Chapter 216 Yorick

How does the most uncomfortable night of sleep still manage to be one of your best nights? Sleep with your arms around your mate while your wolf purrs at her to keep her in a deep sleep until her wolf is strong enough to start purring back, that’s how.

When Dr. Johnston arrives in the morning, Cyra is still asleep, but even the doctor can hear Rina purring loudly.

“The mate bond is always the best cure,” she says, coming in and looking over Cyra’s reports from overnight.

“How are you feeling Alpha Cyra?” Dr. Johnston asks, Rina’s purring softening but not completely stopping.

She looks up at me, her face marked with lines from where she was laying on my shirt. Her hair is flat on one side and poofy on the other where I massaged her head while she slept. She is completely and utterly adorable as she rubs the sleep from her eyes.

“I feel good,” she mumbles, her voice a bit gravelly.

“Alpha Yorick, do you mind getting out of bed so I can check her leg? If it’s good, I’ll get you out of here and you can attend afternoon classes today,” Dr. Johnston says.

“Yay!” she says as I carefully disentangle myself before sliding out of bed.

“I’m going to go use the bathroom while she checks you over,” I tell Cyra, kissing her forehead before walking out to find the restroom. I’ve had to go for hours but I didn’t want to disturb my mate.

I use the facilities and rinse out my mouth as best I can without a toothbrush before returning to her room. Dr. Johnston has her sitting up and is letting her know that she can walk, but only with a soft cast around the knee.

“I want to make sure it stays stabilized for the rest of the day. I’m sure Rina has done a fantastic job, but I’d rather not risk injury if I’m going to let you back into sparring class tomorrow. And I’ll need to see you back here tonight for a final x-ray so I can make sure your knee looks good.”

“I’ll bring her back after classes today, doc,” I tell her.

“Perfect. Now, do you want to shower here before you go?” she asks Cyra.

“No. I want to brush my teeth and wash my hair too, so I’ll go back to the dorms.”

“You had surgery yesterday and you haven’t eaten a lot of food. I would suggest, and I don’t say this for any other reason than your safety,” Dr. Johnston says, glaring at me, “that you shower with someone to make sure that you don’t get dizzy and fall over.”

“I’m her mate. I’ll take care of her. I’m not going to take advantage of her when she needs me,” I say, voicing my aggravation that Dr. Johnston thinks I can’t control my libido around Cyra while she’s weak. I would never take advantage of my mate like that.

I make sure she’s steady on her feet then I help her walk back to our dorms.

“You’re not going to be late for class are you?” she asks me.

“No, but I’ll have to get my breakfast to go, unless you plan to come watch sparring today. Then I’ll have to get both of our breakfasts to go,” I say, not bothering to let her try getting up the stairs. I wrap my arm around her waist and lift her, carrying her up the stairs while making sure her feet don’t knock into anything. When I set her back on her feet, she’s smiling at me.

“What?” I ask.

“My hero,” she says.

“Always,” I say to her, taking her hand and walking with her to her room to get her clothes. We stop at mine to get my things and then we head to the showers. Since everyone is at breakfast, it’s a good time to get her cleaned up while I do the same.

I take off her soft cast and help her get undressed, making sure the water is warm before letting her into the shower. Once I’m sure she’s set, I take off my clothes and step in with her.

“You know, it’s a good thing you’ve already seen me naked or I really would think you were trying to take advantage of me,” she says, looking down at my hard length that is betraying me.

“I can’t help it that you are the sexiest woman I’ve ever met in my life, Cyra. But that doesn’t mean I can’t control myself. I’m more worried about you trying to jump me while we’re in here. You’re the aggressive one around here,” I say, smirking as I get the shampoo from her bag.

As expected, she smacks me on my chest.

“See, look at you, using every possible excuse to touch me,” she begins as I massage shampoo into her wet hair.

“Oh is that how you’re going to play it?” she asks a moment before her hands wrap around my hard length. I suck in air, my hands going still as I look down at my mate who looks very pleased with herself.

“You are in no shape to finish what you’re starting, beautiful. Now be a good girl and keep your hands to yourself.”

“I don’t like being a good girl,” she pouts, her voice just deep enough to let me know that Rina is feeling playful.

“Rina…” Thad growls. “You’ll have your chance very soon, my mate. And then you can be as naughty as you’d like.”

“How am I supposed to behave with you standing here naked in front of me?” she asks as I push her head under the water to rinse the shampoo.

“Try. I want you back in classes tomorrow and you know you want that too. If you’re a good girl, maybe I’ll reward you later,” I say.

“So focused,” she purrs, sliding her hands up my chest.

“Rina,” I growl again, grabbing the shampoo and trying as hard as I can to ignore the way her hands feel on my body.

“Oh, that’s not Rina. That’s all me,” Cyra purrs.

I lean down and nip at her chin. “Behave,” I say.

She sighs. “Fine. I don’t want you to be late for class and you need to eat. I don’t think you ate enough yesterday, and I know I didn’t,” she says.

She removes her hands from my body, only to put them back covered in soap.

“Cyra,” I growl.

“I’m just helping you along, Yorick. Just like you are helping me,” she says with mock innocence.

“You’ll be the death of me woman,” I growl at her.

I eventually get both of us showered, rinsed, and dried off, with a towel wrapped around her hair and body and a towel around my hips. Then we head back to our rooms where I get dressed first. Cyra’s assessing, heated gaze is doing nothing to help my situation. Then we go to her room to get her dressed.

By the time we get to breakfast, everyone is heading to class.

“Hey! She’s back!” Piper says, rushing up.

“Can you make sure she’s steady while I get us both some food?” I ask her.

“We’ve got you covered, Shakespeare,” Zach says, walking out with Landon, Chase, and Katelynn. “Welcome back, Aphrodite!”

“Thanks, Nicky,” she says.

He stops and stares at her. “No. No, no, no! That’s worse than Nickname,” he growls.

Landon and I start laughing as I take the food.

“I appreciate this, Nicky,” I say to him.

“I don’t feel appreciated, not at all,” he says as I hand Cyra her food and begin eating quickly before class.

“Alpha Cyra, you have not been given clearance to join this class,” Alpha Nevaeh says as we walk up.

“That’s correct, Alpha. I’m just here to watch. I have been given permission to rejoin classes this afternoon.”

“Have a seat then,” she says as the others arrive. I quickly finish my food, making sure Cyra is settled and comfortable before getting in line with the others.

I cringe as I’m called first along with the other guy from Megan’s group. He, like the others, looks pissed as hell at me. Tough fucking shit. Don’t come after my girl and we won’t have a problem…

I hear Cyra suck in a breath, and I glance at her to give her an encouraging wink, but the guy sucker punches me right in the stomach.

“That’s for Jory, you asshole!” he growls. I hear Alpha Nevaeh start to say something. But rather than be a gentleman, or even shove it back down like I probably could, I let the jerk get what’s coming to him.

Every bit of food that I just shoved down my throat comes right back up and I make sure it all lands right on him.

“The fuck!” he yells, backing up and staring at the vomit that is now covering his body.

“You should really pay more attention,” I say, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand, just as he leaps at me.