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“Better. Thank you.” I smiled and flushed as his grin grew. My stomach fluttered as I nipped my lower lip. Damn, he was so incredibly good-looking. Remembering his ripped body and being nearly naked pressed against him… Oh God.
Levi leaned a little toward me. “When we get back, I’ll be happy to play nurse again. Someone else,” he kicked Evander’s seat with his foot. “Grabbed your dinner last night and saw you to bed.”
Evander chuckled and glanced at me in the rearview mirror with a smoldering look. My face heated even more.
Between these three hot Alphas, I was in trouble. I couldn’t say no to any of them. The only solution was to lock myself away until my heat was over. I’d read that it would be agonizing, but there was no other choice. “Won’t I be going home after heading to the hospital? Surely now that Carson is in a secure place….”
Each of the men’s jaws hardened. Evander’s hands tightened on the steering wheel.
“So eager to be free of us, sweetling?” Levi joked, but his humor didn’t reach his eyes. He straightened in his seat and looked to Talis. “Are we to bring Callista back?”
Talis was sitting in front of me, so I couldn’t see much of his facial expressions. A few seconds passed before she spoke in a cool tone. “When I spoke to Mr. Birk, he said nothing about bringing his daughter back home. He only mentioned taking her to visit Senator Grant. Until I get the request, I think it safer if she stays with us.” He turned his head to look in the side view mirror and my gaze locked with his intense one. “Don’t you agree, Callista?”
The Birk family estate was very secure. I didn’t think I’d be at risk if I returned home. But those gorgeous blue eyes had knocked all the sense out of my head.
Also, going home meant I’d likely never see any of these men again. That twisted my stomach in ways I didn’t expect. “Yes, of course.”
“Excellent!” All stress left Levi’s face and he was grinning again. He waggled his brows at me. “It will be Nurse Levi at your service today. Mm, I can make you the best seafood gumbo for supper—”
“Fuck, no! You’re a rotten cook. Anything you make is so spicy it burns a hole through my tongue.” Evander snorted.
Levi’s overly dramatic aghast reaction had me giggling. “It’s better than the raw meat on a bone that you prefer to eat, mate.”
“Hey,” Evander retorted. “So I like my beef with a bit of red.”
“You mean, while it’s still mooing.” Levi laughed, and I hid my own laughter behind my hand. They were like brothers, and it put me at ease. I’d never seen men joke around with one another like this. Every interaction through my family and their associates had been proper and business-like.
As the two teased each other back and forth, I caught Talis’ gaze in the side mirror again. I couldn’t read what he was thinking, but there was an intensity in his eyes that made my breath catch.
Did he regret what happened this morning? Did he want more from me? Talis wasn’t saying, and I shouldn’t even be thinking about it. My father had arranged for Carson to marry me. From the fact he told me to go visit Carson at the hospital, there was no change to those plans. My future was sealed.
Just before we arrived at the hospital, I asked to borrow Levi’s cell phone so I could text Kienna and have her pack a suitcase with clothes and other essentials for me and courier it over to the island. I wasn’t certain how long I’d be there, so I said for a week. If I’d asked my mother, she would have packed my most formal outfits, but Kienna would ensure that I was comfortable.
We parked in the hospital’s parking garage. Talis undid his seatbelt and turned in his seat so he could look at us all as he spoke. “We’re going to head in through the parking garage entrance and go in through a side door. This way we’ll avoid the media camped out in the lobby.”
I almost protested, but stopped myself. My father wanted me to be seen, but I appreciated that Talis would have us sneaking in and avoiding all that crap. I would have to thank him later.
“There’s still the chance of people recognizing you in the halls,” he said to me. “Please do not stop to make any comments to the press. We’ll keep you between us and keep you moving along. The wing the senator in currently has more security, but we could not keep the whole section on lockdown. There are other patients and their families there.”
I nodded, and Talis continued. “I’ll be in front. Van, you take rear guard. Levi, stay beside her and keep her other side to the wall. Tight formation.”
“Yes, sir.” Evander opened his car door and came swiftly around to open mine.
Talis and Levi hopped out, checked their gear, and stood waiting for me. All three of them were on alert, total bodyguard mode.
Evander offered me his hand to help me out and gave it a soft squeeze. I flashed him a quick smile as I thanked him.
“Let’s go.” Talis headed toward the entrance. No one said a thing and fell into formation.
Having the Alphas surround me sent the most a wave of warmth through me. Not the horny kind of heat, though that was always there with this trio, but a feeling of being protected. No Alpha had ever made me feel this way, and now there were three.
My heart sped up as we entered the building and my body tensed. Anxiety slithered through my veins. Time to visit Carson.
Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly, I kept telling myself that it would probably be a short visit, and then I could go back to the island with Talis, Evander, and Levi. Back to what I already felt was my secret paradise.
Chapter Thirteen
Callista looked like a Greek goddess in her flowing sundress and sandals. I was ready to go down on my knees and worship her in every way possible, preferably with my tongue and dick. I’d make her forget all the terror of the attack yesterday and the stresses of her life. I struggled not to make a joke to get her to smile and giggle some more.
