A Heartless Decison

The anguish in Tacha's voice cut deep into Fiona's heart, and she felt a pang of helplessness, unable to utter a single word to comfort her.

"It should be me instead. Michael should have inflicted the pains on me… Tacha only did what she did to defend me." Fiona thought to herself in pain. It was really frustrating that she could only listen to her so she ended the call without warning.

She sent her a text asking her where she was and she replied immediately; sending Fiona the address to the hospital she was admitted to. Fiona stood up from her bed and put on better clothes before rushing out of the house.

Fiona took in deep breaths, trying to catch her breath as she stood in front of the huge hospital building. She had practically run down here because she forgot to take her phone and some cash with her. She heaved one last time before entering the building.

Armed with the room number from Tacha's text, Fiona walked confidently to the ward, her urgency propelling her forward.

Her heart dropped when she saw Tacha lying unconscious on the hospital bed. She had a huge bandage tied around her head with thick layers of blood staining it.

Even though she had her wolf and would probably heal quickly than Fiona would, it still didn't hide the fact that this was the most heartless thing to do to someone.

Fiona swallowed down a sob that was threatening to burst out of her mouth as she took slow steps towards her. She knelt beside her bed and shakily touched her unconscious face.

"What did they do to you??" She asked as tears poured out of her eyes like a huge waterfall.

"You got here fast." Fiona heard his familiar voice, interrupting her cries, and turned to face him immediately. Her sadness immediately turned to pure rage when she saw Michael enter the ward with Prisca, latched to his side.

"He hurt Tacha all because of her and still had the guts to bring her here again. What does he want now? What more damage can he possibly do now?" She asked herself bitterly.

Seeing them here together, Fiona was once again reminded of her position in his heart which was nowhere.

She took in a deep breath, to steady her emotions. He could hurt Tacha this way without thinking twice so she don't know what he would do to her if she annoyed him more. She couldn't put her baby's life at stake.

"Why did you hurt her?" She asked calmly, using sign language. He stared at her silently, his eyes remaining unfazed even though she was at the brink of an emotional outburst.

He wanted to do something that would both hurt Fiona and put her in her place. Tacha had her wolf so the injury was nothing serious but seeing Fiona in such a state made him feel conflicted.

He started to wonder if he did the right thing.

"Poor Tacha.. she should have known her place. How dare a low-ranked wolf like her attack me, the beta's daughter?" Prisca’s high-pitched voice resounded, pulling him out of his reverie.

Fiona turned to stare at her and she didn't bother to hide how happy she was about the situation. She derives great pleasure from seeing Fiona or the people she loves in pain.

"Tacha only did that because Prisca attacked me first. If Prisca hadn't poured hot coffee on my face and openly mocked me, Tacha wouldn't have done what she did!!" Fiona explained to Michael with sign language.

Fiona noticed how Michael’s dark and emotionless eyes changed for a split second when she mentioned how Prisca assaulted her on purpose but it quickly changed back to the way it was, making her doubt what she saw.

"And why would Prisca attack you? If she had truly attacked you, shouldn't there be evidence?" He asked as he gave me a look filled with disbelief.

Fiona sighed deeply, wondering what she was thinking when she decided to tell him the truth about what had happened.

To him, Prisca was like a harmless puppy, an angel that could do no wrong to others. That was the way she painted herself to him so whatever Fiona told him would be deemed a lie. Even the devil was once an angel.

"Everything that happened today way my fault. Tacha only attacked Prisca because of me so take out all of your anger on me and leave Tacha alone." Fiona pleaded but he didn't reply.

Seeing that she was going nowhere with her sincere and desperate pleas, she did the one thing she had never thought she would ever do. She turned to Prisca, swallowing her pride, she rubbed her palm together and apologized with sign language.

It was insulting but she didn't care. All that mattered to her at that moment was Tacha’s safety. An evil glint appeared in Prisca’s eyes as she saw Fiona in her most vulnerable moment.

With Fiona vulnerable, Prisca took advantage of the moment to mock her further, turning to Michael with a scornful tone.

"She knows I don't understand sign language and still keeps trying to converse with me. She might be insulting me now and I don't even know." She complained.

It was so obvious what Fiona was trying to tell her but knowing her, she wouldn't ever let Fiona go without mocking her disability. So, Fiona turned towards Michael, hoping he would support her by translating what she had just done.

Instead, he calmly stated with a firm tone; "Even though she intended to protect and defend you, she shouldn't have gone that far."

Fiona stared at him with quivering eyes. "She went far?? After I had just told him what Prisca did to me first." She thought sadly.

"Besides, Tacha has to take responsibility for her actions instead of relying on you to defend and apologize for her. You and your friend are nothing but trouble." He added as he rubbed his head tiredly.

She cast her eyes downward, the weight of his words settling heavily within her.

"He's right, I was nothing but trouble to him. Why do I still bother with him? Why does he still try to keep me around then?" She thought.

"If I'm nothing but trouble to you, why don't you sign the divorce papers?" She asked him in sign language and he went still immediately.

What is he waiting for? This is something he had always wanted so she doesn't expect him to think twice about it.

His eyes suddenly turned red. This only happens when they are about to have sex or when he's extremely angry and Fiona’s never had any good memory of every time it happened.

The familiar red hue of his eyes unleashed a torrent of traumatic memories, leaving Fiona shaken and afraid.

Out of reflex, she moved away from him with her eyes quivering in fear. Michael’s eyes turned back to normal when he noticed how one of her beautiful eyes quivered and how she moved away in fear.

She was scared of him? Why would she be scared of him?? He was her fated mate!! He was about to say something when Prisca suddenly groaned in pain. His attention turned to her immediately.

"What's wrong?" He asked in worry but she couldn't utter a word. His anxiety increased when she closed her eyes and was about to fall down but he was quick enough to catch her.

He carried her in his arms and dashed out of the ward leaving behind a heartbroken Fiona.

TBC