Only Samuel’s body remains.
Chapter Fifty One
Salena
Slowly,Iblinkmyeyes open. Even that slight movement hurts like a bitch. My body feels like one giant bruise. No part of me is spared the ache. I am in a bright white room. A machine next to me is beeping. Without looking, I know Logan isn’t here, and my heart and soul aches fiercely for him. I roll my head on my pillow and see my brothers asleep on two chairs that have been pulled next to the bed. I groan as I try to sit up, and Felix’s eyes fly open. Within a second, he is up, helping me sit.
“Are you okay?” he blurts out.
“I’m fine. Sore, but fine,” I reply, brushing his hands away.
Kai's wide frame towers over the two of us. “You scared the shit out of us.”
I press my fingers into my eyes, kneading away the sleepiness. I am bone tired and still sore from dealing with that damn unhinged man.
Giving him a weak smile, I grip Felix’s hand, the warmth comforting. “It was only a couple of bullets.”
“It was three. And they were laced with poison.”
Felix shifts nervously on his feet. He is hovering like a mother hen. “We had to call old Myrtle.”
“You were in a coma for three days, Salena,” Kai adds gruffly.
The pain in his expression makes my eyes sting with tears.
I clear my throat and scrub my hands over my face. “Where’s Samuel?”
Felix looks back at Kai, and they share a look. My heart thumps hard in my chest, and I try to pull myself together. “Just tell me,” I croak.
Felix reaches for a glass of water and hands it to me. My fingers shake as I reach out to grab it. The water is cool on my throat, and I sigh as I drain the glass.
“Samuel is dead.”
My eyes fly to Kai, and I choke on my water. “What? How?”
Kai's gaze drops as he shuffles uncomfortably. I’ve never in my life seen him act this way. I push myself to the end of the bed and stand, Felix hovering at my side. I shoot him a glare.
“I’m fine. Stop fussing.”
He holds his hands up in surrender and took a few steps back. I reach out and take Kai’s hand. A jolt of anxiety runs through me at the touch.
“What happened after I was shot?” I ask softly.
Kai’s sad blue eyes meet mine, and they are red. My heart hammers in my chest and I know what happened. I pull him into my arms and squeeze tight. “I’m so sorry, Kai. I’m sorry you had to be the one to end it.”
Kai grips me in his arms and holds me just as tight. “I would do it again. He wasn’t of the right mind, and I couldn’t let anything happen to you.”
“I love you, Kai,” I whisper as a few hot tears trace down my cheeks and soak into his shirt.
All of what Samuel said hits me again. I stare up at Kai.
“He killed Mom and Dad,” I whisper hoarsely.
Emotions clog my throat, and my fingers dig into Kai’s arms as I try my best to stay grounded. I sense Felix approaching, his shock and disbelief flooding our link. I look over at him and he sees the truth in my eyes. Felix crumbles and I reach out, pulling him into a hug, Kai’s arms wrapping around both of us. We all bury our heads together, holding each other.
“Are you sure?” Kai murmurs.
I squeeze my eyes shut at the pain in his voice and nod. “He told me.”
