I’m well aware of how shifters view my kind. Being forced to heal a vampire might not be something this young healer appreciates. The girl is silent for a moment, and then she says softly, “Are you and Robert close?”

“I—” My answer gets stuck in my throat. “I don’t know.”

“Well, you matter to him,” she says, her voice determined now. “So, I’ll help you.”

By the time Robert comes back, Maria has begun healing me. I never knew that wolf healing magic could work on ...