Chapter 17

                                    

                                          
Kai 

Lilah has been unconscious for almost two days. Dame and I have been taking turns staying with her, holding her so she knows she's not alone. A few times she's whimpered in his sleep, her eyebrows furrowing which only makes my heart hurt more. 
I can only imagine what type of nightmare she's in right now. If He life has been anything like the rest of ours, I wouldn't wish those nightmares on anyone, especially her. 
I only vaguely remember the night she was stabbed, the bloodlust and anger took over my body completely until all I has eyes for was Lilah. There was nothing more important in that moment than her, and one moment she was in my arms driving back to our house, the next I was waking up chained in the basement. This type of breakdown has happened before, but it seriously pissed me off to know that I had been away from Lilah for hours. I was supposed to be able to protect her, but my brother's had taken that away from me. 
When they finally let me go I threw a couple hands at all of them. Regardless, I haven't left Lilah's side since I got out. 
She looks so vulnerable in this moment, wearing nothing but a pair of light blue panties and one of Onyx's white t shirts. None of us have mentioned the scars we found on Lilah's body when we had to get her clothes off. There are some scars I am more familiar with, such as cigarette burns, along her panty line, but then there are also choppy ones along her sides. They look horrific, and I can only imagine how they were earned. 
There is nothing I want more than to hunt down the fucker that gave her those and beat them to a bloody pulp. Maybe then I'll show her and fuck her in his blood. 
I snuggle a little further into her body, inhaling the smell of her hair as I place my hand against her stomach, enjoying the warmth that emanates from her skin. 
I'm starting to drift off to sleep, when Lilah's body goes rigid. My eyes open instantly, but before I can say anything to see if she's awake, she's throwing herself off of the bed, away from me. She looks around the room with frantic glazed eyes, noting me on the bed in nothing but my boxers. 
That seems cause her to panic at the sight, her breathing coming in harsh pants as her whole body starts to shake in what can only be described as fear. 
I open my mouth to tell her it's ok and explain what happened, but before any words come out, she's taking off, throwing the door open so hard, I'm worried the hinges might bend. 
I'm quick to get out of bed and follow her, running down the hall and stairs until I meet a crazed looking Athena standing in the kitchen. Her eyes are wide and a glazed look in her eyes looking a lot worse than it did when she first woke up. It's almost like Lilah has checked out completely. 
Maverick and Onyx are standing a few yards away with their hands up. Dame comes running down the stairs, joining me as we stand next to them trying to figure out what the fuck set her off. 
"Get the fuck away from me!" Lilah screams pushing herself further into the back wall, looking around the room for a possible escape. 
"Lilah it's ok, let us take you back to bed." Maverick says in a soothing voice. I've never heard him speak like that and it speaks to how much he cares about Lilah even if he says its all bullshit. If I wasn't so worried about my girl I would videotape him to prove it to him in the future. 
"No, no, no. I'm not going back, I don't want to go back, don't make me go back there, I can't." She says, tears pooling in her eyes as she looks at each of us with fear. I let out a low growl in my throat, annoyed at the fact that she's afraid of us right now. She should not be afraid of us.