Chapter 261 – True Luna Book Free: The Darkness Within

“Can you please take him home, Daisy?” I said, making Andrew shake his head.

“I am not leaving her,” he said as he took a step closer to the window. “I am staying here.”

“Andrew, honey…,” Daisy spoke, but he interrupted her.

“No,” he said, glancing at her. “I am not leaving.”

“You need to sleep,” Alex said before I could. “We will be here and we will mind-link you if anything changes.”

“No,” Andrew said again. “I am fine.”

I sighed and narrowed my eyes a little. He was so stubborn.

“You are not fine, Andrew,” I said sternly. “You will go back home. You will get something to eat. You will sleep. You will come back after you ate and slept.”

He opened his mouth to argue with me, but I interrupted him before he could even start.

“I don’t want to hear it, Andrew,” I said. “Emma will kill us both if she sees you like this. Go home.”

Andrew tightened his jaw and looked at Emma.

“She wouldn’t want to see you like this honey,” Daisy said softly. “Let’s go home. We will come back later.”

Andrew took a deep breath and released it slowly.

“Fine,” he mumbled. “I am coming back as soon as possible.”

“After you ate and slept,” I said sternly.

Andrew nodded and turned around. I saw him clenching his fists as he rushed out of the cabin. Daisy kissed Sophia’s cheek before she followed Andrew. She glanced at Emma one more time.

Mind-link me if something happens, please. She said through our mind-link.

Of course. I responded. Take care of Andrew.

I will. She said before she cut our mind-link.

I focused back on my kids. I gave them a small smile, but they didn’t smile back.

“Where is Hunter?” I asked.

“At the packhouse,” Sophie said. “He is talking to his dad.”

I nodded and kissed Emma’s forehead.

“How long has she been like this, Dad?” Alex asked quietly.

I sighed and looked down at my beautiful mate. She was shivering, but being close to me helped her a little.

“Since last night,” I said. “Her fever won’t go down.”

Sophie sobbed quietly. Alex cursed.

“That’s just what happened with Fia,” Alex said. “She had a fever too.”

I nodded and looked up at my kids. Both of them looked so afraid and I just wanted to hug them and tell them that everything would be okay.

“Your mom will be okay,” I told them as I tightened my arms around her. “She is the strongest person I know. I don’t know anyone else who would be able to handle this. She will beat the darkness. I am sure of it.”

I wasn’t just convincing them. I was convincing myself as well. I meant every word that I said. She was the strongest person I knew. She would beat the darkness.

But there was a small piece of my heart that held so much fear and pain it was almost unbearable.

What if she never woke up? What if I never got my beautiful mate back?

No.

No, no, no, no.

I focused on that screaming peace of my heart and tried to soothe it by breathing in her scent. She was here. She would be okay. She had to be okay.

“She is going to be perfectly okay,” I said as I placed a soft kiss on her forehead. “She will come back to us.”

“When?” Alex mumbled quietly.

I looked up at him and gulped.

“Soon, buddy,” I said, my voice quiet and raspy. “She will come back soon. I am sure of it.”

I leaned in and placed a soft kiss on Emma’s lips. They were hot too.

“You will come back to us soon, won’t you, baby?” I mumbled quietly. “We are all here waiting for you. Fight for us, baby.”

Emma shivered and groaned quietly. I leaned my forehead against hers and took a deep breath.

“I will go talk to Anna,” Sophie said, making me look up at her. “Maybe she found a way for us to help Mom.”

I nodded immediately. I didn’t want her here. I didn’t want Alex here. I didn’t want them to watch their mom suffer.

“Go do that, princess,” I said and looked at Alex. “Go with her, buddy. Maybe you could help them search for something useful.”

“Dad…,” Alex spoke, but I interrupted him.

“There is nothing for you to do here, bud,” I said softly. “I will let you know if anything changes.”

Alex took a deep breath and looked at Emma.

“She will be okay,” I said. “I won’t let anything happen to her.”

Alex tightened his jaw and gave me a small nod.

I watched Sophie take his hand in hers. She started pulling him away. He was looking at Emma until he couldn’t see her anymore.

I looked back at my mate as soon as they left.

“I love you, baby,” I said as I kissed her forehead. “I am waiting for you. Come back to me.”

Sophia’s POV

I could feel Lex’s fear and it made my whole body hurt. I didn’t like to see him scared. I didn’t like to see him in pain. I wished that I could take it all away.

He didn’t say a word as we walked toward our mom’s office. He was holding my hand tightly and staring in front of himself. I could tell that he was completely lost in thought.

“Lex?” I called him softly as we entered the packhouse.

He looked at me and the broken look in his eyes almost made me whimper. I stopped walking and pulled him into a hug.

“She will be okay, Lex,” I said, holding him tightly. “Dad is right. She is so strong and she will win.”

Lex hugged me back and took a deep breath.

“I know,” he mumbled. “I just can’t stop worrying. I can’t stop wondering if…”

“Stop,” I interrupted him. “There is no if. She will win. She will come back to us.”

I had to believe in that. I would break if I didn’t.

Lex tightened his hold on me and kissed the top of my head.

“I am so fucking happy that I have you,” he said quietly. “I don’t know what would I do if I were an only child.”

I chuckled and rubbed his back.

“You wouldn’t have anyone to leave your bedroom door open,” I said. “It would always be closed and there wouldn’t be any fresh air for you to breathe.”

Lex snorted and let me go.

“I would still have a window,” he said. “That’s where I always get my fresh air from, you know. That’s where most people get their fresh air from actually.”

“Fine,” I sighed, rolling my eyes.

“Your bedroom door would always be closed and there wouldn’t be any hallway air for you to breathe,” I said, making Lex laugh.

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