“I’ll take that help, and we can get them from there when we’re onsite.” He didn’t wait for her to answer, focusing on me and seeming as if he had a bad taste in his mouth. “I apologize. I thought we turned everyone over, and you were dicking us around because you hate me.”
“I keep my promises on all things, Alec, even when I hate people. I don’t play those sorts of games, but come at people head-on when they fuck with me. Don’t fuck with me, and I’ll do as I say.”
He gave a swift nod and pushed to his feet, leaving without another word. His people trailed after them, and we waited a few minutes until we were sure they were gone.
“I’m sorry,” Claudia whispered before I could speak.
I stood and went to her, hugging her, even if she was stiff and didn’t return it. “I knew you were going to do that. I wanted you to have that moment. I’m sorry I can’t get you more yet.”
“Yet?” she breathed, fear in her voice.
“One day, I’m going to take that fucker down if I make it that long. Or the ones I plan to help will.”
“Yeah, they would for sure,” she rasped, hugging me back. “Thanks, Tamsin.”
“You good?” I checked after several minutes.
“No, but that helps. Tremendously.”
Well that was something for sure.
I let her go and moved away, leaning my hip against the table. “You can come in, Geoff.”
The door opened, and the Alpha stepped in looking amused with several of his guards sharing the sentiment. “You rang?”
I smiled at him, knowing he was teasing me. “You picked up what we did, right? He’s in trouble.”
“Are you asking me as an Alpha who has people working for you or—”
“As a wolf who senses a lot and has a good heart, so he doesn’t want to see assholes in power and hurting supes,” I promised. “And off the record.”
“He’s in serious trouble. The distress coming off of him was real and thick,” he answered after a moment. “I don’t think he delayed to fuck with you, but it was something legit. He came through the portal flustered and worried, like he thought he blew this and you wouldn’t wait.”
“And we apologize for him walking right into the room you were using,” one of the guards said, his voice tight. “We had injured that came in at the same time, and he was late for us as well. Two of us showed them to the hallway thinking there were guards in the conference room, except you had called them off.”
I waved it off. “Thanks for explaining, but I figured it was a schedule thing. More importantly than him seeing me in lingerie—are your people okay?” They all winced, grief thick in Geoff’s eyes, and I nodded. “Take me to them. Now.”
“It’s beyond a healing rune,” Geoff explained, thanking me for wanting to help.
“I know, you guys wouldn’t be so upset then.”
“When did you learn healing magic?” Claudia asked, not hiding her shock.
“It was made a priority, given all the threats,” I vaguely answered. Professor White had taught me a few things since I was always being targeted, but more than that, we learned my healing rune wasn’t the normal one.
It had fairy magic behind it, so I was the next level they could need. Claudia probably surmised that, as her posture went stiff, but I ignored that and went for the door.
They quickly led me to the infirmary the Alpha compound had, and what we walked into had my eyes burning with tears. At least a dozen wolves were fighting for their lives, howling in pain as people tried to help.
I rushed to the nearest one and quickly drew all sorts of everything on him to make it look like I was doing something more than focusing my magic with a basic rune. I stopped faster than I would have liked, but there were more, and he was out of critical condition.
“I need food, and fast,” I called over my shoulder. “That asshole pushed back lunch, and I was doing training this morning.”
“Get her whatever we can, fast,” Geoff ordered.
“Here!” one of the guards called, tossing me a few protein bars before racing out of the infirmary.
I scarfed them down as I pulled the next wolf out of critical condition and moved onto the next one. By the fifth one, I was really down on the tank, relief filling me when that guard came back with a few sandwiches, bottles of pop, and bags of chips to start. I kept going, ungraciously stuffing my face in a way that left a mess of crumbs I didn’t think anyone would mind.
Since there was a fuck ton of blood on the cots and floor—just everywhere. The moment I was done, I planned on asking who the fuck had done this, and going for their blood.
“They’re no longer critical,” I whispered when I was done, heavily leaning against the nearest wall. “Who—” I gasped as strong arms hugged me, knowing it was Geoff and not fighting.
Not that I had the strength to right then.
“Thank you,” he rasped. “Thank you for saving those of my pack and two of my nephews, Tamsin.”
That explained why he was so upset. I patted his arm, and then ended up leaning against him. “You let me go and I’m going to fall. Sorry, I need more fuel and a break, and I can finish healing them.”
“You’ve done more than enough, young one,” the last wolf I’d healed said with a cough. “We were dead and you saved us. We are in your debt.”
