Blessing of Luna (Wolfgods Book 1) by Blaise Ramsay (best books under 200 pages .TXT) 📗

Kyle. Damien may need another look before you leave. Thank you for your concern.” Kain replied, smiling.

Kyle walked back into the gym to go check on Damien before he left.

“See you inside, Jillian. I believe Gabriel is making dinner tonight. Should be interesting to say in the least.” Kain joined Kyle, slightly chuckling at his own joke.

Jill knew Kain was right. She looked up at the waning gibbous in the cloudy sky. Half the face of her mother looked back at her.

Mother, I need help. I care for this man so much but I feel I can’t protect him on my own. I’ve bound myself to him in the most sacred of ways. Please. I need a miracle.

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Damien opened his eyes to see the ceiling fan blades spinning. The ball hung at the end of the longer chain clinking against its shorter neighbor. The soft whirr of the motor seemed distant as he tried to clear the fog from his eyes.

He had no idea how long he'd been out cold but his body ached from laying down.

As he tried to rise up, he felt so weak and drained he settled on rolling over to find Jill lying next to him. She had no blanket. The only cover was her athletic shorts and a sports tank-top. One would never think she was capable of taking on vampires with how she looked to him now. Vulnerable and tired.

“You really do care for her, don’t you?”

Damien rolled over to stare straight into the intense gaze of Gabriel as he sat in the chair next to the bed, his arms across his chest.

“I do. I never thought I could care for anyone this much anymore,” Damien replied.

Gabriel leaned forward to rest his elbows on his knees. The muscles in his arms combined with the fact that he was now face to face with Damien despite sitting reminded him of their obvious difference in size.

“You must really be special to her too if she’s willing to go to such great lengths to protect you. Has she shown you, yet?” The annoyance in Gabriel’s voice was evident.

“Shown me?” Damien replied, partially confused, and yet agitated at Gabriel’s obvious attempts to size him up.

“By the way you’ve just responded, I’m guessing she hasn’t. That’s usually what breaks the deal when one of our kind tries to love a mortal,” Gabriel leaned back, his arms crossed behind his head. “When she does, that’s the ultimate test. I hope you pass it.”

“Honestly, Gabriel, I can’t tell if you’re trying to help me or insult me. What I can tell you is based on what I’ve seen, I don’t think seeing Jill becoming a giant wolf is going to be a deal breaker.” Damien replied. He ignored the jealous alpha and got up to put his shirt on.

“To be honest, I have mixed feelings. I know she cares about you but at the same time, I don’t like having to save your ass every other day. Jill means a lot to many of us in this gym. Ask Kain. Jill saved him from Rayes and his band of jolly wolf killers. It’s getting upsetting to see her hurt so often.” Gabriel stood up and headed towards the door.

He stopped and spoke over his shoulder without turning around. “Damien, look, as much as you may care for Jill, I think you should end this thing between the two of you. It may sound harsh but an alpha’s first duty is to make calls to protect his pack. I’ve always considered Jill a part of my pack. That being the case, I’m asking you to think about what’s best for both of you.”

Damien couldn't respond. He just stood there baffled at the pain-filled intensity of Gabriel’s words.

Kain came in with a plate of food shortly after Gabriel left. “Glad to hear you're awake. I took the liberty of making you something to eat since you have been unconscious for four days.”

Damien avoided looking Kain in the face, angry at what Gabriel said.

Sighing, Kain sat down in the chair that Gabriel had. “Alright, what did Gabriel say?”

“I’m not even sure I should tell you.” Damien replied, his sarcasm sharp and cutting.

“Damien, no one knows Gabriel Locke better than I do. He’s stubborn, hot-tempered and doesn’t always think before he speaks. What did he say?”

“He said I should end things with Jill. I wanted to think that somewhere there was a general concern but it sounded like he was jealous.”

“I see. Damien, do not concern yourself with what Gabriel said. He’s worried. To Jillian, you are her world. It makes her nervous when she can't be next to you. Especially since the vampires are getting more aggressive. It scared her to death when she thought she might not have made it in time to save you from Stoker's wrath,” Kain replied, sighing, almost saddened. “The wound Jillian healed, may I see it?”

Damien lay back down on the bed to let Kain guide his shirt up so he could feel under the wrapping where the branch had penetrated all the way through. The muscle had no indentions or indications it had been pierced, just as Kyle said.

“Amazing. The muscle isn’t sore?” Kain asked, curious.

“No. I heal fast but something this severe usually leaves some soreness or a scar. Something.” Damien didn’t know how he’d healed so thoroughly.

Kain lowered his head. “I see. Damien, there really is no one else for Jillian anymore.”

“What?”

Kain's disappointment was evident as he clasped his hands tightly, his forearms resting on his knees. His jaw tightening. “It is not my place to say but when Jillian wakes up, you should make it a point to ask her.”

Kain left the room. The visit left Damien with more questions to ravage his mind than when Kain arrived.

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