control.” Cole grinned.
Jasper ran a hand through his hair before turning his attention back to the doctor. “So you let Angela keep her instead of sending her to the Blue Moons? Why?” Jasper’s voice was low, hinting of the rage building in him.
“Would your pack have wanted her? Or would they have executed her for the way she was brought into the world and the threat she would have been seen as?”
Jasper stared at Dr. Thomas. He wanted to say no, that they would have taken Sidda as she was, forgetting all about how she came into the world, yet he couldn’t. Sidda stiffened in his grip from his silent reaction. The doc happened to be right. Jasper’s pack would have killed her. He grasped her hand, knowing instinctively she would need comforting. His heart hurt as hers broke. Her sorrow and insecurity drifted to him through their bond.
“Babe, don’t ever think for one minute I’d let something happen to you.” He kissed her forehead. She nodded absently against him.
Dr. Thomas cleared his throat, getting their attention. “She’s been taking genetic suppressants since she was a year old. They hide her scent, her inner wolf, and keep the appearance as human. All her blood work has been handled by me. That’s why she has always tested human. I tried to contact her about missing the shot but wasn’t able to reach her. I’d planned on coming up, but news of your arrival filtered through so I waited. Angela had told me of the affection the two of you shared. I knew it was only a matter of time before you marked each other. I imagine that, without the suppressant, her wolf surged through during the Marking.”
“Afterward. We were getting ready to head to Atlanta to see you. She started feeling sick so we left. During the walk to the truck, she started throwing up. Then her hands turned to paws. I didn’t know what to do so I touched her mark, hoping it’d make her calm down. Instead she passed out completely.”
“No other signs of her wolf before that? I’d think it’d be a slower transition.” Dr. Thomas’s eyebrows furrowed together in a tight frown.
“It started a few weeks ago. Right after I missed my shot,” Sidda whispered. “I’d hear a little voice every once in a while. Especially when I was mad or thinking about Jasper. But the thing is nothing really pissed me off like when he mentioned other female wolves.”
Dr. Thomas hid his smile behind his hand. He pretended to be rubbing his chin, but they all saw the lift of his lips. “Well, a dominant she-wolf wouldn’t stand for her mate speaking of other females. No doubt that is what triggered her coming to.”
Sidda tightened her grip on Jasper’s hand when he glared at the doctor. “I wasn’t speaking of other wolves. I was telling her…”
“It doesn’t matter.” She squeezed his hand a little tighter. “What happens now? Where do we go from here?”
Dr. Thomas looked away. His expression was torn. After a few seconds, he turned back to her. “That’s up to you and your mate. You have the option of burying your wolf again. I can give you the shot, but it’ll take a much higher dosage, and I’m not entirely comfortable with doing that. Or you can let Mr. Gandillion show you about being a wolf.” He nodded toward Jasper. It struck her then that Jasper must really be the rightful Luna Alpha, since a wolf like Dr. Thomas addressed him so formally.
“What about my father and mother? Do you know who they are?” She sat up, pulling away from Jasper to watch Dr. Thomas’s face.
His eyes shadowed with regret. Her heart stilled. This could not be good. “Dane Velham is your father.”
Beside her, Jasper’s body went completely still, and his breathing nearly stopped, making Sidda even more anxious.
“There’s no fucking way that bastard is her father.” Jasper gritted his teeth.
The Doc merely nodded. “I had his DNA profile on record. He’s her father. I don’t know who the mother is except for the fact
Jasper ran a hand through his hair before turning his attention back to the doctor. “So you let Angela keep her instead of sending her to the Blue Moons? Why?” Jasper’s voice was low, hinting of the rage building in him.
“Would your pack have wanted her? Or would they have executed her for the way she was brought into the world and the threat she would have been seen as?”
Jasper stared at Dr. Thomas. He wanted to say no, that they would have taken Sidda as she was, forgetting all about how she came into the world, yet he couldn’t. Sidda stiffened in his grip from his silent reaction. The doc happened to be right. Jasper’s pack would have killed her. He grasped her hand, knowing instinctively she would need comforting. His heart hurt as hers broke. Her sorrow and insecurity drifted to him through their bond.
“Babe, don’t ever think for one minute I’d let something happen to you.” He kissed her forehead. She nodded absently against him.
Dr. Thomas cleared his throat, getting their attention. “She’s been taking genetic suppressants since she was a year old. They hide her scent, her inner wolf, and keep the appearance as human. All her blood work has been handled by me. That’s why she has always tested human. I tried to contact her about missing the shot but wasn’t able to reach her. I’d planned on coming up, but news of your arrival filtered through so I waited. Angela had told me of the affection the two of you shared. I knew it was only a matter of time before you marked each other. I imagine that, without the suppressant, her wolf surged through during the Marking.”
“Afterward. We were getting ready to head to Atlanta to see you. She started feeling sick so we left. During the walk to the truck, she started throwing up. Then her hands turned to paws. I didn’t know what to do so I touched her mark, hoping it’d make her calm down. Instead she passed out completely.”
“No other signs of her wolf before that? I’d think it’d be a slower transition.” Dr. Thomas’s eyebrows furrowed together in a tight frown.
“It started a few weeks ago. Right after I missed my shot,” Sidda whispered. “I’d hear a little voice every once in a while. Especially when I was mad or thinking about Jasper. But the thing is nothing really pissed me off like when he mentioned other female wolves.”
Dr. Thomas hid his smile behind his hand. He pretended to be rubbing his chin, but they all saw the lift of his lips. “Well, a dominant she-wolf wouldn’t stand for her mate speaking of other females. No doubt that is what triggered her coming to.”
Sidda tightened her grip on Jasper’s hand when he glared at the doctor. “I wasn’t speaking of other wolves. I was telling her…”
“It doesn’t matter.” She squeezed his hand a little tighter. “What happens now? Where do we go from here?”
Dr. Thomas looked away. His expression was torn. After a few seconds, he turned back to her. “That’s up to you and your mate. You have the option of burying your wolf again. I can give you the shot, but it’ll take a much higher dosage, and I’m not entirely comfortable with doing that. Or you can let Mr. Gandillion show you about being a wolf.” He nodded toward Jasper. It struck her then that Jasper must really be the rightful Luna Alpha, since a wolf like Dr. Thomas addressed him so formally.
“What about my father and mother? Do you know who they are?” She sat up, pulling away from Jasper to watch Dr. Thomas’s face.
His eyes shadowed with regret. Her heart stilled. This could not be good. “Dane Velham is your father.”
Beside her, Jasper’s body went completely still, and his breathing nearly stopped, making Sidda even more anxious.
“There’s no fucking way that bastard is her father.” Jasper gritted his teeth.
The Doc merely nodded. “I had his DNA profile on record. He’s her father. I don’t know who the mother is except for the fact
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