Uncontrollable Heat

Part 3

"Liv!"

Crap.

She put on her best smile as she waved to her friend, trying to hide the twitching of her lips. She didn't even make it five seconds without getting spotted. How was she going to get that info from the computer if she couldn't even walk in undetected? "Hey."

"Are you okay? Katie told me you ran out pretty fast last night - then you didn't answer your phone. We were pretty worried about you."

She nodded. "I - I think... it's ahm, the flu? Honestly, I shouldn't even be here. I - I left so fast I forgot my wallet."

Andie quirked an eyebrow. "The flu?"

"Chills, fever..." This was the best she could do? It was embarrassing. Then again, it wasn't a complete lie. She felt turned upside down. Even if she came to work, there was no way she could focus. At least not until she learned more - until she could make sure she was safe. Plus, it wasn't the biggest lie, most of the symptoms of the flu... she felt during her heat. Though it had never been as intense as last night.

"You do look a little pale..."

"I'm sorry," she said as she turned around, trying to avoid Andie's glance. She'd make it up to her, take extra shifts... none of it mattered now. She wanted to get to the computer, find out what she could about that mystery man, and leave before she had to lie to anyone else.

Even though she had to lie about a part of her life, she'd never grown comfortable with lying. She was a horrible liar before becoming a werewolf, and she remained that way. After the initial transformation, she remained holed up, all alone for quite a bit of time.

Will was her only contact for a long time. There was no need to lie to him; she could entirely be herself when she was around him. It took her a long time to learn how to be a fake human, acting every day, playing a part so she could remain in the human world.

She shook her head; that wasn't important. She swerved through the crowd of rushing people and managed to reach one of the equipment storage rooms. There was one computer - albeit an old one - and she could use it to access the information. It'd be slow and minimal, but it would work.

Plus, no one would think of checking this one and she might raise fewer eyebrows this way. The fact that an Alpha had been there... it was careless to begin with...

Who knew what else he might have done and how it might be tied to her? No, she couldn't afford to take any extra risks.

She took the keys from her ID card and unlocked the door, quietly closing it behind her. If anyone saw her here, outside of her scrubs, she could get in trouble. Was it worth risking her job? They might think she was a junkie trying to snatch pills... She bounced on the tips of her toes, staring at the computer.

What was worse? Junkie or werewolf? Maybe it was her paranoia, maybe it was all in her head right? She rolled her lips together, turning them white from the pressure and she sighed before sitting down on the chair.

She already made the mistake of coming all the way here. What was one more thing at this point?

Olivia swiped through, and then, her fingers hovered over the keyboard. What room had it been? She tried to close her eyes, remember the details, but all she could think about was him. His scent, his hands... the way his eyes had pierced through her soul.

Why couldn't she get him out of her head? She had sex with Will, and she'd never felt like that the next day and she definitively didn't feel that way now. She wasn't jealous that he had a girlfriend, she was his friend.