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41

Everything went by in slow motion. One second, Klause had Lukas' life in his hands and then another... Klause' sword was through my stomach while Lukas was on the floor, watching it all happen.

"NO! Skylar!" Rick yelled, his eyes widening.

Klause removed the sword with a grunt and blood spewed from my mouth as I fell to the ground. Mama and Daniella ran from the room, their eyes locked on the scene. Mama didn't hesitate when she flung Klause out then shut the door. I'm assuming she put the house on some kind of lockdown since he couldn't come back in.

Fuck, that was so much blood. Would I make it? There's no telling because of how much blood was lost so far. I continued to choke on my blood while turning my head. Lukas ran my way then sat beside me, pulling me in his arms, swearing multiple times.

"Baby, no! No, no, no. Damn it!" Lukas started to ramble, pushing my hair out of my face.

"Skylar!" Dani yelled, rushing to my side. "Oh no... w-what happened?"

"She took the hit for Lukas," Rick said in a hushed tone.

"Why did you do that? I should be the one dying, not you!" Lukas yelled, his voice cracking and eyes watering.

"I-I'm sorry... I couldn't you or anyone else get hurt again because of me," I choked out, wincing at the pain.

"Now I'm going to lose you," he whispered. "You promise you wouldn't leave, Skylar. You promised me!" He began to yell, making my tears fall.

"This promise had to be broken, Lukas," I said, sniffling.

"Skylar, honey, you're going to be fine. You're not leaving us, Skylar. I promise," Mama spoke up, tearing up.

"Don't make a promise you can't keep, ma. We both know I won't be alive much longer," I said.

The looks on their faces broke me. But I did this for them. All for them. This was a sacrifice that I wasn't afraid to make. For once, I didn't think about myself. I thought about Lukas, Dani and her unborn kid, Rick, and mama. Klause only came back for me and if I took myself out of the picture maybe he would leave them alone.

"You can't leave me, Sky," Lukas said, holding me closer. "Not now, not ever."

"I love you so much, Alpha," I whispered. "And I always will."

"Stop talking like that! Y-you're not going anywhere, I won't let you!"

"I'm sorry, baby. But it's the only option for everyone's safety."

"I don't care! What about you? What am I supposed to do without you?"

"Live your life the best you can. Live as if I was still here. Promise me, p-please," I asked of him, attempting to sit up.

"I'm not promising that because you're not going anywhere," he refused, looking away from me.

"Lukas, please. Promise me," I said, turning his head to look back at me.

"I-I promise."

"I love you, Alpha," I whispered, starting to feel my eyes close.

"Skylar? Skylar, no! Skylar!"

•••

LUKAS

"Skylar, no! Come on, wake up! You can't leave me!" I yelled, lightly shaking her.

"Lukas..." Daniella crouched beside me, grabbing my shoulder.

"No! No! No!"

"Lukas! S-she's gone... she isn't coming back."

It felt like my soul and heart was completely ripped in half. I didn't notice until a few minutes later than the tears were falling like a waterfall. Skylar's lifeless body in my hand only made the emotions worse and an ugly sob leave my mouth.

"Bring her back, please..." I mumbled, resting my head on Daniella's shoulder while I let the tears fall.

Everything was hurting and the aching didn't seem to go away. My body was frozen and the only person who was managing to stay around me the whole time was Daniella. Skylar's mother carried Skylar to the back and she's been back there for a good while now.

I was still being held by Dani and her quiet sobs were heard from above. At this point, I was too numb to cry. All the tears I spilled seemed to vanish when Skylar took her last breath. As much as I hate to accept this or even think it...

Skylar was gone.

She was gone forever and there was no chance of her coming back. Ava said she was going to try to bring Skylar back but there's no definite answer if it would work. Rick has been sitting on the floor, sipping from a bottle of vodka.

I know he doesn't want to admit it... but he's hurting. Skylar was like his little sister and now he lost her. Skylar was the only family he had besides Dani and now she's gone. She fucking died in my arms because of me if only I didn't let her get in the way.

Fuck! How could I be so stupid?

"Do not blame yourself. There was nothing we could do," Dexter spoke up, hurt laced in his voice.

"Fuck that! It was our fault! If I wouldn't have let her get in the way, she would still be here and I would be in her position!"

"And you know that she wouldn't want that! No matter what, she told us she would die for us and she fucking meant it. She died for us, man. Now, stop blaming yourself."

I didn't even respond to him because I knew he was right. My hands shook violently and Skylar's blood still stained them. Ava eventually began to clean up Skylar's blood with the mop and attempted to pick up in the house while we all wallowed in our sadness.

I didn't even notice that Dani put me on the couch and she went to help Ava. Rick made his way to the couch beside me to keep me company. I wasn't in the mood for talking... or even for moving.

Why didn't I die with her?

Why did she have to go?

This is all my fault.

Those same thoughts invaded my head and they weren't leaving anytime soon. It felt like hours have passed but it's only been a few minutes. I just want to rot away.

"Come on, you need a shower," Daniella spoke up, helping me off of the couch.

She pulled me to the bathroom and turned on the shower. Once she did that, she walked out to let me undress and step in. With a shaky breath, I managed to strip and step in the shower, letting the hot water hit my skin.

I don't know what triggered it but that's when the tears fell. All I could think about was the way her arms wrapped me and how she would kiss my back as her way of affection. Even her laughs, her smile... her everything.

I miss everything about her and it hasn't even been an hour yet since she died. Ava hasn't shed a tear since everything happened and I knew for a fact that she was just holding everything in. She just got her daughter back and it's like she lost her all at once.

After what felt like ages, I shut off the water then stepped out, wrapping a towel around my waist. Daniella placed a fresh set of clothes on the counter and I quickly put them on. I shuffled my feet to the bedroom then threw myself on the bed, hugging the pillow Skylar would use.

I love you, Skylar.

SHORT CHAPTER, I KNOW! ITS ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE SHIT PLANNED NEXT CHAPTER BUT I AM SO SORRY FOR THE SADNESS.

until next chapter my fledglings!