The Lion King's Reluctant Mate novel · Chapter 21 of 24
Chapter 21: The Long Night
Lucan had faced Hadrick's wolves at the ford with his bare hands, and none of it had prepared him for sitting still.
They had carried Jory down to the Hollow through the snow.
He had insisted on walking the first half of the way, and Lucan had let him, because arguing would have cost more than it won.
Now the den was warm and full of smoke and the smell of crushed herbs.
The old healer, who was now the Alpha of Ironbark and had refused to let anyone else touch him, knelt at the foot of the bedding with her sleeves pushed up.
Sabra stood at the door with a pot of water and her jaw set hard.
Lucan sat at the head of the hides with Jory's back against his chest.
He was told to do nothing.
He did nothing.
It was the hardest work he had ever done.
"Breathe," said the healer.
"I am breathing," Jory said through his teeth.
"Breathe out."
"I'm trying to."
"Lucan," the healer said, without looking up. "Keep your hands where he can find them."
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