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184 Our weakness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caelum.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCaelum?\u201d Kael asked for the nth time in a few minutes, sounding as though he was\u00a0<\/p>\n
worried about me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The frown creasing his eyebrows deepened when I wouldn\u2019t respond to him and without a word, he turned and left, only returning minutes later with a young doctor standing behind him like a mini bodyguard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she wasn\u2019t who I wanted to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was nowhere close to the beauty that had brought me back to earth. The beauty who had promised to be here by the time I woke up..\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wanted to speak. To tell them what I needed, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn\u2019t get my swollen tongue to move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t even blink or speak because of the intense frustration I felt\u2026 and anger. And despair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where the fuck is Leilani?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why the hell isn\u2019t she here when she\u2019s told me she would?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes snagged on Kael\u2019s and held, and as if noticing my inner turmoil, he took a step closer to the bed and whispered; \u201cAre you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shook my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d He asked, and when I wouldn\u2019t respond instantly, he added; \u201cCan you talk?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fuck I can. Goddess, I could. But my throat felt too tight. Too dry. It felt as though it was being dragged across tiled floors. Like it was being scrubbed clean with a metallic sponge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My body shook slightly and I gulped, and when I felt a presence by the door, I like sip expectantly and asked; \u201cLeilani?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The door pulled open and Zevran stepped in. However as soon as I saw him, my face fell even more. I frowned and snorted. \u201cNot her!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs she who you intend to see?\u201d This time, it was Kael who asked and I had to roll my\u00a0<\/p>\n
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eyes to stop myself from saying something biting to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes roved my face as he waited for me to answer; and goddess, I wanted to. I really wanted to, but instead, I closed my eyes and sighed. \u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShould I we send for Chalic-\u201d Zevran began to say but before he could finish, I waved my hands Wizy and snapped;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until I had said that that I saw the mischievous smiles on their faces and how they both looked away, snorting under their breaths. And I knew then that they had intentionally gotten under my skin\u2026 that they didn\u2019t mean to but had said so to see my\u00a0<\/p>\n
reaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anger surged through me at the thought and I turned away, my voice gravelly as I seethed; \u201cI do not wish to speak to any of you now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd who do you wish to talk to?\u201d Kael asked playfully but from the smile on his face, I already knew that he knows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I whispered; \u201cOur mate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And with that, I closed my eyes and turned away from them, whilst wishing to return to my beautiful dreams, but no matter how hard I tried to, I failed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
-And I did\u2026 woefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time I finally woke up from my deep sleep, it was already late and the sky had already begun to set in the darkening evening sky.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat up slowly, still weak from the exertion my body had been forced into due to the silver in my blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another thing I realized was the fact that I was still very antsy. Still very annoyed\u2026 and all of this was because I still haven\u2019t seen Leilani yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did she ever come to see me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will she ever forgive me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as these thoughts played around my head, my door creaked open and a familiar scent filled my nostrils. It smelled of blueberry muffins and vanilla cakes\u2026 of the morning dew and sugar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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You realize how I cannot seem to find exactly what it smelled like?\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s exactly how strange it smells but sooo mouthwatering good all the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I raised my head slowly, expecting to snap at whoever it was until I realized how calm my wolf had gotten. How relaxed it seemed\u2026 and hell, I no longer had that irresistible urge to murder someone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilani?\u201d I called out softly into the dark room, and to my surprise, when the lights came on, she was standing there dressed in black leather pants and a white and black fur coat. Her hair was styled into a high ponytail, causing her striking purple eyes to gleam under the pale lights.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And fuck, she was beautiful.. she is beautiful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So so beautiful, I almost began to think that this was another one of my dreams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I watched her quietly as she made her way to a chair close by and sat into it, her eyes never for once leaving my face as she muttered;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard you\u2019re awake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you\u2019re here\u2026\u201d It wasn\u2019t a question, it was a statement. A statement showing just how shocked I was, because even though I had wanted to see her so much, I never expected that she would come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she said slowly, \u201cI wanted to come. I wanted to see how you\u2019re doing and to thank you for\u2026 you know\u2026 what you did the other day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My throat felt glued together as I listened to her soft voice, as soft as mother\u2019s lullaby and as gentle as the wind on a clear day. But her eyes were nothing like the way she sounded. They were cold. Hard, and devoid off any emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re welcome,\u201d I answered after a moment of pause, \u201c\u2026but just so you know, I\u2019ll do it over and over again as long as you get to be safe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At my words, she went silent. Probably not because she didn\u2019t want to speak, but because she had no idea what to say to me. I didn\u2019t even know exactly what I wanted her to say to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My hands shot out, as if to touch her and my heart sank into the base of my stomach when she reflexively shrunk deeper into her hair, successfully causing the small smile on my face to disappear. I drawled; \u201cI\u2019m sorry\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat for?\u201d She asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor trying to touch you.\u201d I answered and then looked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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184 Our weakness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goddess, I was frustrated. My expression twisted into a look of pain that felt so raw, almost felt physical.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilani, how do I ever get you to forgive me? I asked, half expecting her to not respond like she usually does.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I tell you that I am in love with you, will you ever believe me?\u201d I continued, and as soon as I asked that, I heard her breath hitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
it\u00a0<\/p>\n
She froze too, her expression becoming even more stony than it already was, and it felt as though my heart had stopped beating in that moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t even get to think about my words. She didn\u2019t even seem to hesitate as she quickly rose to her feet and whispered;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilan-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I don\u2019t want you to say that to me ever again.\u201d She continued, interrupting me without a second\u2019s hesitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her open rejection stung so bad, I felt tears burn at the corners of my eyes. But was I\u00a0<\/p>\n
mad at her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hell no. I wasn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If I was mad at anyone, then it was me. I was mad at me for letting her go. For hurting her. For losing her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I would do anything\u2014 including taking more silver bullets\u2014just to win her back. Just to let her know how sorry I was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I opened my mouth to speak, but just as the words tried to make their way out of my throat, they stuck when I saw the person standing behind my door and staring into the room like some crazed possessed demon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, what stuck out to me the most was the fact that his eyes weren\u2019t on me. They were on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I frowned and whispered under my breath. \u201cMicah.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He raised his head then and flashed me a smile, more like snarl and turned to Leilani, his voice soft and sweet as he asked; \u201cAnd who\u2019s the beautiful lady with you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilani,\u201d I answered coldly, \u201c\u2026and she\u2019s not for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never said she was.\u201d He answered, but from the look on his face, I could immediately\u00a0<\/p>\n
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guess what he was thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was eyefucking her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was literally trying to see through her clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And if he had overheard my last words to her then I knew what twisted thoughts he may have now. He probably knows that she is my weakness- our weakness- and may he be damned if he ever tries to use her against us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goddess, I could literally kill him for that and spend the rest of my days in Pegasus. (4)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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