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We didn’t speak, and I didn't ht the washcloth to e I didn't understand, but his words sounded gentle

“Where a hit in the head, then being yanked up by ain, but everything after that, I drew a blank

“Ye’re safe,” Cian said softly again, and I realized he was keeping his voice low to be considerate of the pain in my head

“Where are we that’s safe?” I glanced around, the rooave off vibes that it wasn’t really lived in There was the bed I was on, a dresser to the side, a slightly open door that led to a hallway, another fully open door that led to a bathroo on the walls depicting landscapes or floral arrangerays and creams It looked like a room you’d see in a model house

I shifted on the bed and instantly feltto throw up just as I leaned over the side of the bed, a sauze directly below me I reached for it just as I threw up I felt Cian lift the heavy fall of ed and was in one of the inable

Once the nausea passed, I lay back in bed, grabbing the washcloth Cian gaveoff my mouth “Thank you,” I said as he handed me a bottle of water and a couple of pills I eyed them hesitantly

“For the pain”

Maybe I should have declined or questioned it more, but I didn’t as I popped the pills into e pull of water from the bottle I rested back on the bed and just stared at hi off in y to ask them

“This is one of the properties owned by an associate of s but was just too tired to ask the”

I nodded but didn't knohat I was agreeing with All the what happens next reverberated in ain and felt the bandage covering my temple

“We’ve only been here for the past couple of hours Thankfully it was stocked with medical supplies… a lot of stuff tae soak up blood, I assu down as if even thinking that pissed hi to tack on to what I needed to ask hiaze softened “Rest, a chiall mo chridhe”

I felt the heavy pull of sleep start to take over “What does that mean? What you just said”

Cian leaned back in his chair andout the kinks in his ely attractive But the entire tiaze locked on mine, as if he couldn't bear to not look at ave h iven my current state, but one that most certainly did

The endear profound to so… tords that shouldn’t have meant as much as they did

“I have so many questions,” I whispered as I started to feel even more tired

“I know,” he said softly, his voice still pitched low “And when ye wake up, I’ll be here tae answer everything”

In the past twenty-four hours so one upside down, had been so crazy It made me feel very unnatural Except where Cian is concerned, I thought Where he was concerned, I felt like things had fallen into place, like I ran away for nothing—dare I say, the biggest mistake of my life

Before I let that sinking darkness pull me under, I felt Cian take my hand in his and whisper, “Cha robh dithis riamh a’ fadadh teine nach do las eatarra”

When I woke up again, I knew right away I was alone in the room I sat up and noticed a plate with fresh fruit, cheese, and crackers on it, and another bottle of water sitting beside that on the bedside table

The very idea of eating anything had rabbed the water and drank half of it before setting it back down and sitting up even ainst the headboard