situation.
“Just,” I sighed, before continuing. “Just help me get Nathan inside and comfortable, then we can talk.” I wouldn’t meet his eyes, I was afraid of getting sucked in again. A good stretch of silence passed before he answered me.
“Fine.” I felt him look up before he spoke. “You, and You, pick him up and we’ll all go inside.” He looked at me before continuing. “Is there anyone else here we should know about?”
“No, it was just Nathan and me.” I felt him tense but he didn’t say anything. He released me from his arms but one of his hands trailed down my arm and captured my hand. He linked our fingers before tugging me gently to follow the four warriors in front with Nathan, and three that followed us from behind. I tugged on my hand, not wanting to be in contact with him, but he wasn’t having any of it.
We entered the living room and the warriors in front laid Nathan on the couch and backed up, looking toward Karac. I walked past Karac but was pulled up short by Karac’s hand. I turned slightly and looked down at our joined hands then up at him.
“I just want to check on him. Make him comfortable.” I waited for a second but it still didn’t look like he was going to release me. I tried again. “It’s the least you could do after you mauled him.” He narrowed his eyes at me and I was suddenly pulled back into him as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
“I don’t like you close to other males.” Karac stated.
“That one is unconscious.” I pointed out with a nod in Nathan’s direction.
“Which is the only reason I’m allowing you within arm’s reach of him.” He released me and nodded, like he was giving me permission to go to Nathan. Boy did he have a lot to learn about me. I didn’t take orders or ask permission from anybody . Leaving that discussion for another time, I turned and knelt down by Nathan. They had laid him flat and he seemed to be breathing fine. I pulled a pillow out and lifted his head with my other hand to gently set the pillow behind it. A growl came from behind me. I glanced back and found Karac hovering over me with fists clenched.
“Relax, buddy. I’m just putting a pillow behind his head.” I turned back toward Nathan and gave him another shake, nothing. I turned toward the medic warrior. “You’re sure he is going to be ok?” He looked toward Karac, who nodded, before turning back to me to answer my question.
“No internal or external bleeding, his rib should heal in a few days if he rests, so yes, he should be fine.” The warrior assured me.
“You three, search the house, secure a bag for Ashley.” Karac barked out and three warriors disappeared into different rooms.
“Wait, what? What bag?” I asked standing up and facing him. This conversation required us to be on equal footing. Well, as equal as possible. The guy was huge. He stood over me by at least six inches. And let’s not forget that he was as wide as a door.
“You are coming with me. With, or without, your personal belongings. It is up to you.”
“Go with you? No, no way am I going anywhere.” I shook my head to emphasize my point.
“You are my mate. You go where I go.” He stated the fact like it was well known.
“How do you even know I’m your mate? And the news said something about a 30-day courting period or something. I’m not leaving.”
“You’re 30 days were forfeited when you failed to register in the database.”
“What?! No one told us that!” I yelled.
“Would it have made a difference?” He asked with a quizzical brow. I chose not to answer. Damn man had me pegged already. He gave me a self-satisfied smirk before adding, “You come with me.”
“Don’t I get any say in this?” I asked beginning to panic. I looked around at the four other warriors. They were standing off to the side,
“Just,” I sighed, before continuing. “Just help me get Nathan inside and comfortable, then we can talk.” I wouldn’t meet his eyes, I was afraid of getting sucked in again. A good stretch of silence passed before he answered me.
“Fine.” I felt him look up before he spoke. “You, and You, pick him up and we’ll all go inside.” He looked at me before continuing. “Is there anyone else here we should know about?”
“No, it was just Nathan and me.” I felt him tense but he didn’t say anything. He released me from his arms but one of his hands trailed down my arm and captured my hand. He linked our fingers before tugging me gently to follow the four warriors in front with Nathan, and three that followed us from behind. I tugged on my hand, not wanting to be in contact with him, but he wasn’t having any of it.
We entered the living room and the warriors in front laid Nathan on the couch and backed up, looking toward Karac. I walked past Karac but was pulled up short by Karac’s hand. I turned slightly and looked down at our joined hands then up at him.
“I just want to check on him. Make him comfortable.” I waited for a second but it still didn’t look like he was going to release me. I tried again. “It’s the least you could do after you mauled him.” He narrowed his eyes at me and I was suddenly pulled back into him as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
“I don’t like you close to other males.” Karac stated.
“That one is unconscious.” I pointed out with a nod in Nathan’s direction.
“Which is the only reason I’m allowing you within arm’s reach of him.” He released me and nodded, like he was giving me permission to go to Nathan. Boy did he have a lot to learn about me. I didn’t take orders or ask permission from anybody . Leaving that discussion for another time, I turned and knelt down by Nathan. They had laid him flat and he seemed to be breathing fine. I pulled a pillow out and lifted his head with my other hand to gently set the pillow behind it. A growl came from behind me. I glanced back and found Karac hovering over me with fists clenched.
“Relax, buddy. I’m just putting a pillow behind his head.” I turned back toward Nathan and gave him another shake, nothing. I turned toward the medic warrior. “You’re sure he is going to be ok?” He looked toward Karac, who nodded, before turning back to me to answer my question.
“No internal or external bleeding, his rib should heal in a few days if he rests, so yes, he should be fine.” The warrior assured me.
“You three, search the house, secure a bag for Ashley.” Karac barked out and three warriors disappeared into different rooms.
“Wait, what? What bag?” I asked standing up and facing him. This conversation required us to be on equal footing. Well, as equal as possible. The guy was huge. He stood over me by at least six inches. And let’s not forget that he was as wide as a door.
“You are coming with me. With, or without, your personal belongings. It is up to you.”
“Go with you? No, no way am I going anywhere.” I shook my head to emphasize my point.
“You are my mate. You go where I go.” He stated the fact like it was well known.
“How do you even know I’m your mate? And the news said something about a 30-day courting period or something. I’m not leaving.”
“You’re 30 days were forfeited when you failed to register in the database.”
“What?! No one told us that!” I yelled.
“Would it have made a difference?” He asked with a quizzical brow. I chose not to answer. Damn man had me pegged already. He gave me a self-satisfied smirk before adding, “You come with me.”
“Don’t I get any say in this?” I asked beginning to panic. I looked around at the four other warriors. They were standing off to the side,
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