Sanctuary A Hidden Pack New Edition (by Ylyanah) novel Chapter 30

Lance

Slowly, the others leave the site to head back to our campsite, but I keep standing there with Lakota in my arms until there is nothing left and the sun starts peeking through the trees. I say my goodbye to Jake and tell him I will keep an eye on his Mate.

I have to take the long way back to our campsite with Lakota in my arms, but I don't mind at all and would carry her the rest of the way home if that is what she needs me to do for her. She is fast asleep by the time I get back to our campsite, and I sit down against a boulder with her in my arms.

Keir walks over with a blanket and as he is wrapping it around her, he tells me we will be staying until after dinner to give her time to rest. Josh and Lynn sit down in front of me, both of them placing their heads on Lakota, and I understand that this is their way of giving her comfort.

I just lean my head back to shut my eyes for a moment; Bolt is focused on Lakota, and knowing he will warn me if she needs me, I drift off to sleep.

"Lance, she is slowly waking up," I hear Bolt say, and I open my eyes to see that our backpacks are all lined up while everyone is softly talking to one another.

She is stirring in my arms but not quite awake yet, and I see the tears slowly making their way down her cheeks.

"Has this been happening all night?" I ask Bolt; he confirms that she has been crying on and off during the night, and I slowly sit up straight, knowing it will wake her.

I look into her eyes to be met with a dull look; Bolt is whimpering in my head at the sight, and I pull her closer to my chest. The sparkle in her eyes is gone now, something even Jace wasn't able to do with his rejection, and I have a feeling she will need the distraction of being an Alpha now more than ever.

We both slept through breakfast and lunch, so we both get a huge portion of food for dinner, and I have to keep telling her to take another bite.

"You and Lotus need to finish that food; we still have a long way to go, and you need this to keep up your strength," I tell her through our mind-link.

"Lance, this is my way of helping out. For some reason, she needs you more than she ever needed me in her life, and we all want her to get to our new territory in one piece," Kobal says before I finally accept the fact that I will need to travel on the back of his Lycan.

Lakota

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