head no. She was not trying to be difficult ; she truly was concerned that it would just come back up.
“I guess I can give Cal a call. He works at the hospital. I’m sure he’d be more than happy to come over and give you a shot of something.” Phil looked over Dani’s head at Portia.
Portia reached up and took the cup from Phil. She wrapped her arm around Dani’s shoulders. “Open your mouth, please, or nothing will stay in your system and we will have to call for someone else.”
Dani shook her head again , and then Phil leaned down and firmly squeezed her nostrils together. She glared up at him but could do little else as her mouth eventually popped open and Portia poured the liquid down her throat. She felt like a little kid being given icky-tasting medicine .
Dani felt Phil pick her up and set her down carefully on the bed . The medication immediately quieted her stomach and she felt the cramps ease. Dani yawned as Portia pressed next to her and draped her long hair over Dani’s shoulder .
“You are so cold, Dani , please let me and Phil keep you warm. We don’t want you to get any sicker.” Portia wrapped her arms around Dani’s waist.
Dani wanted to argue but her teeth were chattering. She could not remember a time in her life that she had been this cold. She opened her mouth and then closed it without protest. Phil lay on the other side of her and Dani stiffened.
“Just try to get some rest. Mason will be back in the morning and he will take care of you. Please don’t fight us any more tonight.” Phil moved so that his body was touching hers.
Dani said nothing as he linked his hand in hers. She felt oddly safe in between the two wolves , and for the first time Dani began to feel like she was home. The icy feeling that had spread through her was now a distant memory as the heat of the other two combined together and wrapped around her body like a robe. She sighed into Phil’s back and let herself drift off to sleep.
* * *
Someone was rubbing small circles on her back. Dani opened her eyes and turned. The blond wolf, Portia, was sitting next to her.
“How’s your stomach?” Portia had re moved her hand and was staring at her.
Dani let out a breath. “I’m okay now, it’s just that I’m not used to …” s he faltered. She wasn’t used to any of this. Dani had never had that comfort, or someone to care for her when she was sick, and certainly not someone to discipline her. They feel like family. Her brain offered the word hesitantly. How could two people that she just met feel like family?
Portia shrugged. “I don’t know you, Dani , and I won’t pretend that being part of pack is all about running free without any repercussions. I just want you to realize that what Phil and I did for you last night is what we would do for anyone here. We took care of you when you really needed it. ” She smiled warmly at Dani and patted her leg. “I really hope that you can learn to trust us.”
“Mason is no longer giving me a choice , ” Dani grumbled.
Portia scoffed. “How could you not want to be here? I’m not telling you to drink the Kool-Aid, Dani , I’m giving you reality. T he only strength we truly have is in a pack. ” She shook her head. “It never ends well when a female tries to make it on her own. There are an unusual amount of hunters in the area. It’s just not safe!”
“Listen, I’ve been on my own —”
“Damn your past!” Portia snapped and stood up. “Nothing in your past can possibly teach you how to be a part of a pack.”
Dani fought the urge to growl. She was technically not part of the pack yet and had no authority over Portia. She glared for a moment before getting up and grabbing her duffle bag.
Portia flopped back down on the bed. “Mason wants you to be the leader of the females. He wants to make you his. I just wish you could see how excited we are.”
Dani found an outfit and shrugged it on , then turned back toward the bed. “I
“I guess I can give Cal a call. He works at the hospital. I’m sure he’d be more than happy to come over and give you a shot of something.” Phil looked over Dani’s head at Portia.
Portia reached up and took the cup from Phil. She wrapped her arm around Dani’s shoulders. “Open your mouth, please, or nothing will stay in your system and we will have to call for someone else.”
Dani shook her head again , and then Phil leaned down and firmly squeezed her nostrils together. She glared up at him but could do little else as her mouth eventually popped open and Portia poured the liquid down her throat. She felt like a little kid being given icky-tasting medicine .
Dani felt Phil pick her up and set her down carefully on the bed . The medication immediately quieted her stomach and she felt the cramps ease. Dani yawned as Portia pressed next to her and draped her long hair over Dani’s shoulder .
“You are so cold, Dani , please let me and Phil keep you warm. We don’t want you to get any sicker.” Portia wrapped her arms around Dani’s waist.
Dani wanted to argue but her teeth were chattering. She could not remember a time in her life that she had been this cold. She opened her mouth and then closed it without protest. Phil lay on the other side of her and Dani stiffened.
“Just try to get some rest. Mason will be back in the morning and he will take care of you. Please don’t fight us any more tonight.” Phil moved so that his body was touching hers.
Dani said nothing as he linked his hand in hers. She felt oddly safe in between the two wolves , and for the first time Dani began to feel like she was home. The icy feeling that had spread through her was now a distant memory as the heat of the other two combined together and wrapped around her body like a robe. She sighed into Phil’s back and let herself drift off to sleep.
* * *
Someone was rubbing small circles on her back. Dani opened her eyes and turned. The blond wolf, Portia, was sitting next to her.
“How’s your stomach?” Portia had re moved her hand and was staring at her.
Dani let out a breath. “I’m okay now, it’s just that I’m not used to …” s he faltered. She wasn’t used to any of this. Dani had never had that comfort, or someone to care for her when she was sick, and certainly not someone to discipline her. They feel like family. Her brain offered the word hesitantly. How could two people that she just met feel like family?
Portia shrugged. “I don’t know you, Dani , and I won’t pretend that being part of pack is all about running free without any repercussions. I just want you to realize that what Phil and I did for you last night is what we would do for anyone here. We took care of you when you really needed it. ” She smiled warmly at Dani and patted her leg. “I really hope that you can learn to trust us.”
“Mason is no longer giving me a choice , ” Dani grumbled.
Portia scoffed. “How could you not want to be here? I’m not telling you to drink the Kool-Aid, Dani , I’m giving you reality. T he only strength we truly have is in a pack. ” She shook her head. “It never ends well when a female tries to make it on her own. There are an unusual amount of hunters in the area. It’s just not safe!”
“Listen, I’ve been on my own —”
“Damn your past!” Portia snapped and stood up. “Nothing in your past can possibly teach you how to be a part of a pack.”
Dani fought the urge to growl. She was technically not part of the pack yet and had no authority over Portia. She glared for a moment before getting up and grabbing her duffle bag.
Portia flopped back down on the bed. “Mason wants you to be the leader of the females. He wants to make you his. I just wish you could see how excited we are.”
Dani found an outfit and shrugged it on , then turned back toward the bed. “I
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