Hey guys. So sorry about the delay in updates. my life has been crazy busy and i've been suffering a long bout of writers block. i'm sorry this is so short but it's all i could come up with for now. I want say thank you to sparrow ice for giving me an idea for the next chapter and the support given. Thank you to everybody else who also waited for an update. I'll try to keep up on this but no promises. Enjoy!
-Skyler s.
Valkyrie tried her best to stay awake through the surgery but as it went on it was harder and harder for her to keep her eyes open. Jonathans words rang through her head as she tried to focus but it was impossible and all she could hear was "Serpines got Skulduggery… don't die, okay?" She could feel Skulduggery's grip on her hand and the tingling sensation where Kenspeckle was working but that was hardly anything to keep her awake. She heard her name called as her eyes slid shut, her body was too tired to open them again.
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Skulduggery watched as kenspeckle continued to do the surgery. It was an interesting thing to see for he had never seen a surgery before but it was gruesome to say the least. He glanced away to look at his wife's face only to find her eyes closing shut and sliding into unconsciousness.
"Valkyrie?" He called. But she didn't stir. He looked back at kenspeckle to find him with a worried expression pasted on his features. "Try to wake her up," was all he said before he went back to work with even more fervor. Skulduggery let go of Elizabeth's hand and gently grabbed her shoulders to shake her awake. But before he could, kenspeckle stopped him. "If you have her moving than it will make it that much harder for me to continue this surgery without screwing something up permanently. Slap her. That should do the trick."
"But…"
"just do it pleasant! Or I will."
Skulduggery looked away from the angry doctor back down at his unconscious wife. "Please forgive me for this love." He whispered as he raised his hand above his head and brought it down upon her right cheek. Nothing happened except a red hand mark showed up where his hand had made contact with her face. He paused and then leaned his head down to her chest to see if she was even breathing. "Grouse, she's not breathing. She's not breathing!" Skulduggery started freaking out as he tried finding a pulse but was unable to.
"Pleasant get out of this room right now! Get out! Or I'll kick you out myself!" Skulduggery didn't move at Grouses threat, so he wasn't all that surprised when he found that he was standing outside the bedroom door with two bloody handprints on his shirt and a stinging cheek. All he could hope for was that both his wife and child would make it through this, if not he didn't know if he could.