Nelly quickly took care of him and I, trying not to disturb anyone, stood to the side near the wall, praying that he would get over it. Adrenaline slowly started to drain from me. I fell to the ground on shaking legs, feeling the earlier blows more and more acutely. But that was the least important thing to me at the moment.
Not knowing when, they left Damon's bed and went to tend to other wounded people. I was left alone in the room with him. I got up with an effort and slowly made my way to his bed. Tears came to my eyes when I saw his bandaged body and the drip connected to him. His face was pale and his breathing was shallow. I sat down next to him and carefully lay down as I felt myself losing consciousness. Apparently today's events were not very kind to my body.
Checking on everyone's condition after Nelly had treated them, Zack entered the room where Damon was lying. Seeing Tess lying next to him, he sighed, mentally scolding himself for forgetting about her. He picked her up gently and carried her to Nelly.
"Hey, there's another patient we need to take care of." He handed the woman over to the doctor. "I'm going to find out what exactly happened. Let me know if anything happens."
Nelly looked at the battered Tess and started dressing her wounds. She stiffened her broken arm and bandaged her injured head. The rest was bruises, so she carried her back to Damon, laid her down next to him, and hooked her up to painkillers.
Now the best thing for them was to stay close to each other and slowly heal.
As Alpha entered the main house, he was embraced by his partner Beckie. He hugged her tightly, kissing her forehead.
"How are you? How is Crispian?"
"We're fine. And your son slept through it all. This whole attack didn't have any effect on him." She nodded with a smile but remembered something important.
"Tess! What happened to Tess?! Before she entered the shelter, she heard Ines crying and came back for her. She pushed her inside and closed the hatch. Tell me she's okay." She looked worriedly at her partner.
"Heavily bruised but she's good. It's worse for Damon, but he'll get over it. Fortunately, it's all behind us. Now come on, dear Luna. We have to deal with this mess and inform people about the damage."
Two days later I woke up feeling better. I noticed Damon lying next to me. He was still unconscious, lying motionless on the bed, but he looked a little better. I needed to stretch a bit so I stood up and moved around a bit. I decided to go find Nelly and find out what happened to Damon.
Will he sleep much longer? What does it look like for them to heal faster? Fortunately, I was lost in thought, because I would have hit the door if I had taken one more step. Luna walked in, surprised to see me standing in front of her. Instead, without waiting a second, I hugged her tenderly, glad that she was okay.
"Tess... Don't ever scare me like that again!" She snuggled into me while scolding me. "What were you thinking, woman? You're human. Do you know how little it takes to kill you? And you consider yourself a hero? What would Damon do if he saw his partner murdered during a fight yet again? Have you ever thought about it?"
She looked at me, visibly angry. I looked at the ground. I knew I was taking a big risk, but if I hadn't tried, the girl would have died.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. I wanted to help the child and seeing them coming... A second longer and we would all be in danger." I took her hands and looked at her with teary eyes. "Luna...We did it. We're safe. We should be happy, don't you think?" Beckie closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Promise me you'll take care of yourself," I nodded.
"Oh Tess, are you awake? How are you feeling?" Nelly came into the room and started checking me.
"I feel sore, but I'll survive. What about Damon?" I looked at him worriedly.
"After such serious wounds, it will take him a while, but he will recover. The wounds are healing quite quickly and with your help." She smiled at me, seeing me surprised.
"How is it thanks to me?"
"When one of your partners is injured, being by his side speeds up the entire healing process. The more time you spend with him, the faster he will recover. But..." She pointed her finger at me. "You have to go for meals regularly, otherwise I won't let you in. Do we understand each other?" She threatened with a smile.
"Everything for him"
"Then go to dinner with Luna. You need to fill this empty stomach with something. Your beloved won't run away." She waved her hand at us, chasing us out of the room.
As we walked to the main house, Beckie told me what happened after the fight. How grateful everyone was to me for saving Ines and most importantly, no one died. As I entered the kitchen, I was surrounded and hugged by I don't know how many people. Finally, we all sat down at the table and ate together. I spent some time with everyone afterwards, talking about various things, then returned to Damon's room. I lay down next to him, feeling pleasantly warm.
"I'm back, honey. Get well soon" Stroking his chest, I slowly fell asleep by his side.
For the next few days, I went for meals and returned to him. Most of the time I was telling him what was going on and how I missed him. I couldn't wait for him to finally wake up.
The next day, as I was about to go for breakfast, I felt his hand tighten on mine. I looked at him with hope in my eyes, waiting.
His eyelids began to flutter and slowly opened. Tears came to my eyes and without waiting any longer, I threw myself into his arms.
"Finally," I gasped, snuggling into his chest. I felt his hand start stroking my head.
"Tess, honey. You're okay." He said in a hoarse voice and then fell asleep again. I was relieved to see that we would be together again soon. I went to tell Nelly about it, who only confirmed that it would be soon.
At breakfast, I shared the good news with the others, who were very happy about it. Another day passed and the night began. I hugged my beloved, who suddenly hugged me back. I looked into his wonderfully green, transparent eyes, which smiled at me.
"Have you been waiting for me for a long time?" He asked, kissing my forehead.
"Whatever it takes. I will always wait" I kissed his neck.
His hands began to roam over me, enjoying the closeness of my body after a long separation.
"I'm going to need a lot of vitamin T to recover" He laughed in my ear, kissing the back of my neck.
"Am I to understand that this vitamin T is me?" I let him caress me for a moment, wanting to enjoy ourself. However, one thing that didn't allow us to do this was the small bed in the clinic. He growled in dissatisfaction, unhooked the drip and staggered out of bed.
"Are you crazy? You're still too weak to get up!" I shouted at him, giving myself to him for support.
"Let's go home. I want to be alone with you."
Regardless of my protests, we left the room where we met Nelly. After a short exchange of words, she let us go. Basically, Damon said he was going home and Nelly told him to do whatever he wanted.
Slowly, in the dark, we walked to our house in silence. But only until we walked through the door, because then his sick act ended quickly.
I was thrown over his shoulder and carried into the bathroom. He started pouring water into the bathtub and looked at my body with hungry eyes. I couldn't be angry with him for pretending to be sick in front of me. I longed for his closeness.
I walked up to him and slowly started taking off his clothes. He purred sexily at my actions. I openly admired his divine body as I moved away from him and slowly removed my clothes. Another hungry growl escaped his chest. He quickly grabbed me by the waist and sat me on the edge of the bathtub. Without taking his eyes off me, he knelt between my legs and slowly spread them with his hands. My aroused part throbbed with pleasure. My hand went to his cheek, caressing it tenderly. It slowly moved to his ear until it finally grabbed the back of his head and started bringing it closer to the very wet part of my body. I looked at him with great excitement, biting my lower lip.