Chapter 18.-3
The door crashed open, and Duke raced in, a growl in his throat. He stopped immediately when he saw me and relaxed, but I could see the tension in his eyes. He’d made the same decision I had: to go with the strangers and hope to be reunited. “She dead?” he asked shortly.
“She better not be,” Tessa growled behind him. “They’re putting Dante in the cabin next door. You can go check on him, but there’s nothing else I can do for him until he shifts again. He’s healing well. Did you see what he did to her?”
“No. I lost sight of them until I saw her by the river. She was already unconscious,” I said tightly.
“All right, give me some space to do an exam. What are the chances you guys have an X-ray
machine here?”
“We did, but one of our wolves went ballistic and broke it about six months ago. Haven’t been able to get a new one yet.” Gideon sighed. “We miss it.”
“All right, everyone out.”
I was not about to leave Tessa and Nyx alone again. Not after what had just happened. Juniper stepped into the corner and nodded to me. She’d stay.
I walked out, and Gideon surprised me by giving me a quick smile. “I’ll let you guys regroup. I need to see about this Paisley situation and see where the hell my healer is. Here, take this. You can use it to get whatever your healer needs. I’ll check back in less than an hour.”
True to his word, Dante was next door. Nash was guarding his bed, a fierce look on his face when Duke and I walked in. “What the fuck was that?” Nash demanded. “What the fuck is this?”
I
“This is a settlement. I have no idea what that was, but I have a feeling that Gideon does, and I intend to ask once I get my bearings.” I stared down at Dante. The wolf’s chest was moving up and down. Placing my hand on his chest, I reached my power out to connect with them. Immediately, his wolf warmed under me, and I nodded to Nash, giving him some peace of mind. “He’s good.
He’s almost mended and will shift back to human.”
“What the hell is this mountain hiding? What if we can’t take it?” Nash sighed as he slumped by his
friend.
It was not the first time I’d thought that. “We were caught by surprise. That won’t happen again.”
Guilt rose up in me. My attention was divided. I’d been concerned about leaving Nyx behind. I should have detected that thing long before it reached us. I needed to get my head in the game. All of my wolves were willing to sacrifice themselves for my revenge, but I’d never intended to let
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them do it.
They would all walk out of here, even if I had to die to make sure that happened.
A loud crashing noise had us all jumping to our feet. “Nash, stay here,” I ordered as I flew to the
door just as Tessa crashed it open. There was a frantic look on her face.
“It’s Nyx,” she gasped. “She shifted while unconscious. I think she’s gone feral. You have to hurry.
She’s going to kill Juniper!”
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