Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 313

**|osie’s POV **

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| push open the door, my eyes going straight to where Luke lies. The tubes helping him breathe are gone,

replaced by an oxygen mask. His parents are huddled around one side of his bed, his mum being comforted by

her bonds as she sniffles quietly.

| move to the other side of his bed and take his hand in mine. “He’s waking up,” | say quietly, and his mum takes

his other hand,

“Luke, we are all here,” she says, and | watch as his eyelids move as if attempting to open.

“Don’t force it, Luke, take your time, I'm not going anywhere,” | reassure him.

Luke’s hand squeezes mine, and he lets out a soft groan, a frown appearing on his brow. Then his eyes flutter.

open for a moment, unfocused, before closing again. He attempts to speak, but he’s so quiet and the oxygen

mask muffles his words.

“Can you speak tothis way?” | ask through our mind link, and he frowns again before shaking his head

slightly.

“It’s okay, just rest. There will be plenty of tto talk once you are fully rested,” | say out loud.

Luke seems to relax at my words, his hand going slack in mine as he allows his body to sleep.

“What's happening?” One of his dads asks.

“He’s exhausted, and his body is very weak after what it's just been through. He needs more tbefore he can

wake up fully,” I explain.

I'm not a medical expert, but | know what | am saying is the truth. | feel it, | feel the drain on my own energy as

he unconsciously draws it from me. | know now that | have been helping with the recovery process by sleeping

earlier, and | need to do it again.

“I need to sleep too. He will recover faster if | do. Will you watch over us?” | ask, glancing around at my other

sleeping bonds.

“Of course,” Luke’s mum nods.

“I'll have guards stationed outside your room too,” Raff says.

“I will stick around for a while now that we know Harper is safe. You do what you need to do to get everyone

recovered,” Dot adds, and | nod.

Theo is the slimmest of my bonds and so has more space in his bed forto squeeze in beside him.

“Thank you,” | say before kicking off my shoes and climbing in beside Theo.

My body is draining of energy so quickly that | begin to drift off to sleep easily, despite having a room full of

people. | hope that the next tI fall asleep, it's in my own bed, surrounded by my bonds and with all my

children under the sroof. Something | had been taking for granted for years. Not knowing what a privilege it

had been until I'd had it taken from me.

I have no idea how long | sleep, but | wake up to someone whispering my nand the feeling of arms aroun

me. It’s one of the best feelings in the world. | crack my eyes open and look up at Theo's sleeping face as he

holdsagainst him. Although he is still sleeping, he has obviously cout of the deep sleep he was in at

spoint.

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“Sorry to wake you, but someone is desperate to have you lits bed,” | hear Deacon whisper.

| gently turn so as not to wake up Theo and smile when | see Deacon's bright eyes staring back at me. “I'm so

happy to see you awake,” | smile at him.

“I'm happy to be awake, but I'm even happier that I'm not the only one,” he says, helpingsit up.

Deacon steps aside, and | glance around to see who else is awake. When my eyes land on Luke, who is sitting on

the side of his bed. | gasp and jump to my feet, almost stumpling over to get to him.

“Luke,” | cry when | finally reach him.

Luke wraps his arms aroundand | can’t stop the sobs of relief as he holds me.

“Hey, Goddess, did you miss me?” he asks.

“You have no idea,” | cry as all the emotions I'd been desperately trying to keep in check pour fromlike a

tsunami.

| feel the rest of my bonds waking up and making their way over to us. Luke and | becthe center of a large

group hug. The emotions flowing the our shared bond are almost too intense to bear, but at the stime, it's

the most wonderful feeling.

We are stronger than ever now. Our connection has deepened somehow. We stay locked in our embrace for some

time, processing this new bond and just enjoying each other's company and closeness.

“You all saved my life. Thank you,” Luke says, finally breaking the silence.

“We are a team, it's what we do,” Deacon says, and we all make sounds of agreement.

“Now can we please go home? | clearly remember someone promisinghot sex if | woke up, and I'm awake

and ready to collect my reward,” Luke laughs.

“Easy tiger. I'm not sure if you are up for that just yet. We will let you watch though,” Theo teases, causing Luke

to growl.

| grin as the guys all start teasing each other. This is exactly what | need from them right now. We have had so

many deeply emotional moments lately. Now we need slaughter and normalcy. There is so much we all have

to say, but it can wait.

“Good morning, | see everyone is feeling better,” Art says when he comes in stlater to find us all sitting

in two beds that we have pushed together.

“Yes, thank you, Art, once again, we owe you,” Deacon says.

“Retirement is what you owe me,” he shakes his head with a sigh, but he can’t keep the grin from his face for

long.

“When can we take him home?” | ask.

“I would like to run a few tests, to make sure everything is out of his system and his organs are all working as

they should be, but | think you should be able to return hthis afternoon,” Art explains.

We wait whilst Art does his tests and scans. All the scans cback clear, which Art says is a miracle in such a

short amount of time. Whilst we wait for the blood results to cback, Luke has an emotional reunion wit

parents, who Deacon had sent hin the early hours of the morning because they were exhausted.

When we finally get the all-clear to take Luke home, it’s late afternoon.

Chapter 313

Chapter 313

**|osie’s POV **

| push open the door, my eyes going straight to where Luke lies. The tubes helping him breathe are gone,

replaced by an oxygen mask. His parents are huddled around one side of his bed, his mum being comforted by

her bonds as she sniffles quietly.

| move to the other side of his bed and take his hand in mine. “He’s waking up,” | say quietly, and his mum takes

his other hand,

“Luke, we are all here,” she says, and | watch as his eyelids move as if attempting to open.

“Don’t force it, Luke, take your time, I'm not going anywhere,” | reassure him.

Luke’s hand squeezes mine, and he lets out a soft groan, a frown appearing on his brow. Then his eyes flutter.

open for a moment, unfocused, before closing again. He attempts to speak, but he’s so quiet and the oxygen

mask muffles his words.

“Can you speak tothis way?” | ask through our mind link, and he frowns again before shaking his head

slightly.

“It’s okay, just rest. There will be plenty of tto talk once you are fully rested,” | say out loud.

Luke seems to relax at my words, his hand going slack in mine as he allows his body to sleep.

“What's happening?” One of his dads asks.

“He’s exhausted, and his body is very weak after what it's just been through. He needs more tbefore he can

wake up fully,” I explain.

I'm not a medical expert, but | know what | am saying is the truth. | feel it, | feel the drain on my own energy as

he unconsciously draws it from me. | know now that | have been helping with the recovery process by sleeping

earlier, and | need to do it again.

“I need to sleep too. He will recover faster if | do. Will you watch over us?” | ask, glancing around at my other

sleeping bonds.

“Of course,” Luke’s mum nods.

“I'll have guards stationed outside your room too,” Raff says.

“I will stick around for a while now that we know Harper is safe. You do what you need to do to get everyone

recovered,” Dot adds, and | nod.

Theo is the slimmest of my bonds and so has more space in his bed forto squeeze in beside him.

“Thank you,” | say before kicking off my shoes and climbing in beside Theo.

My body is draining of energy so quickly that | begin to drift off to sleep easily, despite having a room full of

people. | hope that the next tI fall asleep, it's in my own bed, surrounded by my bonds and with all my

children under the sroof. Something | had been taking for granted for years. Not knowing what a privilege it

had been until I'd had it taken from me.

I have no idea how long | sleep, but | wake up to someone whispering my nand the feeling of arms aroun

me. It’s one of the best feelings in the world. | crack my eyes open and look up at Theo's sleeping face as he

holdsagainst him. Although he is still sleeping, he has obviously cout of the deep sleep he was in at

spoint.

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“Sorry to wake you, but someone is desperate to have you lits bed,” | hear Deacon whisper.

| gently turn so as not to wake up Theo and smile when | see Deacon's bright eyes staring back at me. “I'm so

happy to see you awake,” | smile at him.

“I'm happy to be awake, but I'm even happier that I'm not the only one,” he says, helpingsit up.

Deacon steps aside, and | glance around to see who else is awake. When my eyes land on Luke, who is sitting on

the side of his bed. | gasp and jump to my feet, almost stumpling over to get to him.

“Luke,” | cry when | finally reach him.

Luke wraps his arms aroundand | can’t stop the sobs of relief as he holds me.

“Hey, Goddess, did you miss me?” he asks.

“You have no idea,” | cry as all the emotions I'd been desperately trying to keep in check pour fromlike a

tsunami.

| feel the rest of my bonds waking up and making their way over to us. Luke and | becthe center of a large

group hug. The emotions flowing the our shared bond are almost too intense to bear, but at the stime, it's

the most wonderful feeling.

We are stronger than ever now. Our connection has deepened somehow. We stay locked in our embrace for some

time, processing this new bond and just enjoying each other's company and closeness.

“You all saved my life. Thank you,” Luke says, finally breaking the silence.

“We are a team, it's what we do,” Deacon says, and we all make sounds of agreement.

“Now can we please go home? | clearly remember someone promisinghot sex if | woke up, and I'm awake

and ready to collect my reward,” Luke laughs.

“Easy tiger. I'm not sure if you are up for that just yet. We will let you watch though,” Theo teases, causing Luke

to growl.

| grin as the guys all start teasing each other. This is exactly what | need from them right now. We have had so

many deeply emotional moments lately. Now we need slaughter and normalcy. There is so much we all have

to say, but it can wait.

“Good morning, | see everyone is feeling better,” Art says when he comes in stlater to find us all sitting

in two beds that we have pushed together.

“Yes, thank you, Art, once again, we owe you,” Deacon says.

“Retirement is what you owe me,” he shakes his head with a sigh, but he can’t keep the grin from his face for

long.

“When can we take him home?” | ask.

“I would like to run a few tests, to make sure everything is out of his system and his organs are all working as

they should be, but | think you should be able to return hthis afternoon,” Art explains.

We wait whilst Art does his tests and scans. All the scans cback clear, which Art says is a miracle in such a

short amount of time. Whilst we wait for the blood results to cback, Luke has an emotional reunion wit

parents, who Deacon had sent hin the early hours of the morning because they were exhausted.

When we finally get the all-clear to take Luke home, it’s late afternoon.

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