Felicity’s POV
I bypassed the team of doctors and nurses asking me what I was doing in here. I was transfixed by the sight Malachi with tubes everywhere. They were monitoring his heart rate and breathing, giving him oxygen and intravenous fluids. I could see where the bullet had pierced him based on the soiled bandage on his right chest. I had spent the entire drive here crying but now, I fought back the tears. I did not want him to see me crying in case I was the first thing he saw when he awoke. I could scarcely believe my own husband, my best friend of so many decades, had done this. I shuddered to think that Farris was capable of something like this. I had to believe that Malachi would make it for my own sanity but what would become of Farris? The punishment for an attempt on one’s Alpha’s life was death, or at the very least. banishment.
“Excuse me, Miss, you can’t be in here, I’m sorry. Only relatives at this time, preferably just the next of kin,” said a young doctor in pink scrubs.
“I’m his mate,” I said softly.
She looked shocked. She, of course, recognised him as the former alpha. She did not try to disagree with me or trouble me further. She just nodded and walked away as if not surprised that the alpha’s supposed “luna” was not his real mate.
“Who is the next of kin?” I asked, curiosity and jealousy nagging at me.
The doctor glanced at her file. “Maze Mason, his son and current alpha,” she said matter-of-factly.
Relief swept over me. I knew it was petty and childish but I was happy not to hear his wife’s name come out of her mouth. I thought of my Friday at the mention of Maze, her mate. Friday’s father had just shot her mate’s father. What kind of crazy train had I let my only daughter board? This was essentially my doing, my poor choices. My fault. Water droplets hit Malachi’s hand, the one I was grasping and stroking gently. It took me a little while to realise the water droplets were just my own tears finally falling. I took a deep breath, trying to come down. Malachi stirred.
bit tighter.
forwards kissing his forehead, his cheeks and the tip of his nose. I kissed his forehead and planted kisses along his jawline and
so happy you’re ok,” murmured Malachi, gazing up at me and squeezing my hand, using it to pull me to
strong. I stumbled a little and ended up half-lying against the uninjured side of his chest, siting on the left side of
Was
eyes. Tears fell from the corners of his eyes and I quickly wiped them away and kissed the paths they had travelled
gotten to you first,” Malachi explained. “Before coming
you or something,” Malachi said. “I was scared out of my mind. I…Felicity listen…enough is enough. I’m
he rejected me for being a rogue in my
living a life I don’t really want. We can take all
bit my lip. The anxiety was killing me but I did not want to rush him to talk in this state anyway. It must be such a huge effort for him. He was rambling a bit. I had noticed Maze did that too sometimes when he was trying to express an emotion for once. I had asked Fang to eavesdrop a little. I had
say is…Felicity, you’re my mate, my true Luna, the love of my life and I hope it’s not too late
you too. Let;’s do that now. I don’t want to waste another day. I’m in love with you, Felicity and I have been for over twenty-five years. I don’t deserve you or your forgiveness but you deserve the happiness I stole from you
the morphine talking,” I said, sniffling, as tears streamed down my cheeks “You’re the only drug in
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