11

I sighed gently feeling sore still. Lex gave me some pills and it helped me relax some. I still feel sore and only Lex was with me.

"When will Ra come down from the roof?" I asked her, and she gave a soft look of uncertainty.

"I do not know. I am sure Ra is very confused right now trying to deal with some inner emotions of his. He's hurting right now." she told. I bit the inside of my cheek feeling as if I was responsible.

"He shouldn't. I mean he just saved my life. Those men...they could of-" I could not even begin to think of what happened. It would make the subsided pain return with a vengeance inside my body. Lex shook her head.

"Don't...don't do that yourself. You were in trouble, and your mate came to your rescue like he was supposed to. And I know you two will get through it." she said taking my hand and patting it. I nodded.

"I would feel much better if Ra was down here. I feel like he doesn't want to see me. Like I am burden to him or something." I replied. She shook her head.

"This is knew for you both. He's an elite yautja, and a dangerous one at that. Killing and trophies is all he knows. This is a new playing field for him, and he does not want to fail at this challenge. Hunters like him do not know the meaning of defeat so he must fight for both himself and you now." she said touching the necklace. I had almost forgotten it was around my throat. It felt a part of me.

"He didn't have to accept any of this. He could have continued hunting or something. I would have eventually taken off the necklace, and we would have never met." I said. She nodded slowly.

"Yes he didn't have to." she replied lightly looking at me intently. I stared at her for a moment. He didn't have to, but he chose to anyways. There was a soft scratching at the door, and I looked over towards it. That's when I noticed the other bed which was tightly made. Did the two sleep in different beds? Lex moved from the bed, and I covered myself up feeling cooler. She opened the door and moved behind it, and I could tell two figures were entering the room, two invisible forces. When Lex closed the door and locked it, as well as closing the blinds, Scar and Ra reappeared and they were in their armor.

Scar looked over at me and slowly removed his mask. I looked at him and he clicked his mandibles at Lex.

"She...healed?" he asked, and I noticed how less rough his voice sounded compared to Ra's tone. He sounded younger. Lex looked at him and moved up to him, placing her hand on his chest armor.

"It will take a while, but with the proper rest she will heal," she said looking at him and then Ra, who was looking at me, but never took his mask off, "She must remain in bed. But tomorrow you need to take her home." I smiled softly.

"Trying to get rid of me already." I teased softly, and Lex smiled.

"Soon the cops are going to question you since the murders happened outside your store. Since it's hard to identify the corpses already, because their spines are missing and or smashed in, it shouldn't be hard to come up with a good excuse for your cuts. However Ra must stay hidden." she added looking up at Ra, who was just breathing calmly and standing there. Did he feel nothing right now? I could not tell. He was unreadable.

"Since you killed a cop, and now these turn of events have happened, people are going to put two and two together and soon be trying to find you." Lex told Ra.

"Then...let them." he replied. "I...fear...nothing."

My head started to hurt again, and I groaned lightly. I couldn't understand anyone's words anymore, and now Lex was at my side.

"She needs to sleep again. I need to go into town and get more bandages for her room and some more medicine. Scar will make sure I get there and back. Ra please stay here and comfort your mate." she said with a stern tone. I heard a soft growl, and I could tell already he didn't like it when she commanded him, but his growling turned to soft shrills. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

Ra's POV

My brother and his woman left, and when they did, I looked down at Napalla. She looked even more fragile and smaller and weaker after the earlier events. Their deaths still did not satisfy me. I wanted them to suffer. I had crouched down between the two cots and had my combi stick pressed firmly into the ground. It was like I was waiting for something to happen. I bowed my head some. How could I let this happen? I am one of the best, and yet I left my mate unprotected and she was hurt.

Scar told me numerous times it was not my fault, and that there were dishonorable males out there who prayed on the elderly and the females, and of course I have seen this on my many hunts in the sand lands, but it did not make me feel better. She should not have been a victim. I looked up at my combi stick and felt a tinge better, because two of the dishonorable ooman's skulls were now tied to my stick. I let out a growl of frustration, but I calmed myself so I would not disturb her. I turned my head to her and watched as she was curled up into the blanket. I could see from here she was shivering violently, cold of course. I would not lose her to the cold. I could protect her from that at least. I began to stand back up removing my armor slowly and quietly. But I kept my weapons close and even my wrist blades attached.

With this ooman I felt many different emotions. Of course it was my duty as her mate to protect her, but now I feel she has brought out emotions within me that give me more reason to protect her, to provide for her. I was down to the soft cloth I wear beneath my armor and my mesh wire outer wear and finally I removed my mask. Her scent filled the air around me. I slowly moved towards her and moved the soft sheet off her body for a moment and slowly moved behind her, my weight sinking in the cot. She rolled up to me, and she seemed to be better now. I moved the big sheet back on to her body, and even though my feet hung off the bed and stuck out of the sheet, I was still comfortable. I looked down at Napalla and saw her wince a bit before continuing to sleep. I turned on my side feeling her small warmth against my body. I placed my arm gently around her and pulled her against me. She settled quickly and soon stopped shivering.

I looked down at her and leaned my head down towards her smelling the soft layers of her hair. My gently grazed my forehead against her pressing my mandibles against her own forehead giving her a soft kiss before closing my eyes.

Author's notes.

Hope everyone's enjoying the story. My computer is being fixed so I am using my brothers and it is taking a while to get Microsoft to work so im using my school account and it is not that great. Hang in there and I will update soon. Night and Morning