Kennedy
After a grueling evening of scraping injuries and cleaning out silver from wounds, I felt exhausted.
When the last warrior left, I checked with Deborah and told her to head to bed. I have no idea how late it is, I just know that I’m exhausted. I finish cleaning up and check the room Deborah was working in before walking out to the main entrance. I’m turning off lights as I go, barely able to keep myself standing when I smell him.
“You look exhausted.”
I look up and see my mate in the dim light of the waiting room.
“What are you doing here?” I ask.
“Waiting for you. I thought you’d be done earlier but when I got here, there were still several warriors who needed to be seen.”
“A lot of them came in tonight. I was surprised, but glad,” I tell him.
His eyes narrow and he takes
