Heartless (Random Updates)

Chapter 71

"Rave?"

Raven blinked out of his thoughts as his Sunshine crouched down in front of him. "I can take over for a few hours, Rave," Corey whispered while smiling. "You need to get some sleep."

"Nyet," Raven glared. "I fine. You sleep."

"Raven, you need to sleep," Corey shook his head. "You refused once already and we let it go but it's been 20 hours now. You need sleep."

"I fine," Raven glared.

Corey sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair, "Rave, I love you. I really do but this stubborn streak of yours is really fucking irritating at times. Why must you fight us on this? It was hard enough just getting you to move to go to the bathroom." Corey sighed again before trying another tactic, "Look, you want to protect our wife, your kotenok, right?"

"Da," Raven glared. His sunshine was up to something.

"Well, you need to be at your best to do that, right?"

"Da."

"You can't be your best if you are exhausted," Corey pointed out. "Even a few hours are better than no hours of sleep, Rave."

Raven sighed, feeling the warm metal press into his neck with the heavy sigh. "I promise, Sunshine."

"You promised?" Corey's eyes narrowed in confusion. "Promised what?"

"I promise I nyet move," Raven explained. "I nyet move she in Silas arms. I protect her she sleep. She still sleep, I keep promise."

"Oh Raven," Corey sighed while smiling. "Our wife will understand. She will want you to–"

"NO!"

Raven instinctively moved the knife that was up against his knife away just in time as Jennifer jerked up screaming. If he didn't have the training that he did, it surely would have sliced his skin.

"You're okay, Angelos Mou," Silas said as he wrapped his arms around her from behind. "You're safe."

Her eyes scanned the room in a panic. "No," she whimpered as she tried to free herself from the binds holding her. "No, no, no."

"Kitten." Her body froze while her eyes still scanned the room. A large warm hand wrapped around her wrist. "Kitten, look slow."

Her gaze fell down to the warm hand then slowly trailed up to large dark eyes. "Bear," her voice cracked as she winced.

"Da, your Bear," he nodded. "Bad dream nyet real. Look slow."

"No real," she whispered. Her eyes moved behind the Russian to the twin and then the rest of the men standing around the room. "Real?"

"Yes," Owen said as he walked over to her. "We are really here, Darling."

She slowly lifted her hand out toward him and he took a step closer. Her eyes widened in shock as she watched the tip of the knife that she was holding press into his white button up shirt. "Knife."

"I'm fine, Darling," Owen said as the corner of his lips turned upward in a tiny smirk. "Ravenstahl's knife is not hurting me, I promise."

Her eyes darted over to Raven who had a proud grin on his face. "Da," he nodded. "I give you."

Jennifer rotated the knife over so the words engraved on the handle faced her. Memories filled her mind as her eyes lifted back to Owen. He watched her watch him with the utmost patience. Silence filled the room while everyone watched with held breathes to see what she would do next.

"Husband."

"Wife."

The knife fell to the bed as tears filled her eyes. Owen stepped closer and as the scent of Irish Spring surrounded her, she let out a sigh of relief, unbeknownst to her. Owen forced himself to not smirk once more hearing that sigh. He could tell she didn't realize she did it but that didn't matter to him, she still did it, even if it was her body saying it trusted them and not her mind. It was still a step closer to them and they would take it. It was only a matter of time before her brain caught up to what her body already knew, she was their girl, their wife, their goddess.

"Can I give you a check up, Sweetheart?" Sean asked as he stood next to Owen. "Please?"

"Raven, she's fine," Corey whispered, catching her attention. "Now you really need to get some sleep. You haven't slept the entire time she slept. You kept your promise. Now please let us protect her while you get some sleep. Please."

Her eyes moved back to Sean and Owen. Owen nodded, "He stayed awake the entire time you slept. The rest of us took shifts sleeping so someone was awake incase you had a nightmare or woke up. He refused to sleep so he could protect you."

"Raven," she spoke softly. He turned to face her. A soft smile formed, "Thank you."

A huge grin came from him, "Da."

"Sleep," she sighed. "Need sleep to protect me later."

The grin remained as he realized what she was saying. "Da, Kotenok," he nodded. "I sleep." He walked over to her and kissed her forehead. "Be good, let Doc work."

She frowned up at him, "Sleep."

He chuckled, "Da, Kotenok. I sleep."

"I don't know if you should feel offended or not that she replaced you," Brandon chuckled at his twin.

"I'm not replaced," Corey smiled while shaking his head. "And I have no problems with him listening to her instead of me right now. It won't always be this way."

Brandon chuckled, "Keep thinking that, Twin."