Chapter 25

Welcome back to another chapter of Alpha Male. As you may know this is the second to last chapter and I really hope that you all enjoy.

Don't be afraid to leave a comment on your thoughts!

1Blossom

~~~

Chapter 25

~Josiph~

I knew the end was coming—could feel it through my fingertips and the shallowness in my breath. My heart raced trying so hard to pump the needed blood throughout my body even when there was so little left, and my lungs burned trying to force the oxygen I so desperately needed to survive. I didn't want to die, and yet it beckoned to me. Death called to me even in the silence around me, and even though I could hear his voice loud and clear I still kept moving closer to her.

It was like she was singing to me. Her voice so soft and so sweet and her eyes so welcoming. They just seemed to call to me, but it wasn't her voice I heard. It was his voice.

“Josiph get up!” he called desperately. “Get up, damn it.” He sounded so close to me, and yet so far away at the same time. I wondered if he knew death called for me, but then again maybe that was why he was yelling so much. It didn't really matter why he called because I couldn't even seemed to move my legs, let alone feel them. “Move!”

“Geez, Lucas,” another voice came. It sounded like Derek but I wasn't that sure. Then again, I wasn’t sure of anything except for the singing in my head and how close she kept getting to me. She was so pretty. Her eyes glowing with love. I wondered what she would do when I joined her. How life would be—would there be a life?

“He needs to move.” It was Lucas again. I knew his voice from the back of my head. My mate. The only one who could see me, and be happy with me. With him my life was complete, but without him I had nothing. I was nothing without him.

Death moved back a little thinking about him. She didn't seem to like the thoughts I had of him. The memories, and even though there were only a few of those, I still wanted more. Would I have the chance to gain more memories of him, or was this the end?

“We know this, but he won’t,” Derek said, sadly. Won’t? What is Derek even talking about? “His rib is broken and he punctured his lung. He’s lucky to still be alive as it is,” Derek went on confusing me even more, and death came closer again.

Were they talking about me? Surely not because if they were, I would feel something, wouldn't I?

“And if he doesn't move he won’t be alive soon,” Lucas said, as I heard the break in his tone. It looked like he would going to cry.

“And if you don't calm down we’ll have to restrain you,” Derek rushed quickly. Why would they have to restrain him? Something had to be going on around me, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

Silence came after that and I wondered if it really was the end. Was Lucas waiting for me beside death? I couldn't see him, but he had to be there. I swore to myself that I would never leave my mate’s side, so he must be there.

“What if he isn't there?” I asked myself. If he wasn't there, I would be breaking my promise of never leaving my mate’s side. I would be leaving everyone behind then.

“Kiana!” It was him again. His voice sounded so sad, so heart broken. I felt bad for him and wished I could do something but there was nothing left for me to do. Death was so close now. “Do something!”

From a distance I could feel the splashing of water on the ground. It was a good twenty feet away, and yet I could feel it so well. More drops fell, some closer, others further away. At first I thought they were all rain drops, but then I could hear the sobs. I don't know why I didn't feel them before when now all of a sudden they seemed so close to me.

Was it something he had said, or was she that close to me, that for the last few seconds of my life, she was giving me that chance to live again.

“Don't just sit there!”

“I’m serious, Lucas. They will take you out of here if they need to,” Derek said, urging him to stop.

‘Don't take him out of here,” I begged. I hoped they could hear me, knowing that was a slim chance. I didn't want them to take him away though. I wanted to be able to hear his voice for however long I could.

“Kiana, will you do something!” he yelled again. What was this Kiana supposed to do? Was she death? “Kiana!”

“I can't,” a soft voice spoke. This must be the Kiana he’s talking about. Her voice spoke of the pain she felt.

“You can! Don't just let him die when you can do something!” Lucas yelled just as I felt another tear hit the ground. It was his tear. I knew that much when it hit the ground—the vibration and the pain coming to me in full force.

“I can't.”

“Kiana!” he screamed, begging.

"Welcome home sweetie.” It was death’s voice now. Her hands sticking out for me to grab. She wanted me to come to her, to join her. Her arms spoke of the warmth she would give and her eyes of the kindness she would share.

“Please Kiana, don't let him die,” Lucas begged and I turned around trying to find him. After all this time he seemed even closer to me and I didn't want to lose him, and yet somehow I knew I would be losing him.

“Don't worry he will join us,” Death replied with a smile putting her hand under my chin and forcing me to look at her again. I could feel her sharp nails under my chin when I looked up to her. Her smile was kind, and yet at the same time seemed wrong to me and her eyes bore into mine and seemed to hypnotize me.

“Are you sure he will be there?” I asked her trying to look behind me again, but her sharp nails dug into my chin and I couldn't move.

“Of course he will be there,” she said kindly. “That’s why he calls for you. He wants you and he’s afraid you’ll leave him.”

“I'm not going to leave him,” I replied smoothly. “I would never leave him.”

"Then follow. He’s on the other side waiting for you,” Death said one last time before she turned away and walked down the thin path behind her. I followed slowly still not sure if I should or not and yet at the same time I couldn’t help myself by following her.

“Damn,” Kiana said, “I guess it really is time t—” Her voice got softer and softer until there was nothing left but the wind, and that’s when I could see a bright white light.

This is it, I thought to myself with a smile stopping just before the bright white light. I didn't flinch away from the light even though it was so intense, instead I just wanted to move closer to it.

“I love you Lucas,” I whispered, before everything went black.

~~~~~

I wrote this chapter quicker than I thought I would so have posted early. Anyways, I hope that you all enjoy and PLEASE leave a comment on your thoughts.

ONE chapter left of ALPHA MALE!

1Blossom