Extant (Praetorian Saga Book 3) by Mary M. Wallace

Author:Mary M. Wallace [Wallace, Mary M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The first thing Declan noticed when he woke was the absence of pain. The horrible pain in his head was gone, as was the flood of information that had been there earlier. The relief he felt was impossible to put into words. The next thing he noticed was Bree. She had one hand on his cheek and was peering down at him.

“Hey,” he said and attempted a smile.

Bree’s worried look was replaced by a look of anger. “Don’t ‘hey’ me! What the hell is wrong with you two?” She turned to look at Rowan who shrank away from her glare.

Declan reached for her as he moved to sit up. “Don’t be mad at Rowan,” he said, rubbing his forehead. “It was my idea.”

Bree stood with her hands on her hips. “I’ll be mad at whoever I want,” she said. “You should both know better. You just got shot!”

Declan waved a hand. “Not really,” he said, dismissively. When he caught sight of Bree’s face, he immediately regretting his words. “I mean—”

“Seriously?” she said in a low voice. “Do you really want to go there?”

Declan shook his head. “No. I definitely don’t.”

Rowan stood and began to edge closer to the door. “I think I’m just going to—” he began, but Bree cut him off.

“You,” she said, pointing a finger in his direction. “I’ll deal with you later.”

Rowan nodded. “You’re right. I’m sorry,” he said as he reached for the door knob. Just before he slid through the open door, he said, “For the record, it was Declan’s idea.”

Bree pointed to the door, jaw clenched.

“Right,” Rowan said. “Leaving.” Once he was in the hallway, he closed the door quietly and let out a sigh. “That went better than I thought,” he mumbled as he began to walk.

He felt no guilt leaving Declan to Bree’s wrath. Hadn’t he tried to talk him out of it? Declan had insisted. This was really all his fault. He could deal with his angry girlfriend. Bree had come in just after Declan had passed out. She’d heard him cry out from the hallway as she’d unlocked the door. She’d rushed in and seen Rowan hovering over Declan, his own face a mask of concern. He didn’t blame her for being a little upset, especially after the events of the other night. Still, he was glad it wasn’t him. He hoped Bree calmed down a bit before he saw her again.

Rowan let out a little chuckle as he remembered the look on Declan’s face when he woke up and realized Bree was there. Now that he knew Declan was okay and he was no longer in Bree’s line of fire, he could laugh at the humor of the situation. Declan was half a foot taller than Bree and stronger, but he’d looked genuinely afraid to see her standing there with her hands on her hips, glaring at him. He shook his head as he slipped his keycard into the slot on his own door. Maybe that would put an end to Declan’s desire to use his ability.

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