"Do you understand now?" hissed Caleb, his voice low and threatening as he watched tears appearing in the corner of his mate's eyes. She looked so small and vulnerable sitting in Raphael's' chair, refusing to open her eyes because she was so tired.
But the fact that they had left the room and she woke up without them broke his heart.
He didn't know what he needed to do in order to be able to remain at her side every minute of every day, but he would figure it out… and fast. But for right now, there was a short term solution.
Pulling out his personal phone with his other hand, he quickly sent off a text message to his second in command. He was officially putting himself on vacation for the immediate future until further notice.
Looking at Travis from the corner of his eye, he noticed that he wasn't the only one sending out a similar message.
