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I ignore him, drawing closer to Wisteria. “Is it safe to take her to our room?”
“Yes.”
I swoop her into my arms again, carrying her to the rooms we share. Natalia follows close behind, now carrying Jason in her arms.
“Do you need me?” Natalia asks. “The others are on their way back now and should be home soon. I was going to go meet with Dad and see if he learned anything.”
“Go. I’ll be fine.”
I shift Wisteria’s weight so I can open the door to our room. I kick the door shut behind me and head toward her room. It’s slightly cracked open, so I push it open, not bothering to turn on the lights. I lay her down on the bed, covering her with a throw that is draped across the end of the bed.
She won’t wake for a few hours.
I pull up a chair, sitting at the side of her bed. I take her hand in mine.
They’ve gone after Wisteria before, but today it was clear that she was their target. Getting Evander would’ve just been a bonus. They now realize that Wisteria is strong and they won’t stop coming after her.
I will protect her, no matter what.
Wisteria
I wake up with my head pounding. I rub at it, wincing when I touch a tender spot at the back of my head.
“Wisteria.”
I slowly open my eyes, taking in my surroundings. It only takes a moment to realize I’m in my bedroom, in the middle of the extremely large bed. A purple throw is covering me, but I’m lying on top of the duvet. I feel thebed dip down beside me and I look over to see Stellan. His worried blue green eyes meet mine.
“How are you feeling?” He pushes my hair out of my face gently.
“Headache.” I try to push myself up, but before I can, Stellan is there. He puts pillows behind me, helping me sit up. He grabs a bottle of water, putting it up to my lips. I take it from him—I’m not completely helpless—and take a couple of sips.
“The healer said you’d feel better soon. If you stop shielding Evander, you will heal quicker,” Stellan says.
I gasp, sitting up straight. My head hurts worse from the move. “Evander! We were attacked!” I try to push myself off the bed, but Stellan gently nudges me back down.
“Evander is fine. You can drop your shield now.”
My shield?
As soon as he mentions it, I feel my magic still spread out over Evander. I can feel him on the other side of the estate. Knowing that he’s safe, I drop my shield. As soon as I do, the magic snaps back to me, and the headache lessens.
Stellan’s shoulders relax when he sees that I’m doing better.
“How long have I been out?” I ask, then blink. “Wait, how did I even get here?”
“It’s beenthreehours.” He runs his fingers through his hair, letting out a long breath.
“Are you mad at Evander? It really wasn’t his fault.” I chew on my bottom lip, trying to gauge his reaction.
“Why would I be mad at my brother?”
“Because he—we—wrecked your favorite car.”
Stellan cracks a smile, but it quickly fades. “I don’t care about the car, I just care about you.”
“Evander wasn’t hurt at all?” I ask, trying to ignore the butterflies in my stomach at his concern for me.
“No. Because you shielded him—nobody could touch him.” He narrows his eyes. “In all that time, you couldn’t put a shield around yourself?”
