However, as my mate’s eyes look over my body. I can see her assessing me. I’ve become so used to the scars on my body, that I forget that I have them. However, Yara’s eyes on me suddenly remind me of just how scarred I am.
“I left a t-shirt out for you, in case you prefer to sleep with something on. I don’t, and I would be happy if you didn’t either, but I know you may be more comfortable being covered tonight,” I tell her.
That jolts her out of whatever thoughts she was having about my body.
“I’m not sleeping with you!”
~Of course you are. You’re my mate. Where else would you sleep? Remember that conversation about having you in my bed earlier?” I tap the bed. “This is that bed. So, go get ready, the shirt is there if you want it and then come join me. I’m tired and I need some sleep. You do too. You’ve had a long couple of days I tell her.
“Who does he think he is, ordering me around like this? Like I’m just some fangirl fawning over an Alpha,” she mutters as she grabs the Shirt and heads to the bathroom.
Oh, my little mate, I have no doubt that you’ve never fawned over anyone in your life. Because of that, when you do finally give me your submission, it’s going to taste so very sweet. Unlike my mate, I keep those thoughts to myself.
“What if he’s a rowdy sleeper? What if he accidentally backhands me in the middle of the night? What if he…Oh he better not do that,” she continues muttering from the bathroom. I set my work aside, smiling as I listen to the running commentary of my mate’s thoughts.
I hear her run the water, probably brushing her teeth, then pull on the t-shirt before stepping out of the bathroom.
“What had I better not do?” I ask her. I’m pretty sure I already know, but seeing the blush on her cheeks is so worth it.
She points her finger at me. “I am NOT having sex with you.”
I narrow my eyes at her. “It’s true, that sometimes saying that you’re sleeping with someone means that you’re having sex. However, in tonight’s context, I truly am exhausted, and I need sleep. I need to heal so I can be back on top and ready for the next attack. And believe me when I tell you, when I touch you, taste you, and slide inside you for the first time, I want to be completely healed. Because I will take my time, I will enjoy every one of your whimpers and moans and I will have you screaming my name in pleasure before I’m done with you,” I say, my voice getting deeper with my desire to have her.
I watch her pupils dilate, and her cheeks flush as her mouth drops open. Damn I can’t wait to have her. She’s already so responsive to me.
I tap the bed. “But tonight, we’re sleeping. Come on. I know you’re exhausted and tomorrow, I want to talk about your impressions of Dr. Stevens. Charlie said you have concerns.”
“A lot of them,” she says, walking to the bed. “He isn’t fit to provide medical care any longer, in my opinion.”
“Since your my lead doctor, your opinion is the only one that matters to me,” I say, pulling back the covers. “Come on. Let’s get some sleep.”
She gets into the bed, laying as close to the edge and taking up as little space as possible with her back facing me. I smile as I lay down, then wrap my arm around her waist and tug her against my body.
She yelps, but I hold her steady. “Much better,” I say, breathing in her cinnamon and nutmeg scent.
“I’m not a rowdy sleeper,” I say, her scent already lulling me to sleep. ” And I’ll never lay a hand on you, not even in my sleep.” It’s the last thought I have before I fall into a deep sleep.
I have no idea how long I’ve been asleep when the howls of alarm go up that we’re under attack. I’m up and out of bed in an instant. running for the door.
“WARREN! You can’t shift! Your leg isn’t healed!” Yara yells.
“I have no choice, Yara. My pack is under attack and I’m their Alpha. I have to fight. Get to a safe room,” I say before leaping over the banister and shifting,biting off the scream of pain when my leg doesn’t shift exactly right.’Arric?’ I ask my wolf.
“‘It’s good enough for now,” he growls as we race into battle.
I race to the banister, watching as Warren gracefully shifts into Arric If I wasn’t looking for it, wasn’t paying attention, I wouldn’t have seen him flinch. Dammit! I knew that leg wasn’t healed enough to shift.
“I’ll have to start all over again,” I mumble as I grab a pair of shorts and put them on as I race down the stairs. I quickly pull my hair up into a ponytail, tying it in knot which will have to do for now.”Luna, this way!” a pregnant she-wolf says to me.
“I’m not going to the safe room,” I say, turning as nearly everyone in the room stops to look at me.
I turn, and look at them. “I’m a doctor! Your pack members will need me. GO! If you’re part of the medical team and you’re not pregnant and don’t have young pups, get your ass to the hospital. NOW!
I watch as the pack jolts with my command, but I don’t have time to wonder about it. I race out of the front of the packhouse and down the cobblestone drive to the hospital.
“Luna, there are only a couple of us who can assist. We’ve never been in the hospital during a battle before,” Savannah, one of the nurses I worked with earlier says, running up beside me. “Here, you’ll need this more than I will,” she says, pulling a hair tie out of her hair and handing it to me.
“Thank you, and what do you mean you’ve never been in the hospital during a battle?” I ask as we rush into the hospital, and quickly wrap my hair in the hair tie.
“Dr. Stevens said it wasn’t safe. That we were to report immediately after we were let out of the safe rooms.”
“Then who was helping these warriors?” I ask, stopping to stare at her incredulously “No one. They waited until we were let out to get help.””No one died waiting for treatment?” I ask.
She looks away. “Several died, Luna. Some probably could have been Saved, but..it took us too long..
“Okay, well, that stops now,” I say as two more nurses rush in, looking completely lost.
“Triage kits, crash kits, do you know what is needed, what to put together?” I ask and all three shake their heads.
I begin moving again, walking to the storage room and beginning to pull things off the shelves.
“Triage, crash, triage,” I say as I hand off what I need.
“Luna, someone’s here,” one of the nurses says.”What’s your name? I didn’t catch it earlier,” I say.”Anna, Luna,” she says.
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