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CHAPTER 140
~Xavier's POV~
"I should have been there."
The thought settled heavily in my chest, refusing to shift no matter how much I tried to reason with it as I stood beside Jade's bed, watching her lie far too still.
An hour ago, I could barely look at her without thinking about betrayal. I had kept my distance, convinced myself it was necessary, that keeping things under control would make everything easier to handle and help her understand we were hurt.
And in that same span of time, someone had almost killed her.
Now, standing here, all I felt was something far worse than anger.
Guilt.
The moment we brought her into the infirmary, the head nurses moved without hesitation, their voices sharp as they issued instructions while their hands worked quickly to flush the poison out of her system with an urgency that made my wolf slam against the inside of my ribs repeatedly.
