Page 83 of Bound By Love
His arms tightened around her. “Say it again.”
His need radiated in those three words. Love had become foreign to him, but it was still something he craved.
And she would give it to him for eternity. And one day, he would realize how deserving of it he was.
“I love you,” she whispered, “but I’m probably going to want to kill you sometimes.”
“Right back at you, dear.”
When she kissed him again, they forgot about words and lost themselves to each other once more.
CHAPTERSIXTY-EIGHT
A week later,Saber opened the door of Caro’s car and stepped back to let her exit the passenger side. She was back to full strength and her stubborn old self, but he still liked helping her as much as possible.
Plus, he was a gentleman… sometimes.
When Caro exited the car, they both turned to face the prison that was once a school. The Alliance had transformed it into their base of operations and makeshift home.
Brie and Asher exited the front door of the building and stopped a few feet away from it. A small, hopeful smile tugged at the corners of Brie’s mouth. Saber smiled in return and, taking Caro’s hand, led her to their family.
When he reached Brie, he hesitated before draping his arm around her shoulder, giving her a quick hug, and releasing her. Over time, he would get better at this too, but his sister had to know he cared about her and was trying.
If he lost her again, he’d deal with the sorrow that would accompany it, and not by becoming a Savage. But regret wouldn’t cloud his life should he lose her again. He wouldn’t spend an eternity questioning why he was so cold to her.
Instead, he would spend an eternity with fond memories of their time together. He’d survived unimaginable loss before and would again, but he would love until that time came, and he would continue to love after it passed.
Brie covered her astonishment over his brief hug, but happiness and disbelief filled her eyes when she grinned at him. She slid an arm around his waist to hug him back.
Then she turned to Caro and clasped both her hands. “I’m so glad you’re okay.”
“Thank you,” Caro said. “Me too.”
Brie kept her hands as her attention shifted back to Saber. “Since you’re finally here, I should tell you what I suspect.”
Her strange statement surprised Saber. “What you suspect?”
“Yes. I used to wonder about it when we were children and you had Milo, but after witnessing what happened with Caro, I think I’m right.”
“About what?” Caro asked.
“I believe Saber has the ability to heal. How strong that ability is, I don’t know, but no matter how well you took care of him, there was no reason Milo should have survived after you found him.
“He didn’t have his mother’s milk. Even now, with everything we know about animals and all the developments in technology, it would be rare for a mouse so young to survive, but somehow,youkept him alive on nothing but goat’s milk and love.
“Maybe I’m wrong, maybe those things were more than enough to save him, but he wasn’t the only one. You brought home dozens of other injured animals, nursed them back to health, and set them free again.
“When they first arrived, I believed many of them were beyond saving, but you fixed their broken legs, tended their wounds, and nourished them until they could go free again. I don’t recall you ever losing a single one of them.”
“I didn’t,” Saber said with pride.
Brie raised her eyebrows and gave him a pointed look as she continued. “And somehow, you brought Caro back too.”
Saber looked from his sister to Caro and back again. “Ronan told me he’d seen vampires like her before; they went into an almost hibernation-like state when they lost too much blood and didn’t wake again until they had enough to nourish them. I’m sure that’s all it was with Caro, and Milo and those other animals were pure luck.”
“You took good care of them,” Caro said. “That’s not justluck.”
“No, it’s not,” Brie agreed. “I could be wrong, but maybe I’m right. And it might help explain why we shared that vision.”
