Connor POV Cosmo is making me crazy. It’s killing me for Rebecca to not be lying next to me, but we have to honor her wishes. She is at least talking to me now. I have never seen her so angry as she was after Oli told her what had happened between our parents. How she was taken away from the only home she has ever known. How she was forced to leave our father. Rebecca lost her father in a rogue attack, so she feels what Xavier and my mother are doing is wrong. I’m not exactly happy about the way things went down, but I understand the need for Oli to shift here in the pack. When I tried to make her understand, she moved out of my room. I was terrified she was going to reject me and break our bond. Thankfully, she assured me that would never happen, but her being away from me, even if it’s just down the hall, makes my chest ache. “Go beg for mate’s forgiveness. You hurt our mate and sister,” Cosmo says. “Cosmo, I hate that Oli is hurt, but Xavier is the Alpha. Besides, after she shifts, she will be able to go see dad as much as she wants. I’ll make sure of it.” He whimpers because he knows as well as I do the minute she can, Oli will leave for good. I push the blankets off and slide on my pajama bottoms. Even if Rebecca tells me to go away, at least I’ll get to see her and take in her scent. Maybe that will help me sleep. I quietly make my way down the long hall until I come to stand in front of the guest room that she has claimed. I knock lightly, not wanting to wake Oli. After a few seconds, when she doesn’t answer, I reach for the handle. Despite trying, I expect the door to be locked, so I’m shocked when it opens. I push the door open and my stomach drops when I find the room empty. I immediately try to link Rebecca, but I can’t reach her. Panic washes over me. Where the hell could she be at this time? Why can’t I reach her? I rush back to my room and grab my phone from the nightstand. I dial Rebecca’s phone and my shoulders sag when she picks up on the second ring. “Rebecca, where are you?” There is silence and I pull the phone back to check the call hasn’t dropped, but her name is still lighting up the screen. “Rebecca, please answer me.” “Connor, I’m at Mercy hospital with Oli,” she says. My blood practically freezes in my veins. “What happened? Is Oli alright? Why would you take her to the human hospital,” I ask my tone harsher than I mean it to be. “Oli isn’t the one in the hospital, Connor. A nurse called Oli because your father was brought here after he didn’t show up for work for a couple of days. He isn’t good, Connor,” she says. I feel my knees start to buckle as I absorb her words. My knees hit the floor. My father, the man that raised me. That loved me all my life isn’t good. I know he said he understood my need to live in the pack with Rebecca, but I abandoned him just like mom did. “Connor, babe, talk to me” she says. I take a deep breath before I finally answer her. “I’m on my way, Becca.” “Please be careful, Connor” she says. I quickly throw on jeans and a t-shirt before heading out of my room. I debate whether I should wake my mother, but in the end I know the guards will tell Xavier the minute I pass through the gates. I move to their door and knock twice. A few seconds later Xavier throws the door open. “Connor, what’s wrong,” he asks. “I need to talk to my mother.” “What’s wrong, Connor,” my mother asks as she comes to stand next to him. “Oli and Rebecca are at Mercy hospital.” “What” Xavier growls. “A nurse called Oli. Dad was taken to the hospital and he isn’t good. I’m just letting you know I’m going because I knew the guards would alert you. I’ll make sure to keep the girls safe.” I turn to leave and my mother’s words stop me in my tracks. “Connor, wait, I’m coming with you” she says. “No, you’re not. Dad isn’t your concern anymore, besides Oli won’t want you there. Hell she probably won’t want me there.” Xavier growls, but I’m right. My mother sobs, but I can’t bring myself to turn back to comfort her. We all made our choices. I make my way out of the pack house and down to my car. I don’t even remember the drive to the hospital. When it comes into view, I quickly park and make my way inside. I take the elevator to the third floor and follow the signs to the room Becca gave me. When I reach the door, my heart breaks. It’s open enough for me to see Oli’s head resting on my father’s chest. “Please daddy, don’t leave me. I promise if you wake up I won’t leave you again. I don’t care if we have to move across the country. I can do school online. Please dad just wake up,” she sobs. I slowly push the door open and step inside. I take a few steps before Oli lifts her head to see who just walked into the room. As soon as her eyes meet mine, she stands to her full height. Besides her tear-stained cheeks, her expression is completely unreadable as she moves around the bed toward me. She stops a few feet from me. “Get the f**k out. You are not welcome here,” she says with all the venom she can muster. “Oli,” Becca says and Oli whirls on her. “How dare you tell him anything about my father after everything he and my mother have done to him? Both of you need to leave. I don’t need either of you here,” she says. I can feel Becca’s pain and sadness through our bond. Anger at my pain has me taking a step toward my sister. “He is my father too. I had every right to know what was happening. Becca is my mate. Don’t you dare talk to her like that again, no matter how angry you are at me.” “Connor, don’t,” she says as tears stream down her cheeks. “He is your father now. Now that he might die, you can bother to show up for him. You stopped being his son the minute you decided that Xavier was more important than him. I don’t want you here. Dad left me in charge because you abandoned him. So you can leave, or I’ll have you thrown out.” “You are going to lose them both,” Cosmo whispers, his agony mixing with my own. I look past Oli at my father, who looks so frail. A man that has always been so strong. She’s right, I abandoned him. I was so worried about being accepted by the pack and Xavier. “Fine, I’ll leave Oli, but can I at least talk to him for a minute?” She looks back at him before she turns back and nods to me. She moves to the farthest corner of the room like she can’t stand to be this close to me. My sister hates me and at this moment I don’t blame her. I hate me too. I move to the chair next to my father’s bed. I take his hand in mine. “Dad, I’m so sorry. I know you told me that you weren’t angry with me for wanting to live with the pack or be with my mate but I abandoned you. I abandoned you because I was selfish. I thought you would be there when everything was settled. I thought we had time and I could show you how important you were to me.” “I know it doesn’t mean much now after everything that’s happened, but I love you. You are the best dad any kid could have asked for. I really am sorry and I hope you wake up so I can make it up to you. Please wake up dad. I really want to introduce you to Becca. She really loves me and Oli. We all need you to wake up. I swear things will be different if you just wake up dad.” My mother saying my father’s name has me out of my chair. Oli is already moving toward her but I step in front of her. “Get out mom. I told you before I left you weren’t coming here.” “You have no right to stop me from seeing him, Connor. No matter what’s happened, I still care about your father” she says. “No, you don’t. Get the f**k out. You are nothing to him now. You are nothing to me. I hate you, and I’ll never forgive you” Oli screams. Despite her earlier words, she allows Becca to pull her into her arms. “You need to leave mom. Dad put Oli in charge, and she doesn’t want you here.” “She is just a child. She shouldn’t be here by herself. I am her mother,” she says. “You are not my mother,” Oli sobs. Without a second thought, I grip my mother’s arm and lead her out into the hallway. When Xavier sees me, his eyes darken. “What is going on,” he asks. “I told her not to come. She is upsetting Oli. Besides that, she doesn’t belong here. She divorced my dad. You both need to leave.” “Who do you think you’re talking to, Connor? You forget yourself,” Xavier says. “No he doesn’t,” Becca says from behind me as she closes the door. “If you care about Oli at all, you’ll both leave. She is probably going to lose her dad. As much as I know that you did what the bond called for you to do, what’s happening is because of the decisions you made. Connor and I will stay here in the hallway until she needs us,” Becca says. “I never meant for any of this to happen. You know that, don’t you, Connor? Charles was a good husband and I did love him,” she says. I can see Xavier doesn’t like her talking about loving my dad, but he stays quiet. “None of that matters right now, mom. All that matters is dad is fighting for his life and Oli is facing the possibility of losing the only parent she feels connected to right now. You being here is only reminding her of the pain you caused dad. You need to leave.” My mother turns and buries her face in Xavier’s chest. The sound of my sister’s scream and the sound of heavy footsteps has me pushing the door to the room open. Before I can process what’s happening, I’m pushed back out of the room by doctors and nurses. A few seconds later Oli is pushed into the hallway. She falls in a heap on the floor. Her sobs make me feel like my heart is being ripped in two. Before I can overthink it, I bend and lift her into my arms. I’m grateful when she doesn’t fight me. I sit on a chair resting against the wall. She lets me hold her while she falls completely apart.