Chapter A hundred and two

EMELIA

I've never been this scared of anything in my life, not knowing what to expect has me on the edge. I'm suffocating, hardly breathing as I wait in the hospital for my brother. My mother and sisters are hysterically crying, Bishop is pacing around with his phone and I'm quivering in Ryker's arms.

Cassian appears, making us all her off our seats. Behind him a stretcher comes, and I don't need to look closer to know it's my brother on it. “Emilio.” I nearly scream, wiggling out of Ryler's hold. I scramble to the stretcher, alongside my mother and Sienna. Caelum is hardly conscious, struggling to keep his eyes open yet he smirks at me. “Hey, don't be a cry baby.” he tells Sienna.

“My brave son, who did this to you?” mom asks.

“It's for a good cause.” he coughs, blood sputtering out his mouth. I can't breathe, the lump in my throat grows bigger now, and when he looks at me, I break. I cry harder, unable to control my sobs. His hand squeezes mine and he coughs once more, “If I don't m