Once I got her fully wrapped, I lifted her into my arms and carried her out of the shower. Kyren grabbed her things and followed after me. We took her to our dorm room. It was closer, and she had a change of clothing here.
Once inside, I sat her on the bed and dug through her drawers. Kyren placed her bag down and helmet on her desk before sitting next to her on the bed. Without prompting, Jack curled up against him, her head on his shoulder.
“We need to get her out of those wet clothes,” I told Kyren while I pulled a shirt and panties out for her. “I’ve never caught a cold before being bonded to you, but I wouldn’t want to risk it.”
Kyren nodded, drawing Jack away from him to disrobe her. Once she was naked, he rubbed the towel over her body, drying what he could and wiping off what leftover blood was still on her skin.
When she was dry, I helped her put on her shirt and panties and shifted her so she laid beneath the covers. She still didn’t say anything to us, her gaze staring off at the opposite wall. Kyren crawled up next to her on the bed, while I knelt beside it.
“Princess,” I tried again, hoping that, now she was clean and dry, she might want to talk. “What happened?”
Her brows crinkled, her eyes narrowing. “I…” She swallowed, licking her lips. “They attacked me.”
Kyren let out a low growl. “Who?”
I shot him a look, calling for patience. If we pushed her, she might clam back up.
Jack paused, her eyes flickering from side to side. “There were so many of them. I…” Her hands came up and dragged through her hair, then she winced, pulling her hands down to look at them. There was a bite mark on her hand that was deeper than the others, clearly belonging to a vampire. Whoever’s blood she had before hadn’t been enough to heal all her wounds.
Kyren saw the mark and bit his wrist, offering it to her. “Drink.”
Her eyes barely registered the bloody wrist before her. Not waiting for her answer, Kyren pressed his wrist to her mouth, forcing the liquid down throat.
Jack swallowed at first and then shoved it away. “No. I —” She shook her head. “I killed them. Every single one of them.” She brushed her fingers over her mouth, her hand shaking. “I’ve never… not that many…”
Her words started to circle, but no matter how much she repeated them, they didn’t make much sense to me.
“It’s alright, princess,” I crooned, ushering her to lay down as my fingers stroked her brow. “You’re alright. You’re safe now. We won’t let anyone harm you.”
Jack turned on her side, her eyes staring off once more. Kyren wrapped his arms around her, holding her firm, while I saton the ground, stroking her face, watching as her eyes slowly dipped before closing completely.
When she was asleep, my eyes locked with Kyren’s over her shoulder. “We need to figure out who did this to her.”
“They’re dead.”
His blatant reminder that our girl had killed her attackers warmed my heart, but it didn’t comfort the beast inside of me that demanded blood. It wanted retribution for her blood and pain. Every single drop that was spilled would come with a price, and I’d make sure to find someone to pay it.
“Find me someone then.” I glared at him. “Find me someone to blame for this. Because I won’t have our girl hurting, ever again.”
Kyren nodded in agreement.
I sat there and watched the two people I cared most about in this entire universe sleep. My mind whirled with the possibility of who could have attacked her. Was it someone trying to hurt us through her? Or maybe this had to do with her mistress?
Whoever it was wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. I’d make sure of it.
Chapter thirty-one
Julian
MysightwaveredasI stared at the computer screen. It’d been hours since I’d taken a break, but I couldn’t force myself to stop. If I stepped away from my work and had a moment to myself, a moment to think about everything that had happened, I’d go mad.
Eventually, I didn’t have a choice. I dragged my glasses off my face and rubbed my eyes, leaning back in my chair with a long-drawn-out sigh.
Things had gotten out of control. This mission was supposed to be a simple one. Watch over Jack while she searched for the rebels.
Now, it had turned into a test on my restraint.
Seeing her every day with those two — having to watch them touch and kiss her, it was too much. My jealousy burned so hot, I feared I’d combust.
