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Levi told us the doctors were concerned about the bruising on her body, and frankly it worries me as well. Chastity’s actions last night spoke of a girl who had been driven to the brink of her sanity, someone who doesn’t have anything left to live for.
As we get cleared by the staff nurse at the desk, my brow furrows in thought. That can’t be true though. She has a beautiful baby girl, so she has everything to live for. Why would she remove herself so clearly from her baby’s life?
Nothing is adding up here.
“I need to see if I can find Chastity’s doctor,” Mother Cross mutters as we walk toward her room. “No one knows when she’ll wake up, since they put her into a medically-induced coma. She had so much swelling.” She sighs, crossing her arms across her chest as she thinks.
“She looks so tiny in her bed,” Bastian frets, as he leans against the wall to stare into the room.
“Chastity wasn’t eating very well before this occurred. I am really worried about what’ll happen when she wakes up, boys. I didn’t see any signs of her being capable of this. If you see Levi, I’d like to speak to him as well. Pray for her,” Mother Superior says as she walks away quickly, dashing a tear from her eye.
Staring after her, I rub my face in frustration. Chastity can’t wake up, only to be locked away again. We need her.
Bastian knocks my shoulder as he watches the nurse inside of the room with Chastity fussing over her.
“She’s going to wake up, right?” Bast asks softly.
Opening my mouth to answer, even though I don’t know if she will, I hear a voice I didn’t know I would miss.
“Where’s Chastity? Someone better bring me to her right freaking now,” Tempest growls, and I smile gratefully.
Turning, Ash is trying to shush her, but a small smile twitches on his lips. Tempest is definitely going to stir shit up.
“Hey, Tempest,” I call out softly, and her eyes lock onto mine as she walks even faster.
There are shadows under her eyes, and they’re puffy from crying. I wonder what she’s been doing since she left Holy Cross, because her hair is darker now. It looks like it hasn’t been brushed, and is up in a messy bun.
Tempest hits me with a force I wasn’t expecting from her small body as she hugs me. Confused, I glance up at Ash, who looks at me helplessly. None of us are really on hugging terms with her, but I return her hug because she’s shaking.
“Shh, we’re waiting to see what the doctors have to say. She’s in a medically-induced coma, and we’re waiting for her to come out of it naturally. It could be hours or days. We just have to wait for her brain to heal,” I explain gently.
“What exactly is she healing from? Bast, I wasn’t gone for very long, and her entire life imploded. You all treated her like shit, and life wasn’t a picnic beforehand, but I thought she’d at least be safe at Holy Cross.” Tempest scowls, pulling away from me.
“There will be enough of that, young lady,” Levi says with a sigh as he walks up to us. “Mother Cross is talking with the doctors, but I’ve arranged with the nurse for you all to go in and quietly visit with Chastity. I’ve been doing some research while I was here, and discovered it has been found helpful for people who love the patient to speak to her. It may bring her back to us sooner. So tell her stories, talk to her about how much you miss her, anything she can hold onto to follow back to us. Any questions?”
Tempest blows out a breath, and Levi grunts. “I promise I am looking into what happened to her. They will not get away with this, Tempest. I swear it.”
Tempest nods, wrapping her arms around her stomach as she looks back into the room where her best friend lies. “Then yes, I want to see her, Father Levi.”
Levi knows we want to see her, so he doesn’t ask us. Quietly opening the door to Chastity’s room, the sounds of beeps and whooshing of the machines greet us as we walk inside. These are the things that are keeping our girl alive, and while I’m grateful, all I can pray for is that she’ll open her beautiful hazel eyes and wake up.
Chapter4
Holding Chastity’s hand, I will her to wake up. I want to tell her about King, Roman, and all of the fucked up things that have happened while I was gone. I missed her so much, and now I wish I had pushed harder when she and the guys didn’t answer.
I thought Chastity hated me for having to leave, and now I know she was fighting her own demons.
Ash sits across from me, and whispers to Chastity furtively. You’d think he was praying, but only I am close enough to hear him.
“I’m so sorry for being such an ass, Chas. I should have known you had a reason for the things you were doing. I should have asked you, instead of imagining the worst. I thought you were trying to break my brothers and I apart, but you were always meant to hold us together,” he whispers. “You’re our Eve, and we need you. You’re the key to our futures. But more than that, I need to hear your voice again. Please open those beautiful eyes soon.”
My eyes prick with tears as I hear his growly ass beg my best friend to open her eyes.
Taking a deep breath, my eyes travel down over Chastity’s split lip, black eye, and the bruises on her arms. Someone beat her to hell and back, and I think the worst part is not knowing who or why. Chas is a sweet, unassuming girl.
Who would want to hurt her?
“Levi?” I say hesitantly, as I keep my eyes on Chas.
