Page 67 of Viper
“No!” Blade snaps, “You haven’t, and Jaylen would tell you the same if he were in front of you.”
Ivy moves before Blade takes her place and gently cups my cheek as he whispers, “This, this shows everyone in that waiting room exactly what he means to you, it shows them that the thought of him dying kills you as well. This reaction, Lake, is normal, it isn’t selfish. He is your everything, and while yeah, you broke up over stupid shit, you never stopped loving each other.”
“I relapsed,” I whisper with heartbreak, guilt that I failed Jaylen, hitting me.
“I know, sweetheart,” he whispers back as Ivy’s sobs echo in the room, “I’m just sorry we didn’t get to you in time to stop you.”
My tears fall, and Blade gently pulls me into him before lifting me up bridal style, and I close my eyes, my tears unstoppable.
I relapsed…
I hear gasps, but I don’t look. Instead, I keep my eyes shut as I feel Blade sit down with me on his lap before I hear, “Prez, I brought what you asked for, though I didn’t know how much cologne to spray, so I put shitloads on.”
“Thanks, Trent,” Blade replies before the smell that settles me, that I crave, hits my senses, and I open my eyes to see a guy witha prospect cut holding out one of Jaylen’s tees that smells like him.
I slowly reach for it, not noticing the blood on my wrist, and I take it as I hear Raya sob, “No…” but I don’t look and put the tee to my nose and close my eyes.
“Psycho, grab a doctor to have a look at her wrist, please,” Blade rumbles.
“P-please tell me she won’t be readmitted…” Raya pleads.
“No, kitten, she won’t be, she’ll probably just need to see a therapist sooner than the date she’s been given,” Venom soothes, “This was expected, we just didn’t get to her in time.”
I squeeze my eyes tight and press my nose against the shirt harder before I hear, “Fuck she really does love him, that wasn’t just an act.” and Blade growls but doesn’t say anything as I burrow into him.
If I lose Jaylen, after I finally got my emotions together, I won’t survive, I know it.
Chapter 26
Viper
Beeping echoes as dizziness fills me.
I blink but flinch at the bright light shining down on me while voices echo around me, voices I don’t recognize.
“Lake,” I croak as I try to move my arm, but suddenly hands grab it, and someone snaps, “He’s awake, we need to get him under now…”
“W-where’s Lake?” I groan, trying to move.
I need to get to her, need to fight for us, please…
“Anesthesia now!” someone snaps before dark brown eyes lock with mine, and a man leans over me with a mask on and says, “She’s okay, she’s waiting for you, we need to operate.”
Operate…
Kitty’s jealous eyes come back to me before I was hit by her car, and I turn my head, moaning, “No, I-I, no, Lake…”
She’s in danger, I know it, if Kitty came after me, then she’ll go for her.
I need to get to Lake.
“Everything is going to be okay, Mr. Lee,” the man says before everything begins to fade, and I slur, “Lake…” before everything goes black.
“It’s been two days, Leo,” I hear Luna say, and I try to turn my head, but my body doesn’t comply.
What the…?
“Princess, they’ve only just weaned him off the medication that was keeping him in a coma to help him rest. Give him a chance, he should start to come in and out of consciousness,” Blade replies.
