Feral Bonds: Claimed By Rogue Alpha Brothers
Chapter 120: Worried Mate

Chapter 120: Worried Mate

Evaline:

"Why are you so nervous?"

I was jolted out of my thoughts when he suddenly asked the question. We had left the rest of the class behind and were about ten minutes away from the hotel.

"Well... do you really need to ask?" I questioned while tightening my hold on his neck.

Though I couldn’t see his face as I was on his back, I could still tell that he was smiling. He didn’t respond and continued gracefully descending the mountains.

Instead of ten minutes, Oscar brought the two of us at the hotel in only five minutes, finally allowing me to get down from his back.

The manager led me to the kitchen while Oscar left to grab the herbs from my room. For the next fifteen minutes, I was busy preparing the potion - measuring, crushing, grinding, and mixing the herbs.

Once it was ready, Oscar led me to one of the rooms on ground floor where Instructor Corey was waiting with an unconscious Gavin.

"We will need to set his arm back in place first." He informed Oscar as we stepped inside.

Gavin’s right arm was turned at an unnatural angle. Just looking at it made me feel the pain.

"Let me do it." Oscar said as he moved to set Gavin’s arm in place. His hands were steady as he gently pressed and coaxed the bones back into place with a soft click.

Gavin groaned, clearly in pain, but didn’t open his eyes. When the joint snapped into line, all of us exhaled in slight relief.

"Here’s the potion." I handed the bowl to Instructor Corey who helped Gavin drink it.

"He’ll shift soon. I’ll stay with him," he said once he finished cleaning the wounds on Gavin’s body. "Thanks to you, he’s stable now."

"I just did what I could." I whispered back, feeling slightly overwhelmed at the sheer appreciation and approval in the Instructor’s eyes.

"You did great. You can return to join your friends now."

I sneaked a glance at Oscar before slipping out of the room and heading to find my group.

All the students were present in the dining hall with Professor Aldric and Jasper. The moment they noticed me, the former quickly asked, "How’s the boy now?"

"The instructors have set his arm back in place and cleaned his wounds. He has drank the pain relieving potion as well. Instructor Corey said that he will be able to shift in a while now." I answered, keeping my voice loud enough for others to hear because I could tell they all were dying to know. Not because they cared, but because they all were shook from the incident.

The relief was clear on everyone’s faces. Instead of heading to our rooms, we all sat down for dinner. And once we were done, we were sent to our rooms directly with strict instructions from Oscar to not cause any further episodes for the day.

Before I left the dining area, he approached me and softly reminded, "Make sure to lock your room and get good sleep. I might be too busy tonight to join you."

I nodded and hurried away to catch up with Mallory. "Want to stay with me tonight?"

She paused and glanced down the corridor toward Jasper’s room. "Actually... I should probably check in with him."

As if on cue, the door opened and Jasper stepped out of his room. Mallory exhaled in relief before she took a small step toward him, while he closed the remaining distance.

I watched as the two of them got completely lost in each other the moment their eyes met. That was more than enough sign for me to take my leave. And I did, hoping for things to work out in my friend’s favor this particular night.

I finally reached my own room and locked the door behind me. After such a long day out in the mountains, I was desperate for a shower. The water washed away not only the grime of the day, but also the tiredness and anxiety. I leaned into the stream, letting the water fall down on my back.

Once I was done washing up, I put on the bathrobe and wrapped my hair in a towel before stepping out of the bathroom. I just finished doing my three-steps skincare routine when my phone started buzzing.

I picked up the phone and realized that it was actually a call from Draven.

My breath caught.

He asked me to stay in touch with him during the trip before I left the Academy, and I had completely forgotten about it because of everything going on around me.

I knew that he had sent me several messages, but I still hadn’t opened them. With a sigh, I reached out to answer the call, ready to apologize.

"Hey," I whispered, half expecting him to start complaining immediately.

But instead, his voice hit me with thunderous tension. "Eva-are you okay? I heard... what happened."

I was stunned in silence for a while. "I-I’m fine," I faltered. "It was... we handled it."

There was a pause. Somehow, I was able to feel his concern even though we were miles apart. The silence stretched on for long enough to make me wonder if he was still there. And then he said softly, "Oscar called Kieran and informed about everything that happened there. I was close to him. So I... heard their conversation."

I nodded my head in understanding but them realized he couldn’t see me. But before I could have spoken, he continued, "How are things now? Are you really okay?"

"It’s... okay," I said carefully. "I’m okay. Gavin, the boy who got injured, he’s safe too. We are all safe. I just... I feel a little bit exhausted."

He sighed, and I imagined the tension finally lifting off his shoulders. "Promise me you’ll look after yourself."

A small smile bloomed on my lips. "I promise."

We talked a little more. It was mostly him talking about one thing or another, and me listening. But I was grateful for the change.

When we ended the call half an hour later, I was in a much better mood. I quickly brushed my now dry hair, put on my pajamas, and slipped under the covers to get some much needed sleep.