Chapter 109-1
Kiana
Saul pulled so many samples from me that I felt like a pin cushion. He did eventually have to stop once Troy’s growls started to sound more animal than human. When I offered to go to a different room, Troy’s hand wrapped around my arm and refused to let go.
For a weak shifter, he was still very strong.
“This will do for now,” Saul said. “I’ll be in the lab if you need me. Do what you can to keep him human. Eloise started having issues with shifting, and I imagine Troy will too. Remember, the longer he stays human, the more time we have.”
I sent Amelia on a trip to round up as many items of entertainment as she could find and climbed into the bed with him. He was so damn pale, and I feared that I wasn’t going to be able to hide my
panic for much longer.
“You can do this. I stayed a human for months once,” I reminded him. “But then, I always did suspect that I was a little stronger than you.”
Troy rolled his eyes and shifted to make room for me. I was careful not to mess up any of the wires and tubes poking into him. “I hate you for what you did,” I told him.
“Thought…it was…a bullet…”
“It doesn’t matter. You would have done the same thing if you’d known exactly what it was. That’s the kind of wolf you are. A fucking hero. I used to think maybe you were secretly horrible and being punished by having me as a mate.”
“You are…wonderful. Not…a…punishment.”
“Uh-huh. Says the man who can’t string a full sentence together because of his mate. You’re here because of me and my insecurities. If I hadn’t left with Morven, we’d never have been here.”
“Saul…needs to…be here.”
“So, you’re saying things worked out for the best? Who the hell would use London’s pack as a Petri dish? It is the smallest. And the most isolated. But London has a good relationship with all of the packs. Any one of them would send help if he’d asked. What’s the point of all this anyway?”
Troy didn’t say anything, not that I expected him to. Amelia returned with books, a deck of cards, and a tablet along with a plate of food for me. “I brought some for Saul, but I’m sorry, Troy. He said no solid foods for you.”
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“Any rumors swirling around that we might be interested in?”
Amelia nodded and perched on the chair. “London had to make an announcement about the drug.
Some of these idiots think you brought the drugs with you, but most have noted how weird Eloise has been lately. Most are hoping for a speedy recovery. Jenson has called all of us several times. They can feel you weakening in the pack bond and they’re freaking out. Willa hasn’t given them any specifics but just said that you were sick.”
“Tell…the truth,” Troy said in a labored breath.
“And tell them that Saul is working around the clock. No one needs to panic, and no one is dying.”
Amelia nodded and studied me with a strange look on her face. “What?”
“They’re feeding from you,” she said finally. “Can you feel it?”
“What do you mean they’re feeding from me? Through the pack bond? I can’t even feel the pack bond.” I looked at Troy. “Can they do that?”
He just nodded, and I looked back toward Amelia. “Is that helping them? And helping Troy keep his strength up? If so, they can take whatever they need. I really don’t feel a difference.”
Phone in hand, Amelia left. I grabbed a deck of cards. “Let’s see how good you are at Go Fish, Alpha.”
“How do…you know Go…Fish?”
“Parker’s introduction into card games was a weird one.” I shuffled the deck. “For the record, I play a mean game of Slap Jack.”
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