Dan sighed heavily; his eyes ridden with remorse. Making us all turn to him. “I was showing her some of the results that were really confusing me, I felt like I was having a breakthrough… I should have waited for you… I never should have asked her, but I did.”
The pain in his voice was so strong I could feel it. It was a mistake; this wasn’t his fault. He took a deep breath, before continuing. “After I showed her the reports she was intrigued and wanted to see him, saying it was something she’s never seen before, and I agreed. Ace said not to… he fucking said not to!” He kicked the bed in frustration, his eyes blazing, and I saw the blood spreading from his bandage. “It’s my fault she’s dead!”
Lowering his head, he held it in his hands and I looked away. A painful silence fell in the room. There was no denying that he made a mistake and above all, I knew he’d feel it most.
After all… he had been in love with Jackie before she found Emmet… they had dated for a while too. I had hoped he was the one she would be mated to but life had other plans… When she found her mate… they ended it.
When I had mentioned Jackie would probably end it with Emmet, I had seen the glimmer of hope in his eyes that he had tried to hide. But I know my friends well enough.
He held hope and once more it was taken from him.
The doctor excused himself and Jax sat up and swung his legs off the bed that he was sitting on. “I agreed to it too… he’s been dead for a while… I didn’t think anything would go wrong and then… When Jackie went close, he instantly got up and held her hostage. She said not to care about her… and to kill him by any means.”
He sighed heavily, running his hands through his hair irritably. “We tried to save her, but when we just about got her safe, she was already severely wounded. Shane bought us some time and he died in the process. When he attacked, she said we can’t let him go. He was fast and he vowed we were all dead, that he knew where the pack was. That’s when she tried to sedate him, she refused to sit back…” His voice cracked and he refused to continue.
The pain inside was far too intense… breathing felt hard, like I was drowning underwater but still I tried to remain emotionless and strong.
Dan turned to me. “Her last words were; ‘I’m the delta female and I am not going to let him hurt anyone else.’ She prioritised this pack’s safety and sacrificed her life.”
The painful silence that fell over the room was somehow deafening and I turned away.
I needed to see them.
Stepping out of the hospital ward I headed to the morgue.
“Leo…”
Her voice made me stop, my hand on the lift door to the lower floor. I wanted to tell her I would be fine, that I can handle this shit, but I needed her. Our eyes met and she broke into a run, closing the gap between us and locked her arms around me. I sighed heavily, inhaling her hair deeply. “How is she?” I murmured quietly.
“Devastated. She has been sedated so she can get some rest.” She whispered back, pain clear in her voice. “Where are you going?”
“To see them.” I replied when she looked up at me. “You don’t need to come.”
Our eyes met, both of us unable to hide our emotions and she reached up cupping my face. “So I should just let you go alone? You don’t need to hide your feelings from me, Leo… We are one.”
One.
We were one but two halves… and one could be lost.
I never want to lose you.
I pressed my forehead to hers, wrapping my arms around her tightly. She tilted her head up and softly pressed her lips against mine. I closed my eyes, kissing her back deeply. The sizzling sparks rushed through me, calming me, and giving me the strength I didn’t know she had to give.
I’d never get enough of this… of her.
She was now my life.
We broke apart, and exhaling, I entered the code, letting us in. We stepped into the large lift, designed to wheel down bodies, and I pressed the button to the only other floor it led to.
The morgue.
The doors opened and I saw several men standing to attention, these were my orders too.
“This room – Alpha, Luna.” One said, motioning to the door he was guarding. He lowered his head, clearly knowing why we were here.
This time I had made sure to keep it in place, just in case something unexpected happened. After Judah came back from the dead, I wasn’t going to risk him changing Shane and Jackie into something. Until we knew what he was, we couldn’t take risks. They opened the door and I stepped in, seeing the two tables that held the bodies, each covered with a white cloth. Metal chains were binding them to the tables, outlining the two distinct body shapes. One male, one female.
A man I considered my brother, and a woman I considered my sister…
Guilt rushed through me at my treatment of their bodies being bound but until I was sure Judah didn’t have a hold on them, I was going to have to keep them in place… Right now I couldn’t afford to make any more mistakes than we already had.
The pain was crushing, my heart thundering, as I slowly walked over to Shane’s body. I slowly moved the sheet back and Azura gasped, turning away. I realised that there was no need to bind him… He was missing limbs and his entire chest was a gaping hole. How was I going to present this body to Kareena? I placed my hand on his forehead, slowly caressing his hair.
Shane – one of my closest friends.
Fuck I’m sorry.
This shouldn’t have fucking happened. I looked him over, Judah hadn’t held back, his entire body was ripped apart. It was obvious that this was all they had been able to salvage…
I’m sorry man, I owe you…
I lifted his arm, the only one that was left hanging from his shoulder, bending down I held it to my forehead.
How many more do I need to lose for it to be enough?
I felt Azura’s touch, as she wrapped her arms around me from behind.
I hope you’re in a better place… this wasn’t just one death… I knew Kareena would follow…
In heaven, they would reunite…
Placing his hand down slowly I pulled the sheet over him before turning to the other table. The body was visibly smaller.
Fuck.
“You don’t need to see her today.” She whispered softly.
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