After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 307

Liam got a right hook on Lucas before the other could respond. He staggered back and fell into the hospital bed.

Ayla jerked, sitting upright and reaching for Lucas’ shoulder as she glared daggers at Liam. “Hey! That’s my man you’re hitting!”

The two of them ignored her. Lucas dodged to the side, away from Ayla, as Liam came at him again. There was no hesitation this time. Nothing that would stop him.

“You did this!” Liam screamed. He lunged once more and Lucas grabbed a nearby chair to threw it between them to stop Liam. It hardly did. Liam grabbed the backrest and tossed the chair across the room.

“Stop, Liam. Let me explain!” Lucas demanded but there was no reasoning to be had here.

“Get him, Lucas!” Ayla encouraged from the bed. She seemed absolutely delighted by all of this, leaning forward eagerly to watch.

Lucas didn’t want to fight his old friend. But it seemed as though he might not have a choice. He ducked backward and avoided Liam’s next swing, then lunged forward with a swing of his own.

It caught Liam’s jaw, sending him staggering back. He ran into a short table, knocking it over.

It fell to the floor with a loud bang and blocked the door, which rattled only moments later as nurses, or more likely security, tried to get in. Though that was made difficult now. There was no intervention.

There was only Liam and Lucas.

“I never meant to hurt her!” Lucas said.

“Bullshit!” Liam growled, his wolf fueling his anger. “You mark Ayla? Yet you aren’t even there for Elaine!”

Lucas’ own anger flared to life. “I didn’t know she was in trouble!”

“Because you can’t feel her anymore.” Liam adjusted his jaw, straightening as he turned to face Lucas once more. “You let your bond wither so much you can’t even feel when she is in trouble. When she is in pain.”

Lucas’ eyes flashed with rage and he advanced. Liam met him halfway. Lucas tried another jab but Liam blocked with his arms. He then came forward with an uppercut.

Lucas barely raised his own arms in time, though staggered backward and into some of the medical equipment. A monitor crashed to the ground, the screen shattering. Liam jumped over the mess to reach Lucas again.

Yet Lucas was ready this time. He ducked to the side to avoid the main force of the blow and exchanged one of his own.

Liam jerked backward, his jaw aching. His wolf howling to be released. He barely had the restraint to keep himself in his human form. Elaine was fighting for her life right now, and Lucas couldn’t even see how much of that harm laid squarely on his shoulders.

“Elaine is going to die, isn’t she?” Ayla said from the bed.

Liam pulled backward, avoiding another one of Lucas’ hits. The two of them caught their breaths.

“Poor, poor Elaine…if only I knew she’d progress so quickly. I wouldn’t have needed to try killing her myself!” Ayla said cheerfully.

Liam slowly turned to face her.

“She deserved it. Or, well, she deserves it. Everything that’s happened. She’s always such a brat. Always trying to steal what’s mine! And now she’ll be dead. Seems like a fitting end!” Ayla had the audacity to giggle.

As if any of this was funny.

Though, Liam supposed, it was to her. She found all of this to be quite humorous. Nothing seemed to register to her as serious about any of this. She smiled and laughed as Elaine fought for her life.

Liam’s hands pulled into fists. “Shut up,” he muttered, trying so hard to keep control.

“Oh? You can’t tell me what to do. Couldn’t even mark Elaine yourself to save her. Pitiful, really,” Ayla taunted.

His wolf surged forward. Liam refused to shift here, but he didn’t restrain himself from advancing toward the hospital bed. “I don’t usually make a habit of fighting girls…”

Lucas stepped in his path. “Liam.”

“Get out of my way!” Liam said and jumped forward. The two of them locked into another fight. They exchanged blows. Liam’s anger drove him forward.