158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jarek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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For several hours, Leilani slipped in and out of consciousness, and by the time she finally came to, she peeled her eyes open slowly, looked up at me with grateful gleaming eyes and murmured; \u201cThank you very much, Jay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing her\u2026 seeing her smile\u2026 immediately made my chest feel lighter. I smiled softly at her whilst leaning in to pat her now matted hair; But as soon as my skin accidentally grazed against hers, I froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because she was as cold as ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So cold, it sent chills down my body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My widened eyes snagged on hers, confusion creasing my eyebrows when she didn\u2019t even seem like she was in any form of discomfort. She simply\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
smiled at me again, forcing me to carefully ask;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay, Leilani?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I am. Thank you for staying by my side.\u201d She answered softly, then looking at the door, she asked; \u201cWhere is Maya?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sighed. \u201cShe went to get us something to eat.\u201d I said, slowly taking her hands in mine despite the freezing temperature.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A tingling sensation remained where our skins touched, but pushing it down, I held on tighter, smiled and whispered; \u201cYou seem better.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel better.\u201d Then she looked at me in a\u00a0<\/p>\n
matter-of-fact way and added; \u201cI want to return to work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier today, Orion had called me to tell me that the lab tests I\u2019d asked to be conducted on her earlier had shown that she had indications of lycanthropy in her genes, and while that\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
should\u2019ve been enough to keep me antsy, it was the least of my problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My main problem was the other \u2018thing\u2019 found in her DNA that was difficult to name or get their hands on, and how I would inform her about this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another challenge is the fact that they\u2019d asked me to come \u2018with\u2019 her and knowing fully well that she would not be in support of that, I shook my head and said;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Jay, it\u2019s the only thing that keeps me sane!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you tried traveling? Eating good food? Have you tried hiking or shit like that? Trust me, they\u2019ll keep you saner than some technological jargons\u00a0<\/p>\n
ever could.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was about to respond when her eyes drifted to something by the door, as I watched in horror as the color slowly drained from her already\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
pale-as-fuck face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned too just then to see what she was looking at and I was immediately filled with rage when I saw the triplets standing there, holding gifts and staring-wait, softly?-softly at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She frowned when Zevran took the initiative to step into the room. He respectfully nodded at me and then placed his extremely large bouquet of roses on the table close to her bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as he dropped it, he took several steps away from her, his gaze a mixture of conflicting emotions as he said softly; \u201cWe felt your illness Leilani before hearing about it. And I know that you don\u2019t want to see us\u2026 Gosh, we\u2019re not even meant to be here due to the restraining order you filed against us\u2026 but I had to see you. To know how you\u2019re doing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am doing just fine.\u201d She answered coldly, not even sparing him a glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And maybe you should call me mean, but I liked that she wasn\u2019t looking at him. I liked that she wasn\u2019t polite to him\u2026 and I liked that I had her all to myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, we\u2019re not here to cause any form of trouble. We only wanted to bring these things to you and leave quietly. I hope that\u2019s fine with you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Leilani turned to meet his gaze and my breath hitched when their eyes met. Hers cold but his were soft. It looked as though he was whispering apologies to her through his eyes. Like there were things he could say to her through the mate bond that I couldn\u2019t hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And that made me feel enraged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leilani slowly nodded once and turned away again, her voice cold and detached as she mumbled; \u201cThank you, but please leave soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Caelum slipped into the room too. He placed some boxes onto the table- one of which\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
was a box of mango cake, and then he said;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you like mango cakes, so I got you one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Please recover soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leilani didn\u2019t respond. She didn\u2019t even turn to acknowledge him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes dropped to the floor and in that minute, I noticed something that I never have before, he looked\u2026 regretful. Sad. He looked like he\u2019d just taken a shit in one of purgatory\u2019s infamous\u00a0<\/p>\n
terrible toilets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And that affected me in a way that I couldn\u2019t possibly understand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because I feared that if \u2018they\u2019 were this\u00a0<\/p>\n
remorseful, then it meant that they\u2019ve accepted Leilani as their mate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It means that they may try to get her back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Well, not under my watch!.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael was the last to come in and my frown deepened when I realized that he\u2019d come with a hamper. He placed it on the floor close to the table and said softly; \u201cI wish you recovery Leilani. I never got to thank you for coming to see me at the hospital after my accident, so thank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I watched in surprise as he slowly slid out of the room, his brothers following closely behind him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until they were gone that Leilani finally turned to me with sad eyes. Maya stepped in then, her eyes widening when she saw the several gifts on the floor and table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She asked; \u201cWoah, who are these from?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe triplets.\u201d I answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThrow them away.\u201d Leilani snarled, and I froze at the tone of her voice. It sounded sharp and\u00a0<\/p>\n
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168 Very temble pair\u00a0<\/p>\n
cutting, ley and filled with rage,\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, my initial shock soon wore off when the meaning of her words dawned on me and I smiled in glee, only stopping when Maya caught me and cocked her eyebrows at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Witch!\u00a0<\/p>\n
She doesn\u2019t want to be with them anymore, so why the fuck was I still so reluctant to tell her how I feel? Why was I still so scared, thinking that something would happen?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Maybe because you both are like the wrongest kind of pair to ever exist.\u2019 A small voice whispered at the back of my mind. \u2018She\u2019s a freak and you\u2019re a what? A semi feral wolf?\u201dThe voice came again, and this time, I shut it down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My hands trembled at the thought, and what was\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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more alarming is the fact that I didn\u2019t know what exact kind of freak she was-\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA penny for your thoughts?\u201d A voice came from beside me and I closed my eyes, heaved out a sigh and drawled;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe girl I like is a freak. I am a monster in the making\u2026 and for this reason, I don\u2019t know how to tell her how much I adore her. Hell, I even think that while our friendship is the most beautiful thing on the planet, our relationship may not be that rosy due to our different internal conflicts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that how you feel, Jay?\u201d The voice became softer and I snapped my eyes open, my heart plummeting when I was met with Leilani\u2019s shiny purple eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She leaned close- so close that her warm,\u00a0<\/p>\n
recently cleaned breath tickled my face. Her fingers-cold but soft, trailed a careful pattern along my chin and she smiled;\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be all shy now. I heard everything you said in your sleep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In my sleep?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My sleep?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes widened when I realized I had been half asleep the entire time and that the person who had been listening to me rant was Leilani.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My face burned in embarrassment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, what embarrassed me the most wasn\u2019t the fact that she\u2019d heard me, it was her reaction to the words I\u2019d said. It was the never-faltering smile on her face as she took me in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her fingers never left my face even for a moment and she then said in a voice that was so small, I\u00a0<\/p>\n
barely heard her; \u201cI\u2019ll go to the lab to have myself tested.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I froze. \u201cDid I say that in my sleep too?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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158 Very terrible pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe, maybe not.\u201d She drawled and after\u00a0<\/p>\n
planting a gentle kiss on my lips, she turned away and waltzed out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wait, where is she going?\u00a0<\/p>\n
And why\u2019s she all dressed up?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want to remain there after I\u2019ve gotten my discharge papers signed?\u201d She called out to me loudly and immediately I heard that, my eyes nearly bulged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\u00a0<\/p>\n
I rushed after her in panic, asking; \u201cYou cleared yourself?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she didn\u2019t respond; and she never did even after we got into my car and drove off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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