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“I know,” I murmur, bending down and I press my lips against her hair. “But you’re going to get better.”
Her eyes are filled with so much trust and begging that it nearly kills me when she asks, “Where’s the doctor?”
That’s what I’d like to know too.
“He’ll be here, angel. Any second now.”
“What if he won’t?” Her eyes fill with fear. “What if I d...die?”
“You’re not dying,” I growl and the fear and rage that comes over me is so strong I slam a fist through the wall and make a hole. Skyla whimpers and now filled with guilt, I go to my knees beside the bed. “I’m sorry,” I rasp. “But you’re not leaving me.”
“I’m cold, Phantom,” she whispers. “My lips feel like ice.”
Panicking, I press my mouth over hers and she moans in surprise. Her lips tingle under mine and my body reacts with a vigor that nearly topples me. Fuck, this is the wrong timing. She’s in such a vulnerable state and all my body can think of is claiming her.
She’s far too weak and unable to handle me like this. Yet, I can’t tear myself away from her and she doesn’t feel like ice to me. She feels like summer, sunshine and birdsong.
My lids shudder as my body melts into hers and I feel her mouth curve.
“Thanks,” she whispers and my brows arc over my eyes as I look down at her.
“For what?”
“For trying to save me. Even if I don’t make it...” her eyes overflow with sadness, “I want you to know I don’t regret meeting you.”
3.
Phantom
She’s going to make it. The kid’s not disappearing on me. I don’t know what I’ll do without her and it’s pretty fucking bizarre considering I’ve never thought of myself as an emotional male but it’s impossible to be neutral in front of her.
Skyla awakens me, presses buttons I didn’t even know I had and as much as I crave her, I also crave the way she makes me feel. Her hand is what got me out of a metaphorical cold grave and I’m forever indebted to her.
“Phantom,” she whimpers and I put my ear to her mouth. “If die...tell my unc...”
Brows frowning, I look down on her and I have no idea what she’s saying. She’s slurring, her mind becoming delirious and I’m frantic.
Where the fuck is that son of a bitch...
There’s a ring on the door and I open it, growling. Grabbing the doctor around the collar I throw him into the hallway and he falls to his knees. I want to kill him. I swear I want to finish his useless life and I won’t regret it.
“You’re late!” I snarl while he pants in panic but I ignore him, grabbing him again and I push him up against the wall until his legs dangle in the air. “You were supposed to be here minutes ago. The fuck took you so long?”
“I have other o...obligations. Your call was s...sudden...”
Barely listening, I peel my lip over my teeth, forming a fist I’m about to plant in his stupid face when Skyla cries,
“Phantom, stop!” She whimpers again. “You can’t hurt him.”
She’s right. I can’t hurt him. Not until he’s saved her.
Sneering, I shove him toward Skyla and she’s so fucking white in the face that I’m terrified. I’ve never felt a terror like this one before. I want to turn myself inside out. Give her my organs, my blood, my heart, my everything just so she’ll be okay.
“What happened here?” the doctor asks, putting his bag down and I cross my arms.
“She’s been shot in the back. The bullet nearly punctured her lung but I took it out.”
Skyla cowers when the doctor takes a step closer. “I don’t like him...He’s scary,” she whines and I panic.
