Page 42 of The Omega's Bloodlinem: Part Two

“We should get you up to the infirmary, make sure this gets cleaned properly.”

I sent a brief thought to Yelena and Caden to let them know where we were going before gathering Logan into my arms.

“Are you okay?” she asked, tracing one of the grazes on my arm.

“I’ll heal fast,” I promised. I needed that damn book. If power flares were a symptom, we needed everyone on the lookout for her heat to trigger. Maybe it was something entirely different, but it seemed like a terrible idea to take exploding rocks as a good sign.

“All bandaged.” Sarah smiled at me after making sure I had no more amethyst embedded in my skin. “Let’s check your scratches.”

They hadn’t been hurting, so I assumed they were doing well.

She peeled the bandages back, eyes widening. “They’re gone. Not even a scar.”

“Really?” I adjusted my arm so I could see where the damage should’ve been, Seth, Caden, Yelena, Haru, and Velda peering over Sarah’s shoulder. It felt greedy to wish one more was checking on me.

“I’m going to assume the power surge healed them,” said Sarah.

“It’s certainly plausible,” replied Yelena. “How are you feeling, precious?”

“Okay, I think.”

Kendrick stepped into the infirmary, closely followed by Shakti. I squashed down the bubble of excitement, hoping Yelena wouldn’t notice, but by her sidelong glance, I was pretty sure she did.

“What happened?” Kendrick asked.

“Shattered a crystal when I came,” I replied, cheeks hot.

“You scared the shit out of everyone,” Shakti snapped. “The whole nest felt it.”

“I didn’t mean to,” I defended.

“You’ve been updated,” Yelena announced, spreading her arms wide and pushing them both back. “Now get out.”

Kendrick looked like he was ready to fight Yelena about being kicked out, but he conceded after a quick glance at me.Are you hurt?

Only a little.

I caught his smile as the door closed behind him and Shakti.Look at you, communicating without having to yell at me. Proud of you.

The pulse of lust that rushed through me at the simple praise had both Seth and Yelena eyeballing me. My cheeks threatened to burst into flame.

“We need to figure out a way to safely contain your power,” said Yelena. “I don’t know if you’re just getting stronger or you’regetting closer to your heat, but either way we can’t have you bursting gemstones.”

Does the witch book have anything about funneling power?Haru asked.

“I think there might be a tiny bit. I’ll have to read over everything again.”

We all retired to Yelena’s suite, though I really wanted to just burrow into my nest. I sat in the sunlight, flipping through Melinda’s book. Caden sat on my lap in his smallest form, reading along with me.

What about this?He tapped the corner of a page with his paw.

“A containment sigil?” I read over the sparse instructions. “Maybe. Doesn’t hurt to try, I suppose.”

“What did you find, precious?” Yelena sat next to me, pushing a glass of water into my hands. I turned the book so she could read and chugged down the cool liquid. “Can you ask your goddess?”

“I could try. I’d like to do that from my nest, though.”

“Of course.” Yelena kissed my cheek. “I suppose we should all go back to our duties. Caden can stay with you. Let us know if you need anything.”

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