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Joshua POV When we walked into the room, I saw a tube coming from her chest and she had an oxygen mask over her nose and mouth. She had a catheter coming from under the covers and I knew she would find that uncomfortable when she woke up. I watched tubing protruding from the side of her chest as it occasionally carried blood and fluid from her lungs. I’m sure she looked far worse than she actually was but I felt like I could have killed that Lycan if she hadn’t done it already. I walked to her bedside and sat on the side that didn’t have all the machines. I took her hand in mind and relished the feel of the sparks of the mate bond. I kissed her hand lightly and sighed, “I’m here, love. I’m not going anywhere.” Jessie and Matt stood next to each other at the foot of her bed. They were each touching one of her feet and Jessie laughed, “She hates her feet being touched. I think we’re okay as long as we don’t touch the bottoms of her feet. She’s very ticklish.” I asked, “Why didn’t I kno
Joshua’s POV When Alphas Matthew and Conner arrived at my mate’s room, I knew there was an issue when I saw my brother’s face. He looked furious. Alpha Conner stood next to my mate’s side of the bed, “I’m so sorry this happened to you, Isabel. I hope you get better soon.” I sighed, “It’s going to be a long recovery. They had to totally reconstruct her ribs using cadaver ribs.” Alpha Conner’s eyes went wide, “That may creep her out at first, but she will get used to it.” I laughed, “That’s almost the same thing I said. So, what is the news?” He rubbed the back of his neck as if he was very uncomfortable, “My sources in her old pack tell me that bonehead sent the Lycan. She was mated to one of his pack members. She was supposed to kill her. His pack is almost decimated. Half of the pack left when she left. Only the ones who thought it was okay to beat a pack member for no good reason remained in the pack. Needless to say, he is down to only twenty warriors. He has been going to the sur
Isabel POV I had no clue what happened. One minute I was fine, the next minute I was having a hard time breathing then everything went dark. The Goddess appeared before me once again, “Isabel, you fought well, but you took a punch to the wrong spot. They are going to have to operate on you and I am going to keep you in a deep sleep for a while. You will need it to ease the pain. You actually died for a few minutes, but they were able to revive you. You will be hearing more from me, but for now, I want you to sleep.” Every time she tells me to sleep, it’s the deepest sleep I have ever had. This time, it is being helped by the anesthesia. The next thing I remember is foreign words being chanted over me, but not to me. Who the hell was this? My body hurt so much I could hardly think straight! It was almost mind-numbing pain. I could feel sparks in my hand on my right side, so I knew my mate was with me and I knew the pain would be worse if I didn’t have him with me. I didn’t feel threat
My mate laughed as he yelled, “Come on in.” Luna Jessie barreled into the room and ran to my mate’s side of the bed, “Izzy! Oh, my Goddess! I’m so happy you’re awake now! You have no idea how things were while you were out. We have had so many calls from Alphas of other packs wondering about your condition and wanting to make alliances with our pack. It has been crazy! Alpha Conner has been wanting to come and see you and the Alpha of the Lycan pack wants to meet you.” I just sat there, with my jaw dropped, while she kept talking. When she finally finished, all I could say was, “Wow. I didn’t know I was that popular.” She laughed, “Hon, you killed a Lycan! Your tiny little body killed a woman who was nearly twice your size! And that woman was determined to kill you.” I wanted to laugh at her dramatics, but I was trying not to. I’m sure that caused me to have a strange look on my face because Jessie suddenly stopped and put both hands on my arm, “Oh, goodness! Are you hurting? Am I tal
I woke up to Doctor Simmons standing over me and my mate looking down at me with deep concern. I asked, “So how are my x-rays doctor?” He replied, “I was just telling the Beta that your ribs are healed, mostly. Enough that you could go home if you can keep from doing anything strenuous and not pick up anything over five pounds.” I asked, “Five pounds? That will not be easy, but I can do that. I’m sure my mate will be watching over me to make sure I don’t.” Joshua was sitting next to me, nodding to the doctor. Doctor Simmons laughed, “Okay, let’s go ahead and discharge you to home then. I’m sure you will have plenty of help in everything you need to do.” Josh smiled, “She will. Thanks.” With another promise to the doctor to keep my five-pound weight restriction in mind with everything I do, I was able to walk out of the hospital. When we got to the pack house, I was greeted by tons of pack members with well wishes. I was approached by a little girl, “Hi Co-Beta. Are you feeling okay?”
The next morning, I woke up to an empty bed. It was still dark, but my mate was gone. I sat up and looked around, but I couldn’t see or hear anyone. I walked out of the bedroom and looked around the suite. I found him in the kitchen, making breakfast. I smiled, “That’s my job, love.” He laughed, “I know, but you need your sleep.” I sighed, “Baby, I just spent two weeks in a hospital bed. I really don’t want to spend so much time in bed. I would like to take a shower before you leave though… if you don’t mind.” He smiled, “I purposely waited to take my shower for that exact reason. I will never be accused of missing the chance to shower with my mate.” I laughed and groaned and he cringed, “Still pretty sore?” I held my ribs and nodded. He sighed, “I’m sorry love. Why don’t you go sit on the couch. I will bring a cup of coffee to you.” I walked to the living room and sat on the couch while Josh poured a cup of coffee for me and followed me into the living room. He sat it on the end table
Two weeks after I got out of the hospital, Joshua took me back to see Doctor Simmons. We were immediately escorted to x-ray and I noticed that my ribs felt better as I laid on the hard table. After that was done, Connie led us to an exam room. As she asked me the required questions and took my vitals, she asked, “How are you feeling?” I shrugged, “I seem to feel better. I’m not nearly as sore as I was when I discharged from the hospital.” She smiled, “That’s great news.” I grinned, “I met a really sweet little girl the day I got out of the hospital.” She blushed, “Yeah, Nyx told me all about it. I’m sorry she bothered you.” I corrected, “Seriously, it was no bother. I would like it if she could come by and see me once in a while. I have some projects I’m thinking of that she could seriously help me with.” She asked, “What do you mean?” I shrugged, “Just some ideas to better the pack.” She nodded thoughtfully, “I will let her know. I think she would like to help with that.” I chuckled,
That entire afternoon was spent getting dinner ready and then getting myself ready. While I was waiting for the dinner rolls to rise, I made a quick batch of blackberry muffins for our after dinner discussions. As soon as the dinner rolls were done, Josh started helping me put food on the table. I put the blackberry cobbler in the oven. I got a large platter out of the cabinet and took my drunken watermelon out of the spare refrigerator. As I was about to slice the watermelon, all of our guests arrived at the same time. Honi made her presence known right away, “Where’s my daughter-in-law?” Jessie spread her arms wide, “I’m right beside you.” She laughed, “I mean my other daughter-in-law.” I laughed, “I’m in the kitchen, about to cut up this watermelon.” Honi ran into the kitchen at full speed and I could have sworn I heard her feet burn rubber as she rounded the kitchen island to join me at the sink. I laughed so hard I nearly dropped my watermelon knife. Honi laughed, “My goddess, la