the thought of the little boy she knew hurting like that, and she rushed to the other side of the bed.
“What can I do?” Dare yelled out to Maggie.
“Hold him for a minute!” Maggie said quickly. She waited until Dare held him securely before running across the room and grabbing a syringe.
Dare fought desperately to hold the small child without hurting him more. His little body was very strong under the power of the seizure that had hit him. Ignoring his pain, Dare tried to open herself up a little more to him, hoping to comfort him somehow. She was more than a little surprised when she felt her son’s beasts stir and reach out tentatively to the boy.
Maggie didn’t hesitate as she plunged the needle into the boy and waited breathlessly for the medicine to work. Counting the seconds, she was surprised that for once, it hadn’t taken quite as long to work as it normally did.
Dare held the slowly relaxing body of Tristan in her arms and little by little scooted up the bed until she rested her back against the wall, his little body cuddled against her chest.
Now that his body was calming and the pain subsiding slightly, Dare reached out farther to the child, not quite sure what she was doing.
“DO NOT!” Thorn screamed in her mind, forcing her to draw back in surprise.
“What is it?” Dare asked her beast.
“He is the son of a Relian and a human. His beast is dying. Our young ones can’t go through that kind of pain. It is as we were with our little Relian beast, only it is worse for him as his beast has been dying since their birth.” Thorn said sadly.
“Can we help?” Dare asked, fear for the child she knew making her squeeze him tightly to her chest as if to protect him.
“The doctor knows. I can scent it.” Thorn said gruffly, hating that any child was in pain.
Dare looked up to see Maggie wringing her hands as if afraid or worried. She gave Tristan another gentle squeeze, sending out waves of love to the child and could have sworn she felt a shimmer of response.
She almost missed the slight wince that Maggie made when she did. As if Maggie thought she would hurt Tristan. What the hell was going on?
“Tell me everything Maggie.” Dare said, her voice dangerously lower than she had intended it to be.
“I will; I promise. Just please put him down? He needs his rest.” Maggie said nervously.
Dare watched her friend act strangely around her for the first time in all the years she had known her. Even when she and Balduen had come back from captivity, Maggie had been one of the few that had never shown any fear of either of them. So what was scaring her so badly now?
Giving Tristan a gentl e kiss on his forehead, she tenderly moved out from behind him and laid him flat on the bed. She fluffed his pillows and covered his little body with the superhero comforter dislodged during his seizure. Grabbing the stuffed rabbit that had fallen to the floor, Dare picked it up and placed it under his arm before nodding to the other side of the room to Maggie.
When they reached the other side of the room, Dare turned quickly on her friend. Pinning her with a sharp look that spoke volumes, she repeated her demand. “Tell me everything. Now.”
*****
“Grai! They’re coming!” Traze yelled out moving to a sitting position as his fingers flew across his comm.
Everyone watched as the screens in the room became the views from the streets that surrounded the warehouse. Each screen reflected a different view, including an aerial.
Drew, Bree and Jane gave their head gear back to Ivint, Jax and Reven. The three women looked at Grai for a moment before heading out of the conference room. Obviously following a silent command.
“Sir, Viper and I can see them without the lens; we have our swords and can go outside and try to prevent them from entering.” Dread volunteered, not taking his eyes from the dark figures moving slowly along the shadows of the streets toward the warehouse. He could easily pick out
“What can I do?” Dare yelled out to Maggie.
“Hold him for a minute!” Maggie said quickly. She waited until Dare held him securely before running across the room and grabbing a syringe.
Dare fought desperately to hold the small child without hurting him more. His little body was very strong under the power of the seizure that had hit him. Ignoring his pain, Dare tried to open herself up a little more to him, hoping to comfort him somehow. She was more than a little surprised when she felt her son’s beasts stir and reach out tentatively to the boy.
Maggie didn’t hesitate as she plunged the needle into the boy and waited breathlessly for the medicine to work. Counting the seconds, she was surprised that for once, it hadn’t taken quite as long to work as it normally did.
Dare held the slowly relaxing body of Tristan in her arms and little by little scooted up the bed until she rested her back against the wall, his little body cuddled against her chest.
Now that his body was calming and the pain subsiding slightly, Dare reached out farther to the child, not quite sure what she was doing.
“DO NOT!” Thorn screamed in her mind, forcing her to draw back in surprise.
“What is it?” Dare asked her beast.
“He is the son of a Relian and a human. His beast is dying. Our young ones can’t go through that kind of pain. It is as we were with our little Relian beast, only it is worse for him as his beast has been dying since their birth.” Thorn said sadly.
“Can we help?” Dare asked, fear for the child she knew making her squeeze him tightly to her chest as if to protect him.
“The doctor knows. I can scent it.” Thorn said gruffly, hating that any child was in pain.
Dare looked up to see Maggie wringing her hands as if afraid or worried. She gave Tristan another gentle squeeze, sending out waves of love to the child and could have sworn she felt a shimmer of response.
She almost missed the slight wince that Maggie made when she did. As if Maggie thought she would hurt Tristan. What the hell was going on?
“Tell me everything Maggie.” Dare said, her voice dangerously lower than she had intended it to be.
“I will; I promise. Just please put him down? He needs his rest.” Maggie said nervously.
Dare watched her friend act strangely around her for the first time in all the years she had known her. Even when she and Balduen had come back from captivity, Maggie had been one of the few that had never shown any fear of either of them. So what was scaring her so badly now?
Giving Tristan a gentl e kiss on his forehead, she tenderly moved out from behind him and laid him flat on the bed. She fluffed his pillows and covered his little body with the superhero comforter dislodged during his seizure. Grabbing the stuffed rabbit that had fallen to the floor, Dare picked it up and placed it under his arm before nodding to the other side of the room to Maggie.
When they reached the other side of the room, Dare turned quickly on her friend. Pinning her with a sharp look that spoke volumes, she repeated her demand. “Tell me everything. Now.”
*****
“Grai! They’re coming!” Traze yelled out moving to a sitting position as his fingers flew across his comm.
Everyone watched as the screens in the room became the views from the streets that surrounded the warehouse. Each screen reflected a different view, including an aerial.
Drew, Bree and Jane gave their head gear back to Ivint, Jax and Reven. The three women looked at Grai for a moment before heading out of the conference room. Obviously following a silent command.
“Sir, Viper and I can see them without the lens; we have our swords and can go outside and try to prevent them from entering.” Dread volunteered, not taking his eyes from the dark figures moving slowly along the shadows of the streets toward the warehouse. He could easily pick out
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