“Ppenny? Emmmy?” | tried to keep the shiver out of my voice.


    “Everyone is fine. Penny has a broken her arm but she is fine. You saved Emmy when you rolled over


    the one rogue and she was


    able to finish the other one off. We got there just in tfor one of my men to jump in and save you.”


    “One of your men?” | asked, confused.


    “l had sguys scouting an area. They were only a few minutes away form your location. | swear to


    everything that is holy. If you


    ever fucking crash again and | am on the phone with you...” Alec shook his head. | felt the despite,


    almost scared feeling he had.


    “The jeep would have kept us safe if Penny’s window wasn’t down. You did a great job reinforcing it.” |


    tried to reassure him.


    “Penny and Emmy want to cin.” Colt said quietly.


    “They can cin.”


    Colt opened the door and Emmy stuck her head in. “Are you okay?” She asked quietly. Slowly, they


    made their way inside.


    “Please tellour dresses survived?” | asked. Alec snorted but refused to let go of my hand.


    “They did.” Emmy smiled at me.


    “I''m so sorry!” Penny had a tear stained face as she walked up to me. “I was feeling a little hot and


    wanted sair.” A fresh wave


    of tears ran down her face.


    “It''s okay! Don’t cry. It wasn’t your fault those rogues hit us.”


    “Alec, those weren''t rogues.” Emmy said, firmly as she looked at Alec.


    “We know.” Alec said. The anger that filled him was intense.


    “You know?” | asked, looking at him.


    “Colt got a good look at them. Between them and the ones that attack his pack, something is going on.”


    Alec said but we fell quiet


    as the nurse cin to change my LV.


    “How are you feeling?” She smiled warmly at me.


    “Like I''ll never get warm.” | was so cold that my bones were shivering.


    “In time. your tempature is already improving so good. I''m going to take an x-ray of your ankle real


    quick.”


    Everyone moved off to the side as she ced something under my ankle. Moving the machine over


    me, she positionedjust


    right and clicked the button. The x-ray instantly showed up on the screen.


    “Yeah, we need to reset it. Do you wantto numb it before | do it?”


    “No, just do it.” | said as | squeezed Alec’s hand harder. Colt cover and took my other hand.


    “On the count of th-" She snapped it quickly. A sharp pain shot up my leg but | didn’t cry out. Instead,


    my jaw clenched shut as |


    tried to steady my breathing. “Impressive. Most people can’t handle that.”


    “That isn’t my first joint to be out of ce.” | said before | realized what | said. Her body froze for a


    second before she decided to


    ignore thatment.


    “You will need a boot but you will probably be healed in a few days. Don’t over do it.”


    “No cast?” Colt asked.


    “She will heal before we could even get her back to take if off. A boot will keep it in ce to heal. It''s


    pretty minor so a boot will be


    fine.” She typed a few things out and then looked at me. “I''ll get it and sclothes for you. I''ll be back to


    get you discharged.”


    “Thank you.” | said as she walked out the door.


    “Who do you think is behind it all?” Penny asked. Looking over, she was holding onto Colt’s arm with


    her good arm. The fear in her


    eyes was clear.


    “Hard to say.” Alec said quietly.


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    “The weird thing was there was only four. It’s like it was nned but very poorly.” | kept feeling like |


    was missing something.


    “Like they underestimated your abilities.” Colt was still clearly pissed off.


    “Exactly.”


    “Everyone is dead. Who else would want to cafter us?” Emmy asked.


    “Someone from Italy?” Penny asked.


    “Doubt it but | guess it''s possible.


    “Why don’t you guys bring the car around. My 1.V is almost done and | want to get out of here as soon


    as | can. | want want to see


    my daughter.”


    “Ice...” Emmy looked nervous. “...you almost died. You DID die. A-are you okay?”


    “| thought the sappy Emmy went away after she gave birth?” | gave her a look that made her smile.


    “That was not a good look on me.” Emmyughed as she turned and walked out.


    Penny followed her but Colt stopped and looked at me. “Ice?”


    | gave him a weak smile and tired to tell him that | loved him and | was okay. He must have gotten the


    message and nodded at me


    before looking at Alec. “I''ll be byter this evening after she gets settled.”


    “Sounds good.” Alec muttered before Colt walked out.


    “Kristen...” Alec shook his head like he couldn''t find the words to say what he wanted to say.


    “I''m okay.” | tried to tell him again.


    “You''re not. You thought you were back being tortured by Darin.” Alec looked atlike | stabbed him in the


    heart.


    “It was the sthing. Joint out of ce, | was barely alive and | wasn’t aware of what was going on around


    me. Alec, | looked up


    and saw the hole getting further and further away. Memories of you and Adalynn shed before my


    eyes. | should have died but


    you saved me. You savest tand you savedthis time. You are my hero.”


    | tried to reach over and kiss him but my body was too sore. “Don’t move.” Alec sighed and kissed my


    forehead.


    “| want to go to bed with you and justy there.”


    “We can. However, we need to get your home. You can take a long hot shower and the curl up in front


    of the fire.”


    “We could do what we didst night... that will warmright up.” | tried to look seductively at him.