Iris:
I thought he was gone. There was no mont from him for a while.
And then I noticed Kash push harder this ti, and suddenly Luca’s body jerked.
A harsh cough tore out of him as water spilled from his mouth. He turned to the side, choking and dragging in air that sounded painful, but at least he was alive.
I looked at Kash and gave him a relieved smile while Luca tried to steady his breathing.
"Breathe slowly," Kash instructed, gripping Luca’s shoulders to steady him.
Luca blinked up at the night sky, confusion spreading across his face, likely from the mory of what had just happened.
It took him a few seconds to realize what we had gone through tonight and everything we had survived in the last few hours.
"Oh my goodness, you’re okay," I said, my voice unsteady, but at least he was fine. "You’re alive," I added, smiling through tears.
He swallowed hard, still breathing heavily, and held my hand, squeezing my fingers tightly as if confirming that he truly was there.
Then he let go as I slipped closer to Kash, who once again carried in his arms and rose to his feet. He turned to look at the dark river.
It was silent now, almost as if nothing had happened.
"It is over. Don’t worry," Kash whispered to , kissing my temple as he began to carry inside.
Luca pushed himself up slowly, still coughing, but the warriors held him up, supporting his body.
The river was so silent that even though it was no longer threatening, it felt strange.
Kash took to the room while Luca went to his room to dry off.
I knew they were going to talk about it.
By the ti Kash dried my hair and helped change, we were once again sitting in the living room.
I had a blanket wrapped around , my body still cold, and Kash had asked the doctors to co for a checkup.
"You fought that thing to get a pearl for your wife and your son?" Luca asked Kash, shocked at how dangerous the monster must have been when she had her tail and when she was in her blue river.
"I guess I should have killed her at that ti," Kash comnted, sounding sad.
The doctors arrived and began checking my blood pressure and everything else.
Kash and Luca were sitting on separate sofas facing each other, talking quietly.
But not too quietly because I was able to hear them talk about Eira.
The maids had prepared food, but I still could not stop thinking that if Kash had not arrived, I did not know what would have happened.
"She needs to rest and needs to eat well," the doctor uttered, getting Kash’s attention.
"And she’s fine, but please make sure that she doesn’t exert herself too much again," the doctor said when she finally finished the checkup.
She inford Kash that I was completely okay, just really tired.
I knew Kash was already upset and feeling guilty that he could have prevented this whole ss if he had killed the monster, but I truly did not see all of this as his fault.
He had done whatever he could. There was no way he could have thought that she would co out of the water just for the sake of revenge.
"And that thing was in love with you," Luca mumbled, shaking his head in disbelief at how Kash had been wanted by a creature so deadly.
"Well, there is only one creature that I want to be in love with ," Kash comnted, slowly turning his head to look at .
The way he made blush was unbelievable.
Then Kash went ahead to speak with the doctor.
He paid them and bid them farewell while Luca and I were still sitting on the couch, too stunned to honestly get up and move, at least I was.
"If you had not arrived at the right ti, Iris, I don’t know how she would have controlled ," Luca comnted, thanking for earlier storming into the room.
"Well, but I also ruined your mont of fun," I said.
As soon as I said that, he stared at in silence before we both burst out laughing.
"It was fun for a while before I found out she was a crazy monster," he laughed, shaking his head.
"But it is true. If Kash had not arrived, I don’t think any of us would have been alive by now," I added, my eyes moving to Kash, who was returning toward us.
He sat beside and pulled closer to his chest.
Luca briefly looked away, clearly trying to adjust to the fact that he had to remain on good terms with us while Kash was being affectionate with .
Then Luca straightened his posture and looked at us with a small smile.
"How are things going at ho?" Luca asked, referring to the other mission that had forced us into hiding.
"Lara has started her vicious cycle," Kash said, making both Luca and look at each other before turning our full attention back to him.
"I think in no ti she will reveal her true colors to my mother," Kash explained, and I understood what he was trying to do.
He wanted his mother to be punished too.
He wanted her to be insulted by the woman she had so desperately taken the side of, which was why I did not say anything either.
I was quite on board with the idea.
"I cannot wait to go back ho to my children," I said, pouting slightly at Kash, who gave a small nod.
"Don’t worry. Zoe is taking care of them. And yes, they are missing you too, but you will be back soon," he said, leaning down and kissing my forehead.
"And I will make sure you reunite with your children too," Kash said to Luca, making hug him tightly at how understanding he was of everyone’s problems.
Luca seed to appreciate him as well.
He gave a closed-mouth smile and nodded to himself, acknowledging Kash’s kind heart.
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