Page 49 of Poison's Kiss
Chapter 10
Close to Home
I gasp, understanding what he's insinuating, and then I shake my head fervently.
"If he killed him, he only did it because of me. Gage you can't-"
"Relax, Alyssa. It wasn't even him that killed Heath, but someone tried setting Kane up."
"Care to clue me in?" Kane snarks from the top of the steps, and Gage rolls his eyes while pulling my hand in his.
"Watch how you speak to me. I just spent three hours convincing the Somage you had nothing to do with Heath's death. Be glad whoever is setting you up took a stab at you the night of the party we both attended. Otherwise, you'd be on your own."
"What?" Kane asks, his tone a little tilted from his angered pitch.
"Heath is dead, and you were painted a suspect. We found your scent on him, no doubt from the punch you left him with, but the kill was brutal, bloody as anything I've ever seen. Considering you barely had a drop of blood on your clothes, I vouched for the fact it couldn't have been you."
Kane grips his head and then motions us inside.
"Apparently, I can't catch a break."
Gage locks his fingers with mine as Kane walks in, leaving the door open to us.
"Your aura is definitely swirling all kinds of crazy right now. Thad can take you back to the hotel. You don't have to endure this. I know the bond is still hurting you," Gage murmurs softly.
I stare into the eyes I can't believe hold such depth of concern.
"You're right. There's no reason for me to be here. I'll go in with you to collect Thad, and you can fill me in later."
He nods, and then his soft lips and cool ring find my forehead. He pulls back frowning.
"You've got a fever."
Duh. I've been around Kane for too long.
"Yeah. I'll be fine."
He has no idea how painful this bonding has become, and I'm ready for it to be over. Kane sure as hell wants no part of it. There's no one else I'll let set me free other than Gage.
We head inside to find Kane already starting the explanation for concern. I tug at Thad's shirt, and he turns to me curiously.
"Will you take me back to the hotel?"
"You don't want to stay for this?" he asks curiously.
I glance toward Kane who is staring directly into my eyes.
"No," I sigh out, turning back to face the blond changer. "I don't feel so well."
He nods, and Gage follows us out the door. He feels my forehead again before shaking his head.
"Give her some of that medicine. Maybe it'll help."
"The medicine Sierra gave her?" Kane asks as he suddenly joins us, making my body heat up all the more.
"Yeah," Gage says curtly, barely acknowledging Kane before resuming his eye contact with Thad. "Then let her get some sleep. That means you sleep next door inyourroom."
Thad chuckles, but his laughter dies out when my legs give out beneath me. He catches me before I even feel myself falling, and he cradles me to his chest.
