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“We are going to start our life together, in this house, once I make sure whoever is doing this shit is dead.”
“Okay,” I whisper.
“I am going to mark you and be tied permanently to you once that happens,” he says.
“Yes,” I agree. My bear rolls over in my head, ready now.
“I want you to get some sleep.”
“Okay,” I repeat.
We take turns in the bathroom before settling in bed. Quinn shuts the blankets at the foot of it so we are cocooned inside. My heart melts.
He pulls me close, his body in the same position as every night, sheltering mine. He kisses my forehead, palms the back of my head, and pulls my face to his chest.
I am lulled to sleep, listening to his steady heartbeat, with the confidence that he will always be beside me.
Chapter Eighteen
Quinn
Iwait until I am certain she is asleep before I attempt to move. I slowly remove my arms and ease back, sitting beside her. She doesn’t stir as I place my pillow against her, hoping my scent and warmth will linger. I cover her with the blankets, tucking them around her securely.
I ease off the bed and get dressed.
I’m hoping she won’t be too mad when she wakes without me, or, worse, be scared. I never want her to be scared again; that’s why I have to do this.
I grab my phone and look at the messages I have heard popping up for twenty minutes.
Bash has a location.
Fucker can’t run anymore.
I send texts to Micah, Heath, Bash, Kade, and Cash.
I take one last look at the bed. Even though I can’t see her slight form through the wall of blankets, I can hear her steady breathing.
I shut the door, move through the house quickly, and step out on the porch. I close my eyes for a minute to relive the magic of my time with my mate. She gives me everything I want and need. Her beauty in pleasure is implanted in my brain. Her scent covers me, and it satisfies me immensely. I know I need to let it all go in order to do what I need to do. I have to lock the experience away for now and become emotionless again. My bear snarls in my head, not ready to leave our mate, but we both know we have to keep her safe. She isn’t until I confront my past and kill the threat to our future.
I open my eyes when I sense Heath and Micah. I wait at the top of the stairs.
“What’s going on?” Heath asks.
“Bash has a general location. The phone was left on, probably on purpose,” I say.
“What are we waiting for?” Micah asks.
“I was waiting for both of you, but you aren’t coming with me,” I inform them.
“Why wouldn’t we?” Heath narrows his eyes. “Do you not trust us after all?”
“I do trust you. That’s why I’m leaving my mate in your care,” I snarl. They both rock back. “I want both of you to stay here and guard my mate with your life. You two are the most powerful beings I know. I am trusting you with my life.” I point to the front door. “If anything happens to her, I won’t go on. She is it for me, and I can’t imagine not having her. I will take Kade and Cash with me, but they will hang back. Whoever this is wants me alone. I don’t want to scare them off before I can get my hands on them.”
The silence is deafening. They stare at me, a million emotions working in their eyes.
“What do you want us to say when she wakes?” Micah asks.
“You tell her that I will be back soon. That everything will be fine.”