CHAPTER 56
I am a little startled to wake up and find Silas in bed with us and Elora.
Hopping up, I notice Dragus is already awake and has gone somewhere.
Looking over at Silas, I can see he is also already awake, just not willing to move to wake her as she slept half across him, her head resting on his chest. I chuckle when I notice she is also drooling on him.
“Might have to get a tarp for the bed,” I tell him as he wipes the drool off his chest with his hand.
“She is asleep, I sure as hell am not waking her, besides I don’t mind at least she is letting me near her,” Silas whispers back. I nod, for once she is getting decent sleep. Hopping up, I put a shirt on, Silas watching me as I walk back out of the walk in.
“About an hour ago, I went to the caves to check on the Dragons, but they refused to leave them.”
“Probably best that way, some aren’t too stable,” I tell him, and he nods in agreement.
“Are you alright with her?”
“Dragus won’t like you leaving me with her,” he says,
“Yeah, but I am sick of being stuck in the castle,” I tell him, tired of this entire situation. I know Elora is scared of him, but he can’t earn that trust back if she isn’t around him.
“Are you alright with her or not?” I ask.
“Yes of course, but she probably won’t like it, how long will you be gone?” he asks.
“Two days, we were planning on doing this after she has the baby, but I would rather do it beforehand.”
“You sure that’s wise? She hasn’t got long left,” he says, brushing her hair off her face.
I know he loves her, but he needs to get his temper in check.
Unfortunately, Elora is just as strong headed as he is, making them clash constantly, though I don’t blame her, it’s still no excuse for the things he has done.
“I am going to go before she brings on the waterworks and guilts me into staying,” I tell him, grabbing my shoes.
“What do I tell her?” he asks, and I can feel his worry about her reaction.
“Tell her we went to the caves and will be back when we can, if you need us send Dakari,” I tell him, and he nods.
Grabbing a bag, I toss in a change of clothes, then walk over and bend down to kiss her head. She shifts, and I hold my breath, hoping she doesn’t wake. When she doesn’t, I kiss Silas goodbye, leaving him with our mate.
God, I hope I’m not making a mistake trusting him with her. To gain trust, you have to give it. His actions over the last month show he’s trying, and something has changed in the last few days. Something is different.
It’s like he’s battling demons of his own. He still hates Fae, yet yesterday, I noticed something shook him. A nagging feeling tells me it’s about Elora—he’s scared for her. I tried to pry into his head, but whatever it is, he doesn’t want us to know. His walls are tighter than ever.
Walking outside, I run into my brother walking out of the stables as I go past, heading to the greenhouses so I can shift.
“Where are you coming back from?” I ask him.
“Them damn rocks Silas had moved here from the ruins, heavy fucking things. He has done alright with them though. Aldrin was excited when he saw them yesterday.”
“Why’d he move them again?” I ask.
“They are nearly done, he wants to replace the fountain out the front, you will be shocked when you see what he did with them. I am a little shocked myself considering how much he hates everyone,” Dakari says, and I nod. “Where are you off to?”
“Caves, hey do me a favor and keep an eye on Silas, I won’t be back for a couple days.”
“What about Dragus?”
“He is already over there.”
“You sure that is wise, leaving her with him I mean.”
“He won’t hurt her, at least not intentionally.”
“Yeah, intentional, or not probably best he doesn’t hurt her at all, especially given she can give birth any day now.”
“Are you going to do it or just give me a lecture?”
“Both, I will keep an eye on her, but he touches her, you will be coming home to one mate not two,” he warns me. I nod, I know I can trust him with Elora and Silas. One plus is that out of everyone, Dakari doesn’t fear him, so he wouldn’t hesitate to step in if needed.
“Thanks.”
“Enjoy, try to get some sleep baby bro, you look like shit,” he says patting me on the back.
“Yeah, impossible to sleep with her, seriously who has anxiety while asleep?” I ask, shaking my head, her nightmares and panic even while sleeping make it near impossible to get a proper sleep.
“Come get us if she needs anything, or anything happens.”
“You know I will,” Dakari says, walking toward the front of the castle while I walk toward the greenhouses out back in the far fields. Now to find Dragus and hope he doesn’t kill me for leaving her with him.