Page 3 of Broken Bonds

All I can think about as I lay here dying is Ramsey and our babies.

We failed her. We promised her forever.

This isn’t the forever she planned.

When the world starts to dim and my vision goes blurry, I send up a silent prayer that she’ll forgive us for leaving her and that, somehow, she’ll survive this.

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VAN

Fuck.

Motherfucker!

I’m a bastard.

I’m a right bastard who deserves to be tormented in the afterlife for what my omega is about to endure because of me.

I didn’t get to tell her I’m sorry.

To kiss her and tell her how much I love her.

Now, she’s going to suffer because of my poor ass decisions. All because I wanted to throw a bit of a tantrum at having my fucking feelings hurt.

Our babies.

I’ll never meet them.

Ramsey will be alone when they come into the world, and guilt consumes me.

I roar in pain when we make contact with the tree and my airbag deploys, breaking my nose and sending my neck snapping back. I watch as everything moves in slow motion, the other love of my life flying out of the shattered windshield because he’s not wearing his fucking seatbelt.

“LAKE!”

Just as he hits the ground, his body rolling before coming to a stop on his side with his back facing me, my head slams back so hard that I hear a snap and everything instantly goes dark for me. Ramsey’s gorgeous, smiling face the last thing I see.

* * *

LAKE

I’m flying.

Soaring through the sky.

Just before I hit the ground, I see my girl.

My Petal on the wind.

Ramsey.

Isn’t she so beautiful? The light in the dark.

My beating heart incarnate.

Everything I am and everything I’ll ever be.

I’m so fucking sorry, Petal.

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