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Eden PoV

Numb. That's what I felt. Absolute numbness sank deep into my bones and encased my heart in ice cold stone.

Jace and Blake disappeared into the night then Hayden and Holly hugged me and went their own way too.

I stood in the shadows of the fire and wrapped my arms around myself, despite the roaring heat from my childhood home I repeatedly shivered. But that wasn't why I'd hugged myself.

My arms were the only thing that held me together at that point. I was afraid that if I moved them I would fall apart and collapse. I was broken in so many different ways that there didn't seem to be a glue strong enough that would be able to fix me.

I wasn't sure I wanted to be fixed, Wasn't sure I deserved to be fixed.

Suddenly two sets of strong arms wrapped around me. Their body warmth acted like a blanket that began to thaw me from the inside out.

My brothers would hold me up, even when I couldn't do so myself. The moment Cole kissed my forehead a tsunami of tears crashed down my face and my body shook with the pain of what had just occurred.

"Shh... it's okay. We've got you sis. We've got you" Cole whispered in a soothing voice that made it seem possible that his words were the truth.

"Blood of the three little sis, nobody can break that bond" Sawyer assured me in a soft voice. He used his forefinger to lift my chin upwards so I looked into his eyes. I realised when I saw the compassion in them that he wasn't just talking about the three of us. He meant me and my mates too.

That gave me a tiny glimmer of hope that perhaps my actions wouldn't be the end of us.

Maybe Blake and Jace truly did just need some time to process things and eventually they'd return to me. I never doubted they'd be there for the twins, they'd shown their love for them too much to abandon them now, but I was a different matter. I had lied and betrayed them time and time again and this time might have been the fail straw for them.

But I had to hold on to that small ray of hope.
If I lost all hope, I'd lose everything.

"Let's go home" Cole said and let go of me.

"Woah there Ede, you're not gonna make it home without some help" Sawyer caught me when I stumbled. My head felt heavy and yet my body felt so light I could barely feel a thing.

"Let me get Eden home and cleaned up" Daisy asked with a sympathetic tone to her voice.

She offered me a gentle smile that broke my heart all over again. It was obvious that she knew her brother and Jace had left me.

I didn't want her pity though. I had always known that it was a possibility and yet I'd acted anyway. I didn't deserve anybody's pity or them feeling sorry for me.

Sawyer guided my weary body into Daisy's arms. There was a tingle that spread all across my body, my stomach churned and my head felt even heavier than before. Then there was nothing,everything went black.

I screwed my eyes up tightly in a useless attempt at avoiding the bright rays of sunlight that shone through the gap in the curtains and landed right on my face. I flipped onto my stomach and buried my face in my pillow. It was too early to wake up. The sun had ruined my peaceful slumber.

The sun.

The curtains. Our bedroom curtains.

My pillow.

Slumber.

I sat bolt upright and opened my eyes in absolute confusion. The last thing I remembered was being with my brothers and Daisy. Fuck. Daisy had brought me back here. She'd probably sent me into a deep sleep too.