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“I understand. Can my name still be Julie though?”
“Juliet. Julie for short. It can’t be too close.” Channing leaned forward and looked down at her chest. “How do you feel?”
“I’m not sure yet. Can I try to move? I need to check on Taylor.”
Blue eyes narrowed at her. “I feel your desperation to save him, and you heard what we said about changing him. You are not to attempt it, Juliet. Feeding, biting for pleasure, these are things you can do. To put poison into his blood is forbidden.”
The order wasn’t just an absolute no. To Julie, the words erased any need to try. It was as if with him being her master, he manipulated and convinced her mind that she didn’t want to do it.
“I promise I won’t try to change him.” Julie sat up slowly. Aston and Londyn hadn’t moved since the last time she’d seen them. “I’m so sorry,” Julie sobbed. “It was Corinne. I never thought she would—”
Londyn picked her up and cradled her in his arms. He felt so perfect, Julie snuggled closer. Aston wrapped his arms around both of them, sandwiching her in the middle of their big chests. She moved her arm from across Londyn’s chest and used it to go around the back of her other mate’s neck. Anything to pull him closer.
“Don’t ever scare either of us like that again,” Londyn whispered into her ear. “If we lost you it would kill us.”
“I’m sorry. I just never thought she’d do that to me. I don’t even know why.” Julie gave them one last squeeze. “I need to check on Taylor.”
“I’m not sure you should.” Ayden stood covering Devon and Taylor. She tried to look around him, but he kept blocking her view. “It might be too much.”
Julie’s blood began to boil. A possessiveness she’d never felt before exploded from within. “Move, Ayden, or I’ll move you myself. I have to see him.”
“Guys, I think maybe you should take her to the room.”
Julie wasn’t sure how, but she wiggled out of Londyn’s arms. It felt like he had really been trying to keep her there too, but her mind was so worked up that she hardly noticed. Taylor’s name just kept repeating in her head.
“I…can’t,” Londyn said, shocked.
Ayden looked at her nervously. “Julie, I’m only thinking of you. It’s going to make you very upset.”
Channing walked over and made her look into his eyes. “Juliet.” He placed his hands on the side of her face. “Et votre tendresse pour Taylor, est-ce qu’elle dépasse ce qu’elle était toujours?”
Julie wasn’t sure why, but she heard everything he said as if he spoke to her in perfect English. Are your feelings for Taylor beyond what they’ve ever been?
“You know they are.” Julie answered him in French. He nodded.
“It’s as I suspected. He wasn’t meant to bond with you, Londyn, and Aston. You know this.”
Julie shook her head. “Yes, I assumed as much. I didn’t want to admit it. I don’t think any of us did. We all love him.”
“Then I guess this worked out for the best.” Channing smiled. “You see, as wolves have mates, so do we. I see you have found yours.”
A throat cleared beside them. Ayden was standing there with his hands raised, confused. Hell, they’d been talking in French. The whole room looked a little shocked.
“Let Julie see him. Only she can make him better.”
“If you say so.” Ayden stepped aside and Julie gasped. Taylor’s body had been moved onto a sheet. His chest was covered with white gauze, but what caught her attention the most was how pale he was.
“What have I done?” Julie dropped to her knees beside him. The room was completely silent, and yet there was this thumping sound she could hear in the distance. The closer she got to Taylor’s chest, the louder it became.
Shuffling came from next to her and Devon lowered himself to the floor. “I removed the bullet, but the damage is done. He took it pretty good with as close up as he was shot. I think as long as we make sure it doesn’t get infected, he might be all right. The only thing that worries me is the amount of blood he’s lost. He needs a transfusion, but I don’t have the blood for that.”
“Blood.” Julie placed her hand on his stomach, just above the waist line of his shorts. She closed her eyes and listened to his heart. It was weak, but still steady. Out of nowhere she knew what had to be done. “Channing?” She looked up and met his eyes. “There’s something I need to do. I don’t know why, but I have to.”
A smile came to his face. “Ah, your instincts are good.”
“Wait?” Aston came forward. “Can you read her mind?”
Channing looked over at her mate. “Yes, I can. I know Julie as well as she knows herself. It’s part of the process.” He turned back to her. “Don’t get upset if nothing happens. Sometimes it doesn’t work, but the fact that you feel it so strongly means that there’s a possibility it’ll help.”
