Chapter TWENTY FOUR

Large wolves ran past me as I ran to the house.
"Are you okay?", Micheal asked .
"Yes I'm okay but Syrus. He …",I said but was stopped by arms that wrapped around me,I knew it was Syrus' even though his scent was mixed with that of rotting corpses.
"Are you alright?"Nidia asked with worry on her face,when Syrus' aunt Georgia glared she shut her mouth and stood beside her mate Floyd.
"I already took care of everyone of them just send more wolves to check the borders",he says and carries me to our room.
" Are you hurt?",he asked , touching his chest as he leaned into my touch.
"No ",he said and kissed my forehead,the pungent smell of the blood on him made me push him away.
"You,stink",I playfully shoved him.
"Yes that is why you're going to take a shower with me",he said, making me stiff as a blush crept on my face.
After our shower,I sat on the bed in a robe as an old woman cleaned my wound. Syrus stood by the dresser watching us ,I kept my head low and hoped the ground would open and just swallow me up whole. He stood there shirtless with the scratch and little bite marks I left on him slowly healing. Thinking of our time in the shower I wished I was an ostrich and just buried my head in the ground.
"Okay, we're all good,so I'll just give you a tetanus shot and we're done", she warmly says and begins preparing the shot. Seeing the monstrous needle sent my heart into a frenzy, Syrus saw my reaction and walked towards me.
"I don't like needles",I whisper.
" Don't worry it will only sting a little", Matilda warmly smiles at me.
I can't handle needles since I was young,they just hurt so much. Seeing me get restless, his warm and slightly rough hand held mine "you don't have to be scared if I'm here",he says,I thought he was going to get annoyed but hearing this from him made a warm feeling spread throughout my chest.
I closed my eyes and waited for Matilda to give me the shot. It stung only for moments and after that she was done.
"I'll come back to change the dressing of the wound",she says and packs her staff.
" Thank you Matilda", Syrus thanks her and walks her to the door.
This is the first time Syrus voluntarily held my hand,I held my hand close to my chest and smiled to myself.
"Stop daydreaming",he flickered my forehead "Get some rest",he said putting the blanket over me. I lay down even though I wasn't sleepy but Syrus taking care of me felt nice.
I watched him sit by the couch and work until I fell asleep, admiring all his graceful movements.