Recovery

Lucian was all right, and that's all that mattered. I flung my arms around him. "I thought you would leave me," I said softly through my tears. "It would have killed me." "No, I wasn't leaving you, Alice. I swear. I went there to protect you. Why would I leave you? I was in and out of consciousness. But I heard you. I heard everything you said." He caressed my hair. "Promise me you will never go on such unplanned missions, and you will never shut me off, I want to be connected with you all the time," I said. "I promise," he said, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear. "Now, do I get my kiss? " He grinned. "No, I am still mad at you!" I retorted. We sat quietly together, while Lucian was being examined by the healers. Once his wolf connected with him. His healing was accelerated, those ugly bruises and scratches disappeared like magic. The pack was already aware of his recovery, and slowly they were arriving to see him. The first ones were his betas and Katherine. I stepped away to