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Would I be given time to show her how much she’d come to mean to me?
All I could do was beg the fates to grant my plea.Heal her. Give me the chance to show her I . . .
That I loved her.
There was no denying the feeling. My tiny mate had stolen my heart almost from the moment I met her.
If she lived, I’d do all I could to show her everything I’d held back from her.
“I’ll stop by later, and then again tomorrow if there’s need,” Arkest said. “As for her head wound, there isn’t anything we can do about that. Now we wait.” He gathered his things and stepped away from the bed, his soft gaze lingering on Rhoslyn.
She breathed still. She slept. I had to trust that rest would heal her.
“Wait for what?” Madr asked from the foot of the bed. He shot me a look full of concern.
“We wait to see if she’ll awaken or . . .” Arkest’s grim gaze met mine.
Without finishing the thought, he left the room.
Chapter26
Rhoslyn
Nightmares chased me, but each time a dresalod came near, Jaus’s soft, soothing voice and the touch of his fingers on my face drove the creature away. My brave, strong mate would protect me. He’d killed the attackers and rescued me on the street. He’d chase them through my nightmares too.
Whenever I cracked open my eyes, I found him sitting beside me, holding my hand. I could swear he laid with me once, his arms wrapped around me, and his face cratered with grief.
“Please,” he’d whispered many times and, “Tiny mate.”
Then the dresalods would attack again, sucking me back into a world full of terrifying creatures surrounding me.
Shaydes haunted me as if I lived in endless night.
My leg burned through it all, and I thrashed, heat scorching through me. My body would soak with sweat that someone would gently wash away.
Jaus bathed me, or I thought it was him. His was the only voice I heard, and his touch was already familiar. Welcome.
Once, I bolted upright, and he cupped my face, forcing me to meet his eyes. “It’s alright, mate. You’re safe. This I promise.”
“Jaus,” I murmured, my fear shifted aside by his gentle touch.
He eased me onto the soft surface and held me, kissing my brow and murmuring words in a language I didn’t understand but found incredibly calming.
“You will live,” he said over and over. “I willnotallow you to die.”
He was so strong and determined, I had no choice but to believe him. I clung to him, clung to his words.
And I finally slept.
* * *
I woke lyingon incredibly soft bedding with someone stroking my face. The muted murmur of voices swam in and out of focus.
“You were wise to insist on a lindenmint poultice,” someone said in a deep voice. “It worked, and I’ll pass on the word to the other healers. Lindenmint grows everywhere. To think we never discovered this property and only believed it was a simple tea.”
“She’s wise,” someone else said. “You’ve chosen well brother.”
“The fates and my clan chose, and I will thank them every day,” Jaus said.
