I should be your Beta, not your Mate

22 - A cold

With an evil growl my abroad sister pushed me down on my bed and pulled the blanket over my body. »And no one dares to talk to him!«

With those bossy words said, she left my room again and I made myself comfortable – the three males were overstrained. No wonder with this bossy wolf.

Almost a quarter of an hour later she came back with a hot cup of tea and a hot-water bottle. »Drink,« she ordered dryly. The hot-water bottle went to my belly and the cup into my hands.

Then she started rocking her foot up and down and whirled around to Caleb. »Your sister Ellinor probably had a scarf, right?« My little brother nodded and ran away to get a scarf from Elli which was put around my neck.

»The preparations are complete,« she sighed and drove her fingers through her curly hair. »Three days, not a day more,« she murmured and I sighed thumbs-up while I drank the hot liquid.

»Aye, Aye, Captain!«

»Could we now get to know what preparations are complete and why Kyran didn't stay in the hospital?!« my father shouted and Naika flinched - shocked.

She may be a dominant beast but against the dominance of a Beta, even the one of an Alpha, she was just a small fish. It's almost a wonder that my father accepted orders from her.

»Would you, or should I?« Curious, I looked over the edge of the cup as it laid against my lips. She threw a sharp look at me. »I. You are not allowed to speak.«

»But-« I wanted to protest but a growl from her made me stay quiet. Yielding, I rolled my eyes and sipped further from my tea. Fury.

»The idiot in bed has only caught a cold. I assume that my father already said that Kyran sometimes caught something when he helped in the hospital. And don't just assume that he is cured because he is better now, we still don't know what makes him sick. But the cold should go away in two to three days.«

Warily, three men watched the dark-haired. Cassian was the only one that looked at me shortly before he watched the female wolf again.

»And what did you mean with the preparations are complete?« my mate asked, and the corners of my mouth twitched in amusement.

»There are three steps Kyran goes through with a cold. First, sneezing. Second, hoarseness. Third, coughing. If we want to try to skip the second step, you need to work with tea and warmth in the first step. Shortly said, wrapped up in a warm bed, mostly with tea always in the hands, a scarf around the neck and hot-water bottle on the belly, maybe at the feet too if they are still cold with socks on. Kyran also liked it in the back, that is also acceptable. Sadly, we can skip step two just sometimes, that means: He's not allowed to speak. And if he just makes one sound, he gets a slap on the back of his head. Ah, yes, warm baths are also helpful, but not longer than twenty minutes because of the circulation of his body that drops pretty badly.«

She gave me another look and growled irritably.

»And he gets clingy and damn tiring. He will whine that everything hurts and then he wants to cuddle all the time. Because my dear brother escaped in those times, I needed to be there to be the stuffed animal. I advise transforming, it'll hold Kyran much warmer with all the fur. Maybe he wants to transform too, that is okay. But then he should still be under a blanket or in front of a fireplace. Well, and he should drink much.«

Grinning, I raised my hand when they all looked at me. »Hi.«

»Shouldn't he stay inside the hospital?« Caleb asked warily and took his eyes off me, frowning.

»No, absolutely not,« Naika refused loudly. »Are you crazy?!«

Shocked, the men opened their eyes wide and stared down at Naika. A dwarf that gave orders to giants.