Juni pointed.“There’s a woman who collapsed.”
“Hold on,” she said.Savannah reached for an apron and stuffed some items in the pockets before turning back.“Okay.Take me to her.”
Because the coffee shop was only a couple of blocks away, they arrived quickly.The enchantress immediately kneeled down to examine the woman, pausing for a moment before glancing up at Keegan.
“I think you need to call Alpha Jericho.And Everett.”
Keegan nodded and pulled out her cell phone to place the calls as Savannah continued her examination.Juni leaned to the side and saw pointy ears on the unconscious woman.She’d never seen anything like it.
“Alpha, I’m sorry to bother you, but there’s an unconscious woman by Bitsy’s shop and she has ears like Brinnah.I don’t know.There’s blood.Savannah is here examining her.Yes, Alpha.”
She hung up and hurried back to Savannah.“He’s on his way.Is she going to be okay?”
“I think so.She’s dehydrated and severely malnourished, but the head wound is minor.I think she collapsed from exhaustion.”
“You think she came all this way from Canada?”
“That is a fair assessment.Brinnah can confirm.”
“The alpha said he’ll call Everett.”
It didn’t take Alpha Jericho long to show up.“Everett said he and Brinnah will be here momentarily.Does she have any identification?”
Juni stepped to the side to not crowd them as they examined the woman.
“Not that I’ve discovered.We can search the forest, but I don’t think she has anything.”Savannah lifted the hair to show him the ears.“Refugee maybe.Her eyes look bruised, but I don’t think from a beating.This poor thing must’ve run far with very little sustenance.”
“She escaped?”
“Possibly.
A truck came to a stop and Juni watched as a beautiful woman, Brinnah, exited the cab to run to the unconscious woman.
“Kadie!”she cried, falling to her knees.She grabbed her friend’s hand.“Kadie, please wake up.”
Tears rolled down Brinnah’s face and she leaned over to talk softly into her friend’s ear.Whatever she said, Kadie roused and blinked open deep blue eyes.
“Brinnah?”she asked, her voice thin and weak.
Juni felt sorry for the woman and hoped Savannah could help her.
“Yes, I’m here.”She wiped limp hair off Kadie’s forehead.“Did the alpha let you leave?Where’s Maggie?Oh, I’ve missed you so much.”
“They’re dead.”
“What?Who are dead?”
“Everyone.The alpha.Elder Agnes.M-Maggie.”
Standing away, it was slightly harder to hear their conversation.
“What...Oh, my God, no.Please.No.What?What happened?”
“Some disease.We didn’t know where it came from.Or how it spread.I ran after the alpha died, but I didn’t know where to go.I beg of you, can I stay here?”
Brinnah looked at Alpha Jericho.“Can she stay?Please?”
“Of course,” he replied immediately.“We should get her to the medical office.”
