Chapter 14

When Maggie entered the infirmary, Steph was bent over Caleb inspecting the gash in his neck with a pair of dubious looking tweezers. She frowned as she moved toward the flat, bare bed in the cot. Chase, Carl and Jayden stood watch over him and Noah sat on a small chair beside the cot looking at them with distrustful eyes.

“Are those tweezers even sterilized?” Maggie expressed her concern.

Steph simply smiled at her. “We do with what we have Dark Storm.” Her voice was gentle but there was slight reprimand in her tone.

“And your bodyguard wouldn’t be needing our less than stellar treatment if he hadn’t gotten himself injured anyway.”

“Of course because I planned to get my ass handed to me while on duty for my master’s daughter.”

“What good is a guard dog that can’t protect its master?” Carl asked scornfully.

“How dare you you fucking…Fuck!” Caleb ended in a grunt as pain lacerated through his body when he tried to sit up.

Steph pushed him gently back down on the squeaky bed while casti