Chapter 59
Chapter 59 Almost A Kiss
Chapter 59 Almost A Kiss
Kade’s POV
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Inside of him, Kade’s wolf began to stir, seemingly as interested as Kade was to receive a kiss fromana.
Finally,
Kade’s excitement had to be from the reemergence of his wolf, and not because he wanted to kista so badly. He had kissed plenty of women before. Why would this one be any more special?
Yet still he found himself leaning in at once, anticipation pumping through his veins.
Lana turned to him. His gaze dropped onto her plump lips and stayed there, locked in, moving toward them like a moth to a flame.
Nearly there.
Then, at the last minute, she turned, ducking her lead a little, and kissed him on the cheek instead.
Her lips on his skin were soft, and even though the kiss hadn’t been as he imagined it, he still felt a spark.
He wanted more. Slowly, he turned his face toward her, chasing her lips, but she ducked away. Placing a hand on his chest, she kept him in place, stopping him from following her as she backed up again.
“Don’t get the wrong idea,” Lana said. “This was just a thank you p>
Kade inhaled and exhaled deeply, taking a moment to try to cool his blood. His dick had half-hardened in his pants just from a kiss on the cheek. Gods, if only he could taste her mouth or the rest of her. She wouldn’t disappoint him, and he would do his damned best, pulling out all the stops not to disappoint her.
He had the skills, well-practiced. He was certain, if she let him, he could take her with him to the edge of pleasure and beyond.
Thinking of it, a wolfish grin crossed his lips. “I’m willing and eager to fulfill any and all physical wants and desires you might have. You need only ask p>
Lana rolled her eyes, but at the same time, some color rose in her cheeks. She could pretend all she wanted, but she wasn’t immune to Kade and his charms.
A sense of pride filled him. Someday she would lower her walls enough for him to slip inside.
Yet on the coattails of that excitement also came shame. Guilt.
Being close to her was helping him feel his wolf again. This was his priority. In a way, he was using her,
Maybe he should just tell her. He had a moment now, as a quiet fell back around them. Lana looked forward again, back toward the view. The sun was making her glow a little, her features softened and filled
with color.
Now was the perfect time to come clean. If he told her that he wanted to free his wolf, and that her
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closeness somehow helped, she might even want to help him restore his wolf.
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Or the would think him weak. What kind of Alpha heir was he that he couldn’t even summon his own wolf anymore? She could mock him, or tell others about his inabilities.
No. He couldn’t chance it. He didn’t mind Lana. Maybe he even liked her to some degree, but hiwolf was his business. It was intensely personal. He couldn’t trust Lana to the extent he needed to, to tell about this.
She was practically still a stranger. And she was only a means to an end. Even if she was an enjoyable one.
So he swallowed down the truth, burying it deep, and tried to focus on this moment with her.
“I should get back to my father,” she said after a while. “I don’t want him to think that I left him p>
“I’m sure he wouldn’t think that,” Kade said, but he was already standing. He held out his hand and helped Lana to her feet. Then, together, they walked back toward the motorcycle.
At the hospital, they returned to Lana’s father’s room. Lana was walking quickly, nervously. Kade lengthened his stride to keep pace. When we walked into the room, he was still sleeping.
Kade checked his watch. It was well into midmorning now. He should have been awake.
Nurse Jen was sitting on a chair in the room. Spotting them as they entered, she stood and walked around the sleeping man’s bed to approach them.
“Lana, I was trying to call you p>
They wouldn’t have had signal in the park, up on the mountain. A shot of guilt rushed through Kade. Lana’s face paled.
“What happened?” Kade pressed.
“Your father had a hard night,” she said to Lana. “So they put him in a medical coma for now, to help him. rest and give him time to heal p>
“A coma?” Lana said softly, her eyes going wide.
“Medically induced,” Nurse Jen said again, as if making certain that Lana understood that part. “They can bring him out at any time. But we all thought it was best to give him time. His body needs rest, and the treatments they are giving him need time to do their work p>
Lana remained tense at Kade’s side. She was quiet for a moment, as if processing things. Kade didn’t like the pained look that came over her face, so he nudged her with his shoulder, just to remind her she wasn’t alone.
She looked up at him. He kept his own expression calm, hopefully giving her what she needed. She closed her eyes and sighed, then looked back toward Nurse Jen.
“Do you trust these doctors?” she asked.
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Kade straightened, “These are the best healers in my pack p>
“That doesn’t mean they will give their all to an omega,” Lana replied.
“They will if I tell them to,” Kade replied. “And I’ve been telling them too p>
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Lana ignored me and asked Nurse Jen again. “You’ve been here with them. You’ve been watching em. What do you think p>
“Your father is receiving the best care here, Lana,” Nurse Jen replied. “They aren’t treating him like the Eastern packs. They are acting like he isn’t an omega at all p>
“They will continue to give him the best care,” Kade added. “Your father is going to recover p>
Lana wrapped her arms around herself. Kade had an instinct to reach out, but he held himself back at the last moment.
They were nothing to each other. She didn’t need his touch.
“I’ll stay here with him,” Nurse Jen said. “I’ll keep an eye on everything and will call the minute I suspect something is going to change p>
Lana, nodding, moved closer to her dad. She stood at his side, looking down. She placed her hand over his on the top of the mattress.
“You should go back,” Nurse Jen said, flicking her gaze from Lana to Kade and back again. “He wouldn’t want you to fall behind in school p>
Lana closed her eyes.
Nurse Jen cast Kade a worried look. Kade took a step forward.
Lana spoke before he could reach her. “My father said I was found with a necklace. He said he kept it safe. Do you have any idea where he could have kept it p>
Nurse Jen hummed, considering, “Yes, I think so. Your father kept a small lockbox of his personal belongings. He buried it on his old property, near the tree with the swing. Do you remember p>
“I remember the tree,” Lana said.
“If it was anywhere, it would be there. But…” Nurse Jen worried her lip with her teeth. “Your father approved the sale of the property to help cover some of the bills of the hospital. The house belongs to someone else now p>
Lana lowered her head. Her eyes remained closed, but that did not hide the look of heartbreak that crossed her face. “Then it’s hopeless p>
“No,” Kade said firmly.
Lana finally opened her eyes and looked at him. He hated the sadness there, and was going to see it wiped clean if it was the last thing he ever did.
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“We’ll go get that box,” Kade said.
Laka blinked, and her eyes widened with surprise. “That’s someone else’s land now p>
“But it’s your father’s box. That necklace is yours, and you should have it p>
“I’m not sure p>
Kade shrugged, nonchalant. “Besides, why would the property owners need to know p>
“That’s illegal,” Lana said.
“Only if they find out p>
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