Chapter 35


    Chapter 35


    When I woke up, I actually didn’t expect to see Ryker. Some part of me thought that he had only said


    that in order to get me to sleep but when my mind came into focus; I was shocked to see Ryker sitting


    up on the bed with a bunch of papers in his hands and beside him.


    I knew he had to be ufortable as hell because I was draped all over his legs and he was seated


    up against the headboard and trying to do hist work without bothering me at all.


    I shifted in hisp and he immediately ceased all movements. I peered up at him and he immediately


    pushed the papers aside in favor of giving me all of his attention. I sat up trying to ignore the pounding


    headache I was feeling at the back of my skull and I offered him a small smile.


    “Hi,” I said sheepishly and I saw the corner of his lips quirk up.


    “Hi back,” I smiled at him, “How are you?”


    “I feel, better,” I paused before adding thest part wondering whether or not I should tell him about the


    headache but I stayed silent.


    He ran his hand down my cheek softly, “You still have a fever.”


    “It’s probably nothing,” I tried to assure him, “I’m sure it’ll go down on its own.”


    He frowned deeply, “I don’t want to take that chance.”


    He stood to his feet and I watched in silence as he rang the bell by his side of the bed. Shortly after


    ringing it, there was a knock on the door and Ryker opened it to reveal Eve holding a tray of food.


    She offered me a small smile as she ced the broth and bread on the table next to me. She bowed to


    me and then Ryker before exiting the room and leaving us draped inplete silence.


    Ryker moved over to my side of the bed and sat next to me. He ced the tray in myp and gestured


    for me to eat.


    “Have you eaten?” I couldn’t help but ask and I took his silence as an answer. “You should eat


    something.”


    “I will, don’t worry about me.”


    I frowned at him then handed him a piece of the garlic bread. He tried to refuse it at first but when he


    realized that I had no ns on eating unless he ate as well, he finally resigned and took it from me. We


    ate together in


    silence and I could honestly rate it as one of the best experiences we have had together.


    By the time we finished, my headache had gotten so much worse and I felt like someone was trying to


    split my head open and tear it into two. It was bing more difficult to hide and I had to bury my


    head in between my thighs because the brightness seemed to be making it worse. “Are you okay?”


    Ryker asked and I nodded, “B ullshit, what’s wrong?” “I think it’s the lights.” I said finally.


    I still wasn’t looking up but I heard him move around until I heard a soft click and I felt the room go into


    darkness. I still didn’t raise my head until I heard him draw the curtains shut. He had plunged the room


    intoplete darkness and although my headache was still there, I couldn’t help but feel grateful that


    he was willing to do this for me.


    “Thank you,” I breathed and he nodded but I could still feel the ridges. and tenseness of his skin.


    “I’m calling Lucy to check on you.” I opened my mouth toin but he cut me off, “Something is


    wrong with you whether you want to admit it or not and Lucy is going to tell us what it is.”


    I nodded finally because I knew it was the best deal I was going to get and I allowed him mind link the


    doctor. A part of me wondered if he was tired of all the house calls. If I had a wolf then I wouldn’t be


    getting sick. and having all these issues.


    As we waited for Lucy to arrive, he pulled me into his chest and stroked my hair and I suddenly


    remembered something.


    “How is Steven?” I asked, “I haven’t seen him around in a while.”


    “He’ll be here when I leave. I figured there was no need having him watching you when I was here too.


    Why did you ask?”


    “I just never got to thank him for helping me thest time he was here. I didn’t even know I was in heat


    and it would have ended badly.”


    “It would have if he wasn’t here.” Ryker agreed, “But I will be sure to ry your gratitude to him.”


    We stayed like that inplete silence until there was a knock on the door. Ryker went to open it and


    before he did, he turned on the lights again. I had gotten so used to the darkness that it took me a full


    minute with me blinking rapidly before I got used to the light.


    Lucy walked in wearing her usual doctor’s coat with a small bag in her


    hands. She offered me a warm smile as she made her way over to me and pressed her hand against


    my forehead.


    “How do you feel?” she asked and I shrugged, “Can you rate it on a scale of 1 to 5.”


    “Maybe a three,” I trailed off, “Or a three and a half. I don’t feel terrible but I don’t feel good.”


    She hummed to herself and took out some things from her bag. She checked my temperature and my


    reflexes but those seemed to be normal excluding my temperature which was a little above average.


    When she tried to sh her little light into my eyes, I winced because of how bright it was and how


    sensitive my eyes were.


    “Is it okay if I take a blood sample?” she asked and I nodded.


    I tried to ignore the needle as she brought it close to me. I’m not scared of needles but I would rather


    not have to look at them as they go into my skin and I have never been awake when someone poked a


    needle into me. I braced myself expecting the worst of the pain but it was barely a pr ick and she was


    done.


    “I will take this back to theb and run a few tests to see if I can figure out what’s wrong,” she said


    mostly to Ryker than to me, “In the meantime, I suggest a lot of air and sunlight. Maybe it’s just a


    twenty four hour virus and she will be fine soon.”


    “I’m sorry we had to drag you all the way out here.” I said softly and she waved me off.


    “Please, it was no problem at all.”


    She bowed to both of us and exited the room leaving both Ryker and I inplete silence once more.


    He stared at me for a full minute before he made his way over to me and held out a hand for me to


    take.


    I stared at him cautiously but I trusted him and I knew he wouldn’t hurt me so I took his hand and


    allowed him lead me out of the room. As we passed the living room, I caught Eve’s eye and she smiled


    at me as he pulled me out through the front doors.


    I realized the path we were taking and I paused mid step as I turned to stare at him.


    “I’m in my nightgown.” I reminded him, “Shouldn’t I have changed first?” “You’re at home Cami; you


    can wear whatever you want.”


    Dudzes was still a mystery to me in a lot of ways. I was shocked that he


    didn’t demand that I was impably dressed at all times. Tyson always used to demand that of his


    friends and everyone else. I have never seen Lisa look anything short of impably dressed and I


    worked in the pack house. But here I was walking around in a nightgown and slippers while Ryker


    wasn’t even remotely bothered by it.


    “If it makes you feel any better, I’m also in pajama pants,” I looked down at him and realized that he


    was wearing silk pajama pants.


    I could only imagine what a sight we were to behold walking around the woods at the back of the house


    in nothing but pajamas and slippers. If I had seen us a few months back, I would have said that we


    were crazy.


    We walked over to the littleke with the waterfall and Ryker pulled off his shirt and pants. I looked


    away when I realized he was naked underneath and I heard a ssh. By the time I turned back, he


    was in the waterpletely naked.


    “You shoulde in,” I shook my head vehemently making himugh; “I promise it isn’t that cold, and it


    might make you feel better.”


    I stared at him as I bit the inside of my cheek in contemtion. He did look like he was having fun but I


    wasn’t sure how eager I was to get inside the water naked.


    “I’m right here” he assured me, “Come.”


    “You have to turn around first.”


    I knew my request was impractical considering the fact that he had already seen me naked a handful of


    times but he obliged. He turned his back to me and even made a show of covering his eyes with his


    hands.


    I stripped off the gown and slowly made my way towards the water. I put


    my


    foot in first and I realized that he had lied earlier; the water was freezing cold. I slowly made my way


    deeper into the water until it covered everything that needed to be covered and I swam over to where


    Ryker was.


    “You can look now.”


    He turned around and I realized how close we were. I could feel his thigh brushing mine but it was


    almost as if he was making a deliberate effort to not have his body touch mine. I wondered why but I


    didn’t want to ask mainly because I didn’t want to break the spell.


    “You lied,” I said finally and his brows scrunched up in confusion, “You lied about the water, it is cold.”


    He threw his head back andughed. It was a heartyugh that had my


    insides squirming and turning around as if there was a tornado in there.


    “It got you toe in didn’t it?”Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.