| lean into Bronx and snuggle into the crook of his arm, draping my arm over his chest. He takes his hand and weakly pats me on the arm.

 

“Baby, | need you to hear me out. Okay?” his voice is still scratchy and quiet.

 

“Bronx, you need to rest,” | protest.

 

“Don't worry, she put plenty of morphine in that drip, I'll be asleep soon, but | have to get this out first. Please.”

 

| sit up so | can look him in the eye.

 

“| fucked up, Kas. | should have told you what was going on,” he tells me all about his theory of my visions having to do with Ryan and that | needed to be distressed to have one. He thought it was going to be the only way to get ahead of Ryan and stop him from whatever he was planning after the packhouse fire. So he and Milo cooked up an insane plan to trigger a vision and set it into action. They knew the rogue attacks were a distraction being planned by Ryan, but they needed proof.

 

"The last rogue we interrogated said they were waiting for you to shift so they could alert their master and he could catch you. So, Milo intentionally weakened our defenses on the northeast border. When you shifted, we chased you and drove you in that direction. All we had to do was herd Lex to that area without her knowing. It worked exactly to our plan, except for the part where | fell off a cliff. His words were soft and slurry as the morphine started to take effect.

 

"Go to sleep, Bronx. You've given me a lot to think about here. We'll talk about how mad | am when you're out of intensive care."

 

He nodded and closed his eyes, “I’m so sorry, Kas. I’m supposed to protect you not hurt-”

 

into soft snores before he finishes but he

 

to

 

least and I’m not going to let Lex lose her shit again. | push her to the back of my mind and cut off

 

| understand his reasoning but that doesn't mean | have to agree with it. There are a ton of other ways he and Milo

 

me. Now | have doubts as to whether her friendship

 

thinking while | get clean. Bronx is going to be napping for a while. He won't miss me. | quietly call Marco, who takes me back down the hallway. The doctor comes into my room half an hour later and does a quick cneck-up. Lex healed me

 

to tell you how much | appreciate your patience with me. You're the best warriors a girl could have

enough,” | say to them with sincerity, “If it's okay with you, I'm going to tell Bronx | want you two to train me. Like, actual training, not just defensive. | need to know how to protect myself in all situations.

 

he steps forward, "Luna, it

 

what is it

 

her away. She loves you so much. She didn’t want to have to keep tabs on you

 

the Alpha out of

 

It would mean a lot to

 

days ago. Why does it seem like showers seem to go by in a heartbeat when you have a lot on your mind? When | step out, | realize | was there for almost an hour. | sit

 

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