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I quickly drop the phone and head back upstairs.
I need to see Liam.
I can make him better.
“The ambulance is on the way.” I pound on the door. “Let me in.”
I need to make sure he’s okay.
“Go downstairs,” Jace shouts.
“No.”
There’s no way I’d ever leave him, especially if he’s in pain.
It’s when he needs me the most.
“I want to see Liam.”
“Bianca, go downstairs,” Jace screams again, but his voice doesn’t sound right.
He’s crying.
My stomach falls and sheer panic zips up my spine.
Jace never cries.
“Liam!!” I yell, banging on the door harder. “Liam, come out here!”
I have to see him.
My heart squeezes like a vise and tears clog my vision. “I want to see Liam.”
Why won’t they let me see him?
I start kicking the door. “Liam!”
I’m here, Liam.
I’m right here.
Everything’s go We’re in this together. The doorknob turns and I don’t waste another second. I push it open with every ounce of strength I have. Strength that leaves me in one big gust a second later. This can’t be happening. This isn’t real. Five minutes ago, Jace was making him his favorite—pancakes. And now… I scream so loud my ears ring as I take in his stiff, blue-tinged body lying on the floor of his closet. “Liam!” His name rips out of my vocal cords, burning my insides. Answer me. Wake up and answer me. But he can’t. “Dammit,” Jace hisses. A deep, wide wave of pain spreads throughout my chest, gripping me by the throat until I’m trembling. He pinky swore. In one fell swoop, Cole picks me up and heads for the staircase. I kick and scream the whole way down, not wanting to be away from my favorite person. Even though he’s no longer here. “I’m sorry,” Cole whispers. All I can do is cry. As if my tears and agony alone could bring him back. But they won’t. Because Liam broke his promise. Broke what was left of me.