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.

now bandaged, and

happening," I said with a

at me. "It's going to take some time to kick in.

I nodded in response.

room with Dr. Scott trailing behind her while Elliot slid into

comfortable and

discomfort in my arm. I wiggled in place, trying to get comfortable, but my arm was starting to go numb. I frowned as

you okay?" Elliot asked,

think so," I murmured. "I'm not entirely

as tingles shot through my arm and then a burning sensation erupted around me,

gasped

almost felt like my blood had caught on

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 me to handle.

was no longer in the clinic, I was lying in a bed in a room that I didn't recognize. At least not at first. The longer I stared around the

going on?" I asked; my voice

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 separated at birth He told me the

wanted me

to prove that Elliot wasn't coming for me and that he never cared