That wasn't good at all. I rubbed my forehead.
"Is there any way to ease the process for her?" Cade asked.
Curtis bit his lip and frowned. "I don't know."
He went to a laptop that was open on the table and began to type away.
"It isn't going to be easy," Cade said to me, and I gave him a side glance. He would know.
It was the part about mating no male werewolf liked to see—his mate in pain, and being unable to stop it. Pure torture.
I didn't want to sit back and do nothing, though. There had to be something. Nothing helped with the werewolf change but maybe there was something that could be given that could ease the Keeper change.
Crystal
My skin was clammy when I awoke. The place beside me was cool and there was no sign of Kyle. Just thinking of him made my heart lift and I smiled. I had always had feelings for him, even before I had discovered he was my mate. But what I felt for him now outweighed anything before.
Where are you?I asked through our mind-link.
Sorry. I had some stuff to see to this morning. You okay?
Yes. I'm fine.I didn't admit to him that waking up alone hadn't been what I had hoped for. But I had to remember he was an alpha of a large pack and he had lots of responsibilities.
I'll be back soon. How are you feeling?he asked.
He wanted to know if I was showing any side effects of the change. I was sure the clammy skin was the first sign of the change that was coming but I didn't want to worry him yet. When it became more painful I would let him know. Hopefully by then he would already be back.
I haven't had any side effects yet, I answered, sitting up and pulling my knees to my chest.
Take it easy, he instructed.
I will.
Not ready to start my day, I lay back down. My thoughts went back to the night before. A blush heated my cheeks as I thought back to our union.
Feeling warmer, I pushed the covers off. I felt my forehead to feel for the start of a fever. It was happening a lot sooner than I had expected.
With the change so near, I thought back to Flynn and what he'd said.
You have no idea the evil she will be capable of if you mate with her.
I wanted to ignore the warning but I felt the first shiver of fear as my body began to heat up. I needed to keep myself busy so I got up and went to take a shower. I kept the water cool to ease my growing fever. Once I was done, I changed into some new clothes and went back to bed.
It had been a while since I had spoken to Kyle and I wondered what was taking him so long to return. A slow ache crept over my body.
Kyle?I pushed the thought to him.
Yes,he responded.
It's starting, I finally told him, too scared to handle this on my own.
I'm on my way, he assured me before he broke our mind-link off.
The ache began to intensify and I gripped the sheets as sweat beaded my body and began to soak through my clothes. I gritted my teeth as a spasm of pain gripped me, stiffening my body like a board.
Somewhere outside the pain, I heard Kyle's voice.
"I'm here."
