Uncle William's health assessment went a lot better than I thought it would . Amalie only started to spiral once . Uncle William had been kind and respectful , not that I doubted he would be . He was very protective of his patients and of their needs . " Okay , you healed very nicely . Beren did a wonderful job . Stay off your leg for at least two more days and you should be good , " he said . " Now , we have a psychiatrist on staff here or we can reach out to other packs . Sometimes people want to talk to someone familiar with them and their situation . But it can be easier to talk with someone new . " I watched Ama nodded her head in understanding . " Who is the psychiatrist for the pack ? " she asked . " Carol Beaty , " Dr. William said . I was not ready for the reaction from Ama . " No ! Not her , please . Anyone but her , " Amalie started to cry and shake . She looked like she was about to bolt from her hospital bed . " You're safe , " I said as I squeezed her hand . Nothing happened . Amalie started to shake harder , and her tears came faster . " Ama , we'll find someone else . " " Not her . Please , don't make me talk to her , " she begged . Ama wasn't seeing me . I let go of her hand and wrapped my arms around my terrified mate . " It's alright . You're safe . We will not let her anywhere near you . " " She , " Amalie started to say but hiccuped . " She's best friends with Marie . " " She will not be allowed near you little one , " Zviad growled as he pushed forward . He was growling and pacing in our shared head . ' If she knew that Ama was being held captive , I will rip her to shreds . No mercy , ' he growled to me . " Did she know ? " I asked , trying to keep the anger out of my voice . I don't think I was successful based on the look my uncle gave me . " That I was being held there ? " Ama whispered . " I don't know . She just came over several times a month or hung out with Marie . When they would get together , they would gossip about the pack and then talk about me . I would be trapped in the basement while she was over . I only was able to catch a few words . The basement had been sound proofed so people visiting wouldn't hear me . " Ama had stopped shaking , but she was still crying . " We will find someone else , " I told her . I switched my attention to Uncle William . " Do you know of anyone who could come and help Amalie for a little while ? " " I have a few friends from different packs I can reach out to . I'll reach out to my old pack first and see who can come , " Uncle William said . " For now , we'll take a break as I contact friends . " He got up and left the 1/3 room . I nodded my head in agreement . I picked Ama up and then sat on the bed . I placed her in my lap to be able to hold her better . Ama snuggled into my chest farther . Her crying had slowed , but she still had a few tears leaking from her eyes . ' Get back here with Rose when you can , ' I told Markus via mind link . ' What happened ? ' he asked , panic lacing his tone . He had only been gone for a little while . ' Our psychiatrist is best friends with Marie , ' I told him . ' What ? How did we not know this ? ' he demanded . ' It's not like we suspected that Ama was here in the pack . Her parents carried on their lives like she had left . Tomorrow we will get a list of their friends and start finding out who knows what . But for today , we comfort our mate and show her that we care , ' I growled . ' I can do that . Rose and I made something for Ama . I think we can show her how much we care , ' he told me . I could hear the pride in his tone . ' We're on our way back . We should be there in about 10 minutes . ' " Markus and Rose are on their way back . I figured you could use time cuddling Rose again . We can talk about anything that you want or just sit here , " I told her . " Will you still hold me ? " Ama asked in a small voice . I hated how small and broken she sounded . " Of course , but I think that Mark might get really jealous , " I chuckled . " He can hold me later . Right now , I don't want to move , " she whispered . " Then don't move . Stay where you feel comfortable , " I told her and tightened my arms around her , so she knew that she was secure . We sat there in silence for the rest of the time it took Mark and Rose to come back to the hospital . As Mark opened the hospital room , Rose ran in. " I give ! " Rose shouted happily . " Alright , but be careful , " he told her as handed her a box that was half as big as she was . I was amazed that Mark had gotten to the hospital with Rose and the box safely . She took the box and almost dropped it . Mark must have been expecting this and steadied the box . He scooped Rose up and set her on the bed . He then put the box in front of her lap . 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