Her throat ached, and her voice came out hoarse from the force with which he had squeezed her neck, so she wasn't sure if anyone would hear her.But the sounds seemed to be getting closer, and she had no idea if that was a good or bad sign.
The door shattered into splinters of wood when an animal was hurled against it, followed immediately by others.They were wolves, their snouts smeared with blood, the metallic smell polluting the air.
There were growls, barks, and finally ...silence.
Freya’s breathing intensified, panic setting in.She could see two wolves, their snouts covered in blood, approaching.And then, where the wolves were, Ciaran and Declan emerged, their naked bodies covered in blood from various wounds.
She almost fainted with relief when she recognized them.
“Little one...”
“Angel...”
Her eyes filled with tears and she pleaded, “Please release me...”
With a flick of the wrist, they released her and embraced her, careful not to hurt her.They smelled of sweat and blood, and something underneath, as if their wolves were still present at the same time.
“Take me home, please...”she pleaded, and tears fell from her tired eyes.“I want to go home...”
“Hospital first.You have a gash in your head and a nice bump to top it all off.”
“I’m sick and tired of hospitals, just take me home.”
With their mate in their arms, the twins reached a silent compromise.She needed to be seen by a doctor, and she needed to rest.They could do both at the Alpha’s house.
Chapter Forty-Three
Freya had a concussion, but since she refused to be at a hospital, the pack’s doctor camped at Alpha’s house for the night, bringing several portable instruments.
“She would be better at a hospital,” she stated warily, even knowing she was speaking in vain.
“We know.But it’s here that she wants to be, so it’s here that she’ll be,” they stated simply.
They slept by her side, taking turns in taking care of her, waking her every hour and trying to sense where her mind was at.
She hadn’t been sexually assaulted, and they were grateful for at least that.It had been difficult to bring her back once, they didn’t know if she could return a second time.
