you an update on what Geoffrey wants?”
I glanced back at Jabari, watching over the top of the laptop, listening to our siblings talk about the last couple of weeks. When I turned back to Heath, his eyes had narrowed, and he was looking over me at Jabari.
“Yeah, I’ll come over. Just knock on the dividing door when you’re ready.”
“Thank you.”
I closed the door as he walked to his own. I didn’t sit next to Jabari on the call, lying out on my bed instead, trying to stretch tired muscles.
Jabari and the family talked about what they thought was the best course of action to reprimand the Master of the Seattle nest. There was a chance that could go sideways, but I only half listened. He would probably drill me on it repeatedly before we went.
When Heath knocked on the dividing door, I jumped up and ran out of the room.
29
Chapter Twenty-Nine
I felt at home sitting at his table, watching him sigh in exhaustion as we waited on food to arrive. On his way back to the hotel, he’d bought a case of cheap beer, which made me laugh, but I totally took one.
Jabari better not give me shit when I go back over there. I fucking earned getting a little tipsy before passing out.
“Have you called Carey and Landon yet?” I asked as I cracked it open.
“No. I had Geoffrey send them a message I was safe as I flew in with Carter, but I haven’t slowed down enough to call them yet. I don’t want to be yelled at.”
I looked over my shoulder and sighed. “Yeah, I took a long shower, so Jabari had to deal with the brunt of Hasan’s anger. I’m sure he’ll remember that he hasn’t yelled at me soon and demand my presence, but I’m safe for now as they discuss the last couple of things we have to do before we go home.”
“Like?” Heath frowned.
“We’re going to talk to the Seattle vampire nest.”
“Ah, fuck, Geoffrey was mentioning that. He doesn’t want to send his wolves because he doesn’t trust them at all. He wasn’t sure what to do about them.”
“Would you like to represent him and come with us?” I asked, sipping on the beer.
He shrugged. “Let me text him and see if that works for him.” He pulled out his phone and sent a quick message to the Seattle Alpha. His phone dinged immediately with a reply. “That’s an affirmative. He would love an outside wolf to go represent him.”
“Doesn’t it make him look weak?” I leaned back in my seat, kicking my feet out.
“Sure, but his wolves are all wary now. After I debriefed him, his inner circle passed the news. He’s going to keep it from going to violence by imposing a ban on seeing vampires until tempers cool. If one of his pack went, there would be a fight, and that makes him look stupid. I’m a safer bet since none of my wolves died,” he growled softly.
“Carter. That’s our living wolf’s name?”
“Yeah. He should survive. They put a feeding tube in him and half a dozen IVs. He didn’t have any major organ failure, but his body was eating away at his muscles. He’ll be in rehabilitation for months. I’ve never seen a werewolf that starved, and it was only a month.”
“A month where a naturally high metabolism body was also being depleted of his blood at a rate that would have killed most things,” I reminded him. “As an EMT, I would have rushed him to a hospital, but where we were made that impossible, and we had things to finish. Once we were in the car, I kept an eye on his vitals, but it was all I could do.”
“I figured that’s why you sat in the back with an unknown werewolf,” he said, smiling a little. “Thank you.”
“Of course,” I murmured, pulling my beer to my chest, a little uncomfortable. “Right now, the plan is we take a day to eat, rest, and heal. Tomorrow night, we’ll go to the nest and handle it, then leave in the morning.”
“Good. Only two more nights until we get to go home.”
We get to go home. We. I smiled at him.
“I miss Carey. Call her before the food arrives. I’ll answer the door.” I slapped the table a couple of times to rush him. He chuckled and started dialing while I waited impatiently. It only had to ring once.
“DAD!” she screamed. “Dad, you’re okay! We were so worried!”
“Hey, baby