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“Oh my gods, look at that fire!”Yasmin shouted from beside her mate.
Having her there was a balm to his wounded Bear as well.The more Pack, the happier the Shifter side of him.But Eddie did not respond.Nor did he bother to look at the building.He only had eyes for one person.
Please be okay, he repeated the mantra inside his head.His gaze was riveted to Alina’s prone form as the EMTs worked, wiping blood, and packing her wound, hooking up an IV.Shit, this was bad.
“Sir, you are bleeding,” another EMT stated, but Eddie was having none of that.
“Her first,” he replied in a gravelly voice.
The EMT tried to argue, but Eddie shook his head, refusing treatment as they worked on her and finally loaded Alina into the ambulance.He accepted a blanket that he used to tie around his waist.
“Are you coming?”the EMT asked, and uncertainty filled him.
Shit.Did he even deserve to go?It was his fault she was in this mess.What if she hated him now?Before he could reply, he watched as Alina’s eyes flicked open, and she was pushing the oxygen mask off her face.
“Get in here, mate.Need you,” Alina whispered, her pain-filled stare meeting his.
He did not need to be told twice.Eddie jumped in after her.The Bear inside him roared in victory.His mate was alive.Thank the gods, she was alive!
“Thank the gods you are alright, Alina!Eddie, thank you for saving her.Now, let them treat you, too.That is an order.We will be right behind you both,” Konstantin said from outside the ambulance.
“That’s right, Alina.Go get your Bear!”Yasmin shouted as the doors closed.
Eduardo gazed adoringly at the only woman in the world who ever mattered to him.She truly was at that.His Bear chuffed and his pulse raced, he was gonna do better.He swore it to himself as one EMT handed him a wad of gauze to press against his thigh that was still leaking blood.
“I am so sorry you got hurt, Alina?—”
“Shhh,” she said, taking the mask off again.“I am not made of glass,moy bogatyr.”
“I know that.You’re a damn hellcat, Alina.Fuck, I can’t believe I almost lost you.Te amo, mi fiera.”he growled, dropping his forehead to hers.
“I love you, too,” she replied, and his heart sang with happiness.
Somehow, he was going to prove himself worthy.They were going to have a life together.A good one.
Mate.Mine.
ChapterEight
After several hours of being poked and prodded, Alina was more than ready to be released from the Shifter clinic.New York was full of amazing facilities for the supernatural, and she was curious about them all.
But of this place?Not so much.She blinked slowly, coming out of the drug induced sleep and her inner she-Cat snarled angrily.She did not like being under the influence of anything, truth be told.
“Hey, easy,” a soothing voice crooned from beside her.
She knew that voice.Turning her head to the side, her gaze rested on a face more beloved than he would ever know.Eduardo was there, patched up now, judging from the bandages wrapped around his body.
“Were you shot, too?”she asked, worry filling her.
“Yeah, but it’s no big deal.It isn’t the first time,” he told her, brushing her hair back from her face with gentle strokes.
“Eddie, I thought he was going to?—”
“Shhh, it’s alright now.I got you,” he murmured, kissing her head, and gathering her in his powerful arms.
Alina allowed herself a moment to simply rest in the security of Eddie’s warmth.She loved him so much and was so very tired of this push and pull they were stuck in.
“It’s all going to be okay,” he told her, and she sighed as he rocked her gently.
