The Pack's Elements

20. Flower King and Wrath

Lachlan's POV

Silence drawn all around us like a cold melody, everyone's eyes facing a different direction.

We all stood in the circular room waiting for Pete to show up. Nobody did dare to speak to Preston as he stood next to the bed.

He was already bandaged up, his skin dirty from the dirt outside, he kept mumbling to himself, you can feel his wave of stress mounting off of him.

Honestly it was terrifying seeing jolly Preston like this.

From what he was mumbling under his breath the person laying on the bed was known as Rob.

He oddly looked so familar but I just couldn't put my finger on it. Was it his facial features, brunette hair, or silver eyes? I wasn't to sure.

But out of all of us he was the Ice keeper that we needed greatly.

So we couldn't let him die just yet, he can't drop this mission.

In the midst of the moment I jumped as the door flung open, there stood Pete and behind a quiet looking Choco.

"What the hell happened here?!" He growled angrily, making his way closer into the coldness of the room.

We all stirred around not really 100% sure of what happened, it was all up to Preston to explain.

Pete stood in front of the bed and stared down at Rob something about his eyes changed, the light baby blue that we've come to loved disappeared in an instant as he gazed down at Rob I can swear I saw something replay itself.

"Is he dead?" He whispered coldly. The room became more intense, the silence poisoning as you can clearly see the fur on Jerome's back stand up.

"IS HE!?" He shouted causing us all to jump up in surprise. Silence.

Feeling my nerves tense I never once heard Pete raise him voice.

Looking around the room I guess no one is going to say.

"He's dead." I mumbled.

Pete looked over at me like a mad man, he fell silent and carefully grabbed a chair next to Preston who broke down into tears.

"L-Lachlan can you save him?" His voice silent and caused everyone to perk up.

I fumbled with my fingers and looked down at this Rob guy, focusing I looked deeper into his grace, I faintly noticed his soul in the cavity of deaths darkness.

"I-I might be able to, his soul is still there but it'll be gone in 7 hours." I said making eye contact with Pete would analyzed Rob's body.

There was the silence again filling up the room like water.

"What about his insides, organs? Are any ruptured?" Pete questioned and to my surprise Preston answered.

"H-he can heal them himself due to his abilities." Preston whispered, looking at him I felt relieved as he finally talked. "Even as we talk his abilities are slowly repairing them and creating Ice implants to stabilize his damaged organs so whatever he lost, his body trying to heal them or at least remake them." He watched Rob intently like if he looked away he would disappear.

"H-how do you know this, I thought you came with Lachlan?" Pete questioned, Preston perked up in fear his eyes glossy.

"W-we were old friends." He muttered, feeling myself tense I looked at Preston as he never mentioned this guy.

"I-I did t-this.." He cried, everyone fell silent in fear.

"Y-you did this to him?!" Vik ran over to Preston and encased him in water that held Preston in place, surprised Vik held him in place anger lacing his dark eyes and Preston stoned cold in fear.