I wake up, my head pounding and the metallic taste of blood in my mouth. My sides feel like they are being hit with a hammer and are on fire. I spit out the blood from my mouth and start coughing. I need to heal myself, but I can't while I am here or else it will raise suspicions. I open a link with the others.
'Are you guys alright,' I say, exhaustion clearly in my voice.
'Oh my god Chara, are you alright?' I hear Nix ask; words filled with worry.
'I can handle it; however, I cannot heal myself here or else it will raise suspicion. I am afraid they may be watching us. I have a feeling they are,' I pause, coughing up for blood, 'If I don't make it, please find Zane and try to find my dad. Nix, I love you…' I trail off while I start breathing heavily and my eyes get droopy.
'I love you too, you will be okay Chara, I will make sure you don't die on me,' I hear Nix, sadness laces his words.
I am on the verge of the darkness consuming me once again. Before that happens, I feel a little bit of energy entering my body, but I don't know where from. I can't sense Zane around here. I am now able to keep my eyes open, but I can't move.
'Did it work?' I hear Nix ask through the link we share.
'What?;
'Some mates can send some energy to each other in desperate situations. Did it work?'
'Yes, thank you.'
'Anything for you love.'
I smile at his words and I just lay there on the hard-concrete floor. I see a shadow peek around the corner of the cell, I instantly know it is Malik and he is using the shadow to look at my injuries.
'Malik don't let the shadow grab a hold of anything. I can show you my injuries, but don't do anything a normal Laren can't do.'
'Okay. I don't mean to sound insensitive, but they really did a number on your face.'
I let out a light laugh, but instantly regret doing so, it sends me into a coughing fit as blood splatters from my mouth onto the floor.
'Oh god, are you okay?'
'Peachy.'
I lift up my shirt to show my ribs that I haven't even looked at myself yet, I don't want to know how bad it is. I know once I see my injuries, it will only make things worse.
'Chara, I think we need to get you help, and soon.'
'I know Malik, I can feel it. I am probably bleeding internally, and I may have an hour or two until I die.'
'We can't let that happen.'
Before I can respond the door to the cells where we are held opens. Grim walks in and walks over to my cell. The guard opens the cell door and Grim walks over to me.
"I really thought that with the power I felt coming off of you, you would be healed by now. I guess you really are weak, even for a werewolf. I mean look at you, your injuries should have gotten better, but they seem to be worse," he laughs.
"Can you just let me die in peace? It's the least you can do."
He laughs again, "I will leave you be as it is your final wish."
He walks up to me, "here, I have a parting gift for you," and just like that he stomps on my lower leg, I hear the snap of either my shin or ankle.
I let out an ear-piercing scream, then cough up blood. This makes Nix furious.
"You son of a…" Nix if cut off.
"Ah, ah, ah. No swearing mutt," Grim chuckles.
"Leave my mate alone," he growls.
"You won't have a mate for much longer," Grim says before walking out of the room, the door closing with a click.
I open a link once again with Malik, he needs to get himself and the others out of here.
'Malik, you need to focus on making a plan to get you three out. I will figure something out myself.'
'No, you will come with us, we can carry you.'
'Malik, you don't understand. If you move me, I will most likely die. I need medical attention here. Once you guys get out, I will use my powers to heal myself and get out. '
There is silence for a moment before Malik gets an idea, 'what if you teleport yourself to a hospital for supernaturals.'
'Where is that?'
'They are all around the world, the nearest one is in Ketsworth.'
'Do you know what a room looks like? I need something so I don't plop down in the middle of the hallway.'
'Can you see an image if I think of it?'
'Yes.'
Malik begins to think of what the hospital rooms look like in Ketsworth. I see a hospital bed with a blue blanket. There are machines pushed to the sides of the room and the walls are painted yellow.
'I got it, but one of you has to come with me, I can try to get Zane to take your guys somewhere and then you can make your way to Ketsworth. I am not sure how far Zane can teleport yet, so he will do his best.'
'Okay.'
I reach my mind out to Zane, 'Zane, I need you to come back and teleport Daniel and Malik out.'
'What about you?'
'I am badly injured, and I am going to teleport myself and Nix out of here to a supernatural hospital. You will try to take Daniel and Malik to the Ketsworth hospital. Malik knows where it is.'
'Okay, be careful.'
'Dido.'
I wait for Zane to say he has arrived at the cells once again. A few minutes pass before I hear something walking on the wall of my cell, instantly knowing it is Zane.
'I am here, what should I do first?'
'You need to teleport Nix into my cell and then get Daniel and Malik out of here.'
A couple minutes pass and I feel myself growing tired once again, sleep threatening to take over. I force myself to keep my eyes open until I make it to the hospital. Suddenly Nix appears in front of me. Tear fill his eyes and I can see pain and sadness in them. He hasn't said anything, and I don't think he because he is in a state of shock.
"Nix, you need to grab my hand," my voice is raspy.
He does as I say and grab my hand, just as the door to the cells open, I teleport us to the hospital in Ketsworth, making sure I focus on the room and it being vacant. I feel myself now laying on something soft in the same position as before. I let out the breath I was holding, I did it. I start coughing up blood again and it pulls Nix out of his trace, he instantly jumps up and runs out of the room. Moments later the door bursts open again and Nix comes in with two other people.
"What happened to her?" a man asks.
"Someone kidnapped us, and he beat her up. She can't use her healing powers in this state, please help her," I hear Nix reply.
"We will do everything we can to save her, but this doesn't look too good. Does she have any family? They should come here to prepare for the worst."
"I am her mate and our friends are on their way. Her family is…unreachable at the moment."
"Are you guys marked?" the doctor asks, and I realize that I don't know what that means.
"No, she isn't a wolf and we haven't talked about that yet."
"Okay, that is good."
"Why?"
"Well, if she doesn't make it, then you will be sane and living. If you were marked and she died, you would go insane or die yourself."
"I don't think I can live without her."
'Nix, you have to help Daniel, Malik, and Zane. you can't leave them if I don't make it. You also have your pack to think about.'
'But…'
I cut him off, 'no buts, you must move on. Promise me.'
'I promise.'
I use all of my strength to lift my hand up to Nix's face and pull him down to kiss me. If I die, I want to die knowing I have kissed my mate. Soon the tiredness takes over and my eyes close as my limbs go limp.
In the darkness, I can still hear voices from around me.
"She is crashing, you have to leave," a man's voice says. I can't seem to be able to tell who the voices belong to.
"No, I can't leave her," another man retaliates.
"We cannot do our job to try to save her with you in here. Leave. I will have someone update you later."
I hear a whimper and then the door open and close.
"Nancy, start compressions, Brad you are on bagging. Let's move her to the operation room now!"
I feel like I am floating through the darkness and my head begins to sway. I don't think I can hold on any longer.
'I am sorry Nix, I love you,' I tell him before I descend into nothing.