"I feel strange," I admitted, tucking a piece of stray hair behind my ear.
"Strange, how?" His forehead creased while his eyes scanned me like he was trying to read me.
"I just feel out of sorts…more emotional," I admitted. My eyes glistened slightly, suddenly feeling teary.
"It's okay," he told me, standing up to hug me. I rested my head against his chest, drawing strength from him. "You need to take it easy so your body can recover."
"But this isn't normal," I mumbled against his shirt. My arms went around his torso, loving the way I felt in his arms. Was this love, or our mating connection? But then, did it matter?
He pulled away from me gently. "You're not normal. You're special."
I didn't want to be. I wanted to be a normal werewolf who had just mated. Not half a Keeper unsure of what the repercussions of mating with him would be.
"What if Flynn is right?" I looked up at him, feeling the fear spark to life inside me. I noticed that I didn't feel the emotions as strongly as I had experienced since I'd completed my change. Did his touch not only make me feel complete but did it also have the ability to weaken my negative emotions?
He brushed the wetness from my cheeks.
"He isn't," he replied. "You're fine."
"But what if I'm not?"
In his mind there was no chance, but I couldn't say the same.
"I need to know that if I do become what he says, that you'll stop me."
Kyle brushed my cheek.
"Promise me," I urged him.
He leaned his forehead against mine. "I promise." His voice was rough with emotion.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Kyle
I was heading to meet with Cade and Blake. My Uncle Nate had promised to join us as soon as he was done checking with the trackers. Keri had stayed behind to manage her pack, and Scarlett was at home.
Cade felt it was too dangerous to have her around my pack at the moment. I understood his concern. I didn't want Crystal anywhere near any danger but I couldn't trust anyone to protect her like I would.
She was resting upstairs in our room. I asked Bay to keep an eye on her for me. It was also a way of keeping Bay busy and out of trouble.
A sense of urgency pushed me forward. We only had so much time before the Keepers showed up looking for their missing Keeper. For the two days it had taken for Crystal to go through her change, we had been lucky not to have any attacks. But it was only a matter of time before they did.
I knew Flynn discovering what Crystal really was would cause problems. But there was no point in wishing I could undo the damage. What was done was done. The only thing I could do going forward was deal with the problem.
There was no easy way. Each scenario I had planned out in my mind had severe repercussions, but we needed to decide which one gave us the better odds of surviving.
James was left to supervise things while I was busy. I was finding it difficult to leave Crystal. After all the time we had wasted, I wanted to just be able to spend time with her. I had decisions to make, though, that held the lives of my pack members in the balance.
Cade and Blake were already seated when I entered the study.
"How's Crystal?" Cade asked.
"Better." She was taking it easy and trying to recover. I sat down behind my desk.
"Any news on the Keepers?" I asked, looking at them expectantly.
Blake shook his head.
