nods and I head to the bowels of the den.
I scrub my face, frustration kicking my ass. This entire scenario is fucked. A human as a mate. Her having to turn into a wolf, the chances of survival being slim. This shit just doesn’t happen. I turn the knob of the door and step in. Kenly turns to me, surprise clear in her expression as she sucks in a deep breath.
“Lily, can you give us just a moment?” I pretend to ask, but she knows it’s more of an order than a request.
Lily turns to Kenly. “You are perfectly safe. Beta Max would never let anything happen to you.” She rubs Kenly’s shoulder, doing her calming, healing stuff.
“Okay,” Kenly breathes out, so damn sexy my dick elongates in my jeans. Fuck. Lily steps out of the room, but not before giving me a pleading look to be careful with Kenly. It doesn’t piss me off. I like the fact that Lily cares enough about my mate to feel protective of her. I nod in response. She must sense the connection between us and that is a good thing.
Kenly looks nervously at me, biting her plump bottom lip, and my already-hard dick turns to stone. The wolf inside me is clawing with tremendous effort. It’s physically taking a toll on my body, but I hide it, chastising my wolf that he’s going to scare the ever-loving shit out of Kenly if he doesn’t stop.
“The doctor is here. He is one of us, but from a different pack.” One of the few we have left, but I leave that out. “He is totally trustworthy and their alpha agreed for him to come here and run some tests.”
Nerves rack her body and before I can stop myself, I have her small frame wrapped up in mine, sucking in all of that nervous energy. She tenses. I don’t move and hold her cocooned against me. Damn, she feels nice. After a few moments, she melts into my body, taking in my warmth. Her neck is covered in bandages and my wolf whines at the sight. We do not want her to hurt, ever. This will be probably the most difficult thing ever for either one of us to watch.
“I’m scared,” she admits, but she didn’t have to tell me that. Her scent did clear as day, but since I’ve been holding her in my arms, her scent is now laced with excitement and lust. Fuck yeah. I need her to feel that way about me.
“I know you are. You have every right to be, little one. We will do everything we can to help you. I have Lily and the other pack healer, Stella, is on her way back here from a run. She should be here after the doctor starts the tests. You’ll not be alone in this.” Instinctually, my hand moves up and down her back, and her body goes pliantly into mine. Even through the fabric, I can feel her heat and I crave more of it.
“What if I don’t see the purple light?” she whispers into my chest and I love that she is taking in my comfort. Part of me wonders if she even realizes she’s doing it or if it’s just on a subconscious level.
“You will. Lily, the doctor, Stella, and I will be there when you change. You will need to listen to our voices and we will help you pull through.” And I hope that I can pull you through.
“Do you know why whoever those wolves were did this to me?” I tighten my grip. Those motherfuckers are dead, they won’t ever hurt Kenly again.
“I have an assumption, but I don’t know if it’s true.” I try to disguise the fury, but it is futile. When her soft body tenses, I know she felt it too. “Right now we just have to concentrate on you. I won’t let anything happen to you that’s in my power to control.”
She pulls slightly away and looks up at me. Those ocean eyes have more blue than green at the moment, making her face glow. “Why are you doing this for me?”
Because you are my mate. Mine . Dammit, Max, you’re going to scare the shit out of her and she needs to focus on the change right now. Still, I have to tell her something. “I feel a connection to you, Kenly. We’ll figure out what it is. But first, let’s get you where you need to be.”
Just then
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