Chapter 97: Spying for Intel

JACINDA

It took another 8 hours before I was strong enough to get out of the bed, but even then, I wasn’t back to my normal self. Visions had never affected me like this before, and recently I’d been feeling stronger than ever, so what had happened that I had become so helpless and weak?

After 3 days I could tell that Emmett was worried. He doted on me like a sick child. If it had been anyone else, I would have felt annoyed by their apparent pity, but he was my mate, and I could feel his genuine concern. He did not pity me.

He had even neglected his own needs to focus on me. Without shaving for a few days, he had grown a full beard and I was surprised that it was much darker than his hair. It could use a trim, but otherwise I realized I liked it.

It was actually rather sweet to see this large male trying to prepare food for me and handle me so delicately. When we’d made love before it was rough and needy and aggressive, but now, he moved gingerly, like he was worried he wou