Page 96 of Protected Promise
I gave her an encouraging smile and reached my hand out to take hers. I gave it a squeeze. “If you can do anything, I’d greatly appreciate it. It’s not safe for me to be this vulnerable right now. What if others come?”
I knew Landon would keep me locked in a fortress until he was absolutely certain there would be no further threats to my life, but I had a Pack to integrate into, and in my eyes, hiding was a sign of weakness that I simply couldn’t afford.
“Okay. Just get back to bed and lie still. I need to concentrate.”
Abby and Tobi helped me back into bed. I didn’t think I really needed their assistance, but I didn’t argue as they fussed over me.
Abby did a quick check of my vitals, happy with the stabilized results.
“Already improving. That bitch better not dare show her face around here again,” she proclaimed.
“Okay, don’t move,” Cadence said.
Her hands hovered just above me as she closed her eyes and sort of hummed. At first, I didn’t feel anything and tried not to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all, but then my whole body began to warm from the inside.
“Are you okay?” Tobi asked.
“Fine,” I said.
There was an odd sensation within me as if things were mending themselves.
“Her color’s improving,” Abby whispered excitedly.
It felt as if a huge weight had been removed from me.
Cadence opened her eyes and smiled. “There,” she said before she collapsed on top of me.
“Cadence!” Abby yelled.
It took her a minute to come to. “Sorry. I’m okay,” she mumbled.
“Get her into bed beside me,” I ordered.
When I sat up, I felt completely normal, whole again.
“No need to fuss,” Cadence tried to protest. “It was a big healing and just took a lot out of me. I just need a little time to recharge. Can you help me back to the cabin?”
“No,” I said. “Don’t be ridiculous. You can stay right here.”
Tobi gave me a look. “Landon’s not going to be thrilled with all these other female scents in his bed.”
“Then we’ll move back to his room,” I stubbornly insisted.
“How about we move her to the guest room?”
Cadence looked so pale that I didn’t think we should move her just yet, but Abby and Tobi wouldn’t hear it as they carefully helped the girl and carried her down the hall.
Abby came back first.
“How do you feel?”
“Fine. Great even,” I confessed.
Abby beamed. “That’s fantastic.” She ran a few quick checks and declared me well on my way to a full recovery. “I just wish there was some way to confirm the speculation on Clover. I can see all the medical signs, but I still don’t want to believe it.”
“Where is Tobi? Why have you been left alone?” Landon barked from the doorway startling us both.
“She’s just down the hall, relax. I’ve remained on full lockdown,” I said jumping out of bed and walking to him with a huge smile on my face.
