The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter 205

Chapter Two Hundred Five

BARTLETT

“Hello,” I whisper as Rose’s dark brown eyes sparkle with something like recognition.)

her?

She’s awake? Did I wake h

I should check the EKG monitor, but I don’t have it in me to rip my eyes away. Not while she’s looking at me like I’m her savior. My chest is thumping so madly that for a moment I’m concerned, but then I realize it’s my heart that’s thudding, not hers.

Although the beeping of the EKG has steadied, I know that brief spike in her heart rate is going to bring a nurse running. We only have seconds before we’re disturbed, so I need to replace the bandages and make everything look normal.

I go to reach for her neck and replace the bandages, but she whimpers and 1 freeze

I go to reach for

Her eyes go instantly heavy, like something is dragging her back down into the abyss. She whispers, “I remember you.”

What? How

kissed me,” she adds softly.

A smile tugs across my lips and I’m about to explain when her body suddenly shudders, her back arching off the bed as her breathing becomes erratic and the ERG goes wild

“What’s wrong?” I snap, my eyes shooting toward Quinn as I reach for her.

He shakes his head and shrugs, “I–I don’t know! I’ve never marked anyone!”

“You didn’t mark your mate? I stage whisper and Quinn shakes his head feebly. Rose’s body is quaking when I turn back to her. “Shit!” I

growl.

Doing the only thing I can think to do that might help, I reach for her hand, squeezing it to let her know that I’m there as she writhes on the bed. The sparks between us are stronger now, igniting across my palms and buzzing warmth up my arm.

Rose’s eyes flare wide for a moment, then she looks at me and says in a tearful voice, “Don’t leave me.” Then her eyes fall closed again and

she stills

“Holy shit!” Quinn heaves,

“Rose?” I prompt her, my eyes trained on her face for any sign that she might hear me. She doesn’t stir, but the EKG resumes its steady beeping, so I at least know she’s still alive.

“Someone’s coming.” Quinn warns smoothly, dropping into the chair just behind him.

I leap back to the former side of the bed and take a seat just as a nurse plows into the room. It’s Miss Nosey from earlier and she does not look pleased. That is, until she spots Quinn. That stutters her for a moment and her face wrinkles smooth out.

that look before. She likes him.

stepping around to the far side of the bed and glaring in my

shrug my shoulders and answer with, “Nothing. Was something

can’t keep myself from smiling. What happened is

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her.

wake up or anything, did she?” Nurse – I take a look at

the print

button.

I both say at the same time, putting a crease of uncertainty between Patty’s brows.

it’s starting to bug me, so I add, “That machine went a little haywire for moment, but I figured it was nothing.” She blinks at me and I smile. Because if it was in

tilts her head in a mocking smile that says, Fuck you asshole, then rolls her eyes and gazes down at Rose. She gasps, “What huffs a glare

a chance to replace the bandages. I’m speechless at this point, completely dumbfounded. “Er–um,

exactly?”

have been ripped off!” Patty snarls in

catching Patty’s attention. “Maybe they weren’t administered properly. Maybe they were loose and it just sort

it. I’m not the one who bandaged her. It was the new girl, Chastity: Patty shakes her head. “The new ones are always so incompetent,” she complains, grabbing

question, hoping Patty lets it go. It won’t do for her to see the healing process has already been

Pads,” Patty informs us. “They have silver in them. Extremely

can’t imagine them being of any help

shifter’s marks,

right back,” Patty says, and I’m left scrambling for a way to get her to drop it. My eyes meet Quinn’s

his

-You know, Patty,”

grin as he surreptitiously flexes his muscles. “I was told there was an all night cafeteria in this place and although I was looking for it when I first arrived, I never did find

thousand. “It’s true, we do have one of those,”

you like.”

still eyeing her

does he do that knowing he

That is not something I could

back. Then I’ll go on my break

“Okay, lemme just go and grab those pa and take you

and leaning toward her ear. He whispers, “Forget the pads, Patty. The girl’s fine without them. Take your break now instead. I have to get going in just a few minutes and 1 want to get to know

wwwww

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If I didn’t know better, I’d really think he wanted to bone her. And I can’t imagine his mate would approve

Alright, Patty croons.

She turns back to me.”

scene.

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