I blink hard, still trying to believe what I’m seeing.
Sage nudges my shoulder. “Let him go, Jer. The wound is closed, but he still needs blood. Breck drained him.”
I sit frozen in place as the paramedics lift Evan’s frail body onto a gurney. One arm slides off the hard mattress, as if reaching for me. I hold it for as long as I can until they strap it against his stomach.
When they start to wheel him away, I get to my feet. “Wait! I’m going with you.”
“You can’t—”
“He’s my life mate,” I explain. “I have every right to go with him.”
“Even so, we don’t have room for extras,” the paramedic insists. “I’m sorry. You can wait for him at thehospital.”
I start to argue, but Sage grips my shoulder. “Let them go, Jer. We’ll gather the pack and head over.”
When I don’t move, he forcefully turns me. “They’re his best chance. Even if you wanted to, you couldn’t help him now.” I sense a double meaning behind his words, but don’t understand it.
“I can’t,” I say, my heart breaking.
He doesn’t back down. “We’ll be right behind them.”
I watch Evan go, vision blurring as more tears fall.Please, let him be okay.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Kaine watching me, his brows pulled together in a frown. In an instant, all the hate I’d felt toward the guy melts away. If Kaine hadn’t been there to rip Breckley away from Evan, I might’ve lost him.
Getting to my feet, I cross the distance to stand in front of Kaine, causing the vampire to involuntarily step back.
“Thank you,” I say quickly.
His eyes widen.
“You chose to help Evan instead of going after Foxx.”
Kaine scoffs. “Only because I didn’t see where Foxx went. If I had…” Anger hardens his features.
“I hear you. Believe me, I still want to kill him too. But seriously, thank you.”
He doesn’t reply.
I straighten my shoulders. “We should head back, but if anyone asks, I’m the one who killed Breckley.”
Kaine seems stunned that I would take the fall for him when he could be jailed for killing Breckley. But I feel like I owe him, even after threatening Evan’s life.
“He’s my life mate,” I say simply.
Kaine nods. “Yeah, I… heard.” He drops his gaze. “I’m sorry.”
Evan was right. Kaine only threatened him because he was desperate to get help for Willow. That’s something I can understand. I would rip anyone apart for hurting those I care about.
“You should go back to the club,” I say. “Willow was at the bar when I left.”
Kaine freezes. “You saw her?”
I nod. “She’s fine. Just shaken by this whole mess. She was trying to help the humans.”
He closes his eyes, clearly relieved. In a flash, he’s gone.
I turn back to the shifters. “Let’s gather the pack and get to the hospital.”
