WITHOUT YOU

Chapter 28

"She's gone."

As soon as he utters those words it feels like my entire world came crushing down. She can't do this to me. She can't leave. She did this thinking about the good of our people but what about me. Did she even realise what she leaving would do to me?

Of course she thought about it. You were the same person who told her a while back that she should think of the good of your people... And she is isn't she? My wolf asked but i stayed quiet,knowing he was right. The day i Blew up on her i told her to stop being selfish and put the wellbeing of the kingdom first when that is all she had been doing. Being selfless. I was blinded by my own frustration to see that. She kept the kingdom on its feet and made sure fear wasn't embedded into the minds of our people and made sure they felt at home here. She shouldered more responsibilities than she should have because now that she is gone my  people are losing hope.

But,who wouldn't? It's been two weeks... Two weeks of emptiness, two weeks filled with rage,desperation,simmering hope... Two weeks without her and it feels like hell. Slowly I'm losing it . I'm trying hard, so hard to keep myself together and lead my people but I'm cracking. I don't know how I managed to hod myself together. I cant even go to our room cause her scent is everywhere, taunting me. And its driving me to the brink of insanity but at the same time its what soothes me and calms my wolf from doing anything rash like going on a rampage because that's what Jerome wants. But I miss her. I miss her so much it hurts. I know I haven't been the best mate to her but I love her . I love her so fucking much that it feels like the  life is being slowly sucked out of me now that she's not here.

D-di-i-lan

I shot up from my sitting positon.
Cherry?

Is that you ?

Are you okay?

Babe, please say something...

I question in a frantic voice. I could feel our connection now but its only faint, like she is using the last of her energy to get to me. I try to concentrate on it and also try to connect to Blaire .... This is the only lead i have on her . Blaire get Cassy and tell her to come to my office now!!!! Its urgent!! I manage to send a quick mind link to her before returning my full concentration to my mate.

Diane... Can you hear me? I try to get to her again . I-i am sorry. Her voice sounds so weak and defeated, nothing like my queen. It kills me to hear her like that, like she's lost all hope. No, no cherry I'm the one who is sorry. I shouldn't have let you go. But baby i need you to hold on a bit longer . I'll come get you okay? I need you to fight just a bit longer. I can't lose you... My voice sounds strained as i said the latter.

Just then Cassy, Blaire and their mates come bursting through the doors. Cassy's eyes land on me and she immediately knows why i called her. She walks towards me quickly and places her hands on the sides of my face and closes her eyes for a brief second. When she opens them she looks at me warily. "This is going to hurt a lot since she seems to be very far away. Try and hold in to the connection.

Dilan... It hurts. Her voice breaks and i wonder what she is talking about, then i feel her shield slip for a moment and an excruciating pain shoots through me... Very strong in my head that i groan and Cassy lets go of my head like it burnt her. I clutch my head and i feel something trickle from my nose. I touch it and see blood. "What the hell!" I yell and look at Cassy who looks like she is in a daze. '"Cassy what are they doing to her?" I ask but she's still in a daze so i walk up to her and snap my fingers in her face and she snaps out of it .

"Andromeda." She says and i can hear  underlying fear in her voice. Her head snaps towards me so fast i thought she would get whiplash. I notice the look of terror on her face and my stomach clenches and not in a good way. "We have to get to her... Now!!" She yells and runs out of the door with us hot on her heels. She gets outside and runs towards an open field and stops in the middle and motioned for us to stop. She moved a few feet away, took in a deep breath and shut her eyes... Stayed like that for a while and we watched her carefully.
"What is she- Holy shit!!" Blaire cussed and moved back with wide eyes. I turned to see that  Cassy had a ring of fire around her... Burning as high as the trees surrounding the opening. This shit just got really dangerous.