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Part Forty-Nine
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Resurrection Part Fifty
Adara’s nightmares were getting better, in the sense that at first, she got them two or three times a night. She would scream herself awake, literally feeling Ramos on top of her, but Kiran would be there in an instant, beside her. He always sat with her until she fell asleep again.The first time it happened, she asked him to leave her room immediately. The sight of him in the dark reminded her too much of Ramos just entering her room. After a while though, she stopped fighting him, and allowed him to sit in the chair until she was sleeping.Later on, his presence made her feel safe, and she became dependent on him sitting there to fall asleep again. Now, her nightmares were less frequent and she tried to force herself not to think of them.She wondered sometimes if Juniper was worried about her or wondered where she had gone, but the woman probably didn’t. Adara laughed at herself for even entertaining the idea. She had done nothing but abuse and demean her.On Monday morning, Adara
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Lunchtime came too soon for Adara as she and Caitlyn made their way to the cafeteria and sat down at their usual table. It was near the windows at the back, where nobody else sat and Adara preferred it.Caitlyn started eating and almost choked on her pizza as Kiran and James walked past their own table and sat down on either side of Adara.Caitlyn looked at them with wide eyes, never in her wildest dreams did she ever think she would share a lunch table with the two of them. Adara started giggling but stopped when Kiran frowned at her. She wondered what Caitlyn would say if she told her that she saw Kiran shirtless on a daily basis.“Hi,” Kiran said to Caitlyn and the discomfort was evident.“Hi,” Caitlyn said in a dreamy voice and Adara had to stop herself from laughing again.Everybody in the cafeteria was looking at them. Kiran and James usually sat with the basketball team at another table. Some of the guys were looking over at them, clearly confused. They stood up when the cheerl
Resurrection Part Fifty-Two
James and I talked about Ramos a lot. It was a source of frustration for me. I had no idea how to handle the situation or even what I really wanted to do. I couldn’t declare my intent to kill Ramos, because Adara wasn’t a part of my pack, and she didn’t belong to me either. I also knew that Malachi would never allow it.Malachi surprised us all when he announced that we were going away for Christmas break. We would be going to Sitka to visit Karani’s mother. It’d been a while since I’d seen my grandmother and I was excited for her to meet Adara, but also dismayed since it would be the first Christmas I’d spend without James.Karani suggested that James and Shoran stay at our house since James’ parents always worked over Christmas, calling it the silly season for a reason. Shoran hadn’t wanted to go home for Christmas and James said he’d stay with her since she wasn’t in a good place emotionally.Pregnancy hormones had taken over and changed her sweet personality into something that Ja
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“Come on, Kiran. We’ve wasted enough time already. That wood isn’t going to chop itself,” Malachi said and I got up. Outside, we headed to the shed.“So, are you and James stalking people now?”Malachi’s words had me stop abruptly. So much time had passed that I’d forgotten about our road trip to spy on Ramos and I had no idea how he knew.“We just took a drive,” I said solemnly. It was no use lying to Malachi. He always knew when I was lying.“And sat outside Ramos’s house and watched him,” he said. “Kiran, you have to stop that. Ramos is a dangerous man. He has many years of experience on you. You can’t take him on alone.”I looked away from Malachi and gritted my teeth. “I want to kill him.”Malachi swung the axe and split the first log. “I know, but I’m not sure you’ll succeed. You need to have a better plan than watching his house. What would the two of you have done if he had walked up to your car?”I shrugged my shoulders. I had no idea what to answer him because I hadn’t thoug
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James unlocked the front door and held it open for Shoran. They had ten days alone and James was looking forward to it. She put her bag in James’s room and smiled at the thought of spending Christmas break alone with James.They were planning to cook for Garrick and Stephanie two days later since Christmas day was always busy at the hospital. Shoran felt like the luckiest girl alive. She was going to marry the man she loved and she was carrying their baby.They spent the day unpacking and going through the pantry. They worked out a Christmas menu and talked about their plans once the baby was born. James had surprised her earlier with the baby’s first blanket, a neutral white with little rabbits embroidered on one corner.They sat in front of the fireplace that night, and watched old movies together. The next day they started cooking in advance. Shoran realized they needed a few more ingredients and James was sent to the store with a list.Shoran’s hand went to her baby bump, as it di
Resurrection Part Fifty-Five
Ramos hit James on the bullet wound, causing him to nearly pass out from the pain. Ramos grabbed James by his hair and pulled his face up and turned it towards Shoran. “Tell me what I want to know and it all ends quickly.”Dave picked Shoran up and bent her over the table again. He turned her face to look at James. Tears streaked down her cheeks as she looked at James and she closed her eyes.“You’re a dead man,” James spat as he glared at Dave.“Where is Adara?” Dave asked Shoran this time. She gulped for air and Dave ripped the tape off her mouth. She sucked in air and coughed as her tears threatened to choke her. James looked like he was drifting in and out of consciousness, his white shirt stained bright red by his own blood.Dave pressed down on Shoran’s neck and asked her again where Adara was. His face was inches from hers and she spat at him. He slapped her hard across her face and she cried out.James opened his eyes and saw Dave on top of Shoran. Anger and hatred fueled him
Resurrection Part Fifty-Six
We got Malachi’s car at the airport in Anchorage and started the two-and-a-half-hours drive back to Seward. I wanted to shift and run home since I knew it would be quicker. The hardest part was being patient. We still couldn’t reach anyone, until finally Karani had called the hospital to ask if they were working.“Yes ma’am. Dr. Thomas and his son are in the waiting room and Dr. Stephanie Thomas is in surgery,” the woman said.We decided to go straight to the hospital and I felt a little better knowing James was alive and in the waiting room. That could only mean that it was Shoran undergoing surgery, but that also meant that she was still alive.The drive to Seward felt extra long and tedious. It was snowing and Malachi had to slow down, but we still made the journey in two hours and forty-five minutes. The moment Malachi slowed down in the parking, I jumped out of the Navigator and ran inside.“James!” I called out when I saw him sitting in a chair next to his father. His face didn’
Resurrection Part Fifty-Seven
“I think…” Adara began to speak.“You’re not going back there, Adara!” I said hotly. My voice was filled with anger and Adara shrank back a little.“I know it’s not your fault, Adara. I just…I can’t stop seeing her, pressed down on that table by him, threatening to rape her again.” James had started out calmly but he ended up shouting at the end.We all looked at him in horror. It was the first time he mentioned that Shoran had been raped. Adara had a look of horror on her face and I could see so many conflicting emotions in her aura.“What about the baby?” Adara asked the question we were all thinking.“There’s no news yet…” Sadness replaced the anger in James’s voice.Adara walked over to him and hugged him tightly. She had tears in her eyes and James leaned against her, silent tears sliding down his cheeks.“I just don’t understand why she wasn’t healing,” James cried.“Our healing pauses when we’re pregnant,” Karani said and I was surprised that James didn’t know that. I knew that
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