Chapter 41
Warmth was the first thing Cassidy felt as she came back to consciousness. It was an all encompassing warmth around her whole body as if she was wrapped in the softest of blankets. Nothing hurt and everything was peaceful as she zoned in and out of sleep. She could smell the forest and feel the gentlest of breezes teasing her hair. It was a dream she didn’t want to wake up from, she didn’t want to go back to the harsh reality of cold floors and isolation and she was happy to settle back into a light sleep again until the giggles of children woke her with a startled jerk of her body.
She stilled as she came to full awareness, her memories coming back of everything that happened in the last hour before she had gave in to the alpha of BlackStone. Her heart began to beat rapidly and her hands clenched the bed underneath of her before she froze and then spread her hands over the soft sheets. Her eyes opened and she looked down at her human form and a soft cry of relief escaped her. She was alive, and she was back in her own body! Slowly, she mentally checked every part of her body. She was still a little sore in her shoulder and neck, but her wounds had healed and she was in one whole piece.
The giggles and laughs of children again caught her attention and she turned her head towards the sound. Windows lined one wall of the room she was in, four of them from floor to ceiling and all open to the outdoors and a breeze teased the sheer curtains that were drawn for privacy. It was then that it really dawned on her that she was no longer in the prison or in the kennel she had been trapped in.
Grabbing the blankets to get up out of the bed and see just what kind of situation she was in now, Cassidy had only got as far as sitting upright before there was a soft thud of a body against the door and a low growl. “Damn it..” She whispered and laid back down quickly, She needed to get a game plan on how to get out of here, but she wasn’t ready to go to war with anyone just yet. She had closed her eyes almost all the way, peeking out from under her lashes as the handle turned and the door cracked open. Cass could see just through the door, a large body leaning to the side briefly. “Ill see you tonight.” The one at the door said to another that was walking away, the sound of the voice making Cassidy catch her breath. She thought she would never see the owner of that voice again.
Jett got through the door, had shut it before he turned around and was nearly tackled to the ground by the slip of a female that had damn near turned the entire pack inside out over the last several days. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around Cassidy, holding her tight. “Good morning princess.” He said affectionately.
Cassidy was not sure she heard right, thought maybe she had misheard and just imagined she heard Jett’s voice again. Relief and happiness washed through her when his body came through that door and nothing was going to stop her from going to him. She came out of the bed without a sound and rushed over to Jett and when he turned around she threw herself at him, clinging to the man she had grieved for and thought had been killed.
“Oh my god… I thought you were gone. I thought they killed you!” She cried out, wrapping her arms around Jett tightly as if she wasn’t going to let him g She lifted her head, happy tears and a bright smile on her face as she looked up at Jett who was returning the smile just the same.
“I am very much alive Cassi. Very much so. Lets get you back to bed, you have been through a hell of a lot.” Jett said and guided Cassidy back to the bed, getting her sat down and he making her comfortable before he pulled a chair from the wall and parked it next to the bed. “Do you need anything? Water? he asked, already going to the other side of the bed where there was a mini fridge under the night table. He pulled out a bottle of water and opened it, handing it over to Cassidy and as she drank deeply, he went back to the chair and sat down.
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.