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“He needs to die.” Lucien's eyes were yellow from his wolf and I couldn’t agree more.
“I need to check her, controlling her like that could have left permanent damage on her brain,” Mr. Potter said, pushing Lucien toward the house. I turned to follow them when I fell onto one knee. My ribs hurt with every breath I took, and I finally noticed I was bleeding profusely. My face felt as if it was still on fire, along with my chest and arms.
“Dammit, Zev.” Aeon rushed to me to help me up.
“Let’s get them both up to Zev's rooms,” Mr. Potter called out, as Aeon braced me on one side, and we followed Lucien with an unconscious Katarina in his arms.
* * *
“Fuck, why is he so heavy?”someone asked, while I tried to open my eyes.
“What happened?” I asked, not even remembering passing out.
“Help her.” I heard a voice pleading.
He had to be talking about Katarina.
I opened my eyes to see us in front of my bedroom. Lucien put Katarina down on the bed. Seeing her in my room, in a room that was supposed to be for our mate, made me feel uneasy, but I couldn’t help but also feel relief that this room I had built was getting used.
“Help her,” Aeon growled at Mr. Potter, as he dragged me into the room. He sat me on the bed next to her, making me wince from the pain, but I turned to look at her. Her breathing was labored. She looked flushed like she was running hot with small cuts around her body, most likely from the roots I had wrapped around her.
“Look, I’m going to do everything I can, but there might be a chance she won’t wake up.” Mr. Potter looked worried like he wasn’t telling us the entire truth.
“Do whatever you can… please.” Lucien’s voice broke.
“I will,” he said, looking down at her, touching her head as he closed his eyes.
Aeon was pacing behind him, while Lucien looked devastated. He could lose his mate tonight. My wish might come true. I should be relieved, grateful even, that she wouldn’t be a problem anymore. But I wasn’t, I was terrified she would die.
* * *
It’sthe first time I don’t remember shifting. I was lying on the ground next to Lucien and Aeon was on my other side. We were a mess of limbs all curled together like we used to be. I welcomed the comfort of my pack near me, they brought me a peace I had so desperately needed but… I had been so stubborn.
“No!” A scream erupted from behind me.
I instantly got up, but lost my balance, my body wasn’t fully healed. Aeon and Lucien had already gotten up rushing to Katarina. I followed them into the room.
“Don’t let them take me,” she sobbed.
Lucien wrapped his arms around her, saying things to her that I couldn’t make out. Aeon looked torn about what to do, but he got on the bed so that they could flank her. As much as my wolf wanted to offer her comfort, I didn’t know what to do.
“Where is Zev?” she murmured.
“I’m here,” I said, stepping forward.
Her eyes were wild looking for me, and when they landed on me, she sagged in relief against Lucien. Her worry bothered me, my instinct was to dismiss it, saying she is lying or acting very well, but after yesterday, I was left confused.
“I thought I killed you,” she whispered, as tears flowed down her face.
“Still here,” I grumbled. “We aren’t lucky enough to be able to die.”
She nodded her head as her eyes dropped low.
“I’ll go get Mr. Potter,” I said, before leaving, needing to get out of the room.
Seeing her broken, looking weak, made me feel things I didn’t want to feel. As I went down the stairs, my body protested. Everything hurt, even my fingernails. I headed to the dining room, smelling something delicious under the smell of smoke.
Looking around, I saw that most of the foyer, dining room, and front sitting room had been damaged. The walls and staircase were all black, but they looked like they escaped most of the fire.
