Chapter 15 - Falling

Linus stared at his mate from the corner of his eye.

The omega had been difficult to wake that morning and even as they left Athelney behind; Skye seemed more asleep than awake.

They had spent two full days in the bustling town and left at first light on the third morning.

Skye swayed almost drunkenly in his own saddle and even the ever grouchy Dyllen looked concerned. Each of the band seemed to be keeping an eye on the sleepy omega and no one was surprised when Linus abandoned point to fall back beside his mate.

The alpha suspected it had something to do with two full days of healing the townsfolk. It probably didn’t help matters that he healed his own injuries, and Linus’s, in his sleep.

It was certainly a nice change to not wake up saddle sore after a morning on the road or cramp-less after sleeping on the cold, hard ground but he wished the omega could turn it off.

Clearly, it was affecting himself. There was no other reason he could think of for Skye to be struggling to stay awak