I bang my fists repeatedly against the metal door, getting more intense, as I hear her sobs on the other side and I just want to take her in my arms and comfort her. I want her back. I need her back.

Memories of us together flood back in my mind, suffocating my heart in a bath of pain, and I try my best to block them out so I could focus on the current situation, but it's seems impossible. Instead of letting it bring me down, I make them fuel my anger and determination to find a solution to help my princess.

Not even seconds later my little drops of hope die down as I am faced with reality. If I open that door, I risk contaminating the whole world, which would resolve in a mass extinction of our species. The pain of this just feels as if I rip my own heart out of my chest, and this moment I wish I could just have physical pain and not this mind-destroying emotional pain. Therefor I just bang my fist against the metal door over and over again, as pain slowly spreads in my hand.

Ethan's firm hand on my shoulder stops me from continuing as he turns me to look at him and I watch as his lips move, but the sound doesn't get straight to my ears.

"Accept it."

These words just push me straight into a circle of despair and my mind seems to finally understand, resulting in me looking at him numbly and unable to give him a response. I only shift my attention away from him and towards the way we came from, as I notice movement in the corridor.

The rest of the brothers arrive after Ethan and I, and I watch as their looks drop when they see our broken faces that express our failure. Their eyes dart from us to the metal door of the vault over and over again, as they make they way towards us.

Blake seems absolutely on the edge of breaking everything down, completely determined to get his sister back, just like me a minute ago. Without even thinking twice he slams his body against the door of the vault, yelling insults to the world without any reason.

"Don't try to come in !" I hear her shouts through the door, and immediately I recognise the light tremble in her voice, which gives out the fact that she is crying, even if she tries to his it. I always knew and I will always know. "I am going to open the box if you try to do so and it would all be over. For everyone." She threatens and we all freeze in our mouvements, especially Blake when he understands the gravity of the situation, or at least that is what I thought.

"We have to do something ! Open that fucking door Ethan !" Blake shouts, his whole body trembling in anger as he turns to his twin in a menacing stand. "I know you have the password in the genius brain of yours, so FUCKING USE IT AND DO IT !"

He seems to have completely lost his mind, his moral sense and his sense of control on himself, as he grabs Ethan by the shirt to push him towards the keypad. This can't be happening... he shouldn't turn against his own blood, this is just wrong.

I get to the two of them and I forcefully push Blake away from Ethan who looks at his brother in disbelief.

"Get your shit together ! We can't DO ANYTHING !" I yell to Blake, trying to make him understand that there is nothing we can do, except wait and hope that the virus doesn't kill her. It just can't...

He pushes me off of him, bringing his hands to his head as he tugs at his jet black hair, unable to cope with this situation and I feel him just as badly, but I try my best to contain it inside of me.

"Just shut the fuck up ! ALL OF YOU." Leo barges in with this words getting immediate silence, as we all turn to look at him. "It's over. At least we have to let her do it properly..." he hesitates to continue, when he sees the look on his brothers faces as they completely transform in disbelief. " At least it will be for something."

Without waiting any longer he turns to face the metal door that separates Magnolia from us, as well as a chance to live. Slowly he starts instructing her, step by step on how to execute this virus completely and I feel my throat tighten, the air struggling more and more to access my lungs.

There is only silence on the other side, probably because she is listening and once Leo is finished with his explanation, she responds with a small yes, meaning that she understood the assignment.

I just hope she is ready and not terrified to death, because just the thought of her having to go through this alone makes me sick. I just want her to know that she is not alone and that we are all just standing right on the other side at every step she makes.

I walk towards the metal door and lean on it, before slowly letting my back glide against the cold surface, until I am on the floor. My head hits the door, as I try to listen to every sound that is coming from the other side, which would indicate the state of Magnolia. But at the moment all I hear is a void.

Blake joins me on one side and Greyson does the same on my other side, all waiting silently to have any news. I look at the latter and notice his features reflect agony, shame, guilt and hurt all in on one single face expression. He probably blames himself for what happened today, but he couldn't have known, nobody could have. Nevertheless, somewhere deep inside of me, I feel the need to put the blame on him even if I shouldn't, but I can't change it.

My thoughts get interrupted when a sound echos inside the room and by then I know she went through the first step by putting the vial in its right place. Now the virus...

My heart is pumping so hard against my chest that I am sure the brothers could hear it if they paid attention. We are all so tense, and when suddenly we hear something on the other side, my heart clenches as I distinguish coughs. Devastating coughs coming from Magnolia.

Like one, we all turn our heads towards Leo waiting to get explanations on what is happening with her, her coughs getting louder and stronger by the second.

"What does that mean Leo ?" Blake asks, worry clear in his voice. Unfortunately Leo shakes his head from side to side, as he looks just as lost as we do, unable to give us information.

"You are going to be okay princess... listen to my voice... it's going to be okay..." I say, praying to she hears me and that she can get some comfort and reassurance out of my voice, just like I am trying to tell myself that it will be okay. She just has to pull through this...

In response we only hear glass shatter against the floor and immediately I bang my fist against the wall, begging her to say something to us. Anything...just let us know you are alive Angel.

"We have to open the door." Blake pleads and I watch as tears stream down his face, as Damon holds him back from accessing the keypad. Leo shakes his head, himself fighting to not open the vault, because apparently we need to wait until there is a second sound that would finish the mission off once and for all.

I count the seconds, ready to jump to the keypad, as soon as I hear that sound so we could take Magnolia out of here and give her medical care to save her.

"MAGNOLIA !? LILA ? What is happening ? Talk to us !" Blake frees himself from Damon and goes to the door, banging his fists against it, as he shouts for an answer from his sister. Nothing.

I can't lose her. Not her too. First Will... now her... I just can't...

But then we all hear it. A decompressing sound, as if sir was released into the room, and immediately Ethan jumps towards the keypad tipping in the code to enter the vault, or rather open the keyholes to fit in the necklaces. He quickly puts the necklaces at their right place to allow the door to open. Just then, I start praying again, hoping that she is alright as I push as fast as I can the door open, yelling at Leo to be prepared with medical assistance.

Once I push the door open, the sight in front of me makes my blood freeze and I don't waist a second to enter this cell, where Magnolia's inert body lays in a small pool of her own blood. At first I think it's the consequences of the virus, but quickly I see the cuts on her skin made from the shattered vial that is spread on the floor, and somehow I am relieved.

As my knees collide on the floor I pick her limp body up in my arms, trying to see if she is still breathing, but my fear stops me from finding her pulls. Luckily Leo immediately is next to me, checking her breathing and I see as his face turns a tint lighter, his eyes crossing mine to tell me exactly what I was fearing.

"She is breathing, but her pulls is weak, nearly too weak. We need to take her upstairs where Damon placed monitors and machines that could help her body to fight against the virus. I hope..." his last words barely a whisper, he asks me to take her to the top floor.

On the way up, I whisper comforting words to her, not caring if she hears me or not. Tucker is at the top of the stairs, pale and looking at me with sorry and guilt. He knows what he did was wrong and I am not in the state to forgive him yet. I really thought I could trust him, so why would he even go behind my back like this ?

But now is not the time to think of this. I just want to know if my princess is out of danger or not. Consciously I bring her body closer to mine, her bust rising slightly as she breaths with difficulty and a feeling of uneasiness settles itself in my stomach.

"Get her in here." Leo indicates a room completely closed off from the world, bashes surrounding the room to ensure that it's sterile. I want to back away, knowing how badly she hates rooms like this, but her current state leave me no choice, but to agree. I will get you out once you are better love.

Immediately, multiple doctors arrive and I have a reluctant feeling, not trusting them at all. Blake sees my doubt in handing her over to one specific woman, who looks to be in charge.

"That is doctor Bonham, she is our family doctor since decades, you can trust her. She already treated Magnolia on multiple occasions Jace." The name sounds familiar in a good way, otherwise I would have remembered. So I give in and let them treat her, as they push me out of the room and once again I am left powerless to this whole situation.

All the brothers except Leo join me in the room that is the closest to Magnolia's and we all just stay in silence not willing to say anything to each other as we wait for news.

Blake is the first one to break in this room that is so suffocating and he ends up going outside to get some fresh air. On his way out, he knocks a vase down resulting in a breaking sound, but none of us even flinch. With his anger it isn't even surprising anymore, it was just to be expected.

Greyson is the next to leave and Tucker comes next to me and sits down in silence. I can hear his brain working, burning up with the amount of things he wants to say, but doesn't dare to. It takes him one nudge in the ribs from me before he starts saying what he has on his mind.

"You know I never wanted this ? I had no idea Jace..." he trails off, anxiously running a hand through his hair. "It's just... Greyson needed help to do this, so I thought I was helping you guys out. Magnolia is such a sweetheart, you had to see the look of despair in her eyes, when she talked about wanting to get this over it... I couldn't just..." his voice breaks at this point, something I have never seen in him. He was always the positive, funny and biggest asshole I have known, but this was just completely different, I guess this situation just changed all of us.

"It's okay Tuck, it's not your fault." I respond and put a hand in his shoulder to make him feel better, even though I am breaking on the inside. I need to get out of here.

"I need some air."

With that I leave the room, walking passed the room she is in and at the same time the door opens. Leo walks out, throws his medical gloves on the ground, before he even sees me. Once he notices my presence, he looks at me with tiredness and just gives me the little information I need.

"She is stable for the moment. We sedated her so her body can get the most rest possible, as her immune system fights against the virus. She will probably wake up in a day or two if it doesn't kill her beforehand." Leo utters and leaves me in the corridor to tell the other brothers, before I even get the chance to thank him properly.

A slight weight is lifted off my chest, knowing that she made it through the first hours, which are apparently the worst ones. She is strong.

I make my way outside, spotting Blake leaning against his car and I join him, which earns me a death glare from him that I chose to ignore.

I affirm the same information I heard from Leo a minute ago and with that I leave him alone again, walking away from the mansion, as I, myself wish to clear my head, even though it's impossible.

: We are back on a Jace Reed point of view. How do you like it ?

I am saddd. This story is nearly coming to end...

Kiss xx