“You don’t sound okay.” Her hand slips into mine.
“I’m fine, really.”
“Then catch up to your alpha. He needs you right now. Be safe, okay?”
I look around, there are enough shifters here to take care of her and the boy. Before my blanket even hits the ground, I shift and take off running in the direction of the howls.
CHAPTER TWENTY
ANGEL
Garrett looks at me, a wild look in his eyes, even as the howls increase in the distance. My wolf claws me to go somewhere warm. She’s so damn tired, we both are, but she’s the one working overtime to keep me warm.
I squeeze his hand, hoping he understands how thankful I am. “Catch up to your alpha, Garrett. He needs you right now. Be safe, okay?”
Bright teal eyes lock with mine a second longer before he shifts and bounds in the direction of the other males.
There’s just a handful of people left now. Minutes ago, it looked like every shifter from camp had shown up to save us.
I suck in a breath when Pryce, the pack’s medic, presses along my shoulder. The spot where Garrett’s wolf bit me stings.
“Hopefully, your wolf will have the energy to heal that in time. If not, it might scar.”
I wouldn’t mind having Garrett’s mark on my shoulder. It’s not a practice most shifters engage in anymore, even during mating, but I’d have something to always remind me of him.
“I’ll be fine. I think I want to head back to my cabin, sleep for a few months.”
He chuckles. “Sounds about right. I’ll check in on you later, after I get this little one home.” Pryce wraps another blanket around Alex, this time covering his wet hair. “You, my little wolf, need to take a warm bath, get into some jammies, and drink plenty of hot chocolate.”
“Mama doesn’t allow me to have hot chocolate before dinner.”
“I’ll tell her it’s okay, just this once.”
“Bye, Sadie Lynn. Bye, Angel.”
“Bye, Alex,” we say in unison. “I’m glad you’re okay,” I add.
“I’m sorry I bit your wolf’s arm.”
He bit me? I look down at my arm. The tiny flat impression of baby teeth probably from when he tried to escape my hold.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t get you out any sooner.”
“It’s okay. I get to have hot chocolate. Before dinner!”
“Hot chocolate makes everything better,” I say to Sadie Lynn as Pryce carries our brave little wolf home.
“Do you think I should offer some to Damien tomorrow?”
“Only if you spike it with something that will mellow him. How much whisky can you add to hot chocolate without it being obvious?”
“You’re not seriously suggesting I drug our alpha.”
“Of course not.” Well… maybe. “I should go with you. This was all my fault.”
“No. Damien’s right. I’m in charge and I should have told you that Alex likes the water. It never occurred to me he might walk out onto the ice. And then I was standing there gossiping with you…” Tears form in her eyes.
I hug her. “We both made mistakes. It won’t happen again.”
