Page 79 of How to Rescue Your Surprise Baby

Ace’s eyes widened. He pulled Ivo close to sit on one of his large feet, making sure Ivo could hang on properly. “I’ll get you to a hospital. You’re safe with me.”

Ivo blinked up at him, gingerly leaning against Ace’s leg. Ace gave a full-body shiver.

“Wow,” Telos said. “That was fast.”

“It’s just a meeting. Who knows what’ll happen after that?” Mav shrugged.

“You’re right,” Telos realized. “We don’t know if those omegas would actually want them. Ace and Raptor are... eager.”

Mav snorted.

Two other omegas joined the dragon brothers, and the group of them took off into the night sky.

The rest of the victims waited as Duke sorted out transport arrangements, his phone pressed to his ear. Killian, the frightened omega in Pinks’ group of friends, huddled in a tight ball.

Crush padded over, still fully wolf. He slowly approached Killian, waiting until Killian noticed his presence. Then he lay down close to the man and rested his snout on his paws, pretending to close his eyes.

Killian watched Crush for several long minutes. Finally, he relaxed, his baby clutched to his chest.

Telos and Mav exchanged a look. “Itwouldbe a perfect date night if Duke found someone,” Mav said slowly.

But Duke was too busy talking on his phone, making sure everything went according to plan.

“Did he just book hotel rooms for everyone?” Telos asked in disbelief.

“Looks like it.”

Telos shook his head. “I was going to tell Hilly-Billy to do it.”

“That’s Duke for you. He won’t be happy unless everything’s squared away.”

“More rest for me, I guess.” Telos tried to breathe out his adrenaline, his senses still keyed up in case of danger. He’d probably only relax when they were back at the hotel. “How’s your arm?”

Mav shrugged. His wounds were bleeding sluggishly now, much less severe than before. But he was still bleeding, and Telos didn’t like it.

He shifted his nail into a claw and sliced off the cloth holding up Mav’s healing spells. Then he fished out two fresh spells from his pouch.

Mav frowned. “Are you sure?”

“We’re almost done with the rescue. Those who need help are on their way to the hospital.”

At that, Mav sighed. “Do what you want.”

Telos raised an eyebrow. “Don’t offer things you can’t give.”

“Yeah? Like what?”

“You tell me. What can I do? Or rather,whocan I do?”

Mav’s gaze sharpened. Telos’ heart thumped. He pressed the healing spells to either side of Mav’s arm, over the entrance and exit wounds.

The spell didn’t seem to work as well this time. Mav barely hissed at all, but at least his wounds stopped bleeding. Telos tied a clean strip of cloth around Mav’s arm, staring hard at the wound because Mav wasstillwatching him, and it made him nervous.

“Thanks,” Mav murmured.

Telos shrugged. “I had to make sure we didn’t lose anyone we needed on the mission.”

Mav snorted. “Yeah, and that’s why you’re using all your healing spells on me right now. I could just go back to the hotel and have someone stitch me up.”

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