[ THE RETURN OF TEEN ROBYDIA ]
Itâs just a scratch he thought, ââ-Ow!â Robyn yelped, snapping his teeth at Lydia as she dabbed his face with hydroperoxide. He didnât mean to, but the burning sensation means itâs working and heâll heal faster. A low rumble escapes the Betaâs throat, seeing as how their faces are in front of each other. âYouâre dabbing too hard.â Robinson teases coldly, claw marks across his face and body as he lazily locks eyes with her.
They were huddled together on Lydiaâs bathroom floor after Robyn escaped fighting an Ennis on his own. A brute of a werewolf, a hell of a fighter. Sometimes you have to play dirty to stay alive. He licks his lips, maybe itâs still the adrenalineâ maybe, itâs Lydiaâs rapid heartbeat from startling her. The werewolf is tense too, this isnât how he wanted to spend his evening. âAt least your momâs away, sorry about the mess.â He pulls away to control himself, Lydia probably finds this stuff repulsive. âI donât want my brother seeing me like this.â He mumbled, âCan I stay the night?â
Even as he winces in pain from her cleaning his wounds, she knows that Robyn wonât hurt her. It still doesnât make the job of cleaning him up any easier. âEven though you heal, I am not having bloodied sheets. So, you need to stay stillâŚâ She worries her bottom lip between her teeth, trying to focus on the logistics of the task and swallow down the tangle of worry and anger brewing in her chest and the slight anger that he let himself get hurt like this. Thereâs frustration in her voice, but only because she cares. She cares in a way that feels strange in her bones, foreign within the walls of this house. Her parents never taught her how to care for people in a healthy way.
Crouched on the floor of her bathroom, she leans back, sitting on her knees and looking at him as he pulls away. âYou donât have to explain. Youâd do the same for me.â Sheâs pretty sure, though, that heâd never let her get to this point before stepping in. Still, the feeling is real. âOf course you can stay.â Sheâs not entirely sure when she became a soft place for him to land, but somehow, it settles herâhaving him here, bleeding all over her bathroom, making a mess of her house. âI probably wasnât going to sleep much anywayâŚâ Whether itâs the banshee or just hyperfixating on something else to distract herself from it, sleep wasnât likely.
âWill you please just let me finish cleaning you up?â