Theron grunted in agreement.
“And Wolfe’s mate was there lying on the ground.”
My head wobbled on my neck as I twisted to the side, and shouted, “What the fuck! Did you know about this?”
Wolfe swallowed hard. “We’ll talk about this later, Noelle.”
“That means you did.” I stood on tiptoe just to be an inch taller. “You better believe we’re talking about this later. You’re going to get an earful from me, and you’re going to sit there and listen to it all.”
His golden eyes ran over my features, and his shoulders started shaking, seemingly trying not to laugh. Wolfe sputtered, “All right. We’ll speak later.”
I huffed and turned back to where the seer lay. Theron and Cassander were both staring at us. I waved my free hand in the air, beyond aggravated. “Carry on. Sorry to interrupt.”
Theron peered back down to his son. “I think you may have announced that mating a little too early. Watch what you say from here on out.”
“Noted.” The seer gazed back up at the ceiling and started rubbing his chest again. “I think I was shot. And I think you were the one who shot me. Is that right?”
“It is,” Theron answered solemnly. “It was an accident. Joshua Striker shifted right when I fired, and the bullet hit you instead.”
Cassander’s head lifted again, his regard on the black bag. “It was bad. Like, deathly bad?”
“You died. My shot killed you.”
“Holy shit.” His head banged back against the table, and his eyes were ginormous on his face. “How the hell am I alive right now? I know this isn’t the After because I’m freezing. My balls are shriveling up I’m so cold.”
“You’re alive because of Poppy. She received a spell from him—”
“It’s not as easy as all that,” Poppy cut him off and marched straight toward them. Tears ran down her cheeks in torrents. “It’s not a pretty story, but I’ll tell you all about it after I get a hug.”
A hug?
The bitch belly flopped on top of him and wrapped him up tight with her arms and legs. “I missed you so much. No more dying, damn it.”
Cassander managed to get his other arm free of the bag and wrapped his own arms around her, rubbing her back in soothing circles. “I’m here now. It’s all right.”
I coughed hard and muttered, “I don’t think I need to be here for this. She’s going to be sobbing. He’s going to be shocked…and maybe shed his own tears. I’ve had enough of the emotional, sad shit today. I think I’m going to start climbing those stairs so I can make it to the top by the time the sun rises.” It probably would take me that long to get up there.
“I’ll go with you,” Wolfe spoke quietly, as to not disturb the other three speaking. “I’ll see him tomorrow when family time is through, and it’ll give us a chance to talk. Does that sound good to you?”
“Will you give me a piggyback ride up the stairs?” I bargained.
Wolfe bent down in front of me. “Climb on up.”
It was a struggle as sore as I was, but I made it up.
I only had to hang on all the way to the top.
