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I take a moment to rest and then open the door again. Several males are standing by the shrine. One of them jogs up to me, blue eyes twinkling. He appears about my age (could be older because lycans’ lives are longer) and cute in a boyish sort of way.
“Need something?” he asks.
“A big tub of water.”
The male nods and jogs back to his buddies by the shrine.
A tub filled with water arrives shortly after, but the males won’t come in. They tell me they’re waiting for one of their clan mates, the male who, I presume, is an omega or a weak beta, at the bottom of the dominance hierarchy in the lycan clan. That’s the only male allowed inside the room where the alpha male’s female nests.
The male emerges from the forest, and once he sets the tub by the fireplace, he practically dumps Seith inside.
Brown hair falls over one of his eyes, and he avoids making eye contact with me. “Anything else?”
“How is Seith’s brother? Spence.”
“He’ll live.”
“Great news.”
“Mmhm.”
I don’t know why he’s still here.
“May I be excused?”
“For sure,” I say, a little too excited, then add to explain my tone, “I’ve never quite excused anyone. Usually, I’m excusing myself.”
He chuckles and finally meets my eyes. A blush spreads over his cheeks. “My name’s Silon. I’m the youngest of the seven. Seith’s the oldest.”
“So nice to meet Seith’s family. Do all your names start with an S?”
“Nah, only those of us who are awesome.”
“Aww, you’re cute.”
Seith growls.
It startles the pair of us, and I jump away from the tub.
“Stop flirting with me mate,” he mutters before sliding farther into the water.
Silon smiles big. “He’ll be okay. Don’t let him drown, though.” He grabs a fistful of Seith’s hair and pulls his sinking brother above the water’s surface, then leaves me to it. When Seith starts sliding back into the tub again, I don’t yank his hair, but lift his head and tuck a few of the clean towels his brother brought under his neck.
The friction from the towel proves enough, and Seith rests, his face regaining some of its color.
Although severe looking, with strong and high cheekbones, an expressive masculine jaw, along with a large nose and wide silver eyes, he’s handsome. He’s very handsome.
Damn it. I think I like him.
18
MARYBELL
Instead of gawking at the semiconscious male, which is starting to make me feel awkward, I grab a stack of clean white cloths from the closet next to the kitchen and start washing him. His hair is matted in blood and as much as I’d love not to have to dunk his head, it’s the easiest way to wash the blood off.
“I’m sorry,” I whisper before removing the towel and letting him slip under the water. Since the water makes his body practically weightless, I can move him more easily than I did outside. Blood colors the water red, and I wonder how much of it is his. Lenox’s face flashes before my mind, and I freeze as I wash the male, my heart beating anxiously as I wonder if the Otts and McMars came to blows.
“You wouldn’t fight Lenox, right?” I whisper, knowing Seith’s still unconscious and won’t answer.
