick.”

All five of them ran into the patient’s room.

“Watch,” he said gleefully as he shifted from human to bear and back to human.

He hugged Beth, Savvy, and Taryn. “You did it. You saved me. What do I owe you?”

Beth held up two fingers. “Two things. First, please don’t say anything about the three of us.”

“My lips are sealed.”

“Second, pay it forward. Find someone who needs help and be kind to them. There’s enough greed and meanness in this world.”

Tears sprang into the man’s eyes, and he nodded.

Soon, the other patients called out. They were able to shift again. All of them agreed to Beth’s terms and left happy.

Over the next week, Sawyer set aside a couple of rooms for the shifters. Finally, everyone, including the younglings, was able to shift. Everyone was ecstatic to be back to normal again, and every one of them gladly agreed to Beth’s terms.

Friday afternoon, after the last patient left, Sawyer pulled Abby into his arms. “This has been a crazy few days. What do you say to some dinner and a movie?”

“Sounds like a plan,” Abby said. “Give me an hour to go home, shower, and change.”

They enjoyed a steak dinner to celebrate the success.

Abby raised her tea glass in a toast. “To another evil vanquished by hometown heroes.”

“I’ll drink to that.”

She invited him in after dinner. They didn’t even pretend to watch a movie. After locking her door and setting the alarm, she held his hand and pulled him into the bedroom.

Sawyer wrapped his arms around Abby, pressed his lips to hers, and got lost in the kiss. Their tongues met and danced together. Clothes seemed to melt away, and they fell into the bed together.

He reached down between her legs and felt her hot, wet pussy. Sawyer pushed two fingers in, stretching the velvety walls to help her prepare for his large cock. He rubbed her clit with his thumb, causing her to moan loudly. She moved her hips around his hand.

Sawyer nibbled and kissed her neck and teased her hard nipples as she cried out his name. When he felt the hot explosion on his fingers, he straddled her, positioned his large head at the entrance, and slowly pushed his way in.

Their bodies moved together in a rhythm that only their souls heard. Her hot, wet walls wrapped around his cock as he moved in and out of her, harder and faster. Abby’s fingers dug into his shoulders and she moaned his name.

Her body started to tremble and she pulsated around his dick.

“Yes, Love. Come for me,” he whispered as his cock throbbed and shot a geyser of hot passion deep inside of her.

When his heart stopped pounding and he could breathe again, he collapsed next to her, wrapped his arms around her, and held her tightly.

“I love you,” she whispered.

“I love you, too,” he said.