Chapter Twenty
Jon went straight upto their bedroom, into their bathroom, and started stripping her.He watched her expressions as he carefully examined her.
He rubbed his thumb against one scratch that marred her arm.“Where did this come from, baby?”
Mina shuddered and looked down at her arm.“I must have gotten that one of the times I jumped into the ditch.”
Jon gritted his teeth.
“Hey, what did I miss?”Koa said when he caught the look on his friend’s face.
“When I was holding her hand, I saw some scrapes and cuts on her arm.She just told me she got them one of the times she jumped into the ditch.”
Koa ran a hand up and down her back.“Let’s check you out, pet, and then we’ll all take a shower.How does that sound?”
She nodded and stayed silent.
Their stomachs tightened further with every small injury they found on her body.
Jon looked down at her and felt a lump constrict his throat at the misery on her face.“Why did you jump into the ditch, baby?”
“I didn’t want anyone to see me.I knew what I was doing was foolish and could be dangerous, but I just couldn’t ...be here any longer,” she mumbled faintly as tears ran down her face.
Jon pulled her into his arms and let her cry.He pressed his lips to the top of her head.“I’m so sorry, love.The last thing we ever wanted to do was hurt you.”
Koa crowded in behind her and wrapped an arm around her waist.“I’m sorry, baby.Please forgive us,” he crooned against her ear.
She sniffed and then wiped her eyes.“I guess I just didn’t understand.I’m sorry I caused so much trouble.”
Jon smoothed the hair from her face.“You have nothing to be sorry for.”
Koa stepped back and undressed.He reached into the shower and turned the water on.He waited for it to heat before he turned to Mina and offered a hand.“Let’s get you clean, and then we’ll take care of the scratches.Okay, pet?”
Jon watched her nod, lay her hand in Koa’s, and let him pull her into the shower, and then under the water.She closed her eyes and let the water cascade over her head as Koa held her against his chest.
She sucked in a startled breath when Jon’s hot male body pressed against her back.The last of her strength left her, leaving her feeling shaky.
“We’ve got you,” Koa crooned against her forehead as he held her tighter against his chest.
Jon started washing her hair, then put on the thick conditioner she liked.He then soaped her body.A frown puckered his brows when her shaking got worse.They both rinsed her, and then Jon turned off the water and stepped out.He grabbed one of the fluffy white towels and reached inside the shower for her.
After he wrapped the towel around her body, he sat her on the toilet and started to squeeze the moisture from her hair with another towel.
