*Nikki's POV*
I closed my eyes to mindlink Xavier to find out what's going on, not being able to handle Nick taking Taylor roughly again but when I looked at her only to see more tears streaming down her face when I notice that she's having a hard time breathing before looking at him then back at her to see that she's bleeding at which point I thanked the Goddess Xavier mindlinks me telling me that they're ready to rush in then I give him the signal when the time is right.
To say I was relieved when they caught Nick trying to jump out of the window was an understatement, I could jump for joy if I wasn't still tied to this damn chair then I saw as Xavier ran to Taylor then telling her about whatever he's injecting her with that apparently counteracts the drug that Nick gave her. I just kept watching as her breathing evened out after a few minutes before he slid his shirt over her before picking her up and rushing out of the cabin to the pack hospital then a warrior grabbed me as well.
As we're running next to Xavier all I could do is tell them "I'm sorry, I'm soo sorry!" What really surprised me was when she told me that she forgives me so I just looked over at Xavier to see his eyes had a look of pride when he glanced at both Taylor and me. I have to say going through this with her even though she endured everything I told them "now I know you'll become a great leader for this pack, I'd be proud to have you as our Luna & as a friend, if you'll have me?" I watched them both smile at me which gave me the courage to confess the Alpha, Luna & my parents of my involvement with this entire ordeal, I know they'll all be disappointed in me and I'll gladly take any punishment given especially if it proves how sorry I really am about this whole thing.
Once we got to the pack hospital where Haven was waiting at the door to rush Taylor into a room to examine the extent of the damage done to her while I'm being placed down onto a bed with a nurse checking my injuries. I was starting to become frustrated with telling her that I was fine but I just want to make sure Taylor is alright then as soon as she looks me over only to see that I was fine she finally leaves me alone.
When I got back to the waiting area I noticed it's packed with friends as well as Alpha, Luna & my parents so I took a deep breath before walking over to confess. I already knew everyone would be upset but what I didn't expect was Xavier defending me while telling them what I tried to do near the end and that Taylor forgave me so I spoke up saying "I know my behavior is unforgivable & in light of that I'll gladly accept my punishment!" They looked at each other then at me telling me "I think we can all agree that you don't need any additional punishment seeing as you witnessed the consequences of your actions, hopefully opening your eyes to make wiser choices in the future."
To say I was shocked was the understatement of the year, this was something I was not expecting at all from anyone so I made a promise to the Moon Goddess that from now on that I will do whatever I can to make it up to everyone especially Taylor (even if she says she forgives me), to think long & hard regarding any big decisions to ensure it doesn't endanger the pack.
After a while most of the people that were here had gone home with the exception of Xavier (of course), his parents, David (who I just learned is Taylor's dad), Sam & myself since I refused to go anywhere until I make sure she's alright which I'm glad they respect my decision and allow me to stay but more than that is they're including me in their discussions. I can tell everyone is getting a little antsy because every time any of the nurses come out of any of the rooms we immediately look over thinking or hoping that it's Haven with news seeing as it's been at least an hour.
*David's POV*
I've been on edge since Michael called me letting me know that Taylor had been kidnapped and they're pretty sure that Nick is the one who took her but they can't confirm with certainty that it was him or not so I was going out of my mind while waiting to get word on if they've found her. I mindlinked Alex letting him know what was going on before we just sat in his office waiting for the phone call so every time it rang we would jump only to realize that it wasn't them yet.
After a while we finally got the call we've been waiting for although they didn't say much over the phone except the fact they captured that bastard so we hung up to rush out of the pack house to head over to their pack hospital. We were relieved that not only did they find Taylor but they caught Nick as well so on the way I told Alex that "I'm going to ask if I have a go at him along with Alpha Michael & Xavier" which Alex agreed with me since I believe he wants a piece of him too.
Once we got to the hospital and found out where Taylor was we ran to find Xavier, Michael along with several others were waiting as well then when Michael told us what happened & how they found her also that they haven't been working on her so they haven't heard anything yet. I was surprised when a young girl had come over to apologize and confess her involvement in this whole ordeal, as she's telling everyone I noticed the look of disappointment on a couple which I'm guessing are her parents along with the Alpha & Luna but was shocked when Xavier spoke up for her telling us that Taylor forgave her and that she tried doing the right thing near the end.
While we waited most of the crowd had dispersed to head home including Alex (seeing as he needs to run the pack since I'm here) with the exception of Michael, Lilly, Xavier (of course), Sam, myself along with Nikki (the one that confessed since she refused to go anywhere), still haven't heard any news yet and it's been at least an hour although it feels a lot longer at which point we're starting to get a little antsy.
When Haven finally came out we all pretty much ran to her asking if Taylor was alright although none of us weren't really prepared for what she said next. Haven said "Taylor is healing from her injuries similar to the ones she sustained from the last attack, including the scarring on her abdomen as they had been reopened, thankfully with giving her the medication it counteracted the effects of the Nimbex without any complications although not only does she have some vaginal tearing again but she has some internal tearing/scarring as well and this would be the injury that I WILL have to monitor.
I just stood there shocked while tears were streaming down my face before I asked "so what exactly are you trying to say, that she may not be able to have children?" When I looked over I noticed that everyone was tearing up, telling me that they somewhat had the same thought before she responded by telling us "There is a possibility but like I said I will continue to monitor her as she may fully heal, there's no way of knowing at this point but that's something to worry about in the future. Right now she'll need all of our support to heal physically, mentally & emotionally which will take some time."
I asked if we could go see Taylor which she said yes but only a couple people at a time as to not stress her out, we decided it would be Sam & myself to see her first since I know Xavier will stay with her in the room. We walked in to see she was hooked up to an IV with saline along with some pain meds to make her feel more comfortable.
We both stood at the opposite side of the bed holding her hand, kissing her forehead then asked how she was feeling before I started tearing up saying "I'm so sorry this happened to you it's my fault, I should've just grabbed him as soon as I suspected it was him. Can you ever forgive me? She looked up with tears in her eyes as well telling me "Daddy it's not your fault, how could you have known and I know you wanted to make sure you had all the evidence first so I don't blame you & there's nothing to forgive you for."
I stayed for a little bit before going home but promised I'd be back tomorrow and that I loved her soo much before I left with Sam right behind me to give everyone else a chance to see her as well. Once I got home I informed Alex of Taylor's condition which of course as expected he started tearing up as well pretty much saying the same thing I did so I told him what she said to me, that seemed to ease his mind a little bit. I got to my room, I prayed to the Moon Goddess to watch over to help her heal before I succumbed due to exhaustion.
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