Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle by Aurora Starling

I reached out and took hold of his hand.

"It's going to be okay," I assured him. "Don't worry about me."

He frowned as he lowered his head to my eye level.

"I do nothing but worry about you," he confessed. His lips brushed across mine and I felt heat coursing through my body, making me blush. "I'll be right here the entire time."

I nodded.

"I know," I breathed before pulling back.

"Okay, do it," I said, giving her my arm.

She nodded and stepped closer to me.

"This might hurt," she said, holding up the longer needle.

I bit my lower lip and closed my eyes. I felt a sting in my arm, and I winced at the feeling. I was a big baby when it came to shots. The sting only grew more intense until she pulled the needle out of my arm and bandaged it. "There you go," she said as she started to put away her supplies.

my arm which was now bandaged, and

I said with a

going to take some time to kick in. Relax until the effects start

I nodded in response.

trailing behind her while Elliot slid into the bed beside me and wrapped his

so comfortable and

feeling discomfort in my arm. I wiggled in place, trying to get

asked, alarm clear

I murmured.

tingles shot through my arm and then a burning

Elliot gasped as my

It almost felt like my blood had caught on fire

panted and gasped for breath. I knew that Elliot was holding me and trying to speak soothing things into my ear, but I couldn't hear a thing he was saying while this pain was too much for

in a bed in a room that I didn't recognize. At least not at first. The longer I stared around the room and the images came into view, the more I started to recognize the area. My brother stood above me with a smile on

I asked; my voice

I wasn't even sure if he could hear me. Instead, he paced back and forth looking more irritated with each passing step. He turned to me and started to talk; he told me the story of our parents and how we ended up

me

that he never cared about