K A I

Chapter |15| New Blood

K A I ' S P. O. V

Fuck. The ceases ring, just as I finish stuffing the last of the product into my trunk.

I wipe the sweat off my forehead, chugging some water just as my pocket starts to buzz again. I can't deal with this right now. With her.

Kiara has been calling me non-stop all day. I answered the first five but now it's getting ridiculous, and if it's her again, I swear to God...

Emery.

For the first time in weeks, her name is the one plastered on my screen. I let out sigh of relief, unable to control my full blown grin as I hit answer and raise it to my ear.

Thank god, Kiara did something right. Even if she did meddle in my relationship earlier.

"Em..."

"Kai! Kai! I need you, he's crazy. You have to help me,"

"Woah, back up a second. Who's crazy? Where are you?" My heart pounds inside of my chest, as I slip into my car and start the ignition.

Her breaths come in laboured and uneven. She's panicking.

I check the time. No way would she leave work this early which means I'm heading to the clinic.

"Emery, please talk to me."

Suddenly she starts laughing. Full blown hysterical laughter. "I always knew this job would be the death of me, but not literally and now..." Her laughter subsides as fear overtakes.

She starts to cry again.

I f*****g hate how I can't comfort her physically. Words have never been my thing, but with physical touch I can soothe her instantly.

"Emery, take a deep breath for me please." I listen to her cries soften. "That's it again," I do it with her, so she can hear mine as though I'm there with her.

"You playing doctor now?" She whispers in a hushed voice.

I laugh quietly. "Maybe...who is it?"

"Jason. He got in, and he hit me...my head it hurts."

"That bastard from the parking lot, the one who attacked you in your apartment. I thought he was fired." I'm cursing myself for not just putting a bullet in the guy there and then.

"He was, but now he's angry and Kai...I'm really f*****g scared."

"It's okay, I'm almost there." I blast through another set of red lights. Cars horn at me but if anything I need cops on my tail. At least then this bastard has zero chance of escaping.

"I'm under a desk in my managers office. I couldn't lock the door but I don't think he saw where I went."

"Where is it?" I already know. I've been inside her workplace enough that I have the ground plans imprinted to memory, but the more she talks to me, the calmer she's becoming.

"You walk in and turn left and then it's straight ahead, a right and it's the first door. I can't see the door though and there's no windows in here so I don't know if he's..."

"I'm a few minutes away. Just stay there, keep quiet. Is there anything you can see?"

"There's a...ruler on the floor."

"Is it metal?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, fist it near the front and if he comes at you I need you to stab him with it, anywhere you can get...neck or eyes hopefully."

"I can't...Kai I couldn't kill..."

"It's okay. You're defending yourself and im nearly there, don't worry you're..."

"f**k, I hear footsteps." Even I can hear them as they echo through the receiver.

"Emery, come out wherever you are." The bastard taunts.

God, I'm gonna f*****g skin him alive.

Maybe Aaron can feed him to the tigers?

Emery keeps her breathing calm and composed, as they get closer. I step on the accelerator nearing the clinic.

Then the door opens. No. Footsteps become louder, slower, calculated. "There's my bad girl. You shouldn't have f*****g hit me Emery."

My car is slanted on the street and I sprint into the car park, about to reach the doors when Emery screams and the phone call ends.

"f**k!" I throw the stupid thing on the floor in frustration and sprint into the building.

There's blood on the floor, where he must have hit her. I sprint left, following the sounds of grunting and muffled screams. As I reach the room, I realise I don't have my g*n. Didn't need it for tonight's job.

Fuck. There's no doubt in my mind I can beat this b***h to a pulp, but I wanted it over fast so I could hold my girl in my arms.

"No, get off," He's pinned her to the desk, hand up her dress.

I grab the guy from behind and slam him back into the chest of drawers. He falls with a heavy bang, enough to disorientate him, so I can grab Emery.

"Kai," She murmurs dazed from the wound that bleeds red from her temple.

I quickly pull her behind me as Jason launches himself at me. I manage to push him back, slamming my fist into his face until I hear his nose crunch.

"You stole her from me! It's you...you fucking..." His eyes are dazed over. There's something wrong with him, like he's trapped within his on mind.

He manages to land a punch and then another, trying to reach Emery but I shove him back each time and grab the metal ruler off the floor, slashing it across his face.

"Ahh, f**k!" Blood seeps from the deep scratch but it's not enough to subdue.

He swings at me again and...fuck.

I stumble back, the knife lodged into my stomach. s**t.

"Kai?" Emery stares at the knife in horror. I turn my head to make sure she's alright, to let her know I'm alright even though there's no pain right now, I'm pretty sure I'm in shock.

"Watch out!" She screams. I swing my head around just as another punch rattled my skull.

My knife pushes into me further. Now it hurts.

I bare my teeth down, tackling him to the floor. His head hits the desk as I land onto top of him, slugging weak punches at him.

Jason grips the hilt of the knife. My body paralyses for a moment, blood gushing out of the wound as he slowly pulls out.

"Emery run," I grunt out, knowing this only ends one way now. "f*****g run."

I turn my head to see the whip of red hair disappearing. I smile for the last time and then stumble.

Everything fails me: my body, my strength.

I fall to the side, pain consuming my body whole. I feel like I'm seizing. My body jerks, trying to escape the inevitable pain but I can't. It's suffocating.

"Em..." I choke out, words failing me.

I hear that bastard laugh, can see him in my peripheral vision but I'm useless. He rises, the sharp glint of the knife aiming for my heart.

"She's mine," His laugh becomes hysterical. "All f*****g mine. Mine to kiss, mine to care for, mine to fuck."

"Fuck...you...you fucking...dipshit." Not my best, but to be fair I'm f*****g bleeding out.

His face screws into a scowl, struggling to think of a comeback. I laugh at him, but it falls short and I end up choking on a cough instead.

Anger intensified, he raises the knife.

I close my eyes, wanting the last thing I see to be her. I see us in bed together, her head tilted back in ecstasy, as I pump into her relentlessly. I see us happy and laughing over nothing, I see myself smiling, a genuine smile, simply over the fact she chose me.

This life has been hard but I've been loved by my family and this incredible fiery woman. That fact alone is enough to give me peace amiss my few regrets.

One, not telling my parents how much I'm thankful for them putting up with bullshit.

And two, not telling Emery I'm completely wholly in love with her.

In love with the way she laughs, the way she picks out all the cherry tomatoes from my salads because she know I hate them, the small noise she makes before she cums.

I f****d up not telling her, not letting her know how loved she really is.

At least I'll be with Kalen in the end. Just me and you brother, and we'll watch over the women we love from above. Together.

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E M E R Y ' S P. O. V

I run. I run my chest burns, until my feet, but I don't stop running until I reach my car.

Kai's old phone is lodged deep in the dashboard. I kept it as a security blanket, a comfort, just knowing a piece of our relationship was salvaged.

Now it just might save us both.

I call 911 whilst searching through my medical bag. "Come on, come on," The black case is buried at the bottom but finally I manage to reach it. I hike the rest of the bag onto my shoulder and stare back at the clinic.

He told me to run. I did.

With the intention of leaving at first. I had to escape from Jason, had to run from everything I feared but...I love him. I love Kai and no matter how much pain he causes me, that fact will never change.

I choose him. I chose him before Jason attacked me. It would always end with us, even if that means in death.

Pocketing the phone, I take a deep breath.

The police are on their way and you'll be fine. He'll be fine.

I run back into the clinic, almost slipping on the smear of my own blood on the floor. Please let me make, please let me make it.

My feet skid, as I cling to the door frame. Their positions are reversed this time, Kai underneath Jason, powerless to the knife that's aiming straight for his heart.

I pop open the black case, curling my fingers around the thick injection. Dropping the bag, I earn his attention. His eyes blaze with wild fury, the kind of craze that sends chills down your spine.

"Wait, wait, I came back for you. Not him, you I...I want you. I was just scared at first, of...loving someone so deeply. Because I do, I love you and Kai was just a cover, he was just a way to forget you but in my heart, it was always you."

"You love me? Truly?" His hand with the knife trembles, but he doesn't drop it not yet.

Slowly, he steps towards me, leaving Kai alone on the floor...blood seeping out of his gaping wound whilst he gasps desperately for breath.

He needs pressure on the wound, antibiotics, stitches, fluids. The chances of him dying of a wound that deep is more than 50% and the rate the blood is flooding out increase his chances of...

"Emery? I asked you a question." Jason drags my attention back to him. Kai is dying. I can't think, I can't answer... "Emery!" He snaps. "Answer me."

I feel the injection tight in my palm, close to my back. I break the distance between us, running my hand up his neck so it rests just below his jaw.

"I will..." My finger uncaps the injection. "never love you."

As his face falls, I grip his neck to the side and stab him in the neck with the injection. My thumb trembles as I push the insulin into his bloodstream.

He stumbles back, his eyes morphing into something of betrayal, like I was the one that attacked him, assaulted him, harassed him.

I push him aside to reach Kai, dragging forward my medical bag.

My hand clamps on his wound, hard enough that his eyes force open. His body jerks up. "Hey, hey, hey it's okay. You're okay, I'm here and..." Sirens wail in the background. "The police, they're coming. You'll be okay."

"Em...em.." His bloodied hand moves slightly, fingers curling towards me. I clutch his hand tight, squeezing, so he knows I'm here. "I thought I...I thought I told you to run."

I smile, tears blurring my vision. "You did. I came back for your sorry a*s. I love you too much to leave you here Kai."

I grab gauze from my bag, applying pressure and reach for a stitching kit. "Wait," He grabs both my hands, before I can thread the needle. "I need you to know...just in case I don't...I don't make it."

"Kai don't..."

"Wait, please. I love you Emery and I was an i***t for not telling you at that dinner, or even before that because I think I've been in love with you for a while. Before we even agreed to date. There's always been this pull, something I couldn't deny feeling for you and that scared me, knowing that loving you meant losing you would be an even greater pain. I'm not afraid anymore Em and I'm ready for more with you."

I lean down to tentatively kiss his lip. My tears drops onto his cheeks, mingling with his.

"I love you Kai, so f*****g much it hurts. Now please shut up and let me save your life."

He smiles, just as two police men barrel into the room. They see Jason's body and the empty injection lying besides me.

"You need to come with me," One of them grabs me from behind, dragging me away from Kai. Paramedics flood into the clinic, whilst I'm forced into a police car, handcuffed and alone.

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A/N: The epilogue is up next!!

Hope you guys are excited for the ending of Kai as much as I am!!