Chapter 15
After I finished eating. Eve gave me some medicine that was supposed to numb the pain but it ended up knocking me right out. I was already a little exhausted so it wasn’t hard for me to fall right asleep.
I was woken up later on by Eve to have lunch, I can barely remember the details of her visit because I was still half asleep but I remember Rykar standing in the corner of the room. As soon as I was done eating, I fell asleep again.
I finally awoke around nighttime and it was at that moment I realized I hadn’t taken a bath all day. I decided to try to make my way into the bathroom. It was a chore to get my foot and the floor and the moment I did, I felt a sharp pain shoot up my entire left leg. The pain blinded me for a second and when it had cleared, I noticed Eve and Ryker standing at the door to
my room.
I didn’t even realize I had made any sounds until I saw their panicked expressions. Ryker came over to me and crouched down until we were eye level.
“Do you have an uncanny desire to hurt yourself?” he was scolding me but his voice wasn’t overly harsh, “Lucy gave you one job and that was to stay off your foot and elevate it.”
“I haven’t taken a bath all day,” I muttered under my breath, “I just wanted to feel clean.”
Understanding dawned on his features and I heard him let out a heavy sigh before he turned to Eve, “Draw a bath for her.”
She wasted no time in running into the bathroom and it was a few minutes before she returned and gave him a nod to acknowledge that she had done as he asked. He picked me up with a hand underneath my knees and another supporting my back and he led me into the bathroom.
He sat me on the wooden counter, “I’m going to have to undress you but I swear I will not look.”
I weighed my options and realized that he was my best bet. There was a very little chance that Eve could actually carry me into the bathroom and even if I say that I want Eve to undress me, he would still have to be the one to carry me in which means he will still see my b*dy. I swallowed deeply and gave a short and barely visible nod.
I saw still in my training wear with the ripped pants. I thought he would ask me to lift my hips but instead, he gripped the pants between both hands and in one sharp tug, they fell off my b*dy. I gasped at the sudden movement because I was not expecting him to do that.
Next, he fisted the bottom of my shirt and pulled it right over my head. Regardless of his promise, I expected him to peek a look but his eyes never strayed further than my face.
Once he was done, he picked me up again and slowly lowered me into the tub making sure to keep my injured leg above the water. He retreated from the bathroom and returned with a clear wrap and he wrapped it around the bandage presumably to protect it from the water.
He turned his back to me so I could have a semblance of privacy as I washed myself. A part of me wanted to rush it so I could get out of this slightly awkward situation but another part of me- the dominant part- just wanted to take my time so I could wash off all the dried sweat, grime and dirt that had stuck to my skin.
my throat slightly and Ryker returned with a towel in his hands. He picked me up using the towel and deposited me back in bed after which he finally excused himself from the
Eve
myself. When she was done, she helped me put on a long white nightgown that was made from the softest silk. It was very light so it highlighted my nipples and if you
dressed, I was laid back in bed with my foot elevated. It wasn’t even up to one day and I was already tired of being in bed
and when she returned, Ryker was nowhere to be seen. I wanted to ask where he was becauNA? this was the first time since I got hurt that he left my presence according to Eve but I didn’t want to
once if I enjoyed the food or if she ould get me something else 1 assured her that it was fine and
me. He probably just went out on a run
” she said with a sly smile. “It’s obvious that you’re worried about him bug he’s fine; he hasn’t left
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good to know that someone cared enough me to watch over me not just because they were being paid
back before you know it she promised me. “Just
me and placed the painkillers on my nightstand along with a bottle of water.
me straight out,” I told her as I stared
explained, “But you don’t have to take it now; you just have to take it before you
she had reached the door. “For everything today: I am truly grateful.”
stick out for one another, don’t we?” with one last smile in my direction, she shut the
I don’t know how long I had waited but I started to feel a little drowsy
when my door creaked
were asleep,” he admitted as
was about to.”
I interrupted; I should
“You can
He took a seat in the chair that I know has to be uncomfortable
you know I was hurt?” I asked, “Or were you just in the right place at the
second as if debating what to
of that happening between wolves before. I’m also not a member
Camilla,” he began slowly. “In extreme cases; we can feel each other’s pain and draw power from each other. That is what you did and I knew you
you for coming to help