behind. The doctor sent a nurse out every 30 minutes to update them. He removed the bullet and was stitching her back up. The doctor said she had already begun the healing process which of course led them to believe that she would begin the shifting process at the full moon. At least she had that going for her.
Cami had taken over the waiting room; there were food and drinks for all those who were waiting, which surprisingly were a lot of people. The news had spread about Tey finding his mate, and they were here for support.
All the Enforcers, as well as many of the children"s families that he mentored over the years, had wandered in and checked on him. Tey was surprised at the amount of support he received. Cami never left his side; she stayed vigilant waiting for any scrap of word on her friend.
Finally, after what seemed like endless hours, the doctor came out of the room and looked at them smiling. “All the glass and the bullet have been removed. She is resting.
We do have a small problem though. The stress of the surgery has caused a forced change.”
“What the hell is that?” Cami said.
“It means she is not waiting for the full moon to change. She is going to shift soon. I thought it would be best if her mate were with her. You are really the only one who will be able to control her enough to get her to shift back. She will be disoriented and scared.” The doctor said and motioned for him to go into the room where Jo was.
Cami let go of his hand, and he turned to look at her. She smiled encouragingly and pushed him toward the door. “Tell her I love her, and I will see her when she is feeling up to visitors.”
Quin and Jaden wrapped an arm around their mate. “Tell us if you need anything.” Quin said.
Tey nodded and walked into the room. Two nurses continued to clean up and monitor Jo"s progress. Jo looked so pale and small against the white sheets. Tubes were sticking out of her arm, and he could see the bandages on her shoulder and her arms. Little nicks on her face also let him know how close he had come to losing her.
Nodding at the nurses, he went and took his place next to her bedside. He watched as her chest rose and fell in a slow rhythm. Tey wanted to be in their room, and the clock to be turned back twenty four hours. He would have done things differently. He would not have been so patient. Tey would have claimed his mate when they first walked through their apartment door, like he wanted to. Then instead of being in the doctor"s office, they would be laying naked and happy together in bed.
He took her hand, brought it to his lips, leaned over, and whispered in her ear. “Come back to me, mate.”
Tey watched as he saw her respond to his voice. Her eyes lifted as if they were trying to open, but she just did not have enough strength. Then he saw the slight shimmer, and he knew what the doctor was talking about. When the change happened, the air around them shimmered and shifted, just as it was right now.
Pulling up a chair, he sat and whispered softly into her ear, trying to prepare her and soothe her for the first shift. It was painful. When he was a teen and shifted for the first time, he thought he was going to die of the pain. No matter how many times he had been told what to expect, the feeling was worse. He would give anything to take this away from her.
“Baby, just relax and breathe deep. First, you are going to feel your heart racing as if you have been running a mile. Then your skin will begin to feel very sensitive. It will hurt, and feel like anything touching you is killing you. Next, your bones will snap a little changing into a wolf"s form. It will feel like an hour, but in reality, it will only last a few seconds. The first time is the worst, after that you will not feel any more pain when you shift.” He said softly in her ear.
Jo groaned and responded, letting him know that she was listening. Her hand tightened around his, and he lifted it to his mouth and kissed