Immoral - G. Bailey Page 0,18
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 my mind. I hate that I couldn’t respect her by giving her a funeral. I couldn’t give Aala a good way to say goodbye.
“Her aunt died to save me. Riley killed her...but he was really trying to kill me,” I whisper. “I never thought Riley would do that, but he isn’t good. He isn’t what I thought he was.”
“When I get my hands on him, he will die,” Myles growls, and Henry huffs in agreement. I clear my throat and stand up, looking at Ren one more time.
“Can you stay with him? I won’t be too long,” I say, knowing I need to go and see Thallon and Aala. I also want to check in on Vesnia, make sure she is okay with Bryne, though I have a feeling she is as happy as she can be now that she is with him once more. Myles nods once, moving to stand by the door while Henry kisses the side of my head.
“I’m your mate and sworn to protect his life with my own. You never need to ask,” he explains to me as I touch the tip of my fingers on Ren’s hand.
“I never told him—”
“He will wake, and you can tell him everything,” Henry softly says, picking up my hand in his. With tears in my eyes, I give him a shaky smile before leaving the room. The cabin has a corridor of rooms leading to a big open plan room where Thallon is near a couch with Aala lying on it. She is sleeping on a small pillow, and Thallon is covering her with a thick purple blanket as he looks up