Something Has Changed

“Help!” Caleb shouted, carrying an unconscious Ashleigh in his arms.

Two nurses came running over. They helped him put her on a gurney and then checked her vitals.

“What’s wrong with her?” he asked, looking over them to make sure she was ok.

Ashleigh began to toss and turn on the gurney, shaking the nurses’ hands away.

“She’s on fire!” one of the nurses shouted as she checked the temperature. “Call the doctor, now!”

A nurse ran to the desk and picked up a phone. She seemed to connect right away as barely a second had passed when she shared who it was and where they were.

Ashleigh began to shake. She let out painful groans, hugged herself, and flailed.

“What is happening to her?!” Caleb roared.

One of the nurses tried to push him away, but the nurse backed away once they locked eyes with him.

Another nurse tried to hold Ashleigh down, but that seemed to only make it worse.

“Ashleigh…” he called to her sadly.

“Alpha Caleb?” a familiar voice called behind him.