My gaze lingers on him for a few seconds longer before switching backto Sage. I startle as she grins at me clearly catching the exchange between me and Kai. She doesn’t look disgusted or anything along those lines which is a relief. Not that anything is going to happen between me Kai.
Well fuck now I’m just talking myself round in circles like an idiot.
“Jax!” Levi’s call snaps me out of my spiral.
“Yes boss?”
“We need you over here. Kai’s going to cut the tip of the arrow off like the plan was before but everything that comes after that needs to be done quickly so as soon as he’s cut it off he’s going to push the rest of the arrow through the front . As soon as it’s clear of the wound at the back Kai will apply gauze with pressure like the training we’ve all had and you need to do the same at the front as soon as the arrows clear.” Levi explains.
“Got it boss.” I reply moving to stand behind Maverick so I’m ready to apply pressure.
Mav hands me a wedge of gauze and I eye it curiously I know we didn’t bring any with us.
“I grabbed some in the last town I figured one of us would need it at some point even if Levi didn’t and we managed to heal him.” Maverick explains answering my unspoken question.
“Fair enough Dude. Good thinking.”
“Ok, on the count of three.” Kai says again.
“Wait.” Kysen interrupts and we turn to look at him. “My brother says that you need to cut it as close to the exit point as possible.”
“Ok.” Kai replies moving the shears from right by the tip to close to the wound. “Maverick you’re going to have to pull at the same time. There’s not enough for me to push properly.”
Maverick nods seriously and gets ready to pull.
“You’ve got this Little Star.” I tell her, moving so I can apply the gauze as quick as possible.
I lean over and kiss her gently. Hating the pain that is obvious in her eyes but at the same time grateful that seeing it there means she hasn’t shut down completely.
“One, Two, Three!” Kai says.
We burst into action, Sage cries out in pain as Kai simultaneously snips the end of the arrow and pushes it as Maverick pulls. My arm goes around Sage’s waist as she starts to slump and Kai does the same from behind her. We hold onto to each other at the same time. As soon as the arrow clears the wound on her back Kai applies the gauze with pressure Sage whimpers and her back bows with pain. I do the same as the arrow finally comes out of the front and as soon as its clear I step as close as possible to her as she rests her head on my chest and Kai does the same supporting her from behind.
“Fuck!” Sage pants her face still buried in my chest.
I share a worried look with Kai and the others.
“Are you ok Darling?” Levi says worriedly as he gently moves the hairout of her face so he can see her better.
Neither me or Kai step back.
“It hurts.” She whimpers and my heart clenches.
“I know Sweetheart.” Hunter says as softly as his booming voice will allow. Everything about the guy is just huge.
“You’re supernatural healing should kick in soon and you’ll start feeling better.” Kysen says watching worriedly from a distance.
“Can’t we use the Bond?” Maverick asks.
“No, it’ll only work on life threatening injuries and it would drain you all again like it did when we healed Levi. I don’t have another shield that I can use to protect us whilst we recover.”
“You said supernatural healing though?” Kai asks.
“Yeah she should be as good as new in a couple of hours which means in a few minutes the pain should dull enough that its manageable.” Kysen replies.
Kai looks deep in thought for a few seconds before he grins wickedly. The look has my blood heating and it’s completely the wrong time for my body to decide its turned on. I watch intently as Kai dips his head and starts to kiss up the side Sage’s neck. She shudders against me as she moves closer moving Kai close enough that my fingers rub against the taught skin of his abs as he presses up against Sage. His eyes flick up to mine as he continues to kiss her and he gently runs his fingers across my stomach just above the waistband of my pants.
Sage’s gaze dips down as she moves her head off of my chest and watches what Kai’s doing. She bites her lip and leans back against Kai letting out a quiet moan. Kai chuckles against her neck.
