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He nods, his appreciation for my gratitude showing through his eyes and smile. “You’re welcome, Luca.”
He goes to check on Damon again, and I know I should do the same, but I can’t stand the thought of leaving Olivia’s side. The thought of having her close her eyes only to never open them again and me not being the last person she sees…
When Theo returns a few minutes later, he injects what I assume are the meds he was just speaking of into her arm, and all the rest of us can do is wait.
Justine glances up at me, tears in her eyes. “Why isn’t Jaxon here, Luc?”
Fuck. I’m such an asshole. I would have thought he called her already.
“He’s fine,” I say hurriedly. “He should be back soon.”
At least, I fucking hope so. I thought Olivia was fine and then she wasn’t, but I don’t voice that thought to Justine. She doesn’t need that right now. None of us do.
Her shoulders drop, and she closes her eyes, head tilted to the sky. “Thank you.” When she looks at me again, she smiles triumphantly. “Oh, and I won.”
I have no clue what she’s talking about, so I don’t respond, but she elaborates.
“Your company,” she adds. “It’s still yours.”
That’s the last thing on my mind right now, but I can’t deny her words loosen a bit of the tension in my chest. “Thank you.”
She nods, but before any of us can say anything else, Olivia speaks.
“This fucking sucks,” she mutters. All of the words sound jumbled together, but still, they make the rest of us smile, then she looks at me. “I didn’t dream that. He’s really dead.”
I stroke her face gingerly. “Yes, Raven. He’ll never hurt you again. You’re safe.”
Her eyes close, but she’s smiling, and I let her have this moment of peace in silence. She killed her own father. I thought she’d be traumatized by the action, but if she wants to be happy, then I won’t stand in her way.
Though, I look at Tori again, whose tears have finally ceased. I swear if she tries to make Olivia feel at all guilty…I won’t be responsible for what I do.
When Olivia opens her eyes again, she glances around at the three of us and sighs. “We’re going to be okay.”
“We are,” I promise and rub my thumb over the back of her hand. “Nobody will ever hurt you again.”
I’d said it before, yet here we are again, with her in a hospital bed. But this time, I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure there is never another reason for anyone to want to harm a hair on her head.
Even if she’s strong enough to fight her own battles as she showed today, I’d rather never feel this way again.
EPILOGUE
OLIVIA
Today is the first day that I’ve woken up without a bruise or open wound on my body in what feels like forever. Four weeks have passed since the day I killed my father, and every day since has been better than the last.
While I haven’t done much as I’ve focused on healing, knowing that nobody else is coming after us—at least for the time being—has given me a joy I didn’t know I needed in my life. Much like Luca.
Luca has watched over me constantly. He doesn’t like to leave my side for long, as if he expects me to fall apart at a moment’s notice, and while some days he drives me crazy, I appreciate the love he’s shown me.
Maybe one day I’ll have regrets about slicing my father’s throat open, but I haven’t had a single nightmare, so I’m not holding my breath.
Though, I also won’t complain about no longer feeling the need to murder anyone. Not now that the people who did me harm are all dead. Aside from Bryson, but he gets a pass since he helped me escape.
Plus, he didn’t stick around. He took his son and left the day after the battle. Nobody knows where they went, but Luca suspects we’ll see them again one day.
As I attempt to roll out of bed, Luca’s arm wraps around me, stopping my movements. “Where do you think you’re going?” he grumbles.
“To the shower,” I reply sweetly. “Care to join me before I leave for breakfast and shopping with Justine and Tori?”
