Alpha Erik POV
Many members of the pack had questioned my choice of Beta, telling me I had made a mistake, many thought Will had something to do with the packs missing Luna since she went missing the day after I made him my Beta, however, he was with me the whole day and I know he adores her almost as much as I do.
Will may be a bit of an idiot at times, but he is one of my top fighters and an excellent strategist, just two of the many reasons I chose him as my Beta, although he has this annoying tendency too over exaggerate the simple things that take place within a pack.
This time the mind link from Will was different, the pack doctor had been clustered in and Will was asking us to meet him at the edge of the forest immediately. As soon as he said where, it was like I had been stabbed in the heart by a million silver shards completely knocking the wind out of me. I knew she had come home, it was TJ, my perfect Luna but something was not right.
Taking off at speed, I stopped metres away recognising her bright red chaotic curly hair immediately, no one else had hair like it including anyone in her family. Her delicious scent of crisp fresh mint began filling my nostrils, at that moment I was thankful she was alive, my life would not have been worth living without her.
Will and the pack doctor were crouched over her which displeased me greatly, I am Alpha, I am her mate, I should be the one to see her first, yet at the same time I was grateful she was getting the attention she obviously needed. As I strode closer, I could see that they were both trying to shield me from the state she was in, she was in the clothes I had last seen her in, a once pale blue tshirt and blue skinny jeans that were now ripped and caked in mud and blood. The open wounds covering her once milky white body whilst a slow trickle of blood leaked from her mouth, her eyes closed making it look as if she was just sleeping.
The wolf in me took over, pushing Will and the Doctor out the way and scooping my mate up, I hastily carried her to the pack hospital with the doctor hot on my trail. Her heartbeat was slow as she laid lifeless in my arms, I was relieved it was still beating.
The doctor and the nurses tried to keep me out the room as they dealt with TJ, but I was having none of it and had to enforce my Alpha orders on them to allow me to stay in the room. I had been without my mate long enough.
The memory will live with me forever, I cannot, and I will not risk losing her again, she must heal for her sake.
TJ’s POV
Those damn beeps were getting closer and closer together and was also beginning to sound like one constant noise, once again I silently screamed but this time my eyes shot open and my body flung itself to an upright sitting position, I was sat on a bed, slowly I looked around, it was just me in a room, I could barely smell that familiar scent anymore. I had no idea where I was. A moment passed as I took in the room I was in, the beep had slowed again back to the annoying consistent beep as before, gradually bringing me back to my senses and finally enabling me to figure out what and where the sound was coming from.
I watched for a moment and figured it was a machine next to me with wires trailing to my left hand. Panic began to rise in me, and I began ripping the wires out of the machine and then out of my hand. The machine started losing its shit and became one continuous beep, I carried on ripping the wires and tubes out trying to make it stop but there were so many of them, panic now coursing through my veins. Footsteps began moving quickly somewhere nearby and I knew I had to run.
Checking myself I noticed there was a tube going up my nose, as I began to pull I started urging and gagging, it wasn’t just up my nose but down my throat, as I continued to pull, someone rushed into the room, a tall slim female with blonde hair pulled back into a high messy bun.
“Please stop pulling” she insisted, her eyes glazed over for a moment “Alpha Eric is on his way”
It was too late, I pulled the tube hard, as it came out, so did a load of bile and my nose started to bleed just as the familiar scent began to fill my lungs. As I looked up, he stood filling the doorway, tall, very muscular with short messy blonde hair, he was wearing grey joggers with a white tshirt that was straining at his bulging biceps. I could not help but look him in the eyes, they were a piercing blue colour, he stood there staring back at me as blood trickled out my nose. Another female squeezed in from behind him, wearing the same clothes as the blonde lady but this time she was short with brown hair, I didn’t see her look at me, I could not take my eyes off the man “lets clean you up” she said taking my hand, bringing my attention back to her. The blonde woman began clearing up the bile I had puked everywhere whilst the brown haired woman tried to put a needle in the back of my hand which I was not having and kept trying to pull my hand away.
The next thing I knew the large man had taken my arm and was holding it still for the lady, all whilst watching me, this pissed me off, who did he think he was to hold me still like this, I tried to wriggle away but he just held my arm firmer, using his other arm to still my body. Fuck, this guy was strong.
“Just let them help” he spoke softly, staring into my eyes. It was the same voice from before. As the needle went in I let out a low growl, a sound that shocked me, a sound that was animalistic.
The lady with the needle smiled at me, clearly trying to distract me from the pain she was causing “It’s nice to finally see you awake, you had us all worried there for a minute”. When she had finished taping it into place, the man let me go and walked back over to the door. Who was this guy and why did he smell so good, yet felt he had permission to hold me like that?.
I looked at the blonde woman and she smiled too adding “We will need to change your gown; I will just fetch a clean one” and walked out the door. It was then that I realised he was no longer stood in the doorway, I tried to look out the small window right by the door, but he had disappeared and was nowhere to be seen. I frowned, sensing my frustration, the brown-haired nurse spoke “Alpha Eric will be back shortly, he is just catching up with the doctor”.
Knitting my eyebrows together I quietly mouthed the word “Doctor?” more confusion settling in.
She nodded, without missing a beat “We were not expecting you to wake like this” and with that the other lady came back in with a gown. They both helped me to get changed into the fresh gown, my body weak and unhelpful as I tried my hardest to help. Both women reassured me it was normal when you had been in bed for as long as I had.
I nodded my head like I knew what they were saying to me, afraid to say anything more, these people were acting like they knew me, yet my insides churned at the uncomfortableness in the room. I didn’t like how they were touching me, it made me cringe and something was telling me that blondie was not to be trusted the way she was watching that man when she thought I wasn’t looking. I made a mental note to watch her extra closely whenever she was around.
As they were tucking me back into bed, the scent began to fill my nostrils again, it was a beautiful scent and my body had a yearning for it too envelope me
“Can I come in?” the deep voice filled the room.
“Yes Alpha” both women chorused “She is all cleared up”
The door opened and once again he filled the door frame, he took another step closer and the women bowed their heads to him as they walked past. Had I woken to a nightmare where men controlled everything? He looked me up and down and took my hand with the needle in before sitting on the pale blue chair next to my bed.
“How are you feeling?” his voice was music to my ears and the fluttering in my stomach had returned but I couldn’t understand why, he gripped my hand a little tighter and repeated the question but I all I could do was stare into his stunningly bright blue eyes, they were captivating and I’m pretty sure he could win over anyone just by looking at them. Something stirred in them and it looked as if a little twinkle had appeared, the corner of his mouth twitched up almost like a smile. I was fascinated, something in me felt calm, like he was my safe place and he would protect me but there was one problem. I had no idea who he was…..
Alpha Erik’s POVI was sat in my office when Hayley mind linked me, she was one of the nurses at the hospital, not my most favoured person to look after TJ considering we had history before my mate came along and messed things up for her. Hayley was certain she was my destined mate and to be honest I thought she was too, up until I turned eighteen that was.Hayley and I had spent most of our lives together having grown up next door to each other since we were pups and it just seemed natural when we started dating, everyone including myself thought she was destined to be my mate and the packs future Luna when I took over from my father as the future Alpha.Alpha’s and their children can detect their mates early from around the age of sixteen, when the lower ranked wolves had to wait until they were eighteen and even then they may not find their mate straight away. There are some stories among the pack that many wolves have had to wait years before fin
TJ’s POVA few moments passed, he hadn’t said anything else, he just met my stare. I had most definitely seen those eyes before but why did it make me feel this way, why could I not place it and most importantly why is he here with me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m pretty sure anyone would love to wake up to him yet the longer I stared at him, more questions swirled in my mind and a part of me wasn’t happy but I didn’t know why.“What’s my name?” I blurted the words out before I had time to think and giving in to the fact I knew nothing. A quizzical look formed on his face and I think my face must have had the same expression because he erupted with laughter, only stopping when he realised my expression hadn’t changed nor had I said anymore. He looked at me furrowing his brow.“You don’t know your name?” he questioned, raising an eyebrow.I looked around the room before returning my g
TJ’s POVHe wouldn’t explain anymore and kept trying to change the subject back to how I was feeling when all I wanted was answers to what he had said, ‘what we are’. The words kept dancing in my head, but then again I didn’t know who I was so how the hell was I supposed to work out that cryptic message.Somewhere inside of me, something had changed, annoyance at Erik’s words had bubbled leaving me frustrated. Deciding I could figure things out for myself and that I didn’t need anyone to do it for me. I glared at him “Please leave” I spat the words out “I want to be on my own”. He looked at me confused which soon turned to irritation at the sudden change in my attitude. Instead of saying anything else, I rolled over and turned my back on him. Erik said nothing but I knew he had left as his scent began to fade from the room. My anger soon turned to tears and I pulled my blanket up over me, hiding my face
Alpha Erik’s POVOpening my eyes, I could see through the window that it was a beautiful day with clear blue skies, I preferred to sleep with the curtains open. My first thoughts were of TJ, hopefully she will be in a better mood today, finding out about the amnesia came as a shock to the both of us, although I am not fully convinced she knew what it meant.When she told me to go, it was as if someone had ripped my heart out and stomped all over it. Why was she doing this to me, to us, could she not feel the mate pull between us. My wolf was howling over the pain she was causing us and as much as it hurt I had to push it aside, besides, I still had a pack to run.As I walked to the shower, I made a mental note to take some photos with me, something one of the nurses had mentioned that may help nudge her memory or at least trigger something. After the shower, I brushed my teeth taking in the scar that snaked down my torso. TJ had given it to me the day she
Sounds were slowly slipping away, my eyes had closed and I could feel my own heart beat echoing through my head, the beat getting slower and slower. Someone’s arm slipped under my legs, another under my back, I felt the cold air brush against my skin as I was lifted but I couldn’t move, for a split second I managed to open my eyes and I could see Erik’s intense blue eyes gazing back at me “Sleep” he murmured to me before my eyelids forced themselves shut again.When they opened again, I was somewhere different, the bed I was laid on was much more comfortable, the blankets tucked around me were thicker and warmer, memories of me trashing the room came back and the smell of blood, so much blood. I peered at my arm, there was a bandage wrapped from my elbow all the way to the knuckles of my hand. The gown I had been forced to wear in hospital had been replaced with an oversized black tshirt and a small pair of white shorts.Stretching my body
Alpha Erik's POV“You said she couldn’t remember anything” Hayley’s voice rang in my head as I filled TJ’s plate and placed it down in front of her, encouraging her to eat what she could.“Your Luna can’t, she has amnesia if you remember” I stated, irritated that once again, Hayley is being her usual whingey whiney self. “Think yourself lucky I am letting you work in the pack house”.“Then why did she growl at me?” Hayley questioned“Natural instinct” Will chimed in, laughing through the link.I could not help but smile at his comment. Hayley obviously thought she had a chance when TJ was gone and no matter how hard she tried; she just did not want to accept that I no longer cared for her and all i was worried about was finding my Luna.“Can she hear us?” Hayley spat out the word ‘she’ like it was something she had steppe
TJ's POVI took off running as fast as I could, out the side door in the dining room and down the street, people were looking and giving me odd looks, some even calling out my name, but I couldn’t stop, I had to get away. I had no idea where I was going, I just kept moving, nothing looked vaguely familiar and I was hating myself for this memory problem.I seemed to have these instincts telling me when to run and yet i couldn't figure out why, all these people know my name, but I didn't have a clue who they were. I still had no idea what Erik meant by 'what we are' and it felt as if someone was constantly scratching at my brain trying to unlock something or get out. I felt physically and mentally lost.In front of me a forest was creeping up, getting taller and taller the closer I got. At the edge of the forest I momentarily stopped, checking behind me to see if anyone was following before quietly slipping into the forest, the sounds around me
Will’s POVI had to find Luna I wasn’t going to let this pack think she had slipped through my fingers again. I am fairly sure the pack hate me even if Alpha Erik says different, what kind of Beta am I if it happens for a second time.When Alpha Erik pulled me from my mind link with my wife and told me Luna had taken off, I suggested we split up to cover more ground. My instincts telling me to go to the edge of the forest where I found her the day she returned. Erik headed in the opposite direction, both of us contacting all the patrols telling them to stop Luna if she headed their way, I was shocked when Erik told them to use any means possible to stop her apart from killing her.As I arrived at the edge of the forest where I had first found her, her scent was strong and I knew she had been this way, stepping into the forest, I stripped off so I could shift into my wolf form without destroying more of my clothes. I knew I would be able to cover more