Page 108 of Killian De Luca

No, they have to be lying.

This has to be some sick kind of joke.

Because there is no way Reign did what I think she did.

I look at Thalia and see her staring at me, the same guilty and sad expression on her face.

“Why would you let her do that?” I look at Malcolm and sit up. “Why the fuck didn’t you stop her?! Where were you when this was happening?”

“I was on my way to the hospital,” Malcom says.

I look back at Thalia. “Explain everything.”

Thalia sighs and wraps her arms around herself. “You fainted on dad and then he took you to the hospital. After that, they kept you on life support since your heart was about to fail. Next thingI know, Dad gets a phone call that they found a donor for your heart in the hospital.”

I shake my head, not believing it. “That’s not possible. They told me my heart was rare.”

“Reign did,” Kyra says, making me look at her.

“They did her procedure and then took you in the surgery room to perform the transplant to give you her heart,” Thalia explains.

“Where’s Reign?”

“On an ECMO machine in another room. They kept her on that because I know you would want to say goodbye. But after, they’re taking her off,” she explains.

“I’ll never forgive you,” Malcom says, making me look at him. “I will never ever forgive you. The only reason I’m not going to kill you is because my daughter’s heart is in your chest, and I’d be breaking Reign’s promise. But know this, I’ll forever hate you. There is nothing in this world that will make me see you any different.”

I can tell how hard Malcom is trying to keep himself together and not let himself break down. I know that once he’s behind closed doors he will do it.

I take out my IVs and swing my legs off the bed making me wince. The heart monitor starts beating faster as I place my feet on the floor.

Thalia gets off the bed and holds my arm. “Whoa, what are you doing? You need to stay in bed.”

“No, I need to see Reign.”

“Killian you can’t-”

“Don’t tell me what to do right now, Thalia.” I look up at her, practically begging her to just make this easy for me. “Where is her room?” I look at Kyra. She sniffs and walks towards me. I put my arm around her waist, and she helps me walk out of the room.

Kyra takes me to Reign’s room in silence.

There is nothing much to say.

When we get in front of her door, Kyra stops and turns to look at me.

She grabs my hand and starts crying softly.

“Reign left a letter for you. It’s by her bed. When you read it, I need you to have an open mind and not be mad at her for what she tells you. All she wanted to do was save you, Killian. She loves you so much to the point where she would rather you live than her,” Kyra explains, and she grips my hands. “I like you Killian, I like you a lot, always have. I know you never wanted to hurt Reign, you were just hurting and wanted to make the pain go away or pretend it wasn’t there. Just please, don't hate her.”

My hands clench around the door handle.

She lets go of my hand and turns around to leave.

When I push open the door, it’s dark inside the room.

The only light in the room is from the moon outside shining through the window.

I walk further in the room and the door closes behind me. The monitors around her beep and I try to ignore it.