LUKE POV
Kevin left the room with the doctor, muttering something about giving me privacy. I felt weird about this. Normally marking a mate is done with passion and it’s normally quite intimate. The hospital setting and my mate being unconscious kind of killed the mood.
I walked over to Lexi and brushed some of her curls off from her face. “Hey, baby girl,” I whispered. “I’m so sorry about this. I know that you don’t want this and I really wanted time to change your mind.” I paused. I knew she probably couldn’t hear me but I felt like I needed to say this anyway. “Please don’t die. I love you too much.” I brushed the hair away from the side of her neck where I was going to mark her and kissed the spot, inhaling deeply. My canines elongated and I bit deep, feeling the mate bond flood thro
