We both startle as the hospital door bursts open.My wolf is on high alert but relaxes when my mate rushes in with Mabel behind her.
“Oh, my gosh!”Dillon cries when she sees me in the hospital bed.
“I’m fine,” I reassure her as she fusses over me.
“Fine?You’re in the hospital!”
“It was more as a precaution.”
She glares at me.“Don’t lie to me!What happened?”
“We were attacked,” Miles says.“We have a few cuts and bruises, a couple of broken ribs, but we’ll heal fast.”
“I was so scared,” Mabel says, hugging him tightly.
“I’m okay, mate,” he whispers.
“And it’s over.They’re all captured or dead,” I add.
“Well, that’s a relief.”Dillon sighs, but she still looks worried.“Why didn’t you call?”
“My phone is dead,” Miles says.
“And I gave mine to Ryker to make a call before I got wheeled in here,” I explain.
“I’m glad you’re okay,” Mabel tells Miles.
“Me, too.”
“We’re about to be released,” I tell the girls.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”Dillon asks me softly.
“I’m fine.Better now you’re here,” I whisper against her ear.
I pull her against me, ignoring the ache in my ribs as she hugs me.She smells like me, and my wolf practically purrs as we breathe her in.
“What exactly happened?”Mabel asks.
I share a look with Miles, and we silently agree to keep the details PG.
“We were out on patrol and caught a few of the Red Fog Pack members using the trail from yesterday.It was their go-to way of getting onto our land.A lot of them didn’t want a confrontation.I guess they were forced to because they gave up without much of a fight,” I tell the girls.
My wolf paces inside me as we remember what happened next.
“It was quiet for a few hours,” Miles continues, picking up where I left off.“I think they realized they were down to the last few members of the Red Fog Pack.”
“And that’s when the Alpha and his inner circle showed up.They attacked us.It was a…bad fight.”
“A few of our members were shot, but they’ll live.The Red Fog Pack members and their friends weren’t so lucky,” Miles finishes.
“I’m glad everyone is safe now,” Dillon murmurs.
“Me, too,” I agree.
Dillon shivers as I nuzzle her neck, my lips moving over the bite mark.
The door opens again, and a doctor enters with our discharge paperwork.Dillon stands by my bedside as I sign the forms.Miles is busy doing the same.I grab my papers and Dillon’s hand, but Ryker enters before we can leave.
