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Blythe

One hour later“Oh, my God,” I whispered, getting my first look at my best friend that I thought was dead.

“It looks pretty bad, but the wound is clean. She’s got a rocky road ahead of her, but I expect her to make a full recovery,” Skylar explained softly.

I took a deep breath, then let it out slowly before turning on my heel and stomping down the hallway.

Except I didn’t get far.

My mate was there, staring at me with soft eyes.

“You didn’t tell me!” I snapped forcefully.

He took a deep breath. “I meant to. But I was tired. You’d just woken up. It slipped my mind.”

I dropped my head and stared at my feet.

They were covered in a pair of Keifer’s huge socks.

They dwarfed my small feet.

“She’s going to be okay,” Keifer said.

I looked up at him.

“How do you know?”

He shook his head. “I don’t. I only have hope that she will. But we have some of the best technology money can buy. We have excellent care for her. She has people that love her here. Give her time.”

Keifer’s arms finally went around me, and I closed my eyes as the tears started to flow.

“But what if she doesn’t?” I cried.

“What if she does?”

I looked up at him, offering my lips, which he took.

“Give it time, honey. You don’t know anything yet. Let’s get some sleep.”

“But what if she wakes up and I’m not here?” I asked worriedly.

Keifer nodded his head, and I turned to find Nikolai across the room.

He was sitting in a chair at the wall of computers.

A makeshift security hub of sorts.

“She has a protector.”

Indeed, she did.

Nikolai’s eyes never strayed from Brooklyn’s form.

“What’s going on there?” I asked, surprised.

Keifer smiled. “I have a feeling we’re about to see a lot more than just one royal marriage in the future.”

My mouth dropped open as I looked once again at Nikolai, but this time his eyes were narrowed on us.

I waved at him, but he didn’t wave back.

His eyes took the two of us standing together in, before nodding once, and returning to his vigil.

Protector indeed.