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My phone was on the nightstand, and I debated whether it would be worth reaching out and grabbing it, but I gathered the strength to do exactly that.
With a tap of my screen, I noticed the text from Aurelia.
CRAZY BITCH:
Hey. Not sure if your phone is working. Been trying to reach out to Onyx but he isn’t picking up his phone or answering my messages. I’ve been working on your meds, but there seems to be a shortage of certain ingredients. You should have an emergency stash under the bed that will last you a bit. I’ll see what’s going on.
I paused to sigh and turn over onto my back, the cool cloth falling off my forehead which made me pout in dismay. Lifting my phone to hover over me, I stared at the final bit of the text message.
CRAZY BITCH:
I know the med mix-up may make your men a bit apprehensive of me. I understand if you want me to get the meds double-checked when you feel up to it. I’m still dealing with a few things with my pack and the Coven, so if I’m a bit silent in the coming days, you know why. Hopefully we’ll see each other soon…
I further frowned as my eyes lingered on the last sentence.
CRAZY BITCH:
Love you, Willow…and sorry.
“William?”Bria’s husky voice was super soft as if he didn’t want to bother me and yet feared not checking in.
Why is life so unfair?
That was all I could say as I closed my eyes and let my clenched hand lower to my chest. Tears spilled down the sides of my face, but I didn’t care. I honestly didn’t give a fuck about anything anymore because what was the point?
All this suffering and chaos for years, trying to prove my worth to claim a role that was seen so highly in the world, and I felt empty. Shouldn’t I be celebrating? Rejoicing that I somehow survived the storm I thought would consume me and show my gratitude that after all the craziness I endured, here I was at the finish line?
So why were things like this?
I’d fought so many demons, physically and mentally, but here I was, feeling like shit and sinking into a hole I was frightened of being stuck in. A dark place that made me do stupid things that hurt a whole lot of people.
I couldn’t dare do such a thing, but weren’t such taunting feelings supposed to disappear when you got your “happy ever after”? Wasn’t this supposed to be the end where new things began and I got to reap the rewards like everyone hypes you up to embrace?
Why does it feel like I’m going backward?
The soft touch of the cold cloth pressing against my forehead encouraged me to open my eyes. My glassy gaze immediately moved to the right, and there was Dimitris, staring at me with a blank expression.
He didn’t look mad or judgmental, but he also didn’t look sad or sympathetic either. His expression was rather neutral which was a bit of a blessing because I wouldn’t be able to handle his anger right now.
Not when I felt so…low.
He reached out to lightly stroke my cheek, and he muttered, “A bath would be comforting.”
The thought of a bath made me want to laugh because it felt childish as William. Like a bath would solve all my fucking problems. I should have just laughed it off, but all I could do was stare at him until my vision was entirely blurry with my tears and my sobs threatened to escape my pressed lips.
“Definitely a bath,” he quietly suggested. He took the phone from my grasp, briefly checking the time only to see the notification. I thought he’d comment about it, but he just nodded to himself and put my phone back onto the stand.
He then surprisingly crawled into the bed and pulled me into his arms.
“Let’s wait a few minutes and then I’ll get the bath ready,” he suggested. “If you still don’t feel well after the bath, we’ll reschedule our plans.”
“Asshole,” I muttered into his shirt before I hugged him back and began to sob. He let me shed all the tears I needed to, my sobs muffled while I pressed my face into his shirt that was surely ruined.
I was sure my insult meant nothing to him. He could see right through my male persona. He always could, but he enjoyed letting me thrive in my own element. It was funny how I thought I was doing my due diligence by helping him after we endured the mountain incident and everything that proceeded after that surely took a toll on him.
But here he was now, returning the favor by being there for me when I didn’t know who else to turn to.
I knew I could go to Viktor. One phone call and he’d be here to hold me tightly and comfort me. But it felt odd as William. At the brink of internal suffering, I knew that I could rely on Dimitris and he’d just understand what I needed.
