Any minute now…I eat my ramen when the door opens, and although I was expecting Havok, he’s not the one who walked through that door. My heart skips a beat as he walks towards me, his black hair falling in his eyes, hands in his pockets, and his sharp green eyes are on me.Phantom…Morality somehow
~ MILENA ~Breaking out was easier than I had predicted; being on the slim side, I was able to squeeze out of the hospital window with ease. For a moment, I had thought to leave him a note, telling him I’ll be back, but I couldn’t bring myself to. Not when my emotions are so complicated right now.W
“I’m sure you do; you work around patients,” I answer.“So, although you opened a few hospitals, how come you still work as a doctor instead of being the director of the hospital?” I ask, surprising myself, but a plan has suddenly begun forming in my mind.“Because I am a doctor first and foremost.
~ MILENA ~The moment he’s out of the room, I rip the cannula from my hand and rush to the bathroom, hitting my knee as I drop to the ground by the toilet and throw up, emptying my stomach. I feel sick from what he told me.He said that the Arkan… that they – I wretch again, but this time only a bit
I grip his wrists, wanting to move them away from my face, but I’m unable to bring myself to; in the most twisted of ways, his touch is comforting, even if I hate him… is this hate?“There’s no proof of that; he never told me anything,” I argue, my voice breaking.“No, because you were young, and th
~ MILENA ~I stare at him for what feels like hours, but it’s barely a few seconds as I try to digest his words. It’s already too much.First, when I heard him say that we were mates, my mind was spinning, but my body had felt so lethargic I couldn’t react despite how shocked I was. I know what mate
“I’ve never heard of a human mate, intriguing. But she is still an Arkan member, I killed her father, do you really think she’ll accept that?”“She knows. What about her mother?”He cocks a brow. “Her mother? As far as I know, La Croix’s wife wasn’t part of the Arkan. So she wouldn’t have been kille
~ ZION ~“She’ll be okay; she’s just pushed her body too much,” Aunty Valerie says, patting my shoulder as she smiles down at me.“Thanks,” I reply. The beeping of the machines is loud in the otherwise quiet room. Aunty Valerie leaves the room, and I place my head in my hands.The car chase replays
We step into the lift, the silence stretching loud between us. I look over at her. Her lipstick is smudged, her lip cut, she has bruises and cuts all over her, and her curly hair tumbling in front of her face. Somehow, she looks regal… despite the pain she’s in, she’s holding up, the fire in her eye