“Are you alright, Cass?” Malekai asked her, barely above a whisper. Cassie nodded, “I will be.” She felt her brother stand from where he was sitting and pushed herself away from Malekai enough to look at him. “I need to finish here and get to the clinic. Emily is going to be crushed, and she will need all of us to support and help her after this.” “No, we will take care of things here. You go to the clinic. Help Emily and her newfound mate deal with this. If you need anything, please say something. You do not need to do everything on your own anymore,” Malekai told her with concern in his eyes. “Do you want me to go with you?” “Thank you, but no,” Cassie told him as she stood and leaned forward, kissing his forehead. “I’ll be fine. I just need some air, and I will get that on the way to

