“Ryan might be dying,” she repeated in a broken whisper. “They are doing everything they can, but he took some serious damage. He keeps crashing and they keep bringing him back.” “And Rachel? How is she?” Brody managed to ask. “She’s being sedated,” Becca answered, more tears falling from her eyes
Lila’s POV “Miss Lila?” A nurse said, walking up to us, before Enzo had a chance to answer my question. “I’m sorry to interrupt your conversation. But Miss Rachel is asking for you. She just woke up and you’re the first person she wants to see. She’s calm now if you’d like to see her.” I stood up
“Obviously you didn’t chase him away seeming you are still together,” I told her. She gave me a small and crooked smile. “It wasn’t always like that though. Like I said, I was very cruel to him. He tried to get me to talk to him and to let him help me, but I refused all forms of help from him. He
Lila’s POV “Elysium?!” I gasped, standing to my feet. “Those in Elysium did that to you?” That explained why she didn’t want to step foot in Elysium again, even for my birthday. My heart ached so much hearing this and I couldn’t even contain my emotions. I paced the room, trying to calm myself do
I sighed and left the hospital. … I was dreading returning home. I knew Bethany was still there and the thought of seeing her at my packhouse left me feeling unsettled. She’s been getting on my nerves a lot lately and I really didn’t want to deal with her. But I got a memo from the school board t
Enzo’s POV “Dee, you are mistaken,” I said, shaking my head with disgust all over my face. “Bethany is certainly not my mate and Lila shouldn’t be thinking such things.” Dee stared up at me as I stood to my feet with alarmed eyes. “I’m so sorry. I just thought—” “You’ve been thinking wrong. Why
“I’m so sorry, sweetheart,” she breathed, sadness lingering in her tone. “If there’s anything I can do to help you. Please let me know.” “Actually, I know I haven’t even started yet… but I was wondering if I could take a few days off to regather my thoughts and recover from the accident…” “Take th
Lila’s POV Having Enzo here at the Nova packhouse was not something I wanted. But I wasn’t going to argue with my father about it. He was keen on having him here to thank him for helping me in the fire. It’s not like I could tell my family the reason why I didn’t want him here. Now I just had to h