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But, in the end, there are too many. I take out as many as I can. I can feel them tearing into me as I stand in front of Rik. Calista has shifted and is fighting to protect her son too.
“Lily! Lily, hold on, I’m coming.” Clint yells in our mind link.
“I love you, Clint. Never forget that.” I say as my injuries force Andra to shift back.
I turn, seeing Rik. He’s watching me, his blue eyes wide with terror and shock. He’s so young. Only a couple of months older than Cara. But I need him to promise me that he’ll take care of her, that he will love her.
“I’m trusting you to watch out for her. Take care of her and keep her safe for me. Promise me Rik. Promise me you’ll always look after my little girl.”
I’m laying on my back, looking at him. My legs won’t move because of my injuries and as I watch him, I feel the teeth sink into my throat..
As the darkness surrounds me, I hear his whisper on the wind. “I promise.”
When the call came out, I realized Lily and I would once again be separated thate when we’re separated. It’s easier for me to fight when she’s by my side. flut Calista and Pik were exposed and away from Anders. He couldn’t get to them. When Donovan got to Anders, he was fighting off eight wolves at once. Without my help, he would most likely be killed. He’s a strong Alpha, but eight is too many, even for me.
I jump in, not thinking twice. This is what I do, it’s what I’ve always done. I protect my Alpha, my friend. Five of the wolves come after me, recognizing me as the bigger threat by the gold color of Donovan’s eyes. I’m fighting them, injuring them, but not able to take them down, when I feel Lily’s pain. It’s everywhere. She’s Injured and she’s injured badly.
“Hold on Lily, I’m coming!” I say and I rip the throat of the first wolf I can get to. My mate is in trouble.
She needs me.
Donovan grabs the back of the neck of another woll and shakes his head violently, paralyzing him. “I love you Clint, never forget that.” And I feel it. I feel the pain in her throat.
NO! Oh, goddess, no! Lily! A moment after I think it, I feel the tether to my mate bond snap. In the instant. that it takes my brain to register that my mate is gone, Donovan throws his head back and howls his pain.
Realizing my weakness, a wolf jumps on my back, sinking his teeth into Donovan’s spine. I don’t care. My mate is gone. She’s gone and all that’s left is a hollow aching emptiness in my heart and soul. She’s gone and I’m ready to go with her.
But before the wolf can kill me, it’s ripped off my back. Donovan forces the shift back, causing what should be a horrible pain, but nothing can compare to the pain in my heart. She’s gone. She’s gone and I’m alone. My light, my Lily bud, is gone.
I don’t know how much time goes by, but I wake in the hospital. I hear Anders speaking to the doctors.” He’ll never walk again, Alpha. I’m sorry. He’s broken. It’s not something we can fix.”
I hear Anders snarl and the sound of things smashing and breaking, bu
I i don’t care. I’m empty and I just want to die. I beg the Moon Goddess to take me before I fall back into my blissful unconsciousness.
I’m in a field with wildflowers blooming all around. I look up and see Lily walking towards me. “Lily! Oh goddess, Lily! I thought you were dead.” I grab her and hold on to her. I’ll never let her go again. I’ll never let Anders split us up in a fight again. We’re stronger together, we always have been.
“Oh, my love. I am dead. But you are not. You need to live for our daughter.”
I’m shaking my head before she finishes. “Anders and Calista will raise her, they will take good care of her. I need to be with you.”
“You know I love you, right?”
“Of course, and I love you.”
“Then, I need you to do something for me, Clint.”
“Anything Lily bud. You know I’ll do anything for you.”
She cups my face in her hands. “I need you to live, Clint.” I start shaking my head.
“Not without you.”
“You need to live, for Cara. You’re strong. Clint. You can do this. I love you and I will never stop loving you. But I need you to live and be a father to our daughter. Don’t make her grow up without either parent. Do this for me. Please. Promise me you’ll live for our daughter.”
“I don’t want to live without you.”
“I know, and I don’t want to be away from you. But I’ll always be here, in your heart.” She puts her hand on my heart. “Whenever you miss me, think of all the wonderful times we had together, think of all the beautiful memories we shared. Tell those stories to Cara. Tell her of the beautiful romance that we had and how we loved each other more than any two people ever have. I will live on in your memories and in your heart.”
“Don’t leave me Lity. I can’t do this without you.”
“You can, and you will. Do it for me and do it for Cara. Do it for your girls.”
She leans in and kisses me. I reach out to pull her into me, to hold on to her, but she’s gone. When I open my eyes, I’m back in the hospital room, alone. I close my eyes, and sob until I’m pulled under by exhaustion again.
The next time I wake, Calista is sitting by my bed, holding my hand. When I look at her, her eyes are red- rimmed and puffy, and her nose looks raw from wiping it. As soon as she sees my eyes open, her tears begin again.
“I’m so sorry, Clint. She saved me and Rik. I tried to get to her, but I was too late. I’m sorry.” She begins to sob, but I don’t have it in me to try and comfort her. I’m so empty. I had no idea a person could feel this empty and still survive. I understand exactly what Leander has been going through. He’s a shell of a person. He’s a body with no heart or soul, and now, I am too.
Anders comes in, no doubt feeling his mate’s heartache. I would do anything to feel Lily’s heartache, to feel her anger at me, to feel anything from her again. When he walks in, he sees me awake.
“Clint, you’re awake.”
“Where’s Cara?
“She’s safe, Calista and Donna have been taking turns looking after her. Although she’s been crying a lot. asking for you.
“You should bring her here, let her see me.”
I watch as Calista stands to leave. Anders runs his hand down her arm and kisses the top of her head. The pain of seeing their gentle intimacy is almost too much to bear. I had that a couple of days ago, and now, I’ll never have it again.
Anders waits until Calista leaves before sitting down in the seat she vacated. “Clint. I know you’re hurting, that you’re in a bad place, but I need to tell you something.”
I don’t look at him. I can’t. I don’t want to see his pity. I already know what he’s going to tell me. I can’t feel anything from my waist to my toes. Nothing. I tried wiggling my toes, moving my legs, anything, but there is nothing.
“I already know I’m paralyzed. You don’t have to tell me.”
“We’ll figure it out. I’ve already ordered the best wheelchair for you. Charles and I are researching every surgeon in the world. I won’t give up.”
“Thanks.” What else can I say. Lily wanted me to live for Cara, so I will. I will do that for the love of my life, but that doesn’t mean I will be here. It doesn’t mean that I can stay in this pack. I was the greatest warrior in the pack and now I’m nothing.
I’ve heard them in the hallway outside my door. I may be a paraplegic, but my hearing is still that of a