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Outside in the base a path in the stone floor Up and back Up and back While he heard absolutely nothing through the door to the bedroo--no screa or curses hopefullypain

He&039;d texted Rehvenge and told the et her back to the compound He didn&039;t mention the basement place, however Clearly she wanted to keep this private, because if Rehv had known about it, the guy would have insisted on co cabin

After checking his watch, John raked his hands through his hair again and wondered how bonded e and Z handled shit like this--Christ, Z had had to go through watching Bella give birth How the hell did they--

The door opened and he wheeled around, his soles squeaking on the floor

Doc Jane was grio to the co in the Escalade--can you see if he&039;s there?"

John signed, Is she okay?

"She&039;s been through a lot Go check if the car&039;s there, will you? And you&039;re going to have to carry her out, okay? I don&039;t want her walking and I&039; a stretcher because we don&039;t need to cause a scene on the street"

John didn&039;t fuck around and bolted out of the baseine running, was the SUV Behind the wheel, there was a flare of orange as V took an inhale from his hand- rolled

The Brother put his n "We taking her in?"

John nodded once and rushed back inside

When he came up to the door of Xhex&039;s room, it was closed, so he knocked softly

"One minute," Doc Jane called out, her voice muffled "Okay"

He opened up and found Xhex still on her side A towel had been wrapped around her and a fresh sheet draped her from head to foot

Christ he wished her skin offered a little more contrast to all that white shit

John approached and thought it was odd He&039;d never seen himself as taller than her before Now he towered and not just because she was prone

I&039; the words

Her eyes locked on his and then she nodded and tried to sit up As she struggled, he bent down and scooped her into his arh

When he straightened, Doc Jane quickly flipped the covers on the bed into a fold and motioned toward the door

The stiffness in Xhex&039;s body was costing her energy and he wanted to tell her to relax, but even if he&039;d had a voice, that would have been a waste She wasn&039;t the kind to be carried under any circumstances, by anyone

At least nor, and outside, the three yards that it took for him to cross the sidewalk to the SUV ice that far

V hopped out from behind the wheel and opened the rear door "She can stretch out here I put down blankets before I left"

John nodded and went to lay her on the soft nest that had been made

Her hand reached up and locked onto his shoulder "Stay with me Please"

He froze for a split second and then with brute strength, he stepped up and in while keeping his hold on her Settling in ard but eventually he got theainst the wall of the car&039;s interior with his legs bent at the knees and her in his lap, cradled against his chest