In the Moon's Light

Chapter 21: Nightmares from Hell

Kat's POV:

It's so cold. I can't hear Crescent. I can't feel her. I'm alone. I can't stop my body from shaking, not from the cold but the pain inside. Pack members keep taunting me over his body. His pale lifeless body, with his beautiful eyes now completely blank and dull in color with his blood everywhere on the floor. Raul and Vicki keep taunting me over his body, telling me what I already know. That I failed him, that he's dead because of me.

"You couldn't save him from us Kat. Just like you couldn't save Nate, just like you couldn't change the laws back. You're a pathetic excuse for a lou garou and now your link is dead because of it HAHAHAAHAHA."

No....no it's my fault......all my fault. I'm so sorry my love.

Michael's POV:

Eight hours. That's how long she's been unconscious. Eight hours. That's how long she's been shaking and crying. Her face twists in pain every few minutes with the tears constantly streaming from her closed eyes. I can't take seeing her like this anymore, I have to do something.

"SARAH!"

I yell for Sarah out of frustration and anger. She should be able to do something more useful, anything at this point. I can't take just sitting here any longer.

"Michael, it's no good yelling at Sarah or me. We are doing our best here."

I turn to yell at the Professor even though I know he is telling the truth. I just can't watch her in this much pain without being able to do anything about it. Until I hear her voice, just a whisper but it's the most she's said all day.

"Nooo....my fault....no.....no.....sorry.....my fault....no."

"Shhh, Katherine it's ok. I've got you, you're safe. Can you hear me? Please love just open up your eyes for me please. Sarah do something useful won't you!"

"I believe that is hitting below the belt Michael. I've done everything I possibly can to wake her up but nothing has worked. I think our only option now is you Professor. I know you promised her but we have no choice but for you to go inside her head and try to wake her up."

"I'm afraid you are right Sarah. I will try if you both leave the room for just a moment. The walls around her mind are difficult to get through with others around."

I nod my head hoping that this works. I look back down at her on the bed. Still shaking with her face streaked with tears and pale in color. I kiss her on the forehead, wiping away the tears again, before I leave the room, just hoping that he is able to wake her.

Kat's POV:

"You couldn't save him from us Kat. Just like you couldn't save Nate, just like you couldn't change the laws back. You're a pathetic excuse for a lou garou and now your link is dead because of it HAHAHAAHAHA."

"No, it's all my fault. I'm sorry Michael, I'm sorry Nate. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry it's my fault. All my fault I'm sorry."

I can do nothing but sit curled up in a ball as I shake and see Michael's body laying on the ground in front of me. It's my fault and now there is nothing that I can do. It's my fault that those eyes, once sparkling full of life are now cold and empty. I feel a hand on my shoulder but I don't look away from his body, I can't,  it's all I have left.

"Kat."

I know that voice, but I can't look into the face that I know will tell me it's my fault too. I can't.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I tried to tell you to kill me, you wouldn't listen. Why wouldn't you listen, why didn't you just kill me? Why? It's my fault, all my fault."