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"Serving life Three counts of Homocide," I replied, and saw a ton of tension leave hisout"

Just then, the doctor walked in the door "Mr Carillo can have visitors now"

I immediately jumped to my feet, as did Levi and Austin The doctor looked at the three of us and his shoulders sagged "No more than you three, okay?"

We followed him out of the door and with every step I took, my heart beat faster and faster I wanted to see Axel so desperately that I al my anxiousness, Levi reached down and took ray eyes and saw the fear and sadness in their depths He was just as afraid of walking in that room as me

The doctor led us to a roo nuh a door, when I irasping , water poured down my face as I looked toin and out of his skin, blood being transfused into his arms

His beaten eyes were closed, his lips were swollen and bruised and his long hair was brushed back off his face

Even like this he was beautiful… my dark and tortured anti-hero… the man I was always destined to adore

As Austin’s back bunched at seeing his older brother, I held his hand too Austin’s eyes closed briefly at my touch, but they opened and kept focus on Axel None of us could look ae’d co up more and more, so you should be able to talk to hiistered the doctor leaving, leaving us alone, buton that bed

"How’s he ever gonna forgive us, Aust?" Levi said through a tight throat "We treated hi… and look what he’s been doing… look what he did for us both and we never knew He nearly died in that prison trying to protect us, and he’s done it again… he’s protected us again…"

Levi’s voice cracked "He’s always been protecting us, hasn’t he, Aust? From ere kids, he’s always tried to keep us close… and we turned our backs on him when he needed us most…"

In the aftermath of Levi’s confession, the drips from the IV sounded like clashes of thunder as they dropped down into the liquid gathering in the dispenser

I opened my mouth to tell hi… to be… sorry… for…"