VIOLET'S POV
"AIDEN!" I yell as I sit up in what seems to be a hospital bed, suddenly very aware of the electric feeling pulsating through my right hand.
My eyes look to where the feeling is coming from and my blurry vision locks in on the most ocean-like blue eyes, my breath hitches and for the briefest moment I forget how to breathe.
"Lincoln?" I ask looking around what seems to be our packs infirmary. I feel a bit dizzy and a lil confused to say the least.
What is he doing here and why the heck is this fool holding my damn hand.
He looks like he hasn't had slept for an eternity panic and strain stricken across his face.
"What are..." I manage to say before he cuts me off.
"Your up!" And in less than a micro second he's on his feet wrapping his arms around my shoulders and holding me tightly to his chest, I don't protest at all as I enjoy the feeling of safety that I feel within his embrace. But what the heck? why is he doing this, I don't understand at all.
"Aiden, where's my brother Aiden", I ask almost to scared to receive the answer.
"I'm so sorry Violet", he whispers in my ear.
Straight away I pull out of his arms, I look into his eyes and ask again, this time panic is lace together with the words,
"Aiden, where is he!"
"It's not good, he's not good, I'm so sorry", he tries to soothe.
I try and get up from the bed but he won't let me holding me as gently as he can but still with enough force to hold me right where I am.
"Get out of my way Lincoln, I need to see my brother!" I demand.
"Please stay where you are, you need to rest", he pleads.
"I can't rest anymore, not until I know he's okay, now move!" anger and annoyance showing on my face now.
"That's the thing Violet, he's not okay", his eyes bore into to mine a sadness hidden inside the blue.
"Please tell me, tell me what's going on, where is he?" and as tears start to spring from my eyes Sam walks through the door.
"Violet your awake", he runs to my side pushing pass Lincoln and hugs me burying his head into the crook of my neck, I hear a growl erupt from somewhere but I don't care Sam has me in his arms, I continue to cry into his shoulder for what seems like a second, an hour, forever.
"Shhhh it's okay I'm here, shhh", he soothes rubbing circles on my back.
"Please Sam, tell me, where's my brother?"
He pulls away and looks at me with the most loving and caring eyes, but still saying nothing, it's as though he's a million miles away searching for the right words to say.
"Is he here?" I ask, he nods and relief engulfs my body.
"Look Vi, please try to stay calm alright", this time it's my turn to nod my head.
I sit as still as I can, faking calmness when on the inside I'm screaming, thrashing in panic, clawing at my own heart.
"I'm gonna tell you the whole thing ok, can you be patient Vi and let me tell you the whole thing?" I nod again and tell myself, he's here, Aiden is here, he's safe and he's here.
Before he starts to speak again Sam cups my face in his hands and wipes the remaining tears from my cheeks with the pads of his thumbs, he the takes my hands into his and begins.
"Yesterday when I found you, Angel and some of the fighters continued on, they found him Vi but they were to late",
fear grips my heart, and look at him through devastated eyes pleading for him to stop but he doesn't he continues the onslaught of my brother condition, I stay strong I'm determined to be strong, for Aiden I think to myself, I need to listen I need to be strong. I nod my head at Sam assuring him that it's safe to continue.
"Angel ripped a rogue off him but not soon enough, Aiden suffered multiple stabs to his back with a dagger made of silver, he had an arrow in his side and deep cuts across his chest, Angel thought there was no hope at this point and as he prepared himself to feel the horror of losing his best friend he heard his heart, soft and weak but it was still beating", he says but without a smile, why no smile. panic again overwhelms me,
"Take me to him, I need to see him, please", I beg.
"I will Violet but you need to know the whole story first".
"He's in bad shape, his injuries are real bad Vi they don't know if he's gonna make it", he looks at me sympathy etched across his face.
I freeze at his words and feel my heart sink, deep down In the pit of my stomach.
"Where is he, take me to him now!", I demand.
"He's in surgery I'll take you to him when he comes out, you need to stay here and rest".
"Don't tell me what to do Sam, get out of my way, I'm going to see him with or without you!"
I stumble out of the bed and rush past Sam but before I make it to the door, my legs start to wobble and give way beneath me and just before my body hits the floor strong arms catch me and hold me firmly around my waist. I look up to see the same blue eyes I woke up to staring back at me with concern.
"Thank you Lincoln", I whisper the energy snuffed out of my chest.
He then picks me up bridal style and I hear Sam growl, Lincoln growls back low and steady without any sight of intimidation, then I hear him say to Sam,
"I'm taking her to see him, she has a right to see her own brother",
his voice is ripe with power that I nearly cower at the sound of it. Without thinking my body leans Into his, fitting perfectly, I feel his body relax as he takes a deep breath, inhaling my scent, I don't know why my body reacts to his touch in this way, maybe it's because he's on my side, where Sam's fighting everything I want to do, but I feel content here in his arms, thoughts of how much he irritates me beginning to fade quickly.
"I can take her, give her to me", Sam demands.
"Back off pup", Lincoln warns.
"Sam it's okay, Lincoln can take me , please just let us go".
Sam doesn't bother replying and I feel Lincoln smirk in the silence if that's even possible I sigh and wait for his legs to move.
He walks with me still cradled in his arms for what seems like an eternity when he says softly in my ear,
"We're here Violet, he's just through those doors, we can't go in yet, but we can wait here till it's done okay", I nod my head as he takes a seat on a sofa along the corridor wall never letting me leave his arms.
"Lincoln", I say.
"Yes", he replies.
"You can put me down now".
He starts to turn red as if he just noticed that he's still holding me.
"Oh shit yeah of course sorry", he says coyly as he places me on the sofa beside him.
"Thank you Lincoln", I force a smile for him.
My minds racing now thoughts of the crash and attack flooding my memories, Sam said it was yesterday so I guess I've been out since he found me. I think of my brother and how brave he acted, he sent me away to keep me safe, because he loves me, because I'm important to him but what now, what if dies because of it, what if I never get to tell him how important he is to me, how much I need him, and that he's the best big brother a little sister could have, I feel my body shiver at the thought of losing him and tears start to fall from my eyes again for like the millionth time in the last two days.
"He's gonna be alright Violet, he's stronger than other wolves, he's an Alpha the power he posses in his blood will keep him going, I know it",
Lincoln assures me.
"How can you say that though, you barely even know him".
"I know because we're the same your brother and I, the strength I have is the same he has, the things he endured yesterday would've killed any other wolf, even the first arrow.
But not him, he's an Alpha Violet and alphas are special, blessed by the moon goddess herself", he replies convincingly.
"You really believe that don't you?".
"I do".
I wipe my my eyes and look at him with kind eyes hoping that the expression on my face is enough to show him how grateful I am for his positive words when I remember something or someone.
"Oh my god Lincoln I'm so sorry, where is Paris, is she okay".
He sighs deeply and runs his hand through is hair a heavy look on his face again.
"She's here, we came as soon as we received word from your beta, she hasn't left his side not even for a second, when the nurses and doctors ask her to leave the room she refuses, she probably even went into the theatre with him, she hasn't eaten or slept either", he says with worry on his brow.
A feeling of relief comes over me first, knowing that Paris has been by his side this whole time fills me with gladness beyond words, I'm so thankful he has her, then I'm left with nagging feeling of concern for her well being, she needs to take care herself too, Im awake now and we can both be there for Aiden.
"The nurses actually told me it's good for Aiden, her presence is helping the healing process along, still slow but more than they could do on their own".
"I don't know what to say, thank you so much for bringing her and for being here as well, I really appreciate you both" I offer him a small smile.
"About an hour after you left yesterday, Paris had a bad feeling, all she could think about was her mate, how he needed her and that something was wrong,
I knew something was up I felt it in my wolf I never should have let you leave without an escort, I had to calm myself first the Before i tried to calm her but it wouldn't work, so we left to find you both and brought ten fighters with us and on our way here we got the call from your beta".
"She blames herself for what's happened because it was her idea for him to visit".
"No ones to blame, no one but those filthy rogues, please don't blame yourself and I sure as hell don't want Paris to think that any of this her fault, it's them, it's what they do, they want us dead and they're gonna come at us with everything they've got to make it happen", my temperature starts to rise at the thought of them and I start to shake in rage.
"We need to kill them first Linc, these rogues need to die" I pretty much spit.
"They will, I promise, they'll die before they ever come near you again".
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
He's alive, Aiden is alive!
I couldn't kill him off he's to important to me haha I really do love the characters Ive created for this book I also could wait to upload the outcome because a literally hate cliff hangers myself 😂😂😂
So yeah what do y'all think about Lincoln and Violet do you think they could be a match?
No fighting or flirting for them to in this chapter quite a serious one aye
Hope you guys enjoyed it.
Thanks again for reading
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