Lucian was all right, and that's all that mattered. I flung my arms around him.
"I thought you would leave me," I said softly through my tears. "It would have killed me."
"No, I wasn't leaving you, Alice. I swear. I went there to protect you. Why would I leave you? I was in and out of consciousness. But I heard you. I heard everything you said." He caressed my hair.
"Promise me you will never go on such unplanned missions, and you will never shut me off, I want to be connected with you all the time," I said.
"I promise," he said, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear.
"Now, do I get my kiss? " He grinned.
"No, I am still mad at you!" I retorted.
We sat quietly together, while Lucian was being examined by the healers. Once his wolf connected with him. His healing was accelerated,
