Chapter82. The Human

“What can we do?” Brax asked as I curled further into my blankets. My eyes were sore and scratchy, my head pounding as my blocked nose made me sound like I was breathing through a mask. “Nothing, I’m fine. It’s just a cold. Humans get those.” I sighed, closing my eyes, trying to sleep off the stupid sickness I had been blessed with thanks to the stupid Summit meeting. Wolves didn’t get colds, but I was human, and my alphas were a little out of their depth when it came to comforting me. They had no idea how to do it, getting on my nerves with their incessant worrying, but they were trying and I had to be grateful even though I just wanted quiet so I could sleep. No chance of that though. Kai hadn’t left my side since my very first sneeze two days ago. They’d tried to stick a healer on me, even take me to Tabitha’s, but I was almost over it, they just had to find some patience. Not their strength. Especially Kai’s. “Your fever is coming down,” Derik said, his voice small as he placed the