chapter 160 Fifty-Eight

Evelyn's POV

The next week went by quickly, I was starting to feel more like myself. The herbs Amara gave

me helped but so did drinking both Orion's and Ryland'’s blood. Though Ryland's I craved, and I

sometimes needed help to stop. Ryland didn’t seem to mind but I could tell everyone was worried

about what would happen when the baby was to arrive. Honestly, I was petrified of dying too, yet

more petrified of coming back, coming back as a Lycan. They have explained numerous times what

would happen if I did and each time it scared me more, to the point I have now stopped asking.

Amara seems to think I don't have long left, so today Thaddeus and Orion were heading into

the city to get some things. Ryland made the baby a crib by hand took him three days before he

would even allow me in the shed to see it. Imogen brought over some of Amara’s and Thaddeus's

old baby stuff that she hung onto and we had made a baby room up next to our room, though we

all agreed, the baby will remain in her basinet in our room till she slept through the night. We still

hadn't come up with any baby girl names yet even though every night they scoured over baby

name books trying to find one they liked. I didn't care what they named her, I was dreading the time

I actually went into labour, I was quite content with her remaining in my belly, too scared for her to

come out though, I was so big now I was also uncomfortable.

Walking downstairs I go into the kitchen where Thaddeus was making lunch. He puts a plate on

the bench for me with a salad sandwich on it.

“Mayo?” I ask and he nods.

“Yes, and barbeque sauce” he says knowing my strange salad craving. I take a bite, and he

hands Ryland one without the barbeque sauce as he takes a seat beside me.

“Orion and I will head into the city soon; you will be right here with Ryland?” he asks. I nod

chewing my sandwich. Thaddeus kisses my head and Orion walks into the kitchen leaning on the

door.

“Ring us if you need us,” he says to Ryland and Ryland salutes him. I laugh but Orion rolls his

eyes before walking in and kissing my head and Ryland's.

“We better leave. I don't like her being here of a night with only one of us,” Thaddeus says

grabbing a bag and tossing it over his shoulder.

“She will be fine, just go,” Ryland says waving them off. They both leave but not before sending

me nervous glances, I felt good, yet I had this nagging feeling in the back of my head, like they

shouldn't go, that something bad was going to happen. Ignoring it, I finished my sandwich.

“What's wrong?” Ryland asks after they leave.

“Nothing think I am just getting nervous,” I tell him.

“That's understandable,” he says grabbing my empty plate.

“Come on, we will watch a movie” he says holding his hand out to me. I let him lead me to

loungeroom and we watch a movie. After the second movie, I hear the pitter patter of rain on the

roof and jump up, running for the laundry.

Ryland jumps up alarmed. “What is it?" he asks following me.

“The washing is on the line.”

“Leave it, we will get later” He argues but I ignore him, grabbing the basket and rushing out the

door to the clothesline. I start pulling the clothes off the line, looking nervously to the sky that was

darkening as night begun to fall, storm clouds moving across the sky when I see lightning

“Just leave it Evelyn, you and your nesting is driving me nuts” he says but helps to drag the

clothes off. We end leaving half of them as they became too wet and Ryland runs the baskets back

inside while I waddle toward the house, my clothes damp and sticking to me as I shiver from the

rain.

Ryland walks out when I hear a loud alarm noise suddenly go off, making me look toward the

house when suddenly Ryland runs at me.

I stood there shocked for a second wondering what he was doing when his body suddenly

lands on me, knocking me to the ground on the wet grass. He makes a gurgled noise before I feel

something hit him, knocking the air out his lungs. Ryland rolls off me, and a sharp pain radiates

through my stomach making me scream. Ryland tries to get up when I realise, he is covered in little

red dots. My eyes snapping to our surroundings but not able to see anything. When Ryland voice

chokes out.

“Run” He chokes coughing up blood, he pulls on my arm sitting me up and I could hear people

running through the trees and the dirt driveway. He stands up, and I see his shirt is soaked with

blood, his pain radiating into me through the bond, and I don't understand how he is able to force

himself up.

“Ryland!” I squeal pressing my hand on his wound trying to stem the bleeding.

“Run, now Evelyn” He screams just as I hear guns start going off everywhere. Ryland shoves me

and I hear the bullets whiz past me as I stumble before I get up and run, running for the tree line of

the forest. I hear Ryland groan loudly before hearing a ferocious growl ring out, echoing off the

trees. I don't dare look back instead concentrate on running without falling. My hand trying to hold

my belly as I moved, pain running through my stomach and groin with each step.

I see the tree line getting closer, can hear people yelling and screaming when I feel it. Feel like I

have been punched in the shoulder. Ignoring the pain, I keep running when I feel my muscles go

funny, my body becoming weaker and I feel something hit me again this time in the lower back

making me gasp, as I clutch at it. My hand coming in contact with something, and I pull it out

looking at it. I could feel my surrounding becoming a blur of green, as I stare at the dart I just pulled

out of my back. The dart slipping from my fingers and I see the ground rush toward my face.

My entire body going numb, and I felt my limbs become heavy before I hear voices, the voices

getting closer and closer until they sound like they are right on top of me.

“Got her, bring the other one” I hear a deep male voice call out. I try to open my eyes, yet they

feel too heavy, even breathing felt hard as I fought to take each breath. I feel movement, my head

rolling back as someone grabs me.

“Ryland,” I breathe. Trying to talk but the words come out slurred and muffled.

“Hurry we need to get back before their mates get back here.”

I feel the darkness creeping in, black swallowing my consciousness as I slip into oblivion.

Waking up, I find myself on the ground. The cold concrete floor making my limbs ache. Sitting

up, my eyes were blurry, and I could smell a strong smell that reminded me of chlorine. Looking

around, I gasp when I see Ryland braced to a wall by cuffs holding his arms to the wall. His body

slumped over, and I could see blood pooling around him. I roll onto all fours trying to crawl my way

over to him. Each movement sending searing pain across my stomach that takes my breath.

“Ryland” I stammer trying to breathe through the overwhelming pain. I was weak, so weak, I

had to lay down on the cold ground. My limbs unwilling to do what I needed them to do.

“Ryland” I ask again, my voice cracking and sore as I try to speak. I hear him groan and I turn

my head to see him move, his head before he suddenly starts jerking his arms trying to free himself,

the braces not budging. I notice his wrists bleeding and I can't help the sob that leaves my lips at

seeing him so badly injured.

“Silver” he mutters, his eyes going to me.

“Don't cry, I am fine” he says though I could clearly feel he wasn't fine through the bond. His

pain radiating into me with my own. He looks around the room before coughing. Blood spraying

out of his mouth onto the floor and his breathing wheezes when I notice the wound on his chest

pouring with blood.

“You're not healing” I tell him, and he coughs.

“Don’t worry about me, can you get over to me” He sputters out, blood dribbling down his

chin. I try to get up, falling face first into the concrete, my limbs feeling like jelly but I after a few

attempts I managed to crawl over to him putting my head on his lap, when I felt it. My legs

becoming saturated, and I feel like I wet myself.

“No, no not now” I cry. Ryland looks down at me before he gasps.

“Shit your waters have broken” He coughs out before trying to get his arms free but failing.

He starts screaming out for someone. Screaming trying to get their attention when I hear

footsteps on the ground behind the steel door. Pain moving across my abdomen, so sharp my body

jerks when I feel my insides tearing and I let out a bloodcurdling scream of agony. Ryland screaming

out when the door suddenly opens.

“Help her, she in labour. You need to let me out or she will die.”

“Nice try, Lycan,” says a voice but I was lost to the pain, not able to concentrate on anything but

the agony I was in. I feel someone grabbing my arms and legs. I writhe in pain as the pain rushes

throughout my body when I hear a sickening crack, my ribs breaking, and I scream as I feel her

move within me.

“Get her to the infirmary now,” I hear an unfamiliar female voice call out before I am placed on

something cold and hard.