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“No buts,” she said. “Yes, they came after us again, but you saved my life! You stopped them from taking me. You defended me, not to mention the alphas. There’s no telling what might have happened if they’d gotten me away from you, but I wouldn’t be here, in the clinic, on the mend if it weren’t for you. You. Saved. Me.”
He closed his eyes and pressed his forehead against her hand. “I only want you to be safe.”
“I’m safest with you.”
And that was the damn truth. She’d been yanked out of the SUV and injected with a drug that made her helpless almost instantly. If it wasn’t for Brick being stronger and faster than the humans who attacked them, she might be dead. She wanted to cry and scream at the unfairness of it all, but the truth was she was supremely lucky that she had a mate who was a badass and could keep her safe. He’d come to her rescue like some comic book superhero.
She was the luckiest female in the world.
Sitting up enough to lean against him, she kissed his neck and whispered, “I fucking love you, Brick. Thank you for saving me.”
“I love you too, Jade. With my whole heart.”
By the time dinner rolled around, Jade was back to full health and feeling like herself again. Cinder and Adam stayed at theclinic until Jade was discharged, and she appreciated them being so kind and supportive.
Over the course of the afternoon, Brick and Adam had talked about the changes to the pack and town and that they were all on lockdown for the foreseeable future. They all hoped that Foley would think twice before coming after the pack again, but she was very sure that he wasn’t done, and the others agreed.
He was a maniac and fanatical in his belief that shifters should be eradicated and humans the dominant species on the planet.
Adam and Cinder drove them to the garage apartment, promising to check in on them the following day.
Brick set her on the couch. “I’ll get you some water. Or another sports drink? Doc said you should keep drinking stuff with electrolytes in it.”
“Water’s fine for now. You’re hovering, by the way.”
“Damn right, I am. Get used to it.”
She smiled at him.
A knock on the door interrupted them, and Brick called that it was open. His parents walked in, carrying covered dishes.
“We heard what happened and thought you two could use some dinner,” his dad said.
“And maybe some company, too, if that’s okay,” his mom said.
“Of course, come on in,” Jade said.
They set the covered dishes on the coffee table and Sophie gave Jade a hug.
“Are you okay? You had us worried,” Ryan said.
“I’m great, thank you so much.”
Sophie walked into the kitchen area and returned with plates and silverware, then filled a plate with mac and cheese and half a ham sandwich. “Here you go, honey. I’ve got other types of deli meat if you’d like something else.”
Jade hadn’t been hungry until she smelled the mac and cheese. Then her stomach growled. “This is perfect, thank you.”
Sophie filled plates for the rest of them, and the four of them sat together and shared quiet conversation about the situation with the anti-shifter people and how the pack continued to come together to protect their people.
The warmth of his family and the security she felt in that small apartment, was a stark contrast to the terror of last night.
As they were leaving, Sophie said, “If you need anything at all, just holler out the door. We mean it, anything.”
“Thank you,” Jade said.
“Take care of her,” Ryan said to Brick, giving him a pat on the shoulder. “And yourself too.”
“I will,” Brick said. “Always.”
