Dr. Wolf, the Fae Rift Series Book 1- Shockwave by Cheree Alsop

into the D Wing, Aleric couldn’t think of a way to voice even one of them without sounding completely insane.
    He ended up with, “Sure.”
    “Great!” she replied.
    “Sure?” he muttered to himself as he pushed through the first set of doors. “Smooth thinking.”
    “Light and Dark?”
    Aleric glanced over his shoulder at Dr. Indley’s inquisitive tone. She was looking up at the signs above the two doors.
    “Oh, uh, yeah. My nurses have a sense of humor.”
    “Is it ethical to label patients that way?” Dr. Indley asked.
    “It’ll wash off,” Aleric said. “Don’t worry.”
    He pushed the Light door open before she got too curious and wandered into the Dark area. The last thing he needed was for her to run into a raging demon or hungry vampire.
    Aleric spotted Tranquility sitting on her bed which had been pushed right up against the window.
    “I’m catching the last of the rays,” she said with a big smile on her face. “The better to keep the vampires away.”
    “That’s what I heard,” Aleric replied, holding his voice steady. He motioned to Dr. Indley. “This is Dr. Indley. She’s coming to check on Braum.”
    “Do they know each other?” the veterinarian asked in surprise.
    “Fairies and faun are cousins,” Tranquility replied.
    “Fairies?” Dr. Indley repeated. She looked at Aleric.
    He made a swirling motion by his head. “Crazy,” he whispered.
    She nodded and turned back to Tranquility. “That’s nice, sweetie,” she replied.
    Aleric hurried her toward the other end of the room.
    “She’s a bit delusional, but happy,” he explained in an undertone. “We just humor her until her psychotherapy sessions.”
    “I heard that,” Tranquility called out.
    “This wing looks a bit, well, in-progress,” Dr. Indley said. She touched one of the walls and then looked at the white paint on her fingertips. “Don’t you have other wings?”
    “They’re full,” Aleric replied. “We’re at our limit. This wing was our last option.”
    She nodded. He was relieved she bought his story. He was going to have to start writing everything down if she questioned him further just so he could keep his story straight. As it was, he felt like his front was unraveling as quickly as he could weave it.
    Aleric paused inside the door frame, but Dr. Indley went straight to the bed.
    “His numbers look good,” she said over her shoulder.
    “Yes,” he replied, forcing a confident tone. “That’s what I thought, too.”
    “Will your nurse be by to check on the dressings?”
    “Yes. She should’ve been here already. I need to go see what’s keeping her,” Aleric hedged.
    The veterinarian seemed perfectly content to let him go. Aleric stayed put, unwilling to leave her alone in the fae wing. There was a contemplative expression on her face as she studied the patient.
    “What happened to you?” she asked.
    Aleric thought for a moment that she was talking to him. He was debating whether to go with the truth or another lie that would bury him further when he realized it was a rhetorical question addressed to the patient.
    “That’s what I wondered,” he said. “Braum, what happened to you?”
    Dr. Indley looked at him. “How on earth does a man have the legs of a goat like this?”
    “Evolution?” Aleric suggested.
    She cracked a smile. “Seriously, Dr. Wolf. What do you think?”
    He shook his head. It wasn’t hard to look overwhelmed. “All I know is it’s been a crazy day.”
    The door to the Light fae side opened and Nurse Eastwick came in. She paused when she saw them. Her eyes widened slightly at the sight of Dr. Indley. Aleric cleared his throat.
    “Nurse Eastwick, Dr. Indley came to see how Braum is doing after his surgery.”
    To her credit, Nurse Eastwick nodded and spoke as though finding another physician in the fae room wasn’t a cause for concern.
    “It’s good to see you here, Doctor. You did a wonderful job.”
    “Thank you,” Dr. Indley replied. “I’m glad to