KAT
The doctor shakes his head as he cleans the wound on the side of Abigale's face. "This is going to scar," he sighs.
"There is nothing you can do?" I ask him. "Won't her wolf heal her?"
The doctor sets down the gauze and guides me to the corner of the room. I look over my shoulder at Abigale, but she is enthralled by a cartoon that is playing on the television. The doctor touches my shoulder gently, pulling my attention away from Abigale.
"I have to report this," he whispers.
"Report it to who?" I gasp.
"To the Alpha," he replies. "Our communities are not unlike your own. When a child is being neglected or abused, we separate them from their parents."
I begin to shake with fear. "You can't do that," I try to keep my voice low. "She just lost her mother. You cannot separate her from her father as well. Hector is grieving, but I am sure he will pull it together soon."