Chapter 118

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(Anna)

The run to the medical centre seems to take an age but I am eventually pushing the doors open, the

first thing I notice is the crimson drops of blood on the white tiled floor. They look almost like they are

glowing and I know without even smelling that they are Fractions. I don’t have to walk far before I see

James and Patrick talking with Darryl and Mac.

“How is he?” I ask as I walk over to the group of men, I don’t miss how their eyes trail down me taking

in my blood soaked form.

“Doc has him in surgery, he said he will update us when he knows more.” I nod my head and drop

myself into one of the blue plastic chairs that always seems to line the halls of this place. I place my

head in my hands and cringe as the now drying blood flakes away onto my skin. “Patrick I need you to

look into updating the locks on the cells, Doctor Lee might have done the right thing by letting Leon out

to help but he shouldn’t have been able to.”

“Anna I don’t think now…” Patrick is cut off by Darryl.

“She’s right, there’s only so much we can do here. Might as well do the things we can for now. You

heard your Luna.” II look up and give Darryl a small smile of thanks, Darryl comes to sit next to me as

Patrick walks away from us with his phone to his ear.

“Why did he do this? He told me he would be fine, I assumed the challenge would be planned like my

own.” I’m trying so hard not to cry but I can feel the tears getting ready to fall.

“Alpha challenges are different, Theo would never have waited for a

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planned date. Fraction did what he thought best to protect his family. I understand you’re mad at him

but he was only thinking of you and the little man.” Darryl puts his hand on my arm which forces me to

look at him.

“I think I hate him a little bit right now,” I whisper to Darryl, I see Mac and James look at me with

shocked expressions.

“And that’s ok, you can hate him a little and still love him a lot.” Darryl smiles at me in a reassuring way.

I take a deep breath and square my shoulders.

“Tray and Simon? Are they in the cells?” Mac nods at me before. looking at Darryl.

“I thought maybe we could take Simon and Tray,” I look at Darryl as Mac speaks. “I want to help and

maybe take them off your hands. While your Alpha is down it’s the way I can earn his forgiveness. We

can hold them until the Elders pass judgement, it would give you some breathing room.”

“You have nothing to be forgiven for.” I say confused as to why he thinks he needs my forgiveness.

“Not yours Anna, he’s in Fractions bad graces right now thanks to the whole key debacle.” I lean my

head back, of course Mac got the bad end of what I did. I nod my head at Mac before looking at James.

“What do you think?” James will know better than anyone what Fraction would do here, I might be

Fractions mate but James has been at his side for longer. I won’t ignore his experience or guidance.

“I think it’s a solid plan, best case Fraction wakes up and they get brought back here. Worst case Darryl

is the one to handle them. It’s a win win,” I nod my head at James and look at Darryl.

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“Alright you take them and do what you want, I appreciate the help.” Darryl just nods at me before

standing up and walking over to James and holding out his hand. They shake hands and he gestures

at Mac to follow him.

“I’m only a phone call away Anna.” Darryl calls over his shoulder, soon it’s just me and James in the

hallway waiting to hear about Fraction.

Now I am not surrounded by people, I let my tears fall, they come thick and fast and I do nothing to

stem the flow. James hands me a tissue and I use it to wipe at my face, he doesn’t offer me words of

kindness. or comfort he just stands there letting me feel my grief. I swipe at my face as the double

doors at the end of the hall opens and Doctor Lee comes walking out with Leon beside him. Doctor Lee

still has a surgical cap and gown on and there is blood covering the front of him.

“I stopped the bleeding and did a repair on his lung, now we wait and see if it takes.” I breath out a

huge breath I didn’t realise was trapped in my chest.

“So he’s going to be ok?” I ask him needing to hear it confirmed.

“He took some punches to the head and has a small brain bleed but it should heal nicely on it’s own.

Now it’s just a waiting game on when he will wake up. We will monitor him closely Luna.” I nod my

head and stand up to shake the Doctors hand.

“And him?” James motions to Leon.

“All yours, I will say he was a huge help in there and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without him.” I

lick my lips as I watch James grab Leon’s arm and march him down the hall.

“James.” I call after him, James stops and looks at me. “Maybe we can keep him here to help Doctor

Lee?” James just shakes his head.

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“No. I need to keep you and Thomas safe and I can’t do that with a backstabber running around free.” I

don’t miss the way Leon flinches and his face falls, he knows what he did and that it can never be fixed.

I just nod at James, I guess he knows best in this situation.

“How long until I can see him?” I ask Doctor Lee when we are alone.

“Follow me, I’ve put him in the back rooms where he won’t be disturbed. Once word gets out the Alpha

is here you will be thankful for the privacy.” Doctor Lee turns and holds one side of the double. door

open for me. The room leads to a surgical room that seems to be all centred around a table which is

currently being cleaned by some of the nursing staff. Doctor Lee walks me past a tray of bl oody

instruments and I have to put my hand over my mouth to stop myself from being sick. It doesn’t help

much considering Fractions blood is still all over me. Doctor Lee stops at a door just round the corner

from the room we just came through.

“There are two entrances to this room, one from here and one from the main corridor. That one is

located right outside the nurses station which always has someone there.” I just stare at the door as

Doctor Lee tries to reassure me Fraction is safe, he waits for a few minutes but when I don’t ask him

anything further he stands to the side which allows me to enter the room. I start to so b again as the

door closes. behind me with a quiet click.

Fraction is laid on the bed with various tubs and wires coming from different places and plugged into

different machines. He’s so still that I wouldn’t even know he was alive if it wasn’t for the beeping of the

heart monitor. I rush to the side of the bed and lean over to k*ss his check, his skin is clammy under my

touch.

“Oh baby, what has he done to you?” I so b as I pull away from him, beside the bed is another of the

really uncomfortable blue chairs so I drop myself in it. Putting my hand in his I curl my fingers so they

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tickling his palm, I try not to think about how motionless he is right

HOW

‘Can you speak to Leo?’ I ask Winter quietly as I watch Fraction’s expressionless fice,

“There’s nothing. He’s not just blocking me, he’s just not there.’ I feel

my tears start anew as Winter tells me this. I figured if Winter could at least speak to Leo or even sense

him I would know it’s all going to be ok.