Just then, the door to Chasen’s room burst open. Lita had her medical bag and she rushed inside.
“Mom, you’re here!” Chasen sighed in relief.
Asher marched in behind Lita, followed by Grayson. Lita looked at Jin and sighed. “Chasen, your letter said it was an emergency.” She gave him a stern look and raised her eyebrows at him.
“Yeah, but Mom—” Chasen started.
“Out,” Lita said simply as she walked toward the bed.
“Huh?” Chasen looked at his mom, confused.
“I said out. All of you, go. Except you, Freja. You can stay, my dear.” Lita opened her bag and started taking various instruments out.
“Mom, she’s my mate. There isn’t a part of her body that I haven’t seen before.” Chasen chuckled and folded his arms over his chest.
“I know, but you’re a paranoid mate, and I don’t need you hovering.” She then sat her stethoscope down and fully turned toward Chasen. She tilted her head and gave him the “mother” look. “I won’t repeat myself.”
Asher chuckled and wrapped his arm around Chasen. “Come on. Better get out of here before you end up in the time-out chair. I’m sure you want to hear about what happened to Brody, right?”
Chasen let himself be led out by his father. Grayson then left the room, along with Hunter.
Lita smiled and shook her head. “Okay, let’s hear about your real symptoms while I give you a checkup.”
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
“Thank goodness the merrow was on our side. If it wasn’t for Olga, Brody would be dead right now.” Hunter shook his head in disbelief.
“It was a close call for sure. Reiya was in bad shape as well from the wolfsbane. They were really lucky. She should have reached out to us. Your mother and I would have been there in a heartbeat to help them out. You know how reckless Reiya can be, though. Always trying to deal with things on her own.” Asher shook his head in agitation. He almost lost two of his children. They had received a message from Reiya and Brody that had a lot of information relayed in it. Some things were not for him to say. Like about Brody having a mate. That was his exciting news to tell, so he wouldn’t mention it. “We’re going to visit them next week, once their dragon party is over and things have settled down.”
“So, Reiya finally got her wolf, huh? I bet she’s ecstatic.” Hunter couldn’t wait to see his sister’s wolf.
“Yeah. And she and the Dragon King of the West are soul twins. They’re powerful when they’re close. I guess we’re adopting another child into the mix, albeit an adult one.” Asher chuckled. “I guess Xander has been without parents. And if heis connected to Reiya’s soul, then he’s connected to all of us as well.”
“Great. So, we have a dragon brother to rough up now, too?” Hunter watched his father nod.
“And don’t forget your sister’s mate.” Asher smiled and Hunter shook his head.
“That doesn’t count. He’s a deity. That wouldn’t be a fair fight. I’m pretty sure that’s cheating.” Hunter chuckled. “Of course, I still have to give him the brother speech and all. That is my sister he’s mated to.”
“I know. Your mother has already been warning me to be nice when I see Leviathan again.” Asher smirked with a shrug. It wasn’t that Leviathan was a bad guy, but Reiya was his baby girl.
Grayson chuckled, looking across the room. “You remind me of how your dad acts whenever something is bothering Lita. Calm down, little cub.” He glanced at Chasen, who was gazing upward nervously and biting the tips of his fingers.
“I don’t know what’s taking so long. I’m getting nervous. Maybe it’s something serious.” Chasen frowned, unable to concentrate on anything other than his mate.
Asher smiled. “Your mom is just giving her a thorough examination. They're almost done.”
“Do you know what’s going on? Is everything okay?” Chasen asked, looking up at his dad.
Asher chuckled. “Easy there, Chase. I’m not as bad as him, am I?”
Grayson laughed loudly. “I think you’re actually worse.”
Asher grinned widely and shrugged. He couldn’t help it. Lita was his world.
“We were able to work out a peace treaty with the Vampire King.” Hunter finally said quietly. Grayson and his father both focused their attention on him.
“What were the conditions?” Asher’s face was serious as he looked into his son's silver eyes.
