Lux
I knelt beside Apollo and placed one hand on his face. I could hear his labored breathing and the sound of his heartbeat has slowed drastically.
Tears begin to pour down my face, I never wanted this for him.
He tells me through a strained voice, “I’m sorry I caged you. I just wanted to keep you safe. I never should’ve agreed to such a ridiculous scheme.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay, Apollo. You’ll be alright, just hang in there, okay?” My heart is breaking seeing him so weak. He may have hurt me and done some wrong things, but he doesn’t deserve to die. Kodi whimpers in my mind and I know she is feeling a lot of pain over the potential loss of our mate.“I love you, Lux.” He murmurs and I can hear his heartbeat is getting slower and I call out, “Mom! Mom!”My mom rushes to my side and asks in a panic, “What is it, darling?”What kind of issues will Damon have? How is Apollo doing? And what is up with Lux and her dreams/memories? Thank you for your support and let me know your thoughts!
LuxI knew the moment we crossed the border to the Royal Pack. I couldn’t help but let out a breath of relief. I am home.The only thing that bothers me is the fact that I can feel that Apollo is unwell. I’m glad we’re here, this is his best chance of surviving.I stretch and yawn and my dad says, “Hey Lux.”“Yeah dad.”“We need to talk about Apollo.” He says in a stern voice.I can feel both Kai and Silas tense up beside me. They all think I'm going to protest or be upset about whatever needs to happen with him. But, I'm not. He deserves whatever is coming to him. But I'm not letting them know that yet. I want to know what they're planning, I ask nonchalantly, “What about him?”My dad and my mom sigh simultaneously and my mom says, “Dear, we know he’s your mate, but he was planning an assassination on your brother.”Dad add
LuxI sit by Apollo and hold his hand. I don’t know how to fix things or make it better. At the end of the day, once he has recovered enough, I do plan to reject him. I don’t want to give him false hope that somehow things will work out.I hear his soft groan as he comes to and then he says my name with a surprised tone, “Lux.”I brush my hair behind my ear as I say, “Hi Apollo.”His fingers graze my hand and he says, “I can’t believe you’re here.”I nod as I say, “I needed to make sure you were okay.”It takes a moment before he responds and he asks, “Where am I?”“We are at the Royal Pack. An attack broke out at Bloodlust… you somehow got grazed by a bullet that had wolfsbane in it.”He groans, “Son of a bitch… your brother’s okay though, right? I was trying to protect him.”
LuxI walk back to Apollo’s room, and he sighs in relief upon seeing me. I know it's the mate bond that is causing him to worry, but it racks me with guilt knowing that I won't stay with him. I touch the wall as I feel my way back to where I was and sit beside him, but this time I am careful not to touch him.No false hope. I came here for answers and that is it.Before he can say anything I decide to jump straight to the point, “Tell me about Michael.”He’s confused as he asks, “What about him?”“How about… how was he able to get enough wolfsbane to paralyze a werewolf?” No reason to beat around the bush. Either Michael had somehow gotten that wolfsbane on his own or Apollo helped provide it.Apollo answers nonchalantly, “We keep a stash of wolfsbane in my office in case of emergencies. There are times you have to subdue a wolf or times you may need it in
Kai Whenever we got to the packhouse it was hard to see Lux walk off to go check on Apollo. Apollo… the man who originally intended on assassinating me. The man that I am responsible for deciding his fate. I went into Lux’s room and decided that I would wait on her. I don’t know how long it took before she came into the room because I fell asleep. But whenever she did, she curled up beside me on the bed. I ask, “Are you okay?” It takes a minute for her to answer me, but I notice the tears silently going down her face, her eyes are red rimmed, and she keeps sniffling. Her hands are near her chest by her heart as if she’s trying to somehow take away her pain. What could cause her to be so upset? It dawns on me, and I murmur, “You rejected him, didn’t you?”She nods slowly, and I wrap my arms around her in a tight hug as I reassure her, “It’s okay, Lux, I’m here for you, sis.”We stay like this for ho
LuxAs I woke up the first thing that I noticed is how sticky my face felt. It confused me for a moment, but then I felt the pain of heartbreak crashing through my being all over again. I wasn't expecting it to hurt so bad... I'm not sure what I was expecting to go through with rejecting my mate, but I didn't anticipate this much pain not after everything he put me through.I struggled to breathe as I process what I’ve been through and I remember Kai was in here comforting me. I pat around on my bed in search of my brother knowing that he would be able to calm me down, but he’s not here. I sniff the air and realize that his scent is faint like he's been gone for a few hours.I get out of bed and stumble towards me door as I go to find him. I need someone with me, this all-consuming pain is too much for me to bear on my own.My hands tremble as I touch his door and try to knock as I open it. When I open the door t
SilasIt’s hard waiting for the supplies get here. I haven’t told Damon about the possibility of him being healed. I don’t want him to get his hopes up.I haven’t seen Genevieve since last night and I couldn’t help but wonder when she would show up again. King Archer and Queen Rieka seemed thrilled that Kai has met his mate even if she is a fairy.I stand at the balcony looking over the garden and I see Lux sitting down there all by herself. My eyebrows knit together as I observe her, she has seemed off all day. I know she’s very shaken up from everything that has happened with Apollo, but it is weird seeing her so depressed. I’m racking my brain trying to figure out if there’s anything I can do to help her.A feminine voice makes me jump in surprise, “How are you doing, Silas?”I look and see Charlotte standing in front of me, she is wearing an olive-green dre
KaiI could feel Genevieve’s anxiety rolling off her in heavy waves. I know she is putting a lot of pressure on herself to get this right.She doesn’t want to disappoint anyone or have anyone think less of her because she isn’t able to heal Damon.We all walk in in pairs of two. My parents leading us, Genevieve holds on tightly to my sisters’ arm, and Silas and I are behind them. Silas is in deep thought, and I know it has to do with the feelings he has for my sister.I’m curious to see what will happen with them now that neither of them are mated. But I can feel a shift inside my sister that concerns me.She seems more fearful, more on edge, and I wonder what else might have happened that we may be unaware of.We walk into the hospital room, and I noticed that my parents upgraded Damon’s room. It’s now like a suite and is at least two floors away from
KaiI watch as Genevieve walks around Damon and touches different areas of his body like his legs, his back, and his head. Her eyebrows knit together as she continues to silently examine him.He looks at me curiously as if silently asking me if I know what she's doing, but if I'm being honest I have no clue. All of this fairy stuff is new for me and I have no clue how it is all supposed to work.She walks over to the bag that the nurses brought to Damon's room and it's full of all of the supplies she asked for. She continues to try to work and makes a weird concoction before sighing sadly and looking over at me with a curious yet indecisive look on her face.She says, "We'll be back, Damon.""Okay..." He responds obviously confused by the situation. She walks out of his room with me and asks in a low voice, "Where can we speak that's private?"I take her to a room that's empty and I ask, "Is everything okay?"She asks, "H