"Yeah now I don't know if I can trust him"
I shake my head
"He won't hurt her Carter, he loves her like a sister. If you're worried, talk to caiden. He was 10 years older than Baylee."
He nods wiping his face but it was clear we were both crying. Carter clears his throat and opens the door.
"I'm going to shower, this door stays open no exceptions"
Ghost runs in with snow and they jump on the bed beside her
"Dude chill shes like a little sister who I dote on and nothing more then that you can do your voodoo on me and see"
Carter's jaw ticks and he flexes his hands
"And why do you think it's ok to call me dude and stop rolling your eyes at me or I'll fire you"
Carter stomps out of the room and I chuckle shaking my head as dads come to the door
"Now he knows what it feels like"
I roll my eyes at them this time
"Oh please it's not the same, he is 10 years older than her"
"Yes, and it would have been better if Carter was older than you, he would have at least had boundaries"
I roll my eyes and kiss her head
"Whatever, I need a shower and coffee, let me know if she wakes up"
—————
After showering and cleaning ourselves up we return to Adlai's bedroom to check on her, Gerald is laying across the bottom of the bed on his phone as she sleeps, both pups lay up around her and she was cuddling into them.
"Has she woke up since?"
He drops his phone and shakes his head
"No, she rolled onto her side but that's all"
"You can head home now"
Carter tells him taking a seat on the bed beside her. Gerald snorts shaking his head
"Hell no I'm staying here, can't trust any of them to guard her and I sure as hell ain't leaving her now. No I'll sleep on the floor"
I cover my mouth with my hand to stop the smile as Carter glares at him
"Well they are not watching her I am, or do you think I'm incompetent too?"
"No I don't, but I'm her protector and I'm staying and if you kick me out I'll sleep on the damn doorstep"
He sits up and tells him straight to his face, I suppress the giggle that I so desperately want to let free. At least the boy had balls
"I'm getting really sick and tired of the way you talk to me, I'm your alpha, your king and her father"
"And I'm her mate. If this was the other way around what would you do?"
I watch for Carter's reaction and chew my lip as he sighs shaking his head angrily
"Fine, yes I wouldn't leave. But start talking to me the way you use to or I'll command your ass to stand on a pole for 30 days without food or water in your underwear and I'll make sure they are white"
I snort and laugh hysterically as Geralds eyes widen in shock as he takes in what Carter says and for just a tiny second I see Carter's lips tip up slightly but it happened so fast if I didn't know him so well you would never have known that he found his fear amusing
"Now that you have scared the boy half to death you can take the room next door"
He shakes his head
"Nah it's fine I'll sleep on the floor"
"Mummy?"
Her little voice was weak as she wakes up then she starts to sob as I run to her side
"I'm here baby"
"Mummy I was so scared"
She cries so I lift her and pull her into my chest. She sobs into my shoulder as Carter kisses her head
"I know baby, we were so scared too"
Carter whispers, hugging us both. My body suddenly starts to relax knowing she was ok, it was the middle of the night now and we had all been so damn worried about her that nobody could sleep.
"Will they come back and take me again"
She asks, I pull back so I can see her face
"Never baby, not ever. And if anyone ever tries to take you again you do that sucky thing you do and that will stop them"
"What sucky thing?"
I frown looking to Carter
"Where you started to take their souls?"
"I don't remember that"
She looks puzzled as she stretches her arms and whimpers
"What's wrong"
I ask, pushing her hair from her face. We washed her body and hair at the hospital but she really should have a bath because her hair was full of dried blood and mud.
"It hurts, my bones hurt"
I feel for her pain and flinch, her bones were so brittle each break left a line in the bone and each line or scare had added pressure on it because her bones were more brittle than normal so any extra strain would hurt her.
I was right, she may never play again. I take her pain or as much as i possibly could but she would need some pain relief too.
"After breaking so many bones it's going to hurt Adlai, but I'll take as much as I can away. I'll get you pain relief for the rest tomorrow but for tonight you need to sleep. Gerald is going to sleep on your floor ok?"
She nods, kissing both our cheeks then she rolls into a ball hugging onto the wolves and she starts to relax. I squeeze Carter's hand and leave the room, I could feel his hesitation but he needed sleep, we all did.
I lift my phone as I enter and head to the closet and I send Ailm a quick text to get some of her medication made for kids for Adlai.
Then I text caden and explain the situation with Gerald and I ask him to come see Carter to ease his mind a little then I strip off and pull on one of Carter's shirts and some baggy shorts then I climb into bed and allow my brain to slowly turn off as Carter joins me, keeping the door open so we could hear her if we needed to.
——————
Geralds POV
It had been hours since Adlai woke up but my mind was tormented by the thoughts of the day, I knew I felt a pull to her, I knew that I would keep her safe no matter what, when I told my parents I gave up on a scholarship to John Hopkins to babysit a little girl they nearly had a heart attack.
They have always been so dedicated to my education so it was a hard pill to swallow and they thought something weird about it but they let me do it, I had put it off for a year so I could always just take the year and see where I am then, but today when they took her it was like my life slowly started to drip away, my life ended right then and there and that's when my wolf lurched forward and told me the truth, he told me she was our mate.
But it was so bitter sweet, yes I get to be her guard but only until she dies because that's what she's doing. Dying in front of my very eyes and I could do nothing to help the situation or change her luck. Nothing but keeping her safe and happy with a smile on her face until that day comes.
"Gerry, are you awake?"
I hop up surprised
"I am, but princess you should be sleeping"
She looked so tired and weak it broke my heart. She was like a little sister that I would do anything for. I stand up and sit on the bed beside her.
YOU ARE READING
The accomplishment of light
Werewolf#######READERS BEWARE!####### THIS BOOK CONTAINS *Graphic sexual scenes *Death *Gore *possible Abuse *Triggering behaviour and bad language. ############################### What do you do when you lose the love of your life? How do you act? How ca...
