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storm that came so unexpectedly he wondered what kind of damage was going to be done to the grounds come morning. That wasn’t what had him coming out of a light sleep.
No, heat was. He felt so hot that he had to kick the sheet from his legs, only to discover that the heat he felt wasn’t from his body.
Turning in the bed, he touched Natasha. She was burning hot and shivering at the same time.
“Natasha.” He cupped her face, giving him a slight shake. “Honey wake up.” The only answer his received was a moan. “Damnit!”
Drake was out of the bed, fast. He stopped to grab a pair of shorts from the drawer before going to the door and yelling at the top of his lungs for Nelly. He just had them up his legs and was back with Natasha when Nelly came in, tying her robe closed.
“What in the world is wrong?” she asked.
“Natasha is burning up, call the doctor, and get his ass out here right now,” he demanded. “And I don’t give a fuck about the weather.
Something’s wrong.”
He didn’t look to see if his orders were being carried out. He knew Nelly and knew she would do all she had to in order to get the doctor out here.
He touched Natasha’s forehead. Scorching heat touched back.
Mumbling a few swear words, he left her side and went into the bathroom for a cool rag. Drake didn’t waste time in wiping down her heated flesh. Natasha whimpered and tried to get away from him. She shivered.
“Don’t you do this to me,” he told her, wiping down her throat.
“You snap out of this shit right now or no tying up. Do you hear me?” he couldn’t help but snap at her.
Nelly came back in, a large bowl with towels on her arms. “I called him, but he can’t get out until the storm lets up.”
“Fuck,” Drake growled.
“He told me to tell you to get the fever down as much as we can.
Once he gets an opening he’ll be here ASAP.”
“Great.”
“Now you just calm down,” Nelly said, her voice taking an authoritative tone. “We’ll get it down, don’t you worry.”
Drake nodded and let Nelly push him away from the bed. She pulled the sheet away from Natasha and covered her body with cool, wet towels. Natasha whimpered and groaned and it tore at his heat.
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out in the rain cause her to become sick? If it did then he knew he wasn’t going to forgive himself.
“Drake, go down and fix us some coffee,” Nelly said. “It’s going to be a long night and we need to keep focused.”
Drake nodded, but didn’t move.
“Go on. I won’t leave her alone.”
Again, he nodded and this time turned and left the room for the kitchen. Guilt hung heavy over his head, on his shoulders. He pushed it aside and went to work at fixing the coffee. It was about the only thing he knew how to do at the moment.
“I’m not going to lose her.” He shook his head. Not after I just found her.
Grabbing the pitcher, and two cups he headed back to the bedroom with the determination that he was going to break this damn fever or die trying. No way in hell was he going to let his mate go. Not after he finally had her.
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Chapter Six
Jacob Sager, a private shifter doctor, walked out of the bedroom, putting his equipment back into the black bag he carried. He was a middle aged man, newly mated and trusted by a lot of shifters to do his job and keep his mouth shut—one of the reasons why Drake liked him.
“I’ve given her a shot, a large dose of antibiotics. She’s pretty sick, but I’m thinking it’s caused by stress and lack of nutrition. She’s underweight and exhausted. She also still has a high fever, so you’re going to need to keep an eye on that. Once she loses the chills, she’ll start burning from the inside out. Try to keep her cool
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storm that came so unexpectedly he wondered what kind of damage was going to be done to the grounds come morning. That wasn’t what had him coming out of a light sleep.
No, heat was. He felt so hot that he had to kick the sheet from his legs, only to discover that the heat he felt wasn’t from his body.
Turning in the bed, he touched Natasha. She was burning hot and shivering at the same time.
“Natasha.” He cupped her face, giving him a slight shake. “Honey wake up.” The only answer his received was a moan. “Damnit!”
Drake was out of the bed, fast. He stopped to grab a pair of shorts from the drawer before going to the door and yelling at the top of his lungs for Nelly. He just had them up his legs and was back with Natasha when Nelly came in, tying her robe closed.
“What in the world is wrong?” she asked.
“Natasha is burning up, call the doctor, and get his ass out here right now,” he demanded. “And I don’t give a fuck about the weather.
Something’s wrong.”
He didn’t look to see if his orders were being carried out. He knew Nelly and knew she would do all she had to in order to get the doctor out here.
He touched Natasha’s forehead. Scorching heat touched back.
Mumbling a few swear words, he left her side and went into the bathroom for a cool rag. Drake didn’t waste time in wiping down her heated flesh. Natasha whimpered and tried to get away from him. She shivered.
“Don’t you do this to me,” he told her, wiping down her throat.
“You snap out of this shit right now or no tying up. Do you hear me?” he couldn’t help but snap at her.
Nelly came back in, a large bowl with towels on her arms. “I called him, but he can’t get out until the storm lets up.”
“Fuck,” Drake growled.
“He told me to tell you to get the fever down as much as we can.
Once he gets an opening he’ll be here ASAP.”
“Great.”
“Now you just calm down,” Nelly said, her voice taking an authoritative tone. “We’ll get it down, don’t you worry.”
Drake nodded and let Nelly push him away from the bed. She pulled the sheet away from Natasha and covered her body with cool, wet towels. Natasha whimpered and groaned and it tore at his heat.
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out in the rain cause her to become sick? If it did then he knew he wasn’t going to forgive himself.
“Drake, go down and fix us some coffee,” Nelly said. “It’s going to be a long night and we need to keep focused.”
Drake nodded, but didn’t move.
“Go on. I won’t leave her alone.”
Again, he nodded and this time turned and left the room for the kitchen. Guilt hung heavy over his head, on his shoulders. He pushed it aside and went to work at fixing the coffee. It was about the only thing he knew how to do at the moment.
“I’m not going to lose her.” He shook his head. Not after I just found her.
Grabbing the pitcher, and two cups he headed back to the bedroom with the determination that he was going to break this damn fever or die trying. No way in hell was he going to let his mate go. Not after he finally had her.
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Chapter Six
Jacob Sager, a private shifter doctor, walked out of the bedroom, putting his equipment back into the black bag he carried. He was a middle aged man, newly mated and trusted by a lot of shifters to do his job and keep his mouth shut—one of the reasons why Drake liked him.
“I’ve given her a shot, a large dose of antibiotics. She’s pretty sick, but I’m thinking it’s caused by stress and lack of nutrition. She’s underweight and exhausted. She also still has a high fever, so you’re going to need to keep an eye on that. Once she loses the chills, she’ll start burning from the inside out. Try to keep her cool
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