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"I'm okay, just a little sore," I said as Cade lifted me gently back into his arms.
Gary and Kyle followed Cade as he carried me into the house all the way up to our bedroom. At the doorway, they both stood as Cade laid me down on the bed.
"I'll be back later to check on you," Kyle assured me with a smile before they both left.
Cade closed the door and turned to face me.
Jake. You're in charge for the moment. Blake is busy and I'm taking care of Scarlett, he told him through the mind-link.
No problem, Jake replied.
"I want to shower," I said as I tried to get up. He rushed over and helped me to my feet.
"You should be resting," he insisted but I glared at him.
"I'm smelly and dirty," I grumped. "I'll feel better once I've had a shower."
He let out a sigh as his arm slipped around my waist.
"Let's go," he said as he helped me into the bathroom.
We stripped off our clothes and he got into the shower with me. I leaned my head against the wall as he gently soaped me down and then rinsed me off. My chest still hurt and my stomach still ached.
Outside the shower he dried me off with a towel. I couldn't help but gasp when I saw my face in the mirror. I looked awful.
"It will look better tomorrow," Cade soothed as he stood behind me.
He helped me into one of his shirts before he carried me back to the bed.
Someone from the medical center came to look me over. They’d wanted me to go stay in the medical center for the night under observation but I’d refused. Cade told them he would watch over me. I was told to rest and they gave me some painkillers.
Once they left, Cade got into the bed with me. I was starving so he brought me some food which I ate quickly.
"So what happened?" I asked as I put the empty plate on the bedside table. My eyelids felt so heavy. My mind wanted answers but my body wanted to sleep.
"Sleep, Scar," he instructed gently as I shifted to lay my head on his chest. "We can talk tomorrow."
The pills helped ease the pain and I drifted to sleep.
When I woke up I was lying on my stomach. Cade was awake and lying next to me, watching me.
"Hi," he whispered and he pressed a kiss to my forehead. For a moment I smiled and then all the memories of the previous day came back to me.
I rolled onto my back and groaned. I wasn't in as much pain as yesterday, but it would be a few days before I healed totally. I wondered what my face looked like today.
"How are you feeling?" Cade asked with concern.
"I'm still in a little pain but I'm sure I'll be better by tomorrow," I assured him as I sat up and leaned against the headboard.
Cade slipped out of the bed and walked into the bathroom. I wasn't sure what he was doing until he came back with a glass of water. He handed the glass to me and picked up the tablets the nurse had told me to take. He dropped two into my hand.
I swallowed the tablets and handed the glass of water back to him.
"So tell me what happened with Victor," Cade said as he sat down on the bed beside me.
"That guy was crazy," I began. I decided not to go into the details of what he had in store for me. Talking about it would only upset Cade.
"He told me how he got me out of the house without anyone noticing. The last thing I remembered was Curtis sedating me, and the next thing I remember is waking up in a cell being held by Victor. He told me he was launching an attack on the pack and I was so worried. I remembered you said that you wouldn't be able to fight off an attack by him."
