Helanie:
"It was such a tiring day, Helanie. And to think my brothers are still out there, I feel like dying," Norman muttered, his face buried deeper into my chest while I sat on his lap, my legs spread and wrapped around his waist.
He was leaning back against the pillows on the headboard, finding comfort in my embrace—as he called it.
"Hmm, I missed these all day," he mumbled into my chest while I ran my fingers through his hair.
"Do you think Jessica will hate ?" I asked, worried for her.
"Helanie, it doesn’t matter. I love you—that’s what should matter to you," he said with his face so pressed against that his words ca out muffled.
"You matter the most to , Norman. But Jessica is out there while Zharns are hyperactive. I’m so worried for her. We brought her here with responsibility, and now her father will ask us what we did to his daughter," I rambled while he hugged even tighter.
"Then her father should’ve kept her with him. And Jessica should also rember that you brought her here to take care of her. She shouldn’t have hit you, Helanie. Besides, don’t worry about her—the warriors told they found her sitting in a café. They’ll take her back to her pack once she feels better," Norman said, and I sighed in relief.
"Helanie," he finally pulled back and smiled at , "today was a hectic day. My world felt like it was burning. You have no idea how many tis I’ve had nightmares of my brothers in pain. So for it to happen in real life... I was devastated. But the thought of coming back into your arms kept going. Every ti the sadness tried to take over, I rembered soone very special was waiting for at ho."
His fingers gently rubbed my back while his eyes stared deeply into mine.
"Did Emt eat anything?" he asked, brushing my hair away from my face.
"Nope. From what I heard, he told the maids not to disturb him," I replied, taking a deep breath and letting it out.
It wasn’t easy for my wolf to block out the brothers’ pain. In fact, just a few minutes ago, I’d felt a sharp pain in my chest like I was having a heart attack. I didn’t tell Norman because he was already so stressed. But now, I was slowly starting to feel another wave of pain.
"Helanie, tell honestly," he started again, pulling back from my thoughts.
"Tell you what?" I asked.
"You must be feeling their pain. How bad is it?" he asked, and I smiled, surprised at how easily he could read my mind.
"We seriously need to do sothing about these mate bonds," I said with a soft smile, trying to change the subject.
"Don’t be too smart with . I’m your professor—rember that. Now tell , did you feel pain?" he playfully bit my collarbone while demanding I tell him the truth.
We knew we only had a few minutes together before we had to get up and go search for Maximus.
We just needed a short break.
"I felt like I was having a heart attack. I felt connected to Maximus on another level today," I admitted. I knew it was true because I kept having visions of him.
"Helanie, that’s concerning," Norman suddenly put down and cupped my face in his hands. "Why didn’t you tell ?"
He looked so upset that I had kept my health issues from him.
"It’s fine. It happens to mates. It’s a reminder that we should have thought about the mate bond earlier. You know, Sally told Maximus had been searching for his mate the whole ti she was with him," I said softly, my heart breaking at the thought of Maximus suffering alone out there.
"It reminds of the night when he felt the mate bond with you... and dragged you a little farther into the woods," Norman said, thinking back to the past.
"Anyway, we should get going. I’m coming with you," I insisted, not wanting to be left behind. If Emt ca too, it would be a huge help.
"Yeah, let’s go. But you’re not putting yourself at risk for anything. Let handle it," Norman warned, taking my hand as he helped out of bed.
Sotis, I wondered how a man so big and angry could be so gentle. I loved how he acted with , but I also felt bad for him. Now that I knew him more deeply, I realized how much pain he carried. That anger and frustration he always showed... it ca from never having peace, not even in sleep.
My foot had barely touched the floor when the sa pain hit again.
But this ti, I couldn’t hide it.
Even when I tried to stand upright, tears welled up in my eyes from the way the pain surged through —from my heart all the way down to my toes, making them curl in agony.
"Helanie?" Norman noticed right away, holding my hand as I stood frozen, waiting for the pain to pass.
"Owww—" I whimpered softly before the pain beca unbearable. My eyes shot up to et Norman’s gaze.
I saw his eyes widen along with mine, both of us in shock at what I was feeling.
"Helanie, what’s happening?" Norman asked, rushing to support .
My body had gone stiff. I couldn’t move my limbs, not even speak.
My eyes stayed open, blinking slowly, as tears stread down my face.
I was in the kind of pain that made wish I could just fall asleep and never wake up.
But sadly, I couldn’t say a single word.
"Helanie, I’m going to get you help," Norman said urgently, stepping away from . I heard him open a cabinet, then rush back to the bed in seconds.
The next thing I knew, he injected with sothing—and whatever it was, it suddenly began to take the pain away.
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