“To that asshole? No way, Bas.” She missed what else he said, concerned that Alex had yet to awake.
“Don’t worry. We’ll get him back.” Carter picked Alex up off the table with gentle hands and held him against his chest. Talk about strong. “Is it me, or is he heavier than normal?”
“Ah, I think he’s bigger. I’m not sure.” She started ahead of Carter, eager to get Alex medical attention. “He’s hurt. He lost a lot of blood. I’m scared.”
I’m okay, baby. I love you so much.
She froze.Alex?
S-sorry. Head hurts. Quit worrying.He sighed.Can hear you now. Good. Good mate.
“By that smile on your face, I take it he’s okay?” Carter asked.
“Not yet, but I think he will be.” She squeezed Carter’s arm. “I’m so glad you got here.”
“Yeah, about that. Gideon is not happy with you two.”
She cringed. “Oh boy. Well, I’m not happy with me either. My cousin is…” She swallowed more tears. “She’s not who I thought she was.”
Carter moved with her down the hallway, past men with guns and men who weren’t men at all, but onlypartCirc. Her day just kept getting stranger.
“I’m sorry, Kennedy.” Carter was one step behind her. “It’s hard when family turns on you.” They passed a set of double doors blocking another hallway, one guarded by a military man. He must have been on their side, she supposed, since he nodded respectfully.
The mental voice coming from beyond the door had her pausing.
Carter nudged her with shoulder. “Kennedy, let’s go. I don’t like the way Alex smells. He’s been poisoned with something that’s growing stronger.”
“Oh, right.” But the mental cry pulled at her. It sounded like Charlie, but it couldn’t have been. Could it?Charlie?She waited, but hearing nothing, she hurried after Carter and prayed Alex would be okay. She had a lot to make up to him… if he’d let her.
