Ari's Reverse Harlem Part 2

Chapter 19 Edison

Edison

"Come let's get you home." I whisper against her hair, pulling her into my arms. While Square mumbles the spell for the portal.

Even though she still looks breathtaking to me, I know she could go for a long nap and an even longer shower to scrub off the scent of Jamie. The thought of him touching her makes me want to bring him back to life just to kill him again. "Do you need me to carry you, my little wolf?" I question

I could see she wants to resist being babied but I hope she realizes it's just as much for me, as it is for her. I can tell she's emotionally and physically drained.

When she quickly nods her head, joy blooms inside of me. I'm thankful she is allowing me to help her. "I appreciate it, thank you Edison." She whispers against my chest.

"Don't mention it. I look for any reason to have you in my arms." I reply, before picking her up in my arms, carrying her bridal style.

We walk through the portal, once Square finishes the spell. We don't go back to the shelter. We go to my Penthouse instead. I can tell Marie is surprised by the change in scenery but after Square had a mini breakdown after Marie left, there's not much left of the shelter to go back to. We decided it would be for the best if she didn't return until we fixed it back up. I preferred her here anyways. I truly don't care if we ever fix that damn thing.

She lifts up her head to look around, I see she quickly regrets the actions. The wince expression she has is a telltale sign she is in pain.

"Are you ok, my little wolf? What's wrong?"

"My head is pounding." Is the only thing she says, with her eyes closed and her head buried into my chest. "I wish I could say everything was OK but my head is killing me." She finishes

"I wish I could heal you myself but I've only concentrated on spells that cause destruction and never wasted my time learning healing spells, that's more of Square's forte... Square!" I call out "Marie is still in pain, her head is killing her. Are you able to heal head pain?"

"I will definitely try. Were you having this pain when I healed your neck?" He questions.

I can tell she was about to shake her head but she thought better of it. "No, it just started hurting a little bit before we walked through the portal." She answers

"I wonder if it's one of the side effects from the wolfbane?" Square asks

"Or from the tranquilizer." She mumbles

I stiffen next to her. I can already feel my fangs extending, wanting to tear another piece off of Jamie. When I look across to Square, over Marie's shoulder, I can tell he's thinking the same things as me. How can we bring that SOB back to life just to torture and kill that mother fucker? "I can't believe he shot you with a tranquilizer." I'm fuming mad. "I never liked him, and his story didn't sit right with me. I shouldn't have let him stay there. It's my fault this a happened to you." I say, pulling her tighter against my chest.

"Please don't. If anyone is to blame, it's me. I put myself in that situation. I'm so thankful for you and Square for saving me, when I wasn't able to save myself." She looks into my eyes, making sure I understand how she feels.

Square closes the gap between us. "If anyone is to blame it's me. I fought for him to stay, even though I quickly regretted it. I thought I was looking out for a lone wolf with no one to turn to. Considering my past and how much my family helped werewolves, I felt like I had to help. Looking back on it now, I do find the timing suspicious."

"How so?" Marie lifts her head from my chest to look at Square.

"He basically came into the shelter the same week I noticed you sleeping at the gym. Now that I think about, he must have seen an opportunity to observe you, like I did from the shelter. Damn it. I can't believe I was so stupid." Square yells out. Causing Marie to jump in my arms. I know he didn't mean to scare her. We're all on edge but that doesn't prevent me from sending him a death glare.