“Ppenny? Emmmy?” I tried to keep the shiver out of my voice. “Everyone is fine. Penny has a broken her arm but she is fine. You saved Emmy when you rolled over the one rogue and she was able to finish the other one off. We got there just in time for one of my men to jump in and save you.” “One o
“Woman…” Alec shook his head but looked at me just like I pictured. “You need to stop trying to die on me. Do you know what it’s like to watch your mate lifeless under your arms? You take a piece of me with you every time this happens.” “I didn’t try to go in the water. I tried to get out.” I felt
“I think I’m ready now.” I told Alec after a few more minutes of us sitting here. He stood up and helped me out of the shower before turning it off. There was a towel on the toilet he sat me on so he could dry me off easier. As soon as he dried my body, he wrapped a towel around his body. I took a
“To think I brought you your dress even.” Emmy shook her head at me. “It’s really anyone else’s turn to get hurt. I’m tired of being that person.” “Hey! I got hurt pretty bad last time! I almost died!” Jasper raised his hands up in his defense. “True.” I nodded. “I still saved your ass.” “Ge
As I stood in the shower, alone, flashes of last night flashed in my mind. At some point, I had fallen asleep on the chair. Alec had carried me to our room, removed my boot and cuddled against me as I slept. However, this morning, I woke up to his side of the bed, empty. It was still dark, I chec
It’s been five minutes that I have been sitting in my car, trying to make my face look like I haven’t just bawled my eyes out. After fanning my face, I even looked for extra make up in my purse to see if I could fix it. My phone buzzed in the cup holder. Reaching down, I looked at who send me a me
A knock on my office door interrupted Emmy and I laughing. “It’s open!” I yelled. Colt and Alec were both standing at the doorway as we were wiping the tears of laughter away. “How’s it going?” I asked as we stepped out since my office was too small for the four of us. Thankfully, the last of my e
Alec didn’t say anything for awhile. He just stared out of the window and battled with his own feelings. “Come here.” He reached over and pulled me on his lap. Due to my boot, my legs stayed over the center console but he wrapped his arms around me. “If anything happens to you….” Alec rested his hea