Chapter 311 Chapter 311


    **Josie''s POV **


    Luke''s heart rate monitor picks up suddenly, his heart rate seems to match my own again.


    "Shit, Mace," Theo curses as Mason slumps against him, and he holds him up.


    "Did he just..." I start, but then trail off as Luke''s hand twitches in mine.


    "What''s going on?" Deacon says into the mind link.


    "I... I don''t know," I stutter. "Mason just did something to uke."


    "Okay, I''ming to you," he responds.


    "We need another bed in here!" Theo shouts as he shifts Mason''s unconscious body into his arms.


    Art rushes in with a nurse following behind him. He takes in the scene, checking Luke''s monitors before telling the nurses to bring in another bed and more monitoring equipment as he assesses Mason.


    "What happened?" he asks.


    "I don''t know, but I think Mason just transferred all his energy to Luke," Theo says.


    Art studies the monitors again and nods, "I think he may have just saved Luke''s life, but I''m not sure at what cost."


    I sit back, watching everything unfold in a daze of confusion as Theo ces Mason on the second bed and Art and the nurses wire him up. Luke''s and Mason''s heartbeats begin to bleep out in a steady, synchronized rhythm. Deacon arrives andes to stand beside me and Axel as we watch silently, waiting for Art to say something. "How odd. They seem to be connected in every way. Mason didn''t just transfer his energy to Luke, he is acting as a charger, a living life support machine even. I have never seen anything like this. It''s truly amazing," Art says in awe as hepares Mason and Luke''s monitors.


    "Fuck this, get me a bed too. I''m joining this slumber party" Theo says, taking Mason''s hand.


    "Wait, we don''t know..." Art starts, but it''s toote. Theo is already slumped forward onto Mason.


    Axel moves quickly to scoop up an unconscious Theo. The nurses rush out of the room and assume they are going to get another bed.


    "Now, before any more of you get any bright ideas, let''s just weigh up the risks. If Luke isn''t strong enough to ever wake up, he may drain these two until they also can''te back from this," Art exins.


    I test my connection to Theo, Mason and Luke. I can feel them all now. Luke is there, almost as strong as the rest of them.


    "It''s working, they''re bringing him back. They are giving him the strength he needs to pull through," Deacon


    says.


    "How do you know?" Art asks.


    "Because I can feel it. I can feel them," he exins.


    "I feel it too," I nod.


    "Me too," Axel agrees.


    "But we don''t know..." Art starts.


    "Sorry, Doc, but we are a team, we fight together. I suggest you bring in some more beds," Deacon says.


    "He''s right, we were given this connection for a reason. If we go down, then we go down together," I nod.


    "But we don''t know for a fact this will work," Art protests, looking panicked.


    "It''s like a trust fall, and there''s no one I trust more than this bond group. See you on the other side, Art," Axel says as he sits on the floor, leaning against the wall with Theo in his arms, and then he slumps over too.


    "You know, I have never had a bond group cause me as much stress as you lot. I think it''s about time I retired," Art sighs.


    "Admit it, you''d be bored if it wasn''t for us," Deacon grins before sitting on the floor beside Axel.


    I move towards him, nning to join my bonds, but Deacon holds a hand out to stop me, "Stay awake for now so you can keep Art updated, we need you to protect us, and if this takes a while, the kids will need you, and if Luke wakes up, one of us should be here for him."


    I''m about to protest, to tell him to stay awake and let me be the one to drain myself, but before I have a chance, he slips into unconsciousness, his head resting on Axel''s shoulder.


    I look around at all my bonds, passed out, and then look at Art, who just shakes his head in exasperation. "I''ll get more beds and equipment," he sighs before leaving the room.


    I move to Mason, kissing his forehead and thank him, then do the same to Axel, Theo and Deacon before taking my position by Luke''s bedside again.


    "Fight, Luke, let them help you. Then I need all of you toe back to me," I say, watching Luke''s monitor spike again at the sound of my voice.


    Beds are brought in and each of my bonds is put on them and wired up to the same monitors as Luke and Mason. They all look as though they are sleeping peacefully, and could be woken up at any moment if I tried, but I know they are in a very deep sleep. They didn''t even flinch at being moved or fussed by the nurses as they attached the wires to their heads and fingers.


    ver


    Art administers another dose of medicine to Luke and tells me he will be back to check in on everyone soon, and then he leaves, leaving me alone with my unconscious bonds whilst they fight a silent battle together.


    The room is cramped now. It''s not designed for five beds, but the nurses make it work. I rest my head on Luke''s bed, keeping his hand in mine and I close my eyes, hoping that if I fall asleep I can give the guys more energy and help them recover it faster.


    I wake up to movement, and it takes a moment for my brain to work out what is happening. I blink my eyes open and look at my hand as Luke squeezes it.


    My heart skips a beat, which is audible on Luke''s heart monitor and I look at his face. His eyes are still closed, but he has his colour back. No longer looking deathly pale. He has a frown across his brow and I almost sob at the sight of it. "Art!" I call out, ncing around at my other bonds who are still sleeping.


    Luke moans and I squeeze his hand. "It''s okay, just keep still. You are safe Luke. I''m here."