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But when my gaze turns to Zeke, he looks happy, content. Sure, he’s in pain from his injuries, but it’s like her touch comforts him.
He’s fucking forgiven her.
Shit.
How the hell did that happen? Doesn’t he realize she’s the reason he almost died?
Zeke raises an eyebrow as if to challenge my assumptions about Kai.
I shake my head, not believing he could forgive her. I’ll deal with that later. Right now, I need to know he’s truly going to make it.
“How are you feeling?” I ask, making sure to stay clear of Kai as I walk to the other side of his bed.
“Like I was shot multiple times,” Zeke answers.
“Yea, you look like shit, man,” I say, with a grin.
He grins back. “You don’t look too good yourself.”
I stare down at my blood covered clothes. I didn’t want to change until he saw the proof for himself.
“Did you get the bastard?” Zeke asks.
“You know I did.”
“Good.” Zeke’s eyes face forward, and a cloud of gloom glazes over them as if he was back on that yacht reliving the attack all over again.
Kai squeezes his hand, noticing the change. It takes a minute, but Zeke eventually breathes normally again as he gives her a tight smile of thanks.
Jesus, she can’t be helping him right now.
“Zeke, you’re awake,” Langston says from the doorway.
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Zeke smiles at Langston, and it finally feels like home having us all here together again.
Langston surveys the room, then he spots Kai, and he fucking smiles at her too.
Does no one see how she betrayed us? How holding Zeke’s hand does nothing to earn our forgiveness? She needs to be punished for what she did.
“Did you kill him?” Langston asks.
“Yes, I declared war against Alastar and his men. But after the message I sent in torturing and killing Billy, they would be wise to surrender now instead of fighting.”
We all grin and nod. This is when we are our best, when we are together.
But then their smiles begin to include Kai.
No—fucking no!
She isn’t one of us. She’s the enemy. She will never be one of us. All she’ll end up doing is getting one of us killed.
I won’t let either of them die because of her.
Kai senses that I’m breaking, losing my cool. And it’s time for her to face her punishment for hurting Zeke.
She squeezes Zeke’s hand one last time and then looks to Langston who immediately takes her place at Zeke’s bedside before she stands up walking toward me with her head high, ready to face her punishment.
