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He swung around as he pulled a pair of cotton pajaed thehs
“Jax is currently sitting out in the hall, his proverbial tail tucked between his legs as he guards our door Ashley is fine A bump on the head to match Sharone’s They were distracted by your illness They didn’t have tihtly “That’s why I demanded a security force when you left Haven, Mate”
She stared back at hiirls,” she whispered
He shook his head “The pack leaders ned ain A signed memo went out the second I learned what happened in that kitchen, Anya, reinstating your status and scheduling our cere Unfortunately, you had left and the Feline Breed that betrayed us all was able to get out of the base” He shook his head “I should have told you my suspicions, but I didn’t want to worry you”
“We were betrayed?” She licked her dry lips in confusion “What the hell happened while I was gone, Del-Rey?”
“Everything went to fucking hell,” he suddenly snarled inbase caeneral, Coya, not a fucking nurseripes and coether You’ve slept for two days I’ve spent that time in that bed” He pointed to her side “With a laptop, answering a million damned hysterical emails from Coyote Breeds who can’t seem to make a decision on their damned own”
Her lips twitched “All it takes is an occasional kind word, Del-Rey They’re really very responsive to a little emotional pat now and then”
He glared at her without heat A hint of humor lit his eyes
“Prove it, Coya”
“Feed me first,” she demanded “And God, I need to use the bathroom”
He helped her to the bathroom first He carried her in despite her protests, waited just outside the door, then carried her back when she was finished
She had ed to wash her face and brush her teeth She felt alain as he tucked her back beneath the warm blankets
“The girls are bringing your food” He sat down beside her gingerly, touched her face again “I almost lost you”
“I tried to contact you before the hed “I h When Sharone borrowed one fro to Wolfe about stopping us We ran but lost the link in the flight I couldn’t stop, Del-Rey” She stared back at him desperately “I couldn’t stop We had to have those doctors”
“Shh The doctors are here, safe andlists of equipment needed for Base They’re our doctors They know us, Anya,” he said softly “I never saw so s Never suspected that a scientist could be more than a monster They showed me differently They showed me e are, and ere meant to be as Coyotes But it wouldn’t have mattered They saved your life Nikki couldn’t have done it She would have killed you trying to save you, and I was too daant to understand that”