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"Keelan, protect her," Colton whispered harshly before he and Sascha took off with the rest of
the Gamma Unit down the hall. When she blinked, Keelan was at her side, murmuring low. Slowly
she was enveloped in a warm bubble.
In the distance, Rheia heard the sounds of men's shouts and gunfire.
Colton!
She turned to run towards the fight when Keelan's hand grabbed her.
He shook his head. "Stay here. When they give the all clear, then you can go check if anyone
needs help."
Adam came running towards them from the direction of his office. "What the hell is going
on?"
"Ferals are in the clinic," Keelan answered.
Adam dropped his head back and roared. His chest expanded and his canines appeared over
his lower lip. He reached behind him, under his lab coat and pulled out a nine millimeter running
towards the sound of gunfire.
Keelan turned to her, smiling. "He's pretty cool, huh? Everyone always forgets he was a unit
warrior before he gave it up to learn about healing."
Rheia just nodded. Adam's bear-like war cry made her bones shake. "They would have to be
completely unhinged to stand against him," she said trying to shake off her fear.
After a few minutes, a group of men poured in from behind them, including the Alpha Unit.
Keelan breathed a sigh of relief. "Someone called in back up. Thank the Gods!"
Gavriel took up a position right outside their small bubble and kept guard.
Once the sound of gunfire stopped Rheia kept watching the hallway waiting for Colton to
appear. Each minute that passed where he didn't, made the acid ride up the back of her throat.
One by one the men filed by nodding at her and Keelan, heading to other parts of the clinic or
outside to set up a perimeter. Thirty minutes later she heard the men shout 'All clear!'. It was only then
that Colton emerged from the hallway. When he walked over to them, Keelan dropped the bubble.
Rheia knew she was angry because she was worried, she even knew that it wasn't his fault,
but seeing him walk up smiling made her snap.
"Where in the fuck have you been?" she screeched.
Colton stopped in his tracks looking stunned. With a confused expression he pointed down the
hallway. "Fighting ferals." He looked at her as if she'd lost her mind.
Rheia placed a hand on her stomach. "Is anyone hurt?" she asked trying to stop her insides
from trembling.
Colton shook his head. "Just the enemy."
Rheia nodded absently. "Good. Good."
"Okay baby, we're just going to head out to the car now." Colton said slowly and carefully.
"Quit talking to me like that. I'm a doctor; I know I'm in shock. I just can't stop shaking." She
stared at him. "I can't stop shaking." It didn't make any sense to her. She knew what was wrong; she
should be able to stop it.
Colton's eyes were full of sympathy. "Oh sweetheart, it's okay."
"I know," she nodded absently.
Colton walked over and placed both hands on her shoulders. "It's okay, Rheia."
"I know, you said no one was hurt."
Colton pulled her close and tucked her head under his chin. "You're not listening baby, it's
okay. You can let go now."
It was as if her body had been waiting for his words. Without warning her knees gave out and
Colton easily lifted her in his arms.
He turned to Keelan. "Tell Aiden and Adam I'm taking her home, she's had too much thrown at
her in the past couple days."
"I'm fine," she protested.
"Sure you are, honey, but I'm going to carry you anyway." He kissed the top of head and
walked out the door.
Rheia rested her head on his chest. "I'm not normally like this. I'm an ER doctor for crying out
loud," she murmured.
"I know. But honey, you have to realize, there's a difference between dealing with the
aftermath of violence and having that violence directed at you. You're actually holding up extremely
well."
Colton set her on her feet and opened the car door.
She looked up into his eyes. "What do they want?"
Colton's face hardened and his jaw clenched. "I don't know, but whatever they're after, I won't
let them have it."
Rheia nodded and got into the car.
*****
When they arrived back at the Alpha estate, Colton came around the car to carry her, but Rheia
held up her hand shaking her head.
"If you carry me in, it'll scare Penny. Just being near you calmed me down."
Colton's face brightened and seemed to radiate joy. "Now I want to carry you, just to keep you
in my arms." He held out his hand to help her out.
She let him help her stand and then took a step forward to wrap her arms around his body. She
felt him tense up in surprise. This was the first time she had reached out to him.
He rested his chin on the top of her head. "I won't let them near you or Penny," he promised.
She looked up and let the confidence in him that she felt show in her eyes. "I know. Let's go
see what our girl is doing."
Colton cupped her face with both of his hands. "Our girl?"
"You're not going anywhere, right?"
He shook his head. "Of course not."
"Then, I'm yours and she's ours."
Colton sucked in a breath. "Do you mean what I think you mean?"
She turned her head and kissed the center of his palm. "I realized how I felt when I was on the
phone with Radek. My feelings only became clearer when I thought we'd never have the chance to be
together because of the ferals. I want you to tie us together in every way you know how, because I'm
not letting you go."
Colton captured her mouth and demanded entrance. She felt his tongue slip between her lips
and playfully scrape the roof of her mouth. She grabbed his coat with both hands and pulled him
forward. She took control of the kiss, and took his lower lip between her teeth. When she bit down
gently, he moaned low in his throat. When he pulled back, they were both breathing hard. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]