Bound by Fangs and Blood のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 91 - チャプター 100

EVE The hospital refused to treat Lucia properly. "We don't have specialists for this," the ER doctor said, looking at my unconscious daughter hooked up to machines. "She's not reading as human, wolf, or vampire. She's something else entirely and we don't have protocols for something else." "Then find someone who does!" My voice was too loud. People in the hallway turned to stare. "My daughter is dying and you're telling me you don't have protocols?" "Ma'am, I understand you're upset—" "My daughter used her power to save us from vampires who wanted to kill her for existing. She burned herself out doing it. And you're standing here with excuses instead of solutions." I grabbed his coat. "Fix her. Now." Adam's hand on my shoulder stopped me from doing something I'd regret. "Eve. Let me handle this." He pulled the doctor aside. Spoke quietly. Used his Alpha authority voice that made people comply without understanding why. I sat beside Lucia's bed. Held her small cold hand. She

CHAPTER 85ADAMI couldn't let go of her.Even after we moved from the dining hall to our private chambers. Even after the girls finally fell asleep between us, their hands clutching Eve like she might disappear. Even after hours of just holding her and proving to myself she was real.I couldn't let go."Adam," Eve whispered. "I need to use the bathroom. You have to release me for thirty seconds.""No.""I've been trapped under rubble for three weeks. I really need to pee."Logically, I knew she was right. But logic had abandoned me the moment she walked through that door."Take me with you.""That's ridiculous.""I don't care. I'm not letting you out of my sight." My voice cracked. "What if I close my eyes and you're gone again? What if this is a dream and I wake up to find you're still dead?"Eve's expression softened. She cupped my face. "I'm real. I'm solid. I'm here. And I'm not going anywhere. But I really, really need to pee."I forced myself to release her. Watched as she care

EVEThe first week back was harder than I expected.Not the physical recovery. My vampire healing handled that. Ribs mended. Internal injuries sealed. Within days I was physically fine.The mental recovery was different.I couldn't sleep in our bedroom. The ceiling felt too close. Too heavy. Like it might collapse at any moment.The second night home, I woke up screaming. Clawing at nothing. Convinced I was buried again.Adam held me while I hyperventilated. "You're safe. You're home. The ceiling isn't falling.""I know that logically. But my body doesn't believe it.""Then we move. Sleep somewhere else until you feel safe again."We moved to a ground floor guest room with high ceilings and multiple exits. It helped. Slightly.But the nightmares didn't stop.Every night I was back under the rubble. Crushed. Trapped. Unable to breathe or move or escape.I'd wake up gasping. Sometimes crying. Sometimes silent and frozen.Adam never complained. Just held me. Talked me through it. Reminde

CHAPTER 56 ADAM Sanctuary looked like a prison. High walls. Armed guards. Magical barriers so thick I could feel them pressing against my skin from a hundred yards away. "This is where you bring people to help them?" I said as we pulled through the gates. "This is where we bring people too dangerous to exist in normal society," Dr. Cross said bluntly. "But also yes, where we help them. The two aren't mutually exclusive." The vehicle stopped in front of a massive concrete building. No windows on the first three floors. Everything designed to contain, not comfort. "I don't like this," Circe muttered. "None of us do. But we're here now." Eve held Lucia closer. Our daughter hadn't moved or made a sound the entire drive. Just stared with those dead eyes. Inside, the facility was sterile. White walls, white floors, the smell of antiseptic and magic. Guards everywhere. Cameras in every corner. "Room 347," Dr. Cross told the intake guard. "Family suite. They stay together." "The ch

EVE Leaving the Void was harder than entering it. We packed up everything we could carry, which wasn't much. Lucia's blankets, some food, the supplies the witches had given us. Adam dismantled the makeshift crib carefully, like he was hoping we might come back someday. "Ready?" Circe asked, standing by the door with her pack. I looked around the cabin one last time. Two weeks. Just two weeks of peace and normalcy. It didn't seem like enough. "As ready as I'll ever be," I said, adjusting Lucia in the carrier strapped to my chest. We walked back through the forest toward where we'd entered. The journey took longer this time because we kept stopping to rest. Lucia was heavier now, and I wasn't used to carrying her for long distances. "There," Adam said, pointing ahead. "That's the oak tree. The boundary." We stood there for a moment, none of us moving. "Last chance to turn back," Circe said. "No," Adam said firmly. "We made a decision. We stick to it." We crossed the boundary