Feathers and Claws (MxMxMxMxM)

Chapter 93: Discussions

There's a 50/50 shot that there'll be NSFW in this chapter, a warning will appear ahead of time.
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Sophia, Alexander, Jackie, Mark and far too many other palace staff and guards to list escorted me from the forest back to my room.

Not the room shared with my mates but mine. Mine which Jude was waiting for me in, my daughter held close to his stomach as he watched on in concern, sitting upon my nest.

Despite being away for a short bit, the room still smelled of my scent and that of the palace staff that would come and go.

I was so tired, tired and done with this. . .All of this.

''Theo! You're bleeding so much!'' Jude whispered in concerned horror, rushing to support me, taking me from Dio, Smith and Darion, the first two having more or less carried me back to my room as Sophia and the others stayed behind to keep Aldo, Evander or any other hunter from following.

Whimpering softly in pain and exhaustion, I leaned fully on the other man, burying my face in his neck as I snuggled close, his scent soothing my nerves a bit, taking the edge off of my almost manic state.

His one armed grip on me tightened as my vision started to swim, his other arm holding our daughter close.

A small part of me was pleased with the care my mate was holding our unhatched child with, preening tiredly at the good choice in a father before the exhaustion I've been fighting took over.

I heard Jude panicking as my world went dark suddenly, my body going fully limp in his hold as I passed out.

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Hands gently ran down my spine as I slowly stirred.

Sunlight was streaming in through the window and my daughter was tucked close to my chest.

Guessing by the low position of the sun in the sky, dawn had just finished breaking, considering it had been about to rise when I arrived at the palace, I could guess I wasn't out long.

The hands rubbing softly at my back continued to go over the rather sore area that had hit the ground last night when I fell from the trees.

A soft groan left me as the blunt fingers pushed into a particularly sore area between my wings, while it wasn't unpleasant, it was strange.

''Oh! Hey there, you're awake again!'' Jude murmured softly, sounding pleasantly surprised as I turned my head to look at the other man.

I could vaguely see from the corner of my eye soft bandages covering my wounds, the herbal smell from my skin blocking most other scents.

My throat felt so dry when I went to speak, a soft rasp leaving between my chapped lips.

''Ah! Hold on, the healer brought some herbal water for you to drink for your throat, I think she called it T or something?'' Jude softly rambled, clearly unsure how to comfort/care for me as he got out of the nest, going to fetch a bowl that has been slowly simmering over some embers in the nearby fireplace.

While he transferred it to a smaller wooden cup, I slowly sat up, my body sore but not in nearly as much pain as I'd expect after all that's happened last night.

My head felt fuzzy as I held my child close, watching my mate as I slowly thought over what all has happened recently.

I haven't known Also very long. . .Hell, he's been away from me longer than I've been with him. . . However his actions don't seem normal. . . He's getting worse. . .