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He paused for a moment.
"When I saw you, you crumpled to the ground. I was scared.”
It was still hard to believe I'd come that close to dying.
"I think the fact that you are a werewolf, and heal quicker than a human, is the only reason you survived," he finished. He squeezed my hands.
"What is going to happen to Keri?" I asked as I bit my lip. He'd brought Victor's body back for a reason. And despite the fact that Keri had betrayed us, I didn't want something bad to happen to her.
"She is now the alpha female of Victor's pack and hurting her will start another war. Besides, whether I like it or not, she is Blake's mate," he said as he rubbed his temple.
We'd overcome so much but I was so glad that we weren't in their shoes.
"Why did you bring Victor's body back with us?" I asked. There was no way I ever wanted to see that man again even if it was in a body bag.
"We need to prove that he is dead so that Keri can take over," he replied.
"Why do I have the feeling that we are only safe for the moment?" I said.
"There is no guarantee that the change of leadership from Victor to Keri isn't going to have some effect on the surrounding territories."
I gave him a questioning look.
"Victor was a brutal sadist but at least we all knew where we stood with him. Keri will take over his leadership but the problem is no one knows what type of leader she will be. Treaties will have to be renegotiated."
It was werewolf politics.
He leaned forward and touched his lips to mine. All thoughts of what we were talking about vanished. As he pulled back, I held his face and kissed him harder. I took control and I pushed my tongue into his mouth and caressed his tongue. I needed more.
He groaned against my lips.
"You need to rest," he said as he tried to pull away but I wasn't having that. I snaked my arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
"I need you," I told him as I pressed my lips against his.
He was still for a moment and then his arms wrapped around me and he held me firmly against him. He was careful not to hug me too tight.
"For you, anything."
My heart swelled at his words.
"I love you," I said.
"I love you too," he said as his eyes took in my face.
CHAPTER THIRTY
Scarlett
The next couple of days after killing Victor, Cade was very overprotective; it was almost suffocating. The only reason I didn’t put a stop to it was because I knew nearly losing me had scared him and constantly being around me fussing was helping him work through it.
After two days of being confined to my bed, I’d had enough. I was going stir-crazy lying in bed watching mindless TV. I was getting out of bed when Cade walked into the room and he frowned at me. He held a tray of food.
“Where do you think you’re going?” he demanded as he walked to me and set the tray down on the bedside table.
“I’m not spending another day in bed,” I told him. He was about to open his mouth and argue but the glare I sent in his direction made him stop and shut his mouth.
Almost all of my bruises were gone and physically I was feeling okay. And after two days, I was bored stiff. I needed to get out, get some fresh air.
