Once Bitten, Twice Destroyed [COMPLETE]

CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

Paige

I ran into Dario's arms and he placed a kiss on top of my head. I slowly looked up at Luciano and his jaw clenched.

"How is he?" He asked and I chose to just ignore him. I watched him walking over to Vera who ran into his arms before crying into his shirt.

I took a step back from Dario and spotted a hole in his shirt so I frowned deeply.

"What happened? Are you hurt?" I asked urgently and he shook his head at me.

"I'm wearing a bulletproof vest." He said and I sighed in relief before opening his shirt.

"You should take that off, I'll go get help." I said and he sighed before stopping me.

"I really thought you were gone." He said under his breath before looking into my eyes. "You're still here." He said and I nodded before hugging him once more.

"You should stay here I'll go look for help." He said with tears in his eyes so I just nodded.

I sat on the cold floor of the hospital while my back rested against the wall. I felt someone sitting down next to me and I found that it was Luciano.

"Are you mad at me?" He asked softly.

"Yeah." I said in the same manner. "Kinda, I'm mad because I was a fool for thinking that you cared about me." I said and he frowned.

"Paige you know I love you, fuck caring about you, I love you." He said and I shook my head.

"Then why did you shoot at me? You saw me but you did it anyway, what if Viktor didn't get in the way?" I asked and he shook his head in disbelief.

"Viktor isn't the hero here, he didn't save you from anything. I never miss a shot Paige. I was aiming for Viktor. So I would've shot him even if he didn't turn you around." He said and I glared up at him.

"And I'm supposed to just believe you?" I asked and he frowned at me.

"Yes, you know me Paige." He said and I looked up at the ceiling with a lump in my throat.

"It doesn't make it right, Luciano. If he dies- I don't know." I said before brushing my fingers through my hair.

"Did I miss something?" Luciano asked in confusion so I looked away from him.

"How's my dad?" I asked and he licked his lips.

"He's cancer free." Luciano said with a smile on his face so I placed my head on his shoulder before crying with joy.

"That's good. I can't wait to see him again." I said softly.

"Paige we held a funeral for you." Luciano said and I felt goosebumps forming on every inch of my skin.

"What?" I asked and he nodded.

"He made us believe that you were dead, including your dad." Luciano said softly so I sat upright.

"How did we get to this point?" I asked Luciano and he just looked at me in silence.

"I don't know what to do, I wanna be with my dad but I can't leave Viktor when I know that he's fighting for his life. And you and Dario, I don't wanna lose you but somehow it feels like I already have." I said before wiping a stray tear from my cheek.

"What do I do?" I asked and Luciano frowned.

"I didn't know there was a choice." He said before getting up and holding his hand out to me.

I got up and at the same time the doors to the operating room opened and revealed two doctors.

They disposed of their bloody gloves before looking up at us.

"You must be the relatives of Mr Tchaikovsky." The woman said and we nodded. "I'm doctor Shay and this is doctor Hughes." She said while briefly looking over at her male colleague.

"The patient is in stable condition for now." Doctor Hughes said and I released a breath of relief.

"There's no easy way for us to say this but the patient's condition might change during the night." Doctor Shay said softly.

"We'll give you time to say your goodbyes to Mr Tchaikovsky in case anything happens." Doctors Hughes said in a gentle tone but his words hit me like a brick wall.

Vera started sobbing out of control so Luciano went over to hug her. Doctor Shay rubbed my arm before walking down the hallway.

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