Chapter 9: Kaylani

I watch amazed, as I always am when there’s a crisis and my mate takes charge, facing off against Ancalagon or anyone who gets in the way of him helping those who are injured, directing others to get him the information he needs, and continuing to look after his patient while keeping up with everything that’s going on around him. As usual, I’m utterly in awe of this man.

To watch him, to listen to him, you’d never know that he was worried sick about losing his patient. But then, he’ll reach out to me, need to touch me to help keep him grounded. I know that’s the reason because I need it to. He may not recognize the mate bond the way I do, but he definitely feels the impact of our mate bond.

“How long before we know for sure if Amne is going to be okay?” I ask him.

“I need to run more tests and I’ll need to stay with her today to make sure she stays stable,” he says.

I look at the clock. “You have class today, Everett. I’ll stay with her. Take her blood and get the tests started. If an