Chapter 85. You Appropriate Mates

Chris’s POV

When they wheeled our father back for surgery, my brothers and I stepped out of the hospital in order to get some air. Dirt and blood is still caked on our skin from the hunt and the battle that took place in the forest. It was my brother’s and my first encounter with a rogue and it was much stronger than we had expected. He was like a rabid animal that was out for blood. Once he got a taste of my father’s blood he only wanted more.

Ace is pacing outside of the hospital with a cigarette in his hands. He hasn’t even taken the time to light it.

“I am not ready,” Ace says.

“Don’t talk like that,” Bryce snaps at him. “Dad is going to pull through.”

Ace walks back over and we huddle together trying to comfort one another. Suddenly, the wind picks up and the scent of lavender wafts in our direction. I spin around at the same time as my brothers do and we all let out a collective sigh when we see Erica walking towards us.

She looks lik