ALEX

Pain is the first thing I register. It's not the numbing kind. The brutal kind. The kind that cuts through your nerves and reminds you you're still alive when you shouldn't be.

I thought I was going to die. I was ready to die, but shockingly, my girl saved me.

Fuck, I owe her every breath. I didn't want her exposed but the deed has been done, I'll just have to fix those posing as a threat.

I can feel the stitches in my chest like they're mocking me with every breath. My body's weak, my limbs are fucking heavy.

But something inside me is burning. Something deeper than pain.

Rage.

Because she's not here.

Because I heard them. The anesthesia must have weared off because I heard Dad talking to mum about how Athena has been called again and he's making some calls.

My vision is red.

I rip the IV from my arm and ignore the scream of the machines. The nurse tries to rush to my side.

I grab her wrist midair.

"Don't. Touch. Me."

Her eyes widen as she stumbles back.

"I need a wheelchair!" she shouts.

"No," I growl. "Bring me Luca."

"Mr. King."

"Bring me Luca. Now!"

She flinches and then rushes out.

I'm in pain right now, telling me I need to lie down isn't what I need right now.

Luca appears minutes later, storming in with Mum behind him.

"Alex," she starts gently, "you need to lie down. You're barely-"

"Where is she?"

"Who?" She asks innocently.

"Mum, where is she?"

She swallows.

"She's... being questioned. But your father is-"

"I'll pick her myself!" I turn to leave when she tugs on my hospital shirt.

"Baby, you just woke up and had a delicate surgery. Trust your father to handle this, he's not going to let anything happen to her."

Over my dead fucking body! I'm not spending another second without seeing her.

face should have been the first

is not her husband," I snap,

room goes

just had open-heart surgery. You're not

the pain shoots down my side.

argue, but

thing I'm not dead, it seems only I

No one answers.

all I need

myself up and rip off the oxygen

do you

grab a coat someone left nearby and throw it over

back what's mine."

"You can barely walk-❞

"Then crawl behind me."

I grit through it. My body may be broken, but

goddamn justice system if I have to. No one touches her again. No one questions her

but I wanted to rip apart this son of a bitch for trying to touch

voice which I

tied to his name." I grit through my teeth ignoring what she said because all

going to kill Luca and

on the wheel, but all I can focus on is the way they're trembling.

I can smell the fear still clinging to her. I can see the

she mutters,

"I don't need to."

goddamn station half-alive with a

right now for fucks sake.

and crying and that does shit

us, but not the

it," she whispers. "You didn't have

Wrong thing to say.

turn my head slowly

hit you. They should never

to fix

Her jaw clenches.

the first thing you

I smile.

drive me? Making me kill

you to kill anyone

legs and burn

"None of that either."

How else will

exhales, her tone trying to stay firm. "If you go after a

Your life. I'm not

turn to face me as she hits a brake on

ever say that again.

"You almost died-"

I

and more. I won't have her thinking otherwise,

second.

nods as she faces

She's quiet now.

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