Chapters 42

Elise's POV

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"Hey, have you slept at all?" Sammi hands me a small duffle bag. "Here, I brought you some clean clothes," she sits down and grabs my hand. "He's going to be okay," she says trying to comfort me. "I know it's been two days, but the doctors said there are signs of improvement, that's a good thing!"

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"I know," I sigh and sit back in the chair. "They moved his mom into her own room this morning."

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“He looks a lot like her,” she says and I agree. "I wonder what he is going to say to her, he's always dreamed of finding her." I shift in the chair and toss the clothes into the corner of the room.

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"How's Jack?" I ask.

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"He's the same. Echo won't leave his side." Sammi says. "My Aunt Sadia and little Ben are back, they arrived here about thirty minutes ago. I just can't believe they are still alive. My dad is still absolutely furious about my uncle Stefan."

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We sit there and talk quietly as the whirring of the hospital machines fills the sound in the background.

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"Hi girls," my dad comes in and he has Stefan and another girl with him, "can we interrupt for a moment?" he asks and the girl doesn't wait and she rushes to the hospital bed and stares down at him.

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"Leo, you better wake up you jerk, you have a lot of explaining to do," she says as she cries over him. I smile when I realize who this is, I've waited a long time to meet her.

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"Angie?" I ask and she turns to me and smiles.

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"Coffeeshop girl?" she asks wiping tears away as she strides over to me and hugs me, taking me off guard.

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"You're his first kiss, you know that?" She says and steps back. "I could see it in his eyes when he told me, love at first sight." She is feisty and full of energy, I like her immediately. "Don't break his heart, I won't stand for it." She says, and I'm one hundred percent sure she means it.

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"This is Sammi, and I'm Elise," I say to formally introduce us.

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"Angie, you're parents will be arriving here this afternoon. As you know we needed to keep this all somewhat quiet for the time being, but I was hoping that you girls could keep Angie company while she waits," My dad says and of course we agree.

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"I was going to go down and get something for breakfast, what can I bring back for you?" Sammi asks me, "I know you won't leave him."

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"Coffee and lots of cream and sugar, and maybe a waffle?"

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"You got it! Angie, you want to come with me?"

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"I could definitely eat," she says and they head out of the room, leaving me with Leo as the machines continue to whir.

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Angie's POV

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"Sammi, right?" I ask making sure I get her name right, she seems so sweet and everyone has been so nice to me, although I sense a lot of tension when people are around Stefan. "So Stefan is your uncle?"

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"He is, we haven't seen him in years though. When my mom found out Sadia was alive she just couldn't believe it," we place our order and are asked if we want it to go. "Wanna eat down here? I'll bring Angie's food up to her when we are done," she suggests and I am all for it. I have a bazillion questions.

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"Your uncle saved my life, I can never repay him for that." I say as we take our trays to a table.

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"So you were there when he discovered Sadia and Ben were still alive?" she asks and I tell her the whole story, with the exception of where the island is located. Roman made it very clear to me that I must keep it's location a secret, and I plan to keep my promise and keep my mouth shut.

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There's a commotion at the lunchroom entrance and when we glance over Sammi gets up and waves them over.

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"Come join us guys!" she says.

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"Angie, this is Tai and this is Leia," what ever she says next I don't hear. Something has snapped in my brain and I can't take my eyes off of Leia. She's stunning and she's staring a at me like I'm an alien.

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"Mate." She growls.

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"No. Way." Tai blurts out.

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She comes at me with an intensity I have never felt before and she pushes me up against the wall and pulls my hair back and kisses me fiercely and I don't hesitate to return her advance. I've never felt anything like this in my life, it's so primal, and after a few moments we separate and I can't get the embarrassed grin off my face.

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"You're mates?" Sammi asks and she is brimming with excitement.

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"Leia, you're mated to a human?" The big guy asks and he smiles.

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"It would seem so", she says never taking her eyes off me. "We have a lot to talk about." She says and then she looks over at Sammi and smiles.

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"Can I steal her for a while?" she asks and I admit I want to spend every minute with her.

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"Of course! Wait till I tell Elise about this, she is going to flip." Sammi says and the next thing I know Leia is pulling my hand and dragging me out of the cafeteria and across the grounds.

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Elise's POV

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I settle back down in the chair beside Leo and suddenly hear a sharp gasp. I see him grip the bed sheets and he mumbles something.

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I jump up and yell into the hallway for someone to come, and at first a nurse walks in and she sees him moving in the bed and quickly she presses a button that set's several people in motion in the room and Dr. Mia rushes in only a moment later.

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"Leo, can you hear me?" she asks as she pulls a light from overhead down and above Leo.

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He groans as he opens his eyes and it takes a moment before he starts to respond to the doctor.

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"Leo, do you know where you are?" she asks and he nods and tries to say 'hospital' but his voice is so scratchy that it's barely audible.

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"Do you remember what happened?" she asks and again he nods. "Okay, good. I'm going to check a few things and I need you to just stay lying back okay? You were hurt pretty bad and we don't want to tear any stitches."

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She thoroughly checks him over and once done she lets me go back to him and I hold his hand up to my cheek and the sparks tingle between us.

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"Hi," he says with a sweet smile and those dimples melt me.

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"Hi," I say back and tears start to build in my eyes before they slowly slip down my cheeks. "I thought I was going to lose you."

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He struggles to get comfortable and I raise the bed up slightly at his request.

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"Is everyone okay?" he manages to get out and I let him know that his mom is being taken care of, and that Lucas is okay. Sadly I have to tell him about Jack and he starts to sit up fully.

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"I want to see him, where is he?" he asks as he winces while trying to swing his bare feet over the bed.

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"He's right next door, Leo you need to rest. You can't get out of bed yet," I say but he is determined.

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He disconnects the chords attached to his chest and then follows the tubes that are taped to his hand up to the unit that they are hanging from and he tests the mobility of the IV stand.

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"Leo, you're really hurt, you need to lie back down," I try and convince him but he isn't listening.

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"I NEED to see him, Elise, I have to..." He says and he manages to stand. When he straightens out I realize that after shifting for the first time he is bigger. He looks even more muscular than before; he looks like an Alpha and I think he may even be bigger than my father. I'm in awe of him.

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"Which room?" he asks and I help direct him to Jack. He clumsily walks as he holds on to the wall, ignoring the nurses yelling at him to return to his room.

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"Leo!?" Echo is shocked to see him and immediately stands up and tells Leo to sit.

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"How is he?" Leo asks and Echo just shakes his head.

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"He's not showing any improvement at all," he says somberly.

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Dr. Mia comes in and looks at Leo and he smiles at her sweetly, but she immediately bows to him.

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"It's okay, you don't have to be sorry, you don't have to call me Alpha either. I'll return to my bed in a few minutes, okay?" Leo says and I look at him curiously. The doctor didn't say anything.

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She nods and I see her hover by the desk watching over him from a distance.

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"When did she call you Alpha?" I ask and he looks at me a bit confused.

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"Just now, when she came in here," he says but she definitely didn't say a word.

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"Oh my gosh, she mind linked you," I say and smile.

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"What?" he asks and Echo pulls a chair from another room and brings it in so I can sit as well.

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"You are part of this pack now, you're actually the Alpha of this pack," I say and Echo smiles.

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"Your the King of the southern territories, Leo. It's official," he says but Leo doesn't seem to care much about that right now.

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He quiets and looks over Jack.

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"None of that helps him," he says and he rests his head against the railing of Jack's bed.