Valor

Chapter 58

*sorry for these short chapters, thats why I published 3 today ;)

"Jesus." I groan as a deep ache comes to the forefront of my mind. I feel like every single time i come to these days I am met with severe pain. There's got to be an ending to that somewhere. Feels like ever since I met those brothers, I've been dealing with a lot of new bruises and slashes.

Serves me right.

"She's waking up!" I hear someone yell in the distance which makes me wince. Too fucking loud.

"Will you shut the fuck up." I grumble as I bring my hand to my face shielding the light from them as I blink my eyes open to adjust to it.

I hear a someone move and then the sound of a grunt and a few curses.

"You're gonna scare her back into a coma!" someone hisses from in front of me. I vaguely recognize the voice as Kai's, but there is no way he's here right now. Right? Maybe this is hell and this is my torture.

To be surrounding by the men I left behind forever. To have them just out of reach.

I bring my hand down from my eyes and everything comes into view. Four brooding men stand in front of me, their faces right in my face so that I can't see a thing around me.

"I know you're all obsessed with me, but you need to take a step back." I say as they all begin to scowl, nonetheless taking a step back so that the rest of the room comes into view.

I'm in a hospital room with machines and tubes connected to me.

I can't say that I've been in a hospital a lot, but the few memories I have aren't good.

"Hey, hey, hey. You're ok." Dame says as he entwines our fingers and gives it a squeeze. His slight smile is exactly what I need to calm my racing heart.

"You're all real?" I whisper, my eyes darting between the brothers.

Deep grey eyes make contact with mine. "Yeah pip, we're real." Onyx says his voice a soft melody in my ears.

When I glance to Mav he has that cold cut off expression on his face, still the same old man that is unable to relax. I don't blame him, there has been a threat at every corner and protecting his brothers is always his priority.

I hope I'm lucky enough to get his protection now.

His scowl hasn't disappeared and it only makes me smile more. He's totally real. Dream me would concoct a Mav that smiles and loves on me.

"Oh whiskey eyes, cmon give me a smile. I survived didn't I?" I say while giving him a pout. I see the faintest twitch of his mouth, almost as if he wants to smile, but he schools his expression and just shakes his head.

"You're not allowed to scare us like that ever again." I turn to be met with bright green eyes staring directly into mine only a few inches away.

"Kai." I say breathless. His eyebrows are furrowed and he has a frown on his face. I knew leaving him would be the hardest. I know how close he gets to things he possesses, and that's what I am to him. He must have been losing his mind and that thought makes my heart break.

He leans forward and cups my cheeks with his hands and rests his forehead to my own.

"Never do that ever again." He mutters against my lips.

"I won't." I say my voice chocking on a cry. I can't help but pull him forward to place a soft kiss on his lips which he gladly reciprocates.

I scoot to the side of my bed, wincing slightly at the pain that comes from the movement. I tap next to me and look at Kai. He gets the message right away, kicking off his shoes and climbing into the bed, laying his head on my chest and wrapping his arms around my body so tightly that my ribs ache. I don't dare tell him that thought; he needs this.