54. Mina
Chapter fifty-four
I ’m laying in a field of clouds. I move my fingers and feel the thickness of it through my fingertips.
“Is this heaven?” I ask.
“Hey, Kitten?” I turn my head and see Dom sitting beside me. I give him a huge smile.
“Dom! When did you get here?”
“Baby, you need to hold on, okay? Don’t go.” I frown at him, not sure what he means, and when I reach up to touch him, he disappears.
“Dom?”
“Malishka.” I turn my head quickly and sit up as I find Atlas on my other side.
“Atlas, I missed you!”
“You promised me.”
“Promised you what?”
“Promised you’d fight for us, don’t give up on me now.”
“I don’t understand I—”
“Princess, I’m so sorry.” I’m interrupted by Ben appearing in front of me at the same time Atlas disappears.
“Why? You didn’t do anything wrong.” I tell him.
“You got taken right out from under us… again. ”
“Oh, Ben…” I reach up to console him and my hand goes through him and he disappears like he was made of a cloud.
“Love?” I turn and see Gideon laying on the ground beside me with his hands behind his head.
“Gideon? What’s going on?” I ask, biting my lip in confusion and fear.
He sighs. “This wasn’t supposed to happen again. We were supposed to protect you. I don’t blame you for wanting to leave us. It’s just that I don’t think any of us will survive if you leave now.” My eyes start to get wet as tears roll down my cheeks.
“Gideon, don’t go, everyone keeps leaving, I need you!” I try to touch him, but like the rest of them, he drifts away like the wind, fading to nothing.
“Oh, Sugar. We have to stop meeting like this.” Tucker appears sitting in front of me with his legs crossed.
“Cowboy, where am I? Did I—Did I die?” I ask, my breath catching on the last word.
“You’re one of us now, we’re not gonna let you go that easily. Do you hear me, Sugar?” I nod my head as he vanishes.
“Oh, Mina.” Jasper says, sounding like he’s barely holding it together.
“Jasper, will you hold me? I don’t like this place, I want to go home.”
“I love you, Angel. I need you. I’m so sorry, please come back to me.”
Tears roll down my face as he vanishes in front of my eyes.
“Is this hell? Showing me them but not letting me touch them?” I yell into the nothingness that surrounds me.
“Sweetheart, can you hear me?
“Max?” I sob. “Max, please don’t leave me, I… I don’t want to be alone again!” I cry. He materializes in front of me .
“You have to come back, you still owe me from our deal, remember? The one we made in Ben’s room when I saved you from Atlas?” I nod at him, willing to give him anything for this nightmare to end.
“Well, I’m gonna cash it in now. And it’s an easy one.” He leans forward from where he’s sitting and places his hand on mine. “You wanna know what it is?” His hand squeezes mine and I gasp at the contact.
“WAKE UP!”