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Patches got the boat docked.
“Patches?”
He turned, seeing Tegan looking up at the sky.
He jerked his head up right as his phone buzzed. Fucking bats. “Sarah?” he answered.
“She’s screaming!”
“Who is!”
“I think it’s Felix! What do I do?”
“Fuck,” he whispered. “Do not go down there,” he said quietly. “Stay where you are, I’m coming in.”
He turned to Tegan and grabbed her head, pulling her ear to his mouth. “Nitro is having an episode, that’s why the bats are here. Stay with our patients. Do not leave this boat, do you understand me?”
He felt her nod then she whispered, “Yes. Be careful.”
Patches raced to the back of the hospital, wondering why the bats weren’t cloaking the walls and doors this time. “Don’t follow me,” he ordered Sarah as he raced for the door leading downstairs. He slowed as he made his way toward a possible death, his fresh injuries ordering him to stop now and turn back.
At Nitro’s door, his heart pounded with DeJa’Vu as he listened. “Nitro?”
“NO!” Felix yelled. “THAT’S PATCHES! HE’S YOURBROTHER!”
The sound of growling moved around the room just beyond the door, putting Patches’ every muscle on high alert.
“Come to me,” he heard Felix say. “I need to touch you.”
Muscles locked in a flight-or-fight war as Patches listened to another sound in the room. Was it…purring?
“You like that, yes?” she asked, sounding pleased. “That’s so good. You’re doing so good,” she praised in a soft coo. “Tell me how you’re feeling.”
A long, lusty moan preceded, “I’m better.”
“My generals love when I make this noise.”
Itwaspurring, he realized.
“I’ll kill your generals,” he said, but his voice was nearly calm.
“How about command them? Or lead? You’ll be my Bat King?”
Patches’ muscles released at her soft laughter. “I have patients I’m bringing in for the hurricane,” he called.
“Stop growling at him,” Felix whispered.
“I’m growling at you,” he muttered. “You want me again.”
Wow. “So yeah,” Patches nodded. “We’ll be up top if you need anything. I’ll come by with Tegan after we get everybody settled in. Talk about that tag.”
“Good,” Nitro answered. “I still need it.”
At hearing his brother sounding sane, his body quaked with fucking relief while he wondered what had happened. Felix had done something, but what?
He made his way back up, hurrying out to get everybody in, eyeing the sky still filled with circling bats. He pulled his phone out and dialed Lesion, eager to tell him about this miracle turn in the road.
