Don't Leave

Chapter 20: Battle

-Christina-

BEEP

BEEP

BEEP

BEEP

That was all she heard... Was this heaven? If so... I thought it would be the sounds of birds chirping- something like that. 

Then it hit me, the heat and the familiar feeling that was in my right hand. I tried my best to clear my clouded memory, but it still would not clear up, just keeps getting cloudy. 

I could not do anything but stay there and hope that maybe it will go away. 

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Murmuring could be heard around the room. I tried my best to open my eyes, but it was too heavy. I tried my best to open up my ears so I could hear what they were talking about but only got half of what the voices were talking about. 

"She.....be.....wake....heart.....stopped....times....body......ready.....down..."

Then the last sentence I could hear fully is, "please be prepared."

With what I have heard.... I was still alive... a machine must be helping my heart to beat...making me half alive? 

And that... I may not make it tonight? I can't leave right now... I just can't. I need to see their faces and say goodbye before I leave... if I leave tonight... I can never tell Jake how I truly feel about him. 

PLEASE! 

Please....

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-Jason-

"She may not be able to wake up, considering her heart had stopped multiple times. Inidcating to us that her body is ready to shut down...

"Please be prepared...." Eric ( Dr. Henderson) said to me, his head was lowered to the ground. 

I heard the murmurs from everyone else that was in the room, but I did not give them a second glance. All I could process was that.... was that Christina may not make it tonight... 

The past few nights her heart did stop... but this one... was going to be permanent. 

I clenched my hands into a tight fist. My brathing was getting heavier, my eyes were getting blurry from the unshed tears. I felt a growl arise from deep within my chest, but I did not want to let it out.

Then a loud crashing noise caught my attention. Snapping my head over to where, I noticed that Jake was throwing punches through the hospital room.

Everyone who was in the room was slowly backing away from him. They knew for a fact that handling an Angry Alpha is worse, but an Alpha who's mate is dying? That is like signaling for another world war.  

I looked at everyone, "leave us alone..." I murmured. 

"No... I am not leaving.... I can't leave.... leave when he is angry... what if he hurts Christina?" Shouted Tristan who was standing at the doorway staring at Jake and I with a heated gaze. 

Tristan came as fast as he could a couple of days ago, when he had heard that Christina had fainted... but when he got here, I could tell that something happened between thme both, considering the fact that he never left her side then, and would always gaze at her face as if she was his sun...

Well that was what everyone of us men did... I am not going to lie but in my heart Christina holds a precious spot, a spot that no girl or anyone else could ever replace. 

"Alpha Tristan is right! I am not leaving this room!" Ryder said calmly as he pushed himself off from the wall. 

Ryder, he too came when he had heard, but it was more bad for him considering the fact that the moment he got here... her heart stopped beating. 

It terrified all of us, especially Jake. We felt hopeless, as if we could not do anything to help her. 

"Fine... everyone else... leave us..." I ordered. 

Everyone bowed their heads and began to pile out of the room. Giving all of us single glances before the door was shut tightly. 

I walked over to Jake and palced my hand over his trembling shoulder. "Jake..." I said softly. 

He turned around slowly, and I could see his tear-stained cheeks. I felt bad for him, smiling softly. "Go for a run... you need it." 

He shook his head. "I... I can't... I can't and will not leave her... what if i go and when I come back... she's...." he wandered off, then he spun around and began to punch the walls with rage. 

"Jake." Tristan said as he slowly made his way over here along with Ryder. 

"Go... nothing will happen to her... don't think that way..." Ryder said. 

And I guess that was when Jake snapped. 

"YOU ALL DON'T UNDERSTAND!" he shouted.

"YOU ALL DON'T KNOW THE PAIN THAT I'VE FELT WHENEVER I LOOK AT HER! THE PAIN THAT I WILL LOSE HER ANYDAY NOW! AND THAT I CANNOT DO ANYTHING IN MY FUCKING POWER TO SAVE HER FROM DYING! YOU ALL ARE MATELESS! YOUR MATES WILL COME ANYTIME NOW, AND ME?? HA HA HA ME? I WILL LOSE MY SOULMATE....forever." he whispered at the end of his shouting. 

"I can never hold her... and... and kiss her silly... we won't be able to... have a family.... she won't be by my side.... I won't hear her voice, her scolding me, us having silly fights... won't be together for all eternity..." he said as he slowly slided down to the ground before he dropped his head down and began to cry. 

I looked down and knew that what he said was true... my mate will come anyday now... we will be happy but Jake? He will be alone... he won't have any happiness in his immortal life. 

Looking over, I could see that Ryder and Tristan also agreed to what Jake was saying. 

I slowly lowered myself on the ground in front of him, Tristan and Ryder copying my movements as well, was placed in front of him.

"We all have our battles... but this battle is much harder than others." Ryder whispered to no one but himself, and we all heard him.

This battle is really the most hardest we all have come across too.  Everyone is hurt in the process of this battle... but Christina and Jake? They are the ones who are hurt the most... they can never be together after the battle. 

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-Jake-

My heart was hanging on a single string. 

I could do nothing to help her... just stand on the side and watch. 

When her heart stopped multiple times in front of my eyes, I was about to go insane. Insane to the point of where, I could hurt my pack members. 

After shouting and getting out everything that I wanted to say... the weight somewhat felt lighter... but whenever I looked up to look at her, the weight comes back. But it is much heavier. 

I closed my eyes... Just thinking about the time we spent together in the living room. The kiss that I gave you... and you in my arms sleeping. 

Was it the last chance that I had to spend with her? 

The final one? 

Before she takes her away from me? 

I let out a shaky breath, and shook my head. She can't take you away from me... I won't let her. You have to stay by my side. I thought. 

You have to fight it... I have so many things that I need to tell you... 

Please....

Don't leave. 

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