Jordan Gets an Education

Ellie and Jordan returned to their condo a short time later. “What was that about? What couldn’t you say to him you couldn’t say in front of Melody and me?”

“I wanted to express how worried I was about how Melody was acting. It was out of character for my liking.”

“What did he say? Clearly, he said something because you aren’t a blood splatter on the door.”

“Gee thanks. Ellie, I’m not sure what your reaction will be to this. But Malcolm forced her to get the first round of vaccines. He’s angry because he found out your birth den has a virus in it that can basically wipe it out, and Melody had it.”

“Which virus?”

“One Malcolm can’t pronounce. But it could have killed all of you. It still might kill your den before it’s gone.” Ellie didn’t respond for a moment.

“We can’t give it to the pack, can we? I don’t feel sick.” She looked at herself as if she could see it.

“Probably not, but there can be side effects. The healers can find out. They ca