I don’t look like I’ve been crying.
My skin is clear. My eyes are bright.
The hairstyle Katie gave me when I got to work has held up to the flop back against Jay’s hard chest when he caught me and stopped me from falling.
It feels fine when I use my hand to check it in the back, too.
Letting out a relieved breath, I nod at my reflection.
It’s time to go get to know my last two mates.
Chapter One-Hundred-Two
Jay
It’s maddening to have to stand around while a strange Alpha makes sure Robin isn’t having some kind of medical episode. I wanted to punch the guy out when he told me I wasn’t permitted to be in the room with her. I still want to march back there and incite violence.
“Tug a little tighter on his leash, Shayne,” Harper mutters. “He’s about to go feral.”
I frown at my Omega, before I turn my stare on our Alpha.
“You’re really going to let some stupid fucking doctor be alone with our mate?”
“Dial it back, Jay. She’s been a patient here for weeks,” Shayne says, giving me a wry smile. “That doctor has been looking after her, and aside from the fact that he helped her recover, he’s also mated to the head of the school. There’s nothing to worry about. She’s safe with him.”
“Safe?” I can’t help but laugh. “He’s an Alpha. She’s a Beta. There’s a power imbalance. I don’t know that asshole from any other stranger. I don’t trust him. I don’t care who he is.”
“You do know that you’re the stranger here, right?” Harper asks, raising an eyebrow when I look at him.
“What?” I ask, getting more irritated.
“To Robin, I mean. She knows that guy. The doctor. She doesn’t know you, or me.”
“He’s right,” Shayne piles on. “And I don’t think getting wound up is going to help you get to know her any better. She doesn’t need some stranger acting like a caveman, trying to save her from an actual doctor who only wants to make sure she’s in good health.”
“I’m not …” I start, stopping when I realize I’m only getting angrier.
They’re both right. Robin doesn’t know me. She doesn’t know this isn’t what I’m always like.
It’s not a good impression to make. I curse under my breath, expelling my anger in the words.
My body doesn’t relax easily, but Harper touches my arm and leaks a little of his healing energy into me. That helps break down my rage. It seeps in and calms me right down.
I breathe in deeply and let it all out on the exhale.
Calm. Cool. Collected.
I crack my neck and let out a soft sigh.
“Thanks, Harp,” I murmur.
“Don’t mention it,” Harper tells me.
He smiles when I look at him. “It feels good when I can help you, instead of the other way around. I get to look after you for a change.”
I put an arm around him. “Don’t get used to it.”
I look back at Shayne. He’s watching the door Robin walked through minutes ago.
