Rain grinned up at Tyler and rose a brow as he told her he would have to accompany them shopping. "Oh, is that so?" she asked playfully, tilting her head to the side to see Tyler's devilish grin. Giggling as he nipped at her neck playfully, she stuffed her hands into her front pockets as he stepped back away from her. "You had better stop that Tyler, otherwise I will have no choice but to take you right back to bed," she warned in a loving and playful manner. Rain watched him as he dressed, examining every inch of his body before his clothes covered his beautifully, built body.<br/><br/>As his lips met hers, Rain quickly wound her arms around his neck and pulled him gently into her body. A soft moan slipped out as Tyler dominated her lips. "Tyler… you're dangerously close to being trapped inside your bedroom all day.." she growled softly against his lips as a smile pulled the corners of her lips up.<br/><br/>Letting him free as he pulled away and headed for the door, Rain trailed behind at a leisurely pace. Grinning as Tyler made sure to mention how he was the boss. "Yes, my lovely man, you are the boss," she confirmed, lightly running her fingers down his arm to the palm of his hand as they stopped by the door. As the feminine scream reached her ears, Rain's body stiffened and she was quick to tighten her grip on Tyler's hand as a scoff left her throat. "I doubt it's as simple as that with Court," she grumbled as they basically flew down the stairs and out the front door.<br/><br/>Her vision zeroed in on Tex's body lying in the dusty earth next to a horse and she kept pace with Tyler as he rushed over. Dropping down on her knees next to her little sister, she moved the hair that had fallen in front of her face and gently lifted the eyelid of Tex's left eye to see her eyes rolled back in her head. She was definitely out of it. "She shouldn't be outside anyway. Dammit Tex, come on!" she grumbled underneath her breath as she lightly patted her sister's cheek.<br/><br/>All of a sudden, Tex's chest stopped moving. There was no rise and fall. When Rain checked for any sign of breathing from her nose or mouth there was none. Panic and fear swept through Rain as all the blood rushed from her face. Before Rain could look up at Tyler and Kaden to tell them, Tex bolted upright and stared blankly into the distance. Rain jumped back in surprise before quickly crawling back to Tex's side and turning her face to look straight at her. "Tex, hey, look at me. What happened to you?" she asked, her tone both concerned and frightened.<br/><br/>After several silent moments, Tex focused on Rain's face and slowly began to register where she was. "Rain…I…I don't know. I just collapsed, I guess," she whispered quietly, averting her eyes. Rain narrowed her eyes in suspicion. There was something Tex wasn't telling her but now wasn't the time to push her on it. Nodding once, she helped Tex to stand and brushed off the knees of her jeans. "I think you should go inside and get some rest Tex," she suggested gently, before lightly pushing her back to get her started on the direction to the house. Looking up at Tyler, she shook her head to dismiss it as exhaustion. Though her gut told her different.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Tex dreamed after she lost consciousness. Dreams of her and Rain as children, of the day she was kidnapped from her pack, of the long days and nights that melded together, of her savage 'visitors', of the first time she had laid eyes on Kaden and thought of how someone so perfect could exist, and of Kaden and Rain's worried words whispered in her ears. Then all of a sudden, just like that, Tex felt herself slip away into oblivion.<br/><br/>Somewhere in the distance, Tex heard Court's voice and for a moment she was terrified that her rescue had been a dream. Like so many of them before had been. Finally after what seemed like an eternity in that black void of whispered secrets and nothingness, she felt her consciousness thrown back into her body. Air rushed into her lungs as she bolted upright, for a moment expecting to be chained down into the dank, dirty dungeon in the farthest cell from the door that would lead into the main hall of Court's home.<br/><br/>Taking in the scenery in font of her, the puzzle pieces began to click into place. When Tex's eyes found Kaden's boots, they quickly took in every detail as they ascended to meet Kaden's eyes. Blood rushed into her cheeks as embarrassment caused her to quickly avert her eyes. As Rain turned her head to face her, Tex had to remember why her sister was here of all places. The images of the fighting, of Rain rescuing her, of her mate Tyler and Kaden with several other men being there as well, and the following nights events as well as the morning came rushing back. All these people had put there lives on the line for her. There was no sense in worrying them all with such trivial matters as a severe headache.<br/><br/>Dismissing her collapse with a shrug, she mumbled to Rain about not knowing what had happened. All she wanted now was to curl up in bed. Thoroughly embarrassed and confused about what had happened herself, Tex took Rain's hand as she helped her up and headed for the house. Avoiding Kaden's eyes, she trained her gaze on her feet and quickly walked past Kaden. Pausing for a moment, she glanced back at the three of them but settled her gaze on Kaden. "I am sorry for worrying you. I suppose I haven't rested enough is all. Thank you for letting me help Kaden," she told them, a small smile tugging the corners of her lips up before she once again headed for the house. When she went inside, Tex bolted up the stairs and into her room, slamming the door shut behind her and sliding down to sit at the bottom. Tears burned the edges of her eyes as she held back a sob.<br/><br/>This was Court's doing. Of that she was certain. But what he had done, she didn’t know. Tex hadn't escaped him yet. She was still a pawn in his game.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Rain glanced at the horse next to her as it nudged her gently on the back with it's head. Absently brushing her hand down it's neck in a reassuring gesture, she looked at the front door of the house a while longer before looking back at the two men in front of her. "I will speak with her later about it. But Kaden if you need me to help with what Tex was doing before she collapsed, I will. Otherwise, Tyler, we should get started on training your horse," she suggested, trying to draw the attention away from Tex, knowing her sister was probably embarrassed by her sudden collapse. And then there was the fact that for a moment, she hadn't been breathing. What was really going on?