Semua Bab Two Loves, One Destiny: Bab 91 - Bab 100

KiaraAt least I could breathe for a moment, because Jake was still alive.Irina left and disappeared, and I wanted to be an intruder and go in first, but I couldn’t. They wouldn’t let me, and I didn’t want to hurt Thomas either.Thomas let out a sigh and looked at me, adding a fake smile to his face.“He’s going to be fine, surely,” he nodded, caressing my arms.“I hope so,” I let out another sigh. “Are you more relaxed now?” I asked.He tensed at my question.“Relaxed about what?”“About Jake. He’s critical, but at least he’s alive for now.”“I was always calm.”He wasn’t going to admit it, but seeing Jake in that state did scare him. I saw it when he tried to save him at the house, trying to remove the bullet and help him. If Thomas didn’t care, he would have left him lying there, alone and without help, but he didn’t.“That’s not true. I saw in your eyes that you were scared.”“It wasn’t fear, Kiara. It was a concern. I didn’t do it for him, I did it for you, and because I know Ja

Kiara After I confessed my love to Jake, I understood that he was quickly falling asleep from the sedatives, just like he had said. Was he seriously falling asleep right now? Right when I told him I love him? His hand rested on the white sheet, limp, completely surrendered, and his chest barely moved. He looked so peaceful that I could almost forget Jake had sworn to make my life miserable. I felt a tight knot in my throat. I moved a little closer, leaning toward him. My voice came out small, unsure, scared. I knew it was wrong to have told him I loved him, but part of me wanted him to know. Badly. “Jake,” I called, trying to see if he was still conscious and had heard me. He didn’t react or move an inch. Jake didn’t open his eyes, didn’t frown, didn’t clench his jaw like he usually did, didn’t complain. Nothing. I tried again, even lower this time, afraid to bother him, but deeply distressed by the situation and the confession. “Jake… can you hear me?” Again, absolute silence

JakeI woke up suddenly, scared, as if I were in the middle of a war again. My eyelids burned the moment they opened and the white hospital light was too intense for my tired eyes. Everything looked blurry, slow, as if my thoughts took too long to reach me, and weakness kept taking over my body and strength.I blinked and swallowed. The pain came back when I moved.The first thing I did was look around for someone, barely turning my head because any bigger movement burned my chest. Everything was the same as the first time I woke up there. Identical to what I remembered… except for one thing.She wasn’t there.Kiara.“Kiara?” My voice came out hoarse, foreign. I wanted her to appear.I tried to sit up, but a sharp pain forced me back down. My heart started beating fast —too fast— while my eyes searched every corner of the room as if something bad were happening to her.“Where is Kiara?” I asked again, with a knot in my throat.My last memory was her worried face, her fingers trembling

JakeThe door opened just a little, as if someone was afraid to make noise, and when I lifted my gaze, I saw her come in. For a second, I thought I was dreaming, that the sedation was messing with me, but no, it was Kiara, crossing the doorway with slow, timid, almost careful steps.I couldn’t help it. I smiled instantly.I melted. Literally. The moment I saw her walk in, with that expression caught between scared and determined, with her rounded belly showing beneath her clothes, something in my chest loosened. I had imagined seeing her again countless times since I woke up, but I wasn’t prepared for what it would do to me to simply look at her. The monitor showed my heartbeat speeding up.I didn’t know how long I stayed silent, because my mind was too busy recording the image, making sure it was real. I had no idea how she got in, but she did. I knew she found a way, because Irina had forbidden it and threatened to divorce me if I didn’t respect her decision. She had been very clear

KiaraJuliette was far from understanding when we told her we wouldn’t be attending Jake’s welcome party. Thomas and I didn’t feel we were truly welcome in the pack, not until Jake made an official statement. But Juliette insisted: she said Thomas had taken charge of the pack during the last three weeks, and they managed well because of him, so his presence mattered. Not to mention, she brought up how Thomas hadn’t bothered to visit his brother, who had almost died.Thomas talked to me and said the decision was in my hands. If I didn’t want to go, he wouldn’t mind looking bad in front of everyone as long as he protected my feelings. The truth was, I felt pressured to accept. On one hand, I did it for my children. On another, for Thomas, who —although he’ll never admit it— I know was worried about Jake during the first week. And lastly, I did it because the entire pack would be present, and we would have no protection at the house.Of course, I was forgetting one very important detail: