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Kane turned away from the window. He didn t look at Drake as he headed for the bathroom. I want to go home, Drake. Tomorrow please. He went in, closing the door. He leaned back against it, closing his eyes with a sigh. I lied to you, Kane, she said, taking a deep breath. I do love you. He heard her say it, and still she left him. Kane couldn t shake the feeling of being abandoned by Jada leaving after she said she loved him. It hurt, but what hurt even worse was deciding when he woke up this morning that he was going to let her go. He just hadn t told Drake yet. He didn t want them to go looking for her. In the morning, they left. Drake called Carrick to tell her they were heading back. She already went home with Sasha and told them both she had everything ready. Kane was going to stay at the house until he was completely healed. He didn t complain. The entire trip home he sat in his seat, staring out the window saying nothing. When Drake stopped to eat, Kane ate. It was almost as if he was going through the motions of life, but not really living it. Sasha was very excited to see them both. She hugged Kane tightly, and he in turn hugged her quickly, then he let her go to head up to his room. There he stayed for a couple of days, only coming out for the bathroom. He didn t even eat much. So this is what depression feels like. It sucks! * * * * Three weeks later Sasha woke early, went to Kane to check on him only to find an empty room. She sighed, resting her head on the doorframe, staring at the bed then the tray of food she brought up. The bed was a mess and the food untouched. You re up early. Drake came up behind her, kissing the top of her head as he did every morning. He s been home for three weeks now and hasn t come out of it. She looked up at Drake with a frown. I m worried about him. All I hear is this sadness in him. I know, Drake sighed. He needs Jada, she stated, letting Drake pull her away from Kane s door. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders as they went downstairs. This isn t like Kane, Drake. It s like he s just given up or something. He has. She stopped; he took another step before stopping also. Then we have to fix it. I want my brother back. Sasha, it isn t that simple. Yes, it is. We find her and everything will go back the way it was. Honey, things never go back the way they were. He has made the choice not to go after her and we have to respect that. She shook her head. I can t do that. Sasha brushed past him out the front door. The first days of spring were here, flowers were blooming, the trees were getting their new leaves, and the air was so fresh smelling. But the air still held a bitter coldness. Taking off at a run, she went into the woods, following the sadness that was in her head. Each step she took it got stronger. Kane hadn t been back to his cabin since coming home. But he did spend a lot of time in the woods just sitting and staring out at nothing. It made her feel bad for him, but she didn t know what to do. She stopped when she saw the freshly worn path that her brother had made. For weeks now, he kept coming to this hot spring and just sat there. Sasha knew it was a place that Kane had watched Jada swim. It was a memory he often relived in his mind. At first, it made her blush seeing it, then she became curious as to why it was so special or if the emotion she was picking up right now was sexy. She didn t understand how one person could feel that by looking at another without clothes. It didn t make much sense to her, until Carrick had the sex talk with her. Now that was something she hadn t seen or noticed. She didn t understand the whole thing. How could one get pleasure doing that? Kane did with Jada, and he was missing that contact now. She went up to him. He was sitting on a rock, his back towards her, but he knew she was there. She saw that. Sasha wrapped her arms around him from behind, resting her head on his shoulder. Please don t give up. She whispered. It s going to be all right. Kane moved his head so his cheek rested on her arm. I m lost, Sasha, and can t find my way out this time. She walked around to the front of him. She took his face in her hands, tilted his head up to look at her. There were tears on his face. For the first time in her young life, she watched her brother cry. You re not alone this time, Kane. We have family to help. I& I& I. he broke down and she wrapped her arms around him, holding him tight and close. Kane held onto her tightly also, crying into her stomach when he fell from the rock to his knees. He fisted his hands into her sweater, and she fisted her hands into his hair. She felt his pain and hurt inside her head, but Sasha took it. This time she was going to be the one to fix things. She couldn t let Kane hurt like this for a moment longer. It s going be all right, she soothed. * * * * Sasha stood at the top of the stairs, biting her lip, straining to pick up where Drake and Carrick were, and what they were doing. So far, they were in the kitchen talking and Kane was in his room, resting. Once she was sure they were busy, she walked as softly as she could down the hall to their room. Drake s cell was on the nightstand, which was just what she wanted. She sat down on the bed, picked the phone up and tried to figure out how to get the contacts to come up. It took some time, but she was able to get the one she wanted to show. Cole. Hey, Drake what s up? Cole said after a few rings. Cole, its Sasha. What s wrong? She heard the concern in his voice, and even on the phone, she could feel it. She smiled. Nothing. I need to ask you for help. You re the only one I could think of to ask, who is still in the city. What do you need? She licked her lips, glanced at the door to make sure she was still alone before going on. If Kane knew what she was doing he might get upset, but then again he might not care. I know you found her last time. I want you to find Jada again. Silence. Cole? Sasha, I don t think that would be a good idea. He sighed. She frowned. He s dying inside, Cole. All I feel is this sadness in him. We need to fix it! Honey, its something he s going to have to do on his own if he wants that. No. That s not acceptable. She shook her head. Sasha we can t interfere here. I know you don t understand, and I do get it that you want to help Kane. But his shifter pride won t let us help him this time. She didn t want to hear anymore of it and hung up on it. Tears of frustration came to her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She needed to help Kane. Someone had to! Taking a deep breath, she flipped through the contacts again. One name stood out. A name she had heard, but hadn t really ever seen or met. She knew he was at the house when they got Kane home. He brought Celine home to be with Cole. And he was friends with Jada. Sasha placed the call to the name Chase. Her nerves started to scream at her as she waited for him to answer the phone. Drake, you sure do know how to call when I m busy as hell. Her mouth went dry and hands started to shake. His voice was so deep that it made her feel funny. What really had her scared to talk was that she didn t pick anything up from him. There was no feeling, no sound in her head. Nothing! Everything around her seemed to go quiet. Drake! You there. This isn t Drake, she had to force herself to speak, and her voice shook when she did. It went quiet on the phone and Sasha almost feared that he had hung up. Hello? Are you still there? Sasha? he sighed her name and it sent chills down her spine. Yes, she answered. Swallowing hard and taking a deep breath she went on: I need help to [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |