Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 313

Chapter 313

**Josie’s POV **

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I push open the door, my eyes going straight to where Luke lies. The tubes helping him breathe are gone, replaced by an oxygen mask. His parents are huddled around one side of his bed, his mum being comforted by her bonds as she sniffles quietly.

I move to the other side of his bed and take his hand in mine. “He’s waking up,” I say quietly, and his mum takes his other hand,

“Luke, we are all here,” she says, and I watch as his eyelids move as if attempting to open.

“Don’t force it, Luke, take your time, I’m not going anywhere,” I reassure him.

Luke’s hand squeezes mine, and he lets out a soft groan, a frown appearing on his brow. Then his eyes flutter. open for a moment, unfocused, before closing again. He attempts to speak, but he’s so quiet and the oxygen mask muffles his words.

“Can you speak to me this way?” I ask through our mind link, and he frowns again before shaking his head slightly.

“It’s okay, just rest. There will be plenty of time to talk once you are fully rested,” I say out loud.

Luke seems to relax at my words, his hand going slack in mine as he allows his body to sleep.

“What’s happening?” One of his dads asks.

“He’s exhausted, and his body is very weak after what it’s just been through. He needs more time before he can wake up fully,” I explain.

I’m not a medical expert, but I know what I am saying is the truth. I feel it, I feel the drain on my own energy as he unconsciously draws it from me. I know now that I have been helping with the recovery process by sleeping earlier, and I need to do it again.

“I need to sleep too. He will recover faster if I do. Will you watch over us?” I ask, glancing around at my other sleeping bonds.

“Of course,” Luke’s mum nods.

“I’ll have guards stationed outside your room too,” Raff says.

“I will stick around for a while now that we know Harper is safe. You do what you need to do to get everyone recovered,” Dot adds, and I nod.

Theo is the slimmest of my bonds and so has more space in his bed for me to squeeze in beside him.

“Thank you,” I say before kicking off my shoes and climbing in beside Theo.

My body is draining of energy so quickly that I begin to drift off to sleep easily, despite having a room full of people. I hope that the next time I fall asleep, it’s in my own bed, surrounded by my bonds and with all my children under the same roof. Something I had been taking for granted for years. Not knowing what a privilege it had been until I’d had it taken from me.

I have no idea how long I sleep, but I wake up to someone whispering my name and the feeling of arms aroun me. It’s one of the best feelings in the world. I crack my eyes open and look up at Theo’s sleeping face as he holds me against him. Although he is still sleeping, he has obviously come out of the deep sleep he was in at some point.

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Chapter 313

but someone is desperate to have

not to wake up Theo and smile when I see Deacon’s bright eyes staring back

I’m even happier that I’m not

is sitting on the side of his bed. I gasp and jump to my feet, almost stumpling over to get to him.

I finally

I can’t stop the sobs of relief as he holds

you miss me?” he asks.

as all the emotions I’d been desperately trying to keep

way over to us. Luke and I become the center of a large group hug. The emotions flowing the

embrace for some

you,” Luke says, finally breaking the

do,” Deacon says, and we all make

if I woke up, and I’m awake and ready to collect

you are up for that just yet. We will let you

need from them right now. We have had so many deeply emotional moments lately. Now we need some laughter and normalcy.

when he comes in some time later to find us all sitting in two beds that we

you, Art, once again,

me,” he shakes his head with a sigh, but he can’t keep

take him home?” I

is out of his system and his organs are all working as they should be, but

says is a miracle in such a short amount of time. Whilst we wait for the blood results to

we finally get the all–clear to take Luke home, it’s late afternoon.

Chapter 313

Chapter 313

**Josie’s POV **

are gone, replaced by an oxygen mask.

the other side of his bed and take his hand in mine. “He’s waking up,” I say quietly, and his mum takes

watch as his eyelids move as if attempting

I’m not

mine, and he lets out a soft groan, a frown appearing on his brow. Then his eyes flutter. open for a moment,

I ask through our mind link, and he

There will be plenty of time to talk once you are

at my words, his hand going slack in mine as

One of his dads

very weak after what it’s just been through. He needs more

but I know what I am saying is the truth. I feel it, I feel the drain on my own energy as he unconsciously draws it from me. I know now that I have been helping with the recovery process by

He will recover faster if I do. Will you watch over us?”

Luke’s mum nods.

stationed outside your room too,” Raff

know Harper is safe. You do what you need to do to get everyone recovered,” Dot adds, and I nod.

slimmest of my bonds and so has more space in his

off my shoes and

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