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Cade turned Anna’s face into his chest as Thomas attacked his father. He didn’t want her to see the brutality of her son killing his father.
By the time Thomas was done, Tim resembled ground beef. He watched as his stepson readied himself to snap Tim’s neck, but Etienne stepped in at the last second.
“Thomas, leave him to me,” Etienne said as he stepped from the forest. “I will hold him while you take care of your mate. See to her health. He isn’t going anywhere.”
Thomas hesitated for a moment. Cade breathed easier when he shoved the man at Etienne and rushed to Julia.
As Thomas cared for his mate, Cade turned his attention to Anna. “Are you okay?”
Numbly she nodded.
He ran his hands over her body searching for injuries. Thank Goddess he didn’t find any. Breathing her in, he held her as tightly as he could.
“I just lost two hundred years off my life,” he said into her hair.
“I’m sure I did, too.”
“You’re sure the baby is unharmed?”
“Pretty sure. You and Thomas got to me before he could physically hurt me. But I’m sure the fear and stress wasn’t good for my blood pressure.”
“As soon as we get to the house, I’m taking you to the clinic to be checked,” he said in a firm, unyielding tone.
“I think that would be a good idea. I’m really not sure what that much stress can do, but I’d rather be sure she is unaffected.”
Cade turned Anna toward their boat and would have left the island, but Thomas stopped them short.
“Mom, Grandma, help me!” he cried as he rocked Julia’s prone body.
Anna was eerily calm. “I can’t leave her.”
Cade glanced from the boat to Julia and knew she was right. Every fiber of his being screamed to get Anna to the hospital. Instead, he helped her kneel beside Julia.
He stepped back, but only a foot, just enough to let her assess Julia’s injury.
Emma quickly took charge organizing everyone to help. “We need to get the bullet out first. Ladies, please place your hands on my back and shoulders and imagine energy flowing through you and into me. Some of you men, do the same for Anna.”
A heavy stream of blood gushed from the wound as the spent bullet emerged from the wound and fell to the ground. He didn’t like Anna’s pale complexion. She was giving too much of herself to save Julia. He placed both hands on her shoulders and doubled his efforts to give her every bit of energy he had.
Goddess help them, Julia didn’t look like she was going to make it.
“What’s wrong?” Thomas asked in a terrified voice. “Fix her, please.”
Pale and swaying with weariness, Emma looked up at her grandson. “We’ve done all we can. She’s lost too much blood. I’m sorry, cher, all we can do is wait and hope to get her to a hospital in time.”
“No!” he wailed, fighting against the hold Isaac had on him.
No one had noticed the tiny faeries, Petunia, and Tulip. Tulip put a hand on Petunia’s arm. “Bring her, we need her now.”
Petunia vanished with a tiny pop and reappeared moments later with Queen Lilli.
Lilli gasped when she saw Julia pale and almost lifeless lying on the ground. She was a bright, colorful streak through the air as she rushed to Julia’s aid.
“Please. Allow me to help.”
“Can you save her?” Thomas asked, desperate for Lilli to say yes.
“I can. I just need a moment of silence.”
As soon as Lilli took over, Cade sucked a deep breath into his starved lungs. If anyone could work a miracle, it was this tiny creature.
Cade’s breath was warm on her neck. “She’ll be fine now. I should get you to the doctor.”
Anna laid a hand on his arm and gazed at him with pleading eyes. “Just one more minute.”
Reluctantly, he agreed. “One minute and then we leave.”
Cade was ready to drag Anna to the boat if need be when Julia’s eyes fluttered open, and she drew a deep breath.
“Thank Goddess.” Anna turned to him with tears in her eyes. “I was terrified I would lose Thomas. I wouldn’t have survived that.”
Cade got his father’s attention. “I’m taking Anna to the doctor to be checked over. We will talk with you when we get back home.”
