** Aria’s POV ** I desperately want to contact Dr Amber. I need to know what she was about to tell me before Thorne interrupted. I could use the mind link to contact her, but we agreed that our doctors should never be contacted that way unless they contact us first. This was a rule we implemented, not just because the doctors shouldn’t be distracted whilst dealing with patients or halfway through a surgery, but because they could barely think straight with the entire pack constantly contacting them over minor ailments. I stagger back to the car and grab my phone, sending a text to Dr Amber, asking her to mind-link with me as soon as she is able. Within seconds I feel the telltale buzz of someone reaching out to me. “Aria, sorry I didn’t contact you sooner. I was in surgery. How are you

