Of course, the police couldn’t do anything about the accident, since the man that ran into us had died on scene. He was only a pawn. Everyone was a pawn these days.
I didn’t care what it took to figure it out. I would do it. I would kill whoever was behind the attempted killing of me and my girl.
I was a killer, a monster. I knew who I was, and everyone should know that I never take threats lightly. Not when it comes to me or my family.
“Ready to get out of here?” Melio asked, stepping into the room as I sat on the edge of the bed. His brown eyes, the same eyes as my own, looked me up and down with a frown upon his lips.
I was finally being discharged, and my brother had to take his sweet time to come pick me up, it seemed.
“About damn time you got here,” I muttered out, standing up.
My wounds were mostly healed. Nothing would be able to heal the pain that my girl had to go through.
“Grumpy as normal,” Melio stated with a smile my way, causing me to fight not to roll my eyes at my brother. “You need to get laid.”
“Shut up,” I seethed with a glare his way.
Wisely, he instantly stopped with the jokes. I wasn’t in the mood to deal with him, let alone much of anything else.
I wanted to go home to Avidya and pretend nothing was different.
Pretend. That was the key word.
“Let’s go,” I said, taking one last look around the room. I didn’t think I was forgetting anything, but the last two weeks felt like I was missing something important. Something that I just couldn’t put my finger on. The feeling could easily be explained because of the concussion, but there was just something I was missing. Something important.
That was another reason I was grumpy. I hated having that feeling that I was forgetting something, no matter if it was big or small. The memory was right there on the edge of my brain, and just out of reach.
Melio silently led the way to where he parked his car. I kept my eyes peeled for anything and everything. I knew that there were a few of my guards around discretely to make sure nothing went amiss.
Once we reached the car, I threw my bag of clothes in the back seat before getting in the passenger side.
“Your new car is ready to pick up whenever you’d like,” Melio stated as he pulled away from a place I never wanted to revisit again if I could help it. “Dad and I can go get it tomorrow.”
“Go ahead,” I sighed out, not really wanting to be apart from Avidya. I let my head rest against the back of the seat, too tired to try to hold it up myself.
I missed her more than anything else. I never knew that I could have such strong feelings for a woman who was dumped right into my lap. She was my light, my life.
I heard her pleas to me as I fought to come back from the coma. I heard her tears as she spoke and begged me to come back. She needed me as much as I needed her.
I heard her whispered words,“I love you, Zach!”There was so much pain with such happy words. Words I hoped to hear again very soon.
She’d always start crying at that time, and I’d hear nothing more from her for what felt like hours. I loved her, too. How could I not? She’s mine. Heart, body, and soul. She owned my heart as much as I owned hers.
I just hoped that she never knew just how much I loved her. I’d give up my life to make sure she was safe.
