Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 338

I saw how worried she was.

III take care of Blaine. Don't worry about it. I'm already putting things in place." I crossed back to her and

brushed a thumb across

her cheek.

"Soon," I promised, "he won't be a problem anymore."

Her shoulders sagged just a little, but she nodded.

"Don't forget, baby..." I saids I backed toward the door. "Stay in the house, okay?"

As soon as I stepped into the hospital, the first person I went to see was the doctor. He told me that there

was no improvement in Norlan's condition yet."

That was all he said. He didn't sound hopeful or anything.

No encouragement? No "we're trying this, or there's still hope"?

Just that?

And I was meant to hold onto it?

Fuck.

When I reached Norlan's room, I paused outside the door. My hand hovered over the handle.

His mother was here.

She was sitting by his bedside with her fingers wrapped around his limp hand, her head bowed, as she cried quietly.

I felt guilty. This was all my fault. What the hell would I tell Freya?

I pushed the door open as gently as I could, and Freya immediately turned to see who it was.

"My Norlan..." she whispered, stumbling toward me, "I don't want to lose him, Kester..." My presence se

She wrapped her arms around my waist, sobbing into my chest.

Mrs. Freya still looked really young despite her age. One would think she was only in her mid-thirties.

! to intensify her grief.

I held her tightly, placing one hand at the small of her back, with the other cradling the back of her head as I whispered into her hair.

"Norlan will be fine," I said, forcing my voice not to shake. "He's a fighter, Freya. He'll come back to us."

a voice at the back of my mind told

to Norlan's bed, and the sight

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how

worry about it. I'm already putting things in place." I crossed back to her and

her cheek.

promised, "he won't be a problem

sagged just a little, but

baby..." I said as I backed toward the

into the hospital, the first person I went to see was

improvement in

was all he said. He

trying this, or there's

Just that?

I was meant to

Fuck.

outside the

His mother was here.

sitting by his bedside with her fingers wrapped around his limp hand,

fault. What the

gently as I could, and Freya immediately turned to see

me, "I don't want to lose him, Kester..."My presence seemed

arms around my waist, sobbing

young despite her age. One would think she was

held her tightly, placing one hand at the small of her back, with the other cradling the back of her head as I whispered

hair.

I said, forcing my voice not to shake.

back of my mind told me otherwise. Because right now, she needed something. And

bed, and the

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tubes, wires, and

was already pale, and Tris lips looked

didn't look like

I blinked them away quickly. Freya didn't need to see that. She was barely

forced myself to breathe through the thick wave of

next two hours, we

there, our eyes flicking from the monitors to his face over and over again, like if

Maybe we'd see his fingers twitch

open.

phone rang, shattering

the screen, and my heart jumped into

screen.

Shit.

apology to Freya, and slipped out into the