chapter 8(2)

“Kind of makes sense,” I agree, and I focus back on pacing the room. I still hate the idea of every time I get hurt, they absorb my injuries from me. If I use my aura, my mates only have to wait for me to tire out and keep their own up. I can't force theirs down unless they willingly submit and Maddox would rather claw through glass than do that, the asshole. It irritates me more than it should, and what good is being a healer if I can’t heal myself? “We will find out for sure at the Alpha meeting when you are not challenging me and try to dominate someone else.” Another wave of dread creeps up as I freeze. “What if it exhausts me? Like Maddox, he could wait me out and won't that give Dominic the advantage to kill me?” I ask, biting my lip. “You really think we would just let you die? Seriously, Kat, we won’t just sit there and watch our mate get hurt. If we see you distressed, we will step in. Andrei will be there too, plenty of us to take them on, plus your father,” Ezra adds and giv