Page 200 of Fangs
I forced myself to start walking toward the other rover, but after a few steps, Mac was supporting most of my weight.
“Em, please?”He sounded so worried.
“They tied me up in the clinic.”I knew he could feel my pain and fury and panic from the memory.
“They what?”he demanded, his fury rising.
“Let me finish healing first,”I begged, trying to focus as my vision swam.“I… I need you.”
He didn’t respond, but his arm tightened around my waist, and he didn’t let go as I healed Scar and Tuck. By the time I finished, my legs were trembling like they had after a full day of healing the sickness. Mac didn’t hesitate, crouching to sweep an arm under my knees and lift me like Trey had done countless times. His face twisted in a worried frown.
“Ember, wait.”
Wolf was on his feet, holding the rover’s side for support. Mac paused for a moment, glancing at me.
“You want to talk to him?” Mac asked.
“No,” I said fiercely.
“Em, c’mon?—”
Mac started striding away with me in his arms. I heard Wolf shout after us, but I didn’t look back, anger simmering in my veins.
“You want to go to the clinic? Mac asked.
“No.” I didn’t want to see my brother and his crew at all. “Can we go to the bunkhouse?”
“Of course,” he murmured.
I lay my head on his shoulder and wrapped my arms around his neck. Nausea came and went in waves, and I closed my eyes, trying to breathe deeply through it.
“I can’t tell what you’re feelin’,” Mac said quietly. “Did healing them… hurt you?”
“I think I’m just tired.”
He was quiet for a few breaths. “You sure?”
“I’m okay, Mac,” I murmured.
“So your wrists…”
“Wolf zip-tied me to one of the beams so I couldn’t come with them. I… panicked… and fucked up my wrists trying to get free.”
I could feel the rage radiating from him.
“I was so scared you all were hurt or… or worse,”I admitted.
He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.“I won’t lie, I’m glad you didn’t come with ’em, but tyin’ you up… that’s fucked up.”
“I could’ve helped,”I said with a deep pang of hurt.
“I know you could’ve,”he replied.“But I think the Voiceless… I think they were lookin’ for you.”
My skin crawled.“Wolf said they were.”
“What?” Mac said out loud, his voice sharp.
“He said they have a bounty out for me.”
