The Portal by Kaitlyn O'Connor

Author:Kaitlyn O'Connor [O'Connor, Kaitlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Romance
ISBN: 9781452870786
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2010-07-11T08:33:23.646000+00:00

THE PORTAL Kaitlyn O’Connor 131

Chapter Eighteen

Instinctively, Alexis tried to break his fall. She couldn’t tell that it helped a lot except that it kept him from pitching forward on his face. Instead, when his knees hit the floor in spite of her efforts to hold him up, he toppled sideways—away from her. Since she didn’t let him go, she went with him, sprawling on top of him. She was too stunned to think at first.

As it penetrated her mind how hot he was and that he was sticky all over with blood, she crawled off of him and hurried into the outer room to grab the lamp. The bowl was already hot. Gritting her teeth, she rushed back to set it down on the floor near where he lay.

Slinging her hands to cool her burned fingers, she scanned him, trying to decide how much blood was his and how much Lee’s. There were slices in a number of places and the fabric had stuck to the blood seeping from him. Thankfully, she didn’t see blood spurting from anywhere or even running freely. Most of it appeared to be clotting already.

Catching the neck of the tunic, which had been designed to pull over his head, she tugged at it, trying to tear the cloth. When it didn’t give, she glanced around for something to cut it off with and finally pulled the knife from his boot. He roused sometime between the time she grabbed the knife and when she grasped the hem, cutting it enough to allow her to tear it. She met his gaze as she tore through the neck opening and shoved the torn edges back to study his chest.

He favored her with a slightly drunken, one sided grin. “I knew you couldn’t wait to get me naked, baby.”

Alexis stared at him blankly, unable to summon even a little amusement. “You’re burning up with fever,” she said hoarsely, placing a palm against one rugged cheek.

“You need … I need to go get someone to help.”

He caught her wrist, his smile vanishing. “No.”

She blinked at the implacable expression that had descended over his face, repressing the urge to shiver. It was scary how quickly he could shift from roguish charmer to deadly predator. “But … you need medical attention. I don’t know what to do.”

He sucked in a harsh breath and levered himself up on one elbow. “I just need to rest for a few minutes.” He looked around. “How the fuck did I miss the bed?”

Alexis wrapped her arms around him, trying to help him get up. “You … uh … fainted.”

He glowered at her. “The hell, you say,” he growled, peeling her off and pushing her out of his way. He managed to get to his feet without help, but he wavered once he’d gained them.

Despite his rejection a moment before, Alexis surged forward to slip her arms around him again. He looked down at her doubtfully, but finally draped his arm over her shoulders.

They staggered their way to the bed.

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