Happy Wednesday! I barely scraped writing this on time, so please forgive any typos. The daughter of my best friend (we met 28 years ago, in 1st grade) who is essentially family to me, had her horse rear back and fall on top of her, breaking her pelvis and left hip in several places. She's okay, healing in the hospital right now and looking to go home in a few days, but I'm spending most of my time taking care of things for them and helping out however I can. So, yeah, not much editing on this week's post. Sorry! My update was inspired by the prompt: Have a character turn cartwheels. Lost Inside Chapter 30
Just
once didn’t satisfy his mate. Yuri stayed hard for hours. Benny’s ass felt raw,
and he was exhausted by the time whatever they’d given his mate wore off. Yuri collapsed
beside him.
Benny
could barely keep his eyes open. He rolled over, pulling Yuri into his arms.
The scent of his mate’s skin, the steady rise and fall of his chest and the
thumping of his heart against Benny’s arm finally soothed him into sleep.
***
Yuri
blinked, his vision hazy. His head was pounding so hard, it felt like he was
inside a drum. He groaned.
“Yuri?
Are you awake?” Benny pulled on his shoulder. “Hey, look at me?”
It
hurt. He slitted his eyes against the light. “Too bright,” he whispered.
“Okay,
hold on.” The bed dipped. Yuri winced at the slide of rings on metal, but
blessedly, the room dimmed. “Better?”
“Uh-huh.”
Yuri made the mistake of nodding. He rolled onto his side, retching off the
edge of the bed. His mate dove toward him, moving a garbage bin just in time.
Yuri’s stomach was turning cartwheels in his belly, and bile burned his throat
and nose.
He
heaved, over and over, until he couldn’t tell up from down. A hand swept up and
down his back. Yuri’s arms collapsed under him, and he huddled into a ball with
his head hanging off the bed.
“Shit,
shit, shit.” Benny fumbled one-handed with a phone on the nightstand, but he
swept his hand up and down Yuri’s spine with soft strokes. “Dav? Are you with
Velaku still?”
Yuri
shivered.
“I
need to talk to that doctor I left for you guys. Now. Yuri’s sick and shaking.
I don’t know if it’s a side effect or if he needs help.” Benny’s voice was high
and he was speaking really fast. Yuri reached for him.
“Shh.”
Benny grabbed Yuri’s hand and pulled it
to his cheek. “It’s okay.”
His
mouth tasted so bad. Yuri wished he had something to drink. “Water?” he
croaked.
“Of
course.” Benny tucked the phone against his shoulder and jumped up. Yuri heard
the sound of the faucet, and his mouth got even nastier, if that were possible.
Benny gently shifted him onto the bed. “Small sips.”
It
was better than anything Yuri ever tasted—even Cleara’s scones with cream. Benny
tipped the cup up several times and then set it down. “I’ll give you more in a
few minutes. Let’s see if you hold that down.” He stroked Yuri’s hair, gently
rubbing. “About fucking time.”
Yuri
sank down onto the bed, enjoying Benny’s claws scratching lightly at his scalp
from ear to ear. He had no idea where he was, or what was going on, but his
mate was with him.
That
was all that mattered. He closed his eyes and just floated in the moment,
listening to the rumble of Benny’s voice. More time passed than he realized, or
he’d fallen asleep, because Benny was in the bed with him when Yuri stretched
and rolled over.
“Hey,
you. Feeling better?”
Did
he? Yuri blinked. “My head.”
“Better
or worse?”
“Better.”
The drums were outside now, dimmer. “Not sick now, either.”
Benny
sighed. “Good, good. The doctor said it was likely just a bad headache. Yuisi’s
been suffering from them, too.”
“Yuisi?”
Yuri frowned. “My brother? What…?”
“Your
dad had your brother at his compound. And his mate, the Tiger that attacked us,
was there too. They’re both gonna be okay.” Benny rubbed Yuri’s head, making
him want to purr. “You’re gonna be okay, too. Better than okay, I promise,” he
said fiercely.
“Okay,”
Yuri repeated. His stomach growled. “I’m hungry.”
“I
can get us some food, if you want. It’s been quite a while since we ate, and
you did try to puke up your toenails. You’re probably running on empty. It
might make you feel better.”
Yuri
wanted to protest when Benny got up, but he wanted food too. Benny slid pants
up his legs and fastened them. His t-shirt was dirty, and had tears in it.
Benny grimaced but put it on. “Don’t move. I’ll be right back.”
Benny
said not to move, but Yuri had to pee. He’d just forgotten to say so. Maybe he
could use the bathroom really fast and get back in bed. Yuri slid out of bed. His
head spun. He stumbled forward, grabbing onto the foot of the bed. He staggered
drunkenly across the room toward the bathroom he could see through the open
door on the right.
Glancing
out the window as he relieved the pressure in his bladder, Yuri frowned. It was
dark outside. Had he slept all day?
No
wonder he was hungry. Maybe Benny would bring back some burgers. And fries. Yuri
licked his lips as he washed up. He splashed some water on his face, then
cupped his hand under the faucet and took a drink.
His
stomach growled again.
Lots
of fries.
“Yuri?
Where are you? Yuri!”
“In
here.” Uh oh. Benny was back faster than Yuri thought.
“There
you are.”
“Sorry.”
Yuri bit his lip and looked at his toes, curling them under and relaxing.
“For
what?” Benny cocked his head.
“I
moved.”
Benny
chuckled. “It’s okay. I just meant not to leave the cabin. I’m glad you felt
good enough to get up, but maybe I can help you back to bed?”
Like
he was gonna pass that up. “Yes, please.”
TBC
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I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's daughter, I hope she heals up okay.
ReplyDeleteNow for the story, I am SOOOOO glad that Yuri is okay after the drugging. I am also happy to know that they managed to get his brother and his brother's mate out. Now they just need to find a way to kill the sick monster that caused all this without anymore of the good guys getting hurt (evil grin), just my opinion.
What a major, painful injury for your friend's daughter. I hope she's doing better. I'm glad to see that the drug is wearing off on Yuri, and that they have Yuri's brother and his mate too.
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