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Relief

Gary Pov

Slowly opening my eyes, I was confused to why I was staring at a white ceiling.

Where am I?. The last I thing I remember, that kid Jax and I had a duel and...I groaned loudly as I suddenly felt a sharp pain at the back of my head.

Damn, had that kid hurt me?. I really shouldn't have underestimated him.

"Gary, are you awake now?" Adeline's shaky voice asks before her face could come to view.

Seeing her damp cheeks, I raised my hands up to cup her face. "I'm sorry"

"How could you go ahead and get hurt just like that, Gary?" she says in-between sobs. "Didn't you even stop to think about me?"

I didn't. And that fact stinged like hell. "You're right, I did a very selfish thing. Forgive me"

Wiping her tears off her cheeks, she states. "Aurora called your line, earlier"

"Did she say what for?"

Adeline shook her head. "I told her that you were working and that you'd call her back. And don't worry, I didn't tell her about the rogue attack"

I let out a huge sigh of relief. "Thank y
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