Xade's pov Fear gripped my heart tightly, squeezing the already beaten organ with icy fingers as I stare at the still very inflamed mark. Panic surged throughlike a tidal wave that stretched out its ugly claws and wrap around my ankle, pullingdeep into terror.
It look angry and inflamed, not the sign of healing I was praying for, begging for. My throat gets tight. Avery must have noticed my distress in my gaze because she asked.
"What's wrong?" she whispered, her voice a bit shaky with exhaustion.
Everything. Everything is wrong.
I pull my eyes off the red inflamed mark, my heart hurting when I see the furrow of her brows and the questioning look in her eyes. I cupped her face tenderly, so soft as if she was a piece of glass who can be shattered from one little mishap.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDo you feel any pain? Anything at all? Does anything hurt?" I searched her body, especially her eyes to see if they reveal her true feelings. They do not.
She frowned, thinking and then her fingers draw to the spot on her neck. On my mark. She winces. "It stings. Feels like fire is in my blood." My heart rams against my ribcage and I feel nauseas." It should have subsided by now," I breathed under my breath as I begin to panic inwardly.
into Xaden's mind, not caring if he was still asleep or not.
He answersright away. 'Don't panic, she's human it might take longer to heal.' Don't panic? My life could be slipping away from me.
It's not only her who's at stake, it's our baby.
I can't afford to lose them.
'But it looks worse!' I snarled, tremors shaking my body a little as I begin to fear for the worst. I can't lose her. I can't lose her. My eyes fall to her stomach. I can't lose them.
'It's raw and looks swollen, fuck!' my heart rate spikes up and I gripped Avery harder. My wolf stirred in my being, terrified at the thought of our mate's human body rejecting our bond.
'Don't panic, I'm coming.' Xaden stressed.
Panic is all I can do as my breathing haste and my skin starts to becsweaty.
Avery's tired eyes noticed my growing distress and my girl being the best, tries to easeeven though she needs more comfort than I do. Her hand place on my chest where she could feel the frantic beating of my heart under her fingers.
She frowned." Why do you look so sad and panicked? What's going on?" then her brows knot and she looks down at our still aligned naked bodies just as the door to my room opens.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShit man! The least you could have done was warnthat you two are leaking his eyes and looking at the bed and not our way.
He was being tic, he could barely see us from here because of the way the sofa was slouched to look at the view of the city below. " You both get dressed and I will bto examine the mark afterward." he gritted before leaving the room.
Avery gavea puzzled look, seeming to try to piece together what was happening. I her th lift her want to scare my cock, yes I had still been inside her for hours until now. Can you blme? I didn't want to part from her.
I quickly grab her clothes and passed them over to her and then took mine and place them on. Her eve Onelike a hawk as she slips on her clothes. " Xade?" her voice wobbles as she stands up, now fully dressed. "། Tellthe truth please," She cracked, her voice shaky and tired. "What's wrong with the mark?" her trembling fingers graze over it and I don't miss the wince on her face. It hurt. It hurts her. I hurt her.
I fall to my knees before her, wrapping my arms around her waist close and pulling her close until my head is plastered to her stomach. Pain. Pain was all I could feel. This feels worse than the pain I've been feeling for weeks. "Fight forplease," I croaked, burying my face against the fabric of her shirt, my ear against her stomach, my tears soaking the material. "I can't lose you. I can't lose you both."