Page 53 of Wild Omegas
I climb into the back of the ambulance and pray.
It’s four hours before I’m allowed to see Luke once they take him back for x-rays and other imaging tests. I spend it in the ER waiting room with Carson and Brooks, both of whom are on their phones eagerly awaiting further news about Damien’s arrest. That information finally comes from Brooks’s old partner who confirms Damien won’t be getting out of jail anytime soon.
Arrested. To be held without bail.
The Project Aurora case fully closed and Serendipity ended for good.
When we’re finally allowed back to Luke’s room, he’s awake and on pain meds so he seems comfortable. I carefully sit beside him on the bed and hold his hand between both of mine.
“Hey, angel,” Luke says.
I kiss the side of his face. “You’re never allowed to scare me like this again.”
He smiles and nods, but then his eyes catch something that scrunches his face. He lifts his free hand to gently brush a growing bruise on my face from Damien’s slap. “What happened?”
“Damien.” Luke begins to growl deep in his throat so I continue quickly, “He’s arrested. He won’t be getting away this time.”
“He still hurt you.” Luke looks ready to exact justice for that right now.
“It’s not that bad,” I assure him. A slap that bruises is actually quite bad, but that’s okay. “I got him worse, Luke. I drew blood.”
A grin slips free from Luke. “Good girl.”
I kiss his cheek again.
“We’re all safe now,” Brooks confirmed. “And it sounds like you’ll make a full recovery.”
Luke nods. “Not my first fall from a bull that landed me in a hospital.”
“Hopefully the last, though?” I ask.
Luke chuckles darkly. “I think so. This sucks.”
Carson laughs too. “Just happy you’re okay, man.”
We enjoy each other’s company until the doctors kick us out for the night. But we’re right back here the next morning when visiting hours start again.
It’s the daily ritual until, three days later, they finally discharge Luke and we return as a full pack to Wild Skies Ranch. It’s Luke who gets to rest in my nest while he recovers. It’s on the first floor with an en suite bathroom, and to be honest, I wasn’tplanning on letting him out of my sight until he’s one-hundred-percent better.
There’s still so much to clean up post-Damien, butthisis healed.
Our pack together at Wild Skies.
My past now fully in the past.
And Damien no longer a worry.
In the grand scheme of my grandparents’ plans for me, I have succeeded in at least one of them. The other…
Only time will tell if Wild Skies Ranch can be made a thriving ranch up to the standards my grandparents would prefer for their legacy. But what I know now is that with these alphas, we can do anything.
I walk into my bedroom to sleep for the night and find all three of my alphas already knocked out cold in my nest.
I can’t imagine a better sight in all the world.
CHAPTER 27
Josie
