Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

74. Spineless Wimp

AURELIA

No. No. No.

Jessica shouldn't have revealed herself so that she could poke the bear. I could have handled Larisa and distracted her long enough for Jessica to arrive with help. She should have gone in search of help. Heck! We needed help.

Larisa had a gun... not just any gun. A gun with silver bullets and one of those bullets could end Jessica's life and mine... and Kyle's. Still, Jessica wore her pride like a second skin... like I hadn't been shot by Larisa's men who I failed to perceive until I crashed on my knees.

This was one of the countless times I wished I could access Jessica's mind like a pack member but spending almost six years in Black Fur Pack wasn't enough to make me an official member-

"You've got guts," Larisa mumbled, disbelief loud in her voice.

Rather than keep her mouth shut, Jessica snorted, her footsteps sounding closer by the second, "What can I say?" She paused just as she stopped beside me, holding Larisa's gaze without flinching, "I'm not a spineless wimp."

Saying Larisa was pissed would be the understatement of the century. She pulled the cold tip of the gun off my head, pointing it at Jessica who remained calm while my son was yanked along with her.

Larisa brought him out of nowhere, I wanted nothing more than to tear him away from her and hold him in my bosom. Gosh, I have missed him. Kyle seemed weak, malnourished, and in pain... in a crazy amount of pain. I could just tell that the pain I was feeling right now couldn't compare to the one eating my son away yet Larisa didn't release him as she hissed at Jessica, "Initially, I thought you would be alive to bury your supposed to be

of words that Larisa spat her way. Pain took over my senses when I tried to push myself off the floor. Kneeling before Larisa made me look pathetic and defeated but despite my attempts to stand, my knee remained glued to the forest floor and my

that to keep Jessica safe but now, I realized that I had compromised my

silence and my dizzy state were evidence that the arrows had introduced poison into my system. I couldn't tell what kind of poison and

Inaka. Jessica is

to heal me. We need to save Kyle. We can't let Larisa's silly games stop us from saving Kyle, Ina." I

Jessica's words completely.

never get Inara back? What if- Oh, dear

as the wound on my bleeding thigh stung, sharp pain spreading through my body. It was as if a force was sucking life out of me yet I managed to voice my relief to Inara, "Thank

mute because I

a less obvious path to expel it from your body until you created one

system?" I asked, unable to believe how fast my

neither will I encourage you to remove the other arrows but I'll help you endure the pain

Inara's voice drastically became

was lost in the banter, Jessica was still very conscious of

soon understood her