Jacob’s eyes closed as he attempted to ease the pain they’d caused. Ryan rested one hand gently on her throat, letting her pulse point pull him in, careful to sense Claire’s mental blocks rather than smash through them as they’d attempted to do before. They were damn solid. The pulse beneath his fingers calmed and she stirred.
He watched her face, so much more alive now, even in unconsciousness, than the blank expression she’d given them earlier. Why he’d found it so infuriating he had no idea. In the snap of a second her body went into full alert. Reacting on instinct he restrained her kicking legs while Jacob pulled her beating hands up over her head. Her eyes opened, wild with panic, and his heart clenched at the sight. She continued to fight and he had to practically lie on top of her
