Chapter 598: The Next Plan_Part 2

Sebastian nodded. "I have one I like. Gavin," he told her.

Viola repeated the name in her mind before breaking into a grin. "That’s a nice name. Hazel, Vanessa, and Gavin." She smiled at him, feeling a little more hopeful about their future. She could already imagine herself calling all three children by those names as they ran around their home, playing together. The thought eased some of her worries, and she couldn’t help smiling throughout the process as she continued pumping.

She watched the collection bottle, hoping it would fill up quickly, but the milk was coming so slowly that she was beginning to grow impatient.

"Is it supposed to be this slow?" she asked.

"Did the nurse explain how long it might take?"

"She said it could take a few minutes." Viola glanced at him. "Is there a way I could help you heal faster?" she asked, unhappy with how pale he looked and the sight of the cut on his chest.

Sebastian took her free hand. "Let’s worry about that later. Let’s get our boy his milk first, and then we can talk about healing."

She nodded, concentrating on the pump as another few drops trickled into the bottle. The sensation was strange, and she occasionally adjusted her position when the suction felt uncomfortable. Sebastian stayed beside her, keeping her company and checking that she wasn’t in pain.

After a while, she turned to him again. "Have you eaten anything today?"

He hesitated.

"Sebastian."

"I had something earlier."

"That means you haven’t eaten properly." She gave him a disapproving look. He had not only cut open his chest, he had also gone all day without eating anything.

He let out a quiet breath, almost amused by her concern. "And you’re recovering from giving birth, yet you’re still worrying about me."

"Because you’re my husband."

"And you’re my wife." He brought her hand to his lips. "I’ll eat after this, I promise."

Viola gave him a doubtful look but let it go, turning her attention back to the bottle. When the flow slowed, she followed the nurse’s instructions and stopped the pump rather than increasing the suction to force more milk out.

Sebastian helped her switch off the device and carefully detach the collection bottle. She adjusted her gown while he placed the expressed milk aside for the nurse to label and store according to the care unit’s instructions.

He was coming back to arrange her properly on the bed when Viola pulled him down, taking him by surprise, and then she straddled him on the bed, making him lie on her pillow. Without giving him a chance to talk her out of what she was doing, Viola brought out her wolf fang, used it to cut her palm, and then positioned her hand so her blood could drip onto his wound.

"Mates can heal each other, remember?" she told him when he dipped his chin to look at where her blood was dripping and then looked at her in disapproval. "I know you wouldn’t let me do it if I told you, so lie still and let it heal up."

Sebastian had no choice but to do as she said, as he didn’t want to waste her blood. While the surface wound began to close from her blood, it didn’t cure the activated corruption inside him, and Sebastian bit back a cough that irritated him.

Viola watched the wound close before running her fingers over his now-clear skin. His nipple stiffened at her touch, and she couldn’t resist teasing him.

"I wasn’t seducing you, hubby, and you’re already hard as a rock. Tsk." She flicked his nipple playfully, but he caught her hand to stop her from arousing him any further when neither of them could do anything about it, with her still recovering.

"That’s enough. There’s something I want to tell you." He said, holding her hand down on his chest, where his heart was reacting beneath his skin due to his activated corruption.

Viola stopped teasing and nodded as she said, "I also want to show you something, but you first. What do you want to tell me?" She tilted her head to the side, waiting for him, as he looked thoughtful for a moment.

"A few days ago," Sebastian began, "you asked for us to go on a vacation. I have thought about it. Once Gavin is out of danger, let’s pick a country to go to and step away from here for a while. What do you think?" He asked, looking at her, hoping she hadn’t changed her mind about the suggestion.

Sebastian had refused then because he was still dealing with so much pain from grief and his determination to hunt down his cousin, but after learning of Nick’s return to Silver and his fucking plan to come for his wife, Sebastian knew he had to act before the fucker did.

If it were easier to go after Nick and catch him in a hunt, Sebastian would have done it, but he had learned how cunning he was. If his wife agreed to go on this vacation, Sebastian would trap his cousin in Silver until he was caught, while his wife and children would be safe far away on a peaceful vacation.

"I don’t know, I mean, if we go, who will look after the pack when Matt is no longer here, and he was the most trusted person we had?" Viola asked uncertainly.

Though she had been certain then about going on a vacation to help Sebastian, now she wasn’t really sure, especially with her abilities surfacing and her wanting to test them to see what she could do to retrieve the power to reverse a death.

"We won’t be leaving Silver unguarded. I’ll let Alex take charge in our absence, and nobody will know that we’ve left," he told her.

Viola frowned. "Why should we have to hide the fact that we’re leaving?"

"There’s something you should know. Nick is back in Silver," he told her.

He watched as her expression slowly changed, the frown of anger giving way to disbelief before settling into shock at the thought of that psycho being back.

"He didn’t die?" Viola asked, a tremor running down her spine. Nick was like a bitter medicine she wished she could forget, and the thought of him brought back painful memories and a desire for vengeance.