XAVIER
A doctor ca in and had Rex on a drip. I paced around the room, watching him attend to Rex. My mind wandered to the reason Rex went to Marve in the first place.
He must’ve had no choice but to stay there and be tortured because he was outnumbered. He wasn’t really strong. He just had a big build.
"He will be fine soon. He just needs a lot of rest. The drip is food and plenty of water. It also has sothing in it that will make him sleep. He is dehydrated, and there’s no food in his stomach, so that is what he needs." The doctor explained to that after he was done fixing the drip, it looked like breast milk.
"seeing what he is, his wolf will heal him. It just needs the strength to do that." He added, and I nodded. The doctor knew what he was doing.
"This, should not get out of this room," I warned, and he nodded.
"Secrecy is my motor. I was never here." He replied and dropped another bag of food on the table beside Rex’s bed.
"Here is another drip. In case he exhausts the first bag. You need to check on him through the night to change bags. If he wakes before the first bag finishes, then there will be no need to change bags." He instructed. I nodded, and he took his leave.
Brian walked in as the doctor walked out.
"You should get so rest. He is fine now. You need to rest as well." He tapped my shoulder.
I turned to the door and turned back to look at Rex one more ti. The words of our father lingered in my mind.
’Take care of your brother. You are the older one. The only one he has in this world. Protect him. Keep him by your side.’ Those were his last words.
I walked out of the room.
"Rex is awake!" These were the words that woke from my sleep the next morning.
I shot up from the bed like I wasn’t sleeping so seconds ago.
I got to Rex’s room, and he was awake. The swellings had reduced, and I could see his eyes. His lips too could welco so real food.
He was talking to one of my n, and his smile faded when he saw . I acted like I hadn’t half ran through the hall to his room.
"You’re awake," I stated the obvious.
He nodded and shifted his gaze to the wall.
"Good for you," I replied and turned to leave, but he called back and said the words I never thought I would hear him say to .
"Thanks. For saving ." I turned around.
"Did the doctor give him the wrong drip?" I directed the question to the guard in the room who looked hopelessly confused. Checking the drip bag.
"You do know that saying a ’you’re welco’ won’t hurt, right?" Rex asked with a frown, and I shrugged.
"Well, you aren’t welco. You went to see my rival behind my back. What on earth did you go to discuss with him? Perhaps you went to tell him to stop being my rival? Or try to convince him that he could run his business without fighting ...?" Rex cut short.
"...Yes." I paused and looked at him.
"That was exactly what I went to do." He replied, and I didn’t know what else to say or do. I didn’t even know if I should believe him.
Why would he do that?
"Why did you do that?" I asked, my voice calr.
"I found a way to make him stop beefing with you and get his clients. There’s news that so investors ca in from Pakistan, and they are looking to do business. I thought telling him would make him shift attention from the company, but he turned to a maniac as if he had been waiting for to co in all this while."
I paused. I was taken by surprise. No lies. I couldn’t believe Rex put himself in harm’s way for .
"You heard such news and didn’t think to run it through first?" I asked even though I knew I wouldn’t have accepted it if he had told .
"You don’t believe I can do anything good. It’s the family business, after all. Even though you keep kicking out, I have to do what I can to keep the family business going." He replied.
"About the Pakistani investors, did you tell it to Marve yet?" I asked, and he made a slight movent with his head but stopped as if he had begun to shake his head but thought it would be a bad idea and stopped.
"He didn’t even let speak. Sent his n to hold down and take to the cell." Rex replied.
"Good," I muttered, and he looked at with hurt in his eyes.
"No, it’s not good that you were hurt but good that you did not tell him about it. We are going to work to get them on our side. I might’ve lost the xican client, but I will get Pakistani investors." I said with a look of vengeance.
"We’re going back. Get ready." I instructed and made to leave the room, but he called back.
"Are you taking with you?" He seed surprised. Well, I was, too. But he deserved so reward for putting himself in harm’s way for a good reason for the first ti in his life.
"I need to watch you closely. Can’t let you visit all my rivals without a plan B and getting tortured like a fucking thief." I replied and I could see the side of his lips twitch in a smile before I walked out.
We hit the road and I was dying to see Nylah. I knew I deserved to be punished for leaving her the way I did and that was the reason I was running back to her.
We got to the pack and I headed for my chambers imdiately. I’d told her to stay in my chambers. She was my property after all.
I t an empty room. She was surely stubborn. I headed for her room. I t her friend coming out of the hall that had her room and I asked.
"Where’s Nylah?" She bowed slightly before replying.
"Nylah’s been acting strange. She hasn’t co out of her room in days and has only eaten when I forced her to and that was the day before yesterday."
I almost scread, "What?!" Nylah was fine before I left so what was all this about?
I nodded and knocked at the door but there was no reply. I turned the door handle and pushed but it was locked from the inside.
"She doesn’t want anyone to co in. Said she just wanted to be alone. I brought her food." She gestured to the basket with food in her hand. "But she didn’t even open the door for ."
I brought out the bulk of keys and slipped hers into the keyhole. I twisted it and the door was unlocked. I opened the door and walked in, only to see Nylah sitting on the ground, her knees pulled tightly to her chest.
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