I took her hand in mine and sat down beside her. She leaned her head on my shoulders and broke down into heavy sobs. I hugged her back, showing that I was there for her now, even if I hadn't been here for a few months. She curled up against me and I closed my eyes at the pain she seemed to radiate.

Samantha and Aiden were mates and they had completed the mating process by finally marking each other, which means that they were a part of each other now. To see a part of your soul like this, lying comatose on the bed must be heartbreaking.

She clutched...