Stuck With You

Chapter Twenty Five

Kai's POV

I don't know how many hours have passed.

All I know it's that they felt like ages.

They still do cause I have no idea of what's happening. No one tells me shit she was in surgery, I think. But now I don't know and it's killing me.

I've been in the hospital since last night with Emma, none of us have left once. Eventually Emma called April and Alex because I couldn't find it in me to talk to anyone. They rushed here hours ago and April was a mess just like I was right now. She was currently cuddled with Alex in one of the chairs on the waiting room.

Iliana's mom should be here at any time now, I suppose my father is coming too. I'm not sure and I don't care either.

The only thing I care about right now is knowing if Iliana is okay.

I couldn't get out of my head how she looked when I found her. It ripped my heart and absolutely chattered it into a million pieces. The sight of the girl I adore with my all, bleeding out and beaten to almost death... I don't think I could get it out my mind... the guilt.

Where was I.

I felt someone nudge me, "Kai look," Emma said nodding towards the corridor were Iliana's mom was walking hurriedly towards us with my father following close behind.

"Where is she? How is she?" She asked once in front of me in a rush.

I remembered what Emma told me before. I needed to get myself together for Iliana, and explain her mother all I know.

"What happened?" Sarah asked roughly.

"I'm not sure... I found her there." I mumbled without looking at her. I couldn't look at her.

"And where were you?" She asked again with a deadly edge in her tone.

I stayed silent. I didn't want to hear my response.

"You are her wife, you were supposed to protect her. What happened to her it's on you." Sarah said pressing her finger on my chest with each word.

"Sarah that's enough." My father intervened, earning a glare from her before going to sit in the waiting room.

I could feel my dad's gaze on me, but I just couldn't see him in the eyes. I couldn't take someone else to tell me what I already knew.

I should've been with her. I should've protected her.

But I wasn't and I didn't.

I failed.

"I think we both know who did this Malakai," he said in a low tone. I looked up to him in curiosity, "There's no one other than him that could've done it. I ran a background check on him, the boy has a violent past."

"You knew about them." I said rather than asked. It didn't surprise me one bit that he knew.

"Yes," was all he said. He did not elaborate and I didn't push for answers I knew I wasn't going to get.

"I want him dead."

My father nodded slightly, we couldn't continue the conversation as a doctor approached us.

"Family of Iliana Raymond?" The doctor asked making all of us stand up.

"That's my daughter," Sarah said.

I want to know what news he has, but I'm also scared of what he will say.

"Hi Mrs. Barnes, I'm Mrs. Raymond's doctor Todd Johnston," he shook Sarah's hand. "Mrs. Raymond is stable and will get better she just needs a lot of rest. She has three broken ribs which were the reason for her troubles when breathing but they will heal in about 6 to 8 weeks from now. She also has a fractured wrist and we stitched the gash on her head, she was lucky with that one, hits on the head like that can be very dangerous especially considering how much blood she lost. Her bruises will heal with time of course, so theres no worry in that."