How much can love save?
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Leila is torn between keeping away from her mate and saving her Pack. She believes staying away from him is best for the both of them. But the only way she stands a chance at protecting the people she loves is if she accept...
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~LEILA
We were all on our feet when Rey started spilling words we couldn't understand. Something along the lines of Hide and Seek, Natalia's photo on the wall and Natasha collapsing after seeing it.
Natasha was on the floor, seated, holding her eyes, shaking.
Max paused in front of us but we all pushed in front to get to her.
Nick held her. "Goddess, what happened?"
Natasha sobbed, groaned, moaned. She sounded in pain.
"Natasha?" Nick tried to pull the heel of her hands from her eyes but she shook him off, grunting. "What's wrong? What happened?"
Dana was also on the floor. "What's wrong, sweetie?"
She spoke amidst groaning. "I...I don't know...I...something came on to me."
"What is it?" Dana urged.
"My eyes..."
Free tears poured out of them uncontrollably.
"It's okay, you can tell me." Dana comforted.
"You'll think I'm crazy." Her voice trembled.
"No, tell me."
"I saw her and...I...I just turned and saw her...on the wall and...I didn't mean to look at her photo...I didn't mean to meet her eyes. She hit me."
Okay...I did think it was crazy.
"It was like...it was like...I don't know...like..."
"Someone hit the back of your eyes." Max's voice interfered.
Natasha's hands fell from her face but she struggled to open her eyes to look at Max. "Yeah...yeah..." She was still shaking.
We all looked at Nat's photo on the wall. It was just a photo.
Dana held her. "Come on...let me take you to your room."
She and Nick helped Natasha up.
She said, "You don't believe me."
I said, "We do."
Max said, "I felt it."
We helped her to her room. Her eyes were still closed when we put her on her bed.
"I didn't come at a good time, did I?" She finally addressed. "I'm sorry."
Nick said, "No. It doesn't matter when...but you came." He caressed her hair. "You get some rest."
She held Nick's hand, still shaking. "Don't leave me alone in here." She sounded terrified.
Nick looked at Dana and I.
Dana stepped forward. "I'll stay. You go look for Ayla."
Nick sighed and looked at Natasha who let his hand go. Dana almost took over on the side of her bed...
