King jogged to my side. “I got you a latte.”
I glanced over at him.What?
He ruffled his hair. “Look, I know you’re upset, but let’s just talk about this.”
“What are you carrying?” Wilder asked, his long legs easily keeping up with me.
“A bunny. Since you’re here, open the door for me and then go away.”
“Did you say bunny?” King asked.
Wilder pulled on the clinic door. “It’s locked.”
Panic rose in my chest. The bunny wasn’t moving much, and Iwas terrified I was too late. “I don’t have my phone. Someone needs to call James.”
King whipped out his phone, but then the door opened, revealing a confused Naomi. I almost cried with relief.
“Is James in? I found an injured bunny.”
“He just got here.” She ushered me inside. The guys followed for some inexplicable reason.
James popped his head out of the clinic’s kitchen, a Beans ’n Bliss mug clutched in his hand. “Hey, Lucy. What’s up?”
I jumped when King and Wilder growled, their scents intensifying as they moved closer to me. What the fuck was going on?
“I found this bunny in the woods and its leg is injured.”
James’s easygoing expression turned serious as he led me into an exam room and placed a towel on top of the metal table. “Set the little guy down.”
I very gently placed the bunny on the towel and hovered close as James examined it. The bunny let out a little squeak, and a relieved breath rushed out of me. It was still alive.
“Poor girl. You’ve been through it, haven’t you?” James said softly.
“She’s a girl?”
“She is. I would guess she’s just shy of three weeks old. Was she alone?”
I nodded, on the verge of tears. “Did her family leave her?”
“No, no. At this age, they can hop around and are usually weaned and not relying on mom. But this girl’s injury has stopped her from doing that. She’s dehydrated and hungry.”
“What about her leg? Will she be able to hop around again?”
James hesitated, and I was seconds away from losing my shit, when a warm, comforting hand gripped my neck. I let out a shuddering breath at Wilder’s touch.
“I can give her pain meds, clean the wound, and suture it, but we need to start her on antibiotics right away. Bunnies are prone to infection.”
It wasn’t lost on me that he hadn’t answered my question. “Will she be able to live a normal bunny life?”
James grimaced. “I certainly hope so, but this isn’t my area of expertise. I’m pretty sure there’s a bunny sanctuary nearby. Let me check with Naomi if we have their info.”
He headed out of the room, and I lay my head on the examination table so I was eye level with the bunny. She was breathing hard, but her eyes were bright and her nose was twitching. “You’re such a survivor, sweet girl. We’ll get you all fixed up.”
“She is very cute.” Leo rested his arms on the table. I scowled, hating his stupidly delicious cardamom scent, his floppy curls, his sexy golden skin, and how all of that made my omega want to purr.
Wilder leaned down on my other side. Heat radiated off his body, and I wasnotremotely tempted to press myself against his skin.
He ran a finger down the crown of the bunny’s head. The contrast of his huge hands doing something so gentle did something to me.
