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•• Chapter 26 ••

As the days passed, I found myself more and more tired and it was starting to get hard to hide my pain from Ryan. He already started to suspect something, but he didn't ask more when I told him some excuses... For now. My sleepless night became a common thing, my back was always burning and it felt as if I was split into two. I already took all the pills the Prince gave me, but the pain still wouldn't fade away. Even my mate's touch seemed to have no effect anymore.

What was happening to me?

When I woke up this morning, I was blinded by the brightness of the sun. It made me blink a few times before I could see without problem. When I looked around, I noticed that the other side of the bed was already empty and the sun was already high in the sky.

Did I sleep in? I looked at the small clock on the wall and noticed that it was already in the afternoon. I rapidly scrambled out of bed but before I could stand, an electrifying pain shoot through all over my body making me fall on the ground. On my fall, I took the lamp with me and as a result, he broke into thousands of little pieces next to me.

I tried to stand up again, but I groaned in pain instead. I couldn't move without aggravating my back. It felt like the pain in my back was paralyzing all my body. Soon, footsteps could be heard and Ryan barged into the room.He must have been worried since he shouted my name and in a matter of seconds, we were already out in the sky.

"What's wrongs mate?" he asked softly, but I could sense the distress in his tone.

"My back hurts..." I explained since I couldn't lie to him anymore. "Where?..."

"To the doctor. He will help you feel better I promise." he answered my question as we landed in front of a house.

My mate pounded on the door like a mad man until someone opened it. I was so tired, I wanted to sleep and forget the pain, but no matter what, I couldn't get rid of it. I couldn't even move my head as I laid limply in my mate's arms.

"Daddy!! Uncle's here!!" shouted a little voice as steps sounded.

"Ryan, why were you..." the deep male voice said then stopped before he continued. "Come in, come in. You know where to go, I'll go get everything ready! Come on, Lilly go find mom and play okay?"

"Okay" chirped the little voice.

Soon, I was laid on something soft, but cold and there was a bright light that was blinding me even if I had my eyes closed.

"What happened to him?" a similar voice to my mate asked as I heard the door close.

"He said his back hurt, it seems like he was in pain for almost a week or so." explained my mate as I realized that he knew, but still waited for me to say what was wrong.

He knew I had something wrong, he knew I was weak and imperfect, yet he was still with me.

"Okay, I'll have to turn him around. Ryan, you help me." the doctor ordered as hands were now on me.

I was flipped around rapidly, but carefully as my clothes was ripped apart. A loud growl resounded in the room making me shiver.

"How did that happen?" barked my mate, but it seemed like he was ignored.

What happened?

Softly, fingers touched and pushed some little spot on my back making me wince and whine, "It hurts..."

"There's a lot of bruises as if the skin was tearing apart. When were his wings taken away?"

"Almost half a year or so." my mate responded for me still angry.

"How did it happen?"

"I drank... something..." I answered since Ryan didn't know.

"Okay... So it's recent. I'll have to run some tests and to do that, we will have to transport him to the hospital. I'll call someone to bring a stretcher." said the doctor before the door closed.

"What's happening to me?" I whispered to my mate.

"You'll be okay, don't worry too much. Try to rest." he said as his fingers gently touched my cheek.

"Don't leave me..." I whimpered leaning into his touch.

"Never Keith, never."

Then the door opened and I was again lifted to be put on something else.

"Ryan, would you like to contact his family?" the doctor asked as we put step outside of the house.

"I'll stay with my mate."

"But you won't be able to enter the exams room, so instead of waiting and stressing too much about it, how about you go find his family?" the doctor argued and after a moment of silence, a small grunt was heard.

"D-don't leave me!" I cried terrified that he would really disappear again.

"It's okay Love, I'll be back. You want to see your mom, your sister and Sebastian isn't it? It has been a week since you saw them. And maybe they will bring some fish from Rose?"

"O-okay... Be b-back soon..."

Then I heard some flapping sounds as I was carried to somewhere far from my mate's arms.

"Keith listen to me, I'll run some tests on you okay?" someone talked as he gently patted my cheek.

Opening my eyes, I saw my mate and I frowned. "You are already back? Is my mom here?" I asked slowly looking around seeing no one I knew.

"Keith, I'm not Ryan. I'm his brother, Zack." answered my mate, but I didn't understand.

"What... Are you saying? Who's Zack?"

"Patient is not in the state to take decisions. Send someone to find the King! Hurry up!" ordered the man.

"Ryan..." I whimpered as a new wave of pain resounded in all my body.

"It's okay Keith, breathe. Here do it like me." he said as he inhaled and exhaled.

"Please... Make the pain go away." I started to cry.

"Doctor?" asked an unknown voice.

"Yes?" he looked away as they talked of something that I couldn't understand. "Okay Keith, take deep breathes in. It'll help you feel better." he explained to me as he put something on my nose and mouth.

As I took deep breathes in, my mind went fuzzier and fuzzier until I completely fell asleep.