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

here?” she asks, stepping around to the far side of

and answer with, “Nothing. Was something

might, I can’t keep myself from smiling. What happened is

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saved her. At least, that’s

or anything, did she?” Nurse – I take a look at her nametag – Patty asks, studying the monitor before hitting

the print

button.

Uh–uh,” Quin and I both say at the same

for moment, but I figured it was nothing.” She blinks at me and I smile.

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

that’s right. I never did get a chance to replace the bandages. I’m speechless at this point, completely dumbfounded. “Er–um,

exactly?”

been ripped off!” Patty snarls in my

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

complains, grabbing some medical tape out of her front pocket and securing the gauze. Then her eyebrows quirk and she groans, “These arent even the right

lets it go. It won’t do for her to

silver in them. Extremely helpful in regenerative

can’t imagine them

to shifter’s marks,

be right back,” Patty says, and I’m left scrambling for

his throat.

-You know, Patty,”

lift a zillion pounds 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 it.” His eyes glimmer

eyelashes suddenly batting a thousand. “It’s true, we do have one of

if you like.”

breathlessly, still eyeing her up. Td

do that knowing he has a mate

it, but how can he? That is not something I could ever do. Especially now that I’ve found Rose.

and come back. Then I’ll

back with a bite of her lip. “Okay,

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

wwwww

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didn’t know better, I’d really think he wanted to bone

Alright, Patty croons.

“Follow me, handsome.” She turns back to me.” page Doctor

scene.

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