Page 21 of Sasha's Wounded Wolf

Sasha got me into the shower and began washing me. She’d seen the scars on my arm and chest, but they weren’t as bad as my back. I heard her gasp when she urged me to turn, so she could continue using the washcloth to clean the sweat from my skin.

“Oh, God, Rowan. Your back.”

It was a nasty mess, but it was a part of me now. There was no changing that.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

Sasha leaned into me, brushing kisses over the worst of my twisted flesh.

“I wish I’d been there,” she agonized.

“I wasn’t myself, baby. The pain…” I shook my head.

“I’m your mate. Your pain is mine to bear. I should have been the one by your side, watching over you. Helping you fight to heal.”

“We were both healing,” I reminded her.

“Nico took me away,” she told me. “I was grieving. The attack. Losing you. It almost destroyed me.”

“Sasha.”

“Nico held me together. Then I found out I was pregnant with Raine.”

At that reminder, I flicked off the water and nudged her out of the shower ahead of me.

“Let’s get dressed, baby. I want to meet my son.”

She nodded, snagging a towel before heading back into the bedroom. I followed on her heels. God, there was so much we still needed to talk about. Years’ worth of conversations. We remained silent while we dressed, though, both lost in our own thoughts. She crossed the room, ruffled in a bag and tossed me one of Nico’s shirts.

“I need to meet with my sister tonight, too.”

“I met her yesterday,” Sasha told me. “She came here. Surprised me. She knows about Raine.”

“Raina’s met him?”

“He walked out while they were here.”

“And?” I prompted.

“He was shy. I warned her it would take him time to warm up to her.”

“She knows he’s my son?”

“There was no hiding it, Rowan. You’ll understand when you see him.”

She wrinkled her nose as I pulled on the jeans I’d worn.

“I borrowed clothes from the guys to cover my scent when I went into Bastion’s house today.”

“You met with him? Was Raina there?” She shook her head. “Of course, she was there. You haven’t let her know you’re alive yet?”

“I wasn’t going to let anyone know. Then I found out Nico was here. I knew you’d be with him. I had Easton and Lincoln tell Raina and Bastion they’d only speak with the two of them. Then when they kicked us all out, I waited for Nico to approach us. Had him bring me to you. He warned me you were going to kill me.”

“Not you. Never you.”

I pulled her in and gave her another kiss.

“We won’t be apart again, baby. I swear.”

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