spun his head and nailed Colton with a glare. “It was just a discussion on the possibility. I would never have an official crowning without Red.”
Colton tilted his head in that way that always reminded me he was a wolf. “Still, there were a few surprised faces as he jumped up in the middle of Canon’s boring as hell speech, opened a doorway and quick as anything disappeared.”
“Couldn’t have been that quick . You were on my ass the whole way here,” Brace muttered.
“If you were escaping, so was I. I hate all that ceremony stuff.”
I noticed for the first time how casually Colton was dressed. Just shorts and a fitted blue t-shirt, the same icy blue color as his eyes. Very different from the darkly formal Brace.
“What happened here?” Colton asked the question again .
Talina was the one who explained about our little experiment. Brace never took his eyes off me . At some point Lallielle had also returned. She was crouched on my other side, concern in her green eyes.
“So now Abby’s skin has healed over the remaining glass?” Lucy asked , her face falling.
Josian took a deep breath. “Yes, I ’m going to have to open her wounds again.”
“Do it.” I nodded. “Do it now before I freak out.”
Turmoil clouded Brace’s eyes. He reached out and took my hand, pulling it toward him until it rested against his heart. My mother had my other hand clutched in hers.
I’m here, baby. Just focus on my heartbeat. Stay here in our minds so I can shield you.
I gulped, trying to follow Brace’s advice, but all I could think about was what Josian was about to do back there. And when he was going to make the first cut.
“I can’t look,” Lucy said . “The last thing Abbs needs is me barfing on her.”
I was distracted then as the first touch of cold steel hit near my lower spine. I tensed , which only made it worse as the blade bit into my skin. My hands clenched as I gritted my teeth and tried to escape.
I’m here, let me shield you.
How? I practically begged, tears welling in my eyes.
His power burst into me, surrounding my mind with the strength and warmth of his will. The surge was unexpected and my own power rose to mingle with its mate. By the time I surfaced again, opening my eyes , Josian was speaking.
“I’m almost done, baby girl, just two more.”
Whatever Brace had done, I’d missed most of the agony.
Thank you, I mouthed at him. His eyes softened, his free hand reaching up to push back my loose curls.
The steel touched me again. I bit back a moan, looking around for a distraction.
“Where’s Lucy?” I asked Colton, who was leaning against the wall.
Talina was sitting next to him.
“She passed out.”
“Shut up,” Lucy interrupted him, her head popping up from the white couch. “I was just having a nap. I needed my five minutes’ beauty sleep.”
“Done ,” Josian said.
I heard the clink of steel hitting something.
Josian reached around and kissed me on the cheek. “You were brave.”
I laughed weakly. “Trust me , I was a big girl on the inside.”
“Let me clean you up ,” Brace said.
H e scooped me up in his arms. I clutched at my shirt to stop it from falling off me.
I felt no pain as Brace held me close . Now that the glass had been removed, my Walker healing had fixed me right up.
“Don’t forget to be back here early for Lucas’ thing,” Lucy said, her voice tinged with sarcasm and what sounded a little like envy.
“Yes, it ’s late now. You should rest until the morning.” Lallielle stepped forward to kiss my cheek. “Love you, darling.”
“I love you too,” I said , blowing a few random kisses around the room.
I felt like sharing the love. In fact , I kind of wanted to jump and sing and dance.
“What’s wrong with me?” I shook my head a few times.
Brace laughed. “It’s the energy-high from me, kind of a similar experience to drinking alcohol, but without the hangover.”
Colton sighed. “Once there was this princess
Colton tilted his head in that way that always reminded me he was a wolf. “Still, there were a few surprised faces as he jumped up in the middle of Canon’s boring as hell speech, opened a doorway and quick as anything disappeared.”
“Couldn’t have been that quick . You were on my ass the whole way here,” Brace muttered.
“If you were escaping, so was I. I hate all that ceremony stuff.”
I noticed for the first time how casually Colton was dressed. Just shorts and a fitted blue t-shirt, the same icy blue color as his eyes. Very different from the darkly formal Brace.
“What happened here?” Colton asked the question again .
Talina was the one who explained about our little experiment. Brace never took his eyes off me . At some point Lallielle had also returned. She was crouched on my other side, concern in her green eyes.
“So now Abby’s skin has healed over the remaining glass?” Lucy asked , her face falling.
Josian took a deep breath. “Yes, I ’m going to have to open her wounds again.”
“Do it.” I nodded. “Do it now before I freak out.”
Turmoil clouded Brace’s eyes. He reached out and took my hand, pulling it toward him until it rested against his heart. My mother had my other hand clutched in hers.
I’m here, baby. Just focus on my heartbeat. Stay here in our minds so I can shield you.
I gulped, trying to follow Brace’s advice, but all I could think about was what Josian was about to do back there. And when he was going to make the first cut.
“I can’t look,” Lucy said . “The last thing Abbs needs is me barfing on her.”
I was distracted then as the first touch of cold steel hit near my lower spine. I tensed , which only made it worse as the blade bit into my skin. My hands clenched as I gritted my teeth and tried to escape.
I’m here, let me shield you.
How? I practically begged, tears welling in my eyes.
His power burst into me, surrounding my mind with the strength and warmth of his will. The surge was unexpected and my own power rose to mingle with its mate. By the time I surfaced again, opening my eyes , Josian was speaking.
“I’m almost done, baby girl, just two more.”
Whatever Brace had done, I’d missed most of the agony.
Thank you, I mouthed at him. His eyes softened, his free hand reaching up to push back my loose curls.
The steel touched me again. I bit back a moan, looking around for a distraction.
“Where’s Lucy?” I asked Colton, who was leaning against the wall.
Talina was sitting next to him.
“She passed out.”
“Shut up,” Lucy interrupted him, her head popping up from the white couch. “I was just having a nap. I needed my five minutes’ beauty sleep.”
“Done ,” Josian said.
I heard the clink of steel hitting something.
Josian reached around and kissed me on the cheek. “You were brave.”
I laughed weakly. “Trust me , I was a big girl on the inside.”
“Let me clean you up ,” Brace said.
H e scooped me up in his arms. I clutched at my shirt to stop it from falling off me.
I felt no pain as Brace held me close . Now that the glass had been removed, my Walker healing had fixed me right up.
“Don’t forget to be back here early for Lucas’ thing,” Lucy said, her voice tinged with sarcasm and what sounded a little like envy.
“Yes, it ’s late now. You should rest until the morning.” Lallielle stepped forward to kiss my cheek. “Love you, darling.”
“I love you too,” I said , blowing a few random kisses around the room.
I felt like sharing the love. In fact , I kind of wanted to jump and sing and dance.
“What’s wrong with me?” I shook my head a few times.
Brace laughed. “It’s the energy-high from me, kind of a similar experience to drinking alcohol, but without the hangover.”
Colton sighed. “Once there was this princess
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