Dark Angel Academy (The Complete Series) - G. Bailey Page 0,116
every inch of Ren’s skin. The pain he must have been in when they did this makes me want to vomit, let alone the images of the burns and cuts that the angels did to him. A hand rests on my shoulder, and I look up at Madi, who watches her mate heal my own.
“Thank you to you both,” I say, my voice catching even as I try to stay strong. “Ren did not deserve this. No one ever could deserve this.”
“It’s barbaric,” Madi agrees with me, and I reach over, brushing some of his locks of hair from his sweat-covered forehead. Knox slowly puts Ren’s arm down and covers him up with the blanket before looking at me. When I first met the giant man that is Madi’s mate, I was a little terrified. This man created a whole dimension and can heal people, among other incredible powers. Overall, I might have stepped back if it weren’t for his kind eyes and how he looks at Madi. They are completely in love, the kind of love created in pain and fought for against all odds. Looking at Ren briefly, I understand it.
“Thank you so much,” I say, and he nods once, looking rather tired. “Will he wake up soon?”
“I have healed as much as I can, but I believe his vampire healing will do the rest,” Knox explains as Madi steps to his side and wraps her arms around his waist. “But he has a fever, and he must rest to heal that.”
“I understand,” I say, and he nods.
“We will leave you,” Madi suggests, and I watch them both go to the door and head outside the room, stepping past the two vampire guards who are determined to guard us even when it’s not really needed in this dimension. Anyone that is here is on our side, I’m sure of it. As I walk back to the bed, the door opens once more, and Henry walks in followed by a surprise: Myles. I practically fall out of my chair and run to him. Myles laughs as he catches me, holding me tightly to him as he swings me around once.
“I’m sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I did bring a present, though,” he tells me as I lean back, really taking him in. Myles has shaven the sides of his head, though his blond hair is thick at the top and locks still fall onto his forehead. He smells like the forest, which isn’t unusual for him, and I’ve grown to find his scent comforting. “And I haven’t showered yet. My wolf was easier to run in.”
“That’s what the smell is,” Henry jokes, and Myles grins at him as he lets me go. “Did the wolves agree to help?”
“The alpha is a good man, someone I would call a friend. He agreed to help us in the war as long as I swore not to ever challenge him for the alpha position,” he explains, and my eyes widen.
“What did you say?”
“That I’ve found my home, and she needs help to fight a war coming. I swore never to be alpha,” he tells me, and with everything I know about him, that couldn’t have been easy. He did it for me. Without giving a single thought to Henry or Ren, I lean up and kiss Myles. He pauses against my lips in shock, but that doesn’t last more than a second before he kisses me back, bending my back a little as his hands grab my waist.
“Now I regret saving your ass,” Henry grumbles, and I try not to laugh as Myles chuckles against my lips and lets me go. I rest my head under his chin as I smile at Henry.
“How is he?” Henry asks, nodding his head towards Ren. Myles lets me go so I can walk over with Henry to Ren’s side. I cross my arms, looking down at the man that usually dominates the room but currently looks weak and tired. I hate seeing him like this.
“He needs a lot of rest,” I say, which is all I can really say right now. “Are Thallon and Aala okay?”
“Yeah, Thallon has taken Aala to get some food. She needs to see you, darlin’,” he suggests. “Seems you are in short supply, and the demand for your time is high. I’m willing to share with the kid though.” He winks at me, and I laugh until it dies off when Masita comes into