Chapter 34. I'm Checking

"Can you smell that?" I asked my brother through mind link as we watched our little mate disappear into the bathroom.

"Yes," Kane affirmed. "Her father!" He nodded slowly, looking around at the chaos that had obviously exploded into the room. I watched his hands flex by his side as he fought to calm himself.

"Her neck..She has a mark on it!" He growled while letting out a ragged breath. Feeling her trauma through the bond, I felt something snap in me, and before I could stop myself, I marched toward the closed door and shouldered it open, the flimsy lock giving away under the force of my weight, causing the wood to split and expose her to me.

"What happened?" I asked, stepping into the ensuite with her.

"Other than you just breaking my damn door?" She asked, stiffening. My eyes trailed over her body, seeing no signs of struggle, but her voice still sounded hoarse, and there was a soft wheeze to her tone that had not been there before. <