Chapter 33
Hunter's POV
Pacing the narrow hallway I found myself doing the one thing I haven't done since I was ten and my mom forced me to go to church. I was praying; bargaining really for anything for her to be okay. I'm not the most religious person but at the moment I'd do anything as long as Aubrey wakes up. It's been torturous two weeks with only a flinch of her fingers Aubrey hadn't moved a muscle but the tiny movements left me with a sliver of hope that I was hell bent on holding on to.
"Stop it your wearing a hole in the floor."
"I can't help it I feel so..." halting for a second I allowed my shoulders to slump sadly "Useless."
Squeezing my eyes shut I could barely breath as I thought of the different scenarios; my heart twisted painfully as I pushed the idea away refusing to think about that for one more second. Sighing I paced backwards dropping defeatedly onto the wooden chair where I've spent most of those two weeks slumped in. Tired of the wait and the emotional strain I felt my throat tighten with the raw emotion I have been in it's mercy these past weeks. Fear and guilt mixed together both wretched feelings kicking me while I was down.
"She'll be fine man, you have to believe that." Alex said slapping my back
"I'm trying but it's hard when I think of the amount of blood she lost and how quick she slipped into unconsciousness. It's hard to ignore that voice that says she won't make it."
Reopening my eyes I sat up staring down at my feet hating the truthful words spoken out loud, it was like by speaking them out loud I was sealing Aubrey's fate and that one thought had my chest constricting painfully.
"You have to be strong Hunter, when you were in prison Aubrey being strong enough for the both of you, she was verbally attacking anyone who dared to say your name with an attitude."
One corner of my mouth quirked upwards at the stories I have been told about how Aubrey acted while I was drowning in self-pity constantly wondering how my baby was copping in the dark cell. I was worried that she was constantly in tears, how wrong I was. Aubrey had been defending me to everyone despite the pain I've caused her. My babe was arguing with her parents, telling her uncle off, Alex even mentioned how she had even argued with him. Knowing she never gave up on us only made me love her more. Love her for her kind heart, for the faith she had in me, for the love she never forgot, for the fighting spirit that never wavered or dimmed.
"She was strong wasn't she." I said straightening up
Alex nodded his head "Hell yeah, Kelly said she was an animal before you found them in the forest."
Shifting in his seat Alex placed a hand on my shoulder, glancing up at my once enemy turned closest friend.
"Your free, now you can make up for everything."
That was the only good thing that came out of the horrible accident in the forest was the evidence Gina sent to Matt; photos proving she broke into Jerry's lab and stoled his research, photos of her injecting me when I was asleep. Notes of ways she planned on killing me, of Aubrey's schedule, her family and friends. Everything I needed to be set free was in the brown folder delivered when Kelly went for help. With too much poison in my system I was barely able to stand let alone go for help. Pulling Aubrey onto my lap I sat with a shaky hand over her wound spilling my own blood over her as I waited for Kelly to return with help. It was the longest moments of my life.
"How do I even begin repairing something as fucked up as this?" I asked
"It's not like you meant for any of this to happen."
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Loving A Beast
Werewolf**"H-hunter please." I sobbed feeling the tears running down my cheeks His chest shook violently with a growl that had me wishing I could cover my ears before he dipped his open mouth down as I let out another ear shattering scream knowing he is goi...
