"The wounds are lethal. Although there isn't any major injury superficially, her ribs are bruised internally, she needs rest to heal."
"Why she's taking longer to heal?"I tried to open my eyes but found it to be a struggle. Two diverse voices fell upon my ears as I tried to recognize them, they were distant like someone was talking outside the door. Obliviousness washed over me and all the memories came wrecking into my head. The escape, the woods, the golden-haired wolf before I blacked out.My lids felt heavy whilst they quivered from my perseverance, just to remain shut."I don't know, Alpha. I can sense her wolf but there's hardly any sign of her existence." I felt my coarse eyes open slowly, just to shut again from the bright lights above me. After a little struggle, my eyes finally adjusted to the brightness and I was able to look around.I was lying in a hospital bed, wearing a light blue gown, the walls were bright white and the floors were concrete. To my right were monitors and an IV bag that connected to my arm. The bed seemed to be filled with a clear fluid, connected to the back of my hand that had my fingertips wrapped in bandages.I somehow knew I wasn't back in Xerxes's lands for he never treats me after his ruthlessness. I had no idea where I was or who brought me here but that didn't stop me from fear prowling inside me in unfamiliar surroundings. Instead of thinking about who saved me, my mind became paranoid. Why would someone help me? No wolf brought a stranger to his or her pack. The question deduced one thing. I had to leave.I ripped out the IV in my hand, bringing blood as the needle tore my skin. I raised myself from the bed as I unclipped the heart monitor off my fingers. The moment my feet tickled the cold ground, I heard alarms go off. In a panic, my eyes broadened and I tried to run for the door when my legs gave out. I fell to the floor letting out a pained moan.The door flew open and in the surge, a man with blonde hair stormed in. His piercing green eyes framed over me as his brows narrowed in confusion. He was wearing brown leather shoes, blue jeans, a crisp white shirt with the top two buttons undone."Alpha,"Another man rushed in, wearing a lab coat and a stethoscope circling his neck.Alpha.I started to panic, recalling what happened every time I spend time with my moon blessed, Alpha of Alphas. This man was an Alpha, he serves Xerxes and now he would hand me over to him. He knew me. He knew what I was running from."Calm down, you're safe. I'm not gonna hurt you." He said while walking carefully towards me. When I first met Xerxes, he lured me into a false feeling of safety before he became the definition of cruelty. His words how my terror and anxiety exacerbated his pleasure. This man was trying to make me think I was safe, that he was trying to help me, and when I would rely on him, he would hand me over to that monster. No, I would never go back to him. Not again.I shuffled backward in fear until my back hit the wall, my arms wrapped around myself as I hugged my knees to my chest."Hey, don't worry. No one's going to hurt you." The man in the white coat said as he walked closer and crouched down in front of me whilst my eyes remained on his hands the whole time making sure he couldn't make any sudden move to cage me. The man with green eyes looked at me the whole time.He reached his hand out to my hand which was bleeding from the sudden pull of the IV, causing me to flinch."I'm just going to check your vitals. Can you give me your hand?" He outstretched his hand, palm facing up. He didn't make any move to get closer and stared at him with uncertainty and uneven breath."Give him your hand." The man with green eyes muttered from behind, my eyes immediately jerked towards him as he held my gaze into fierce one. A sudden sparkle in his eyes startled me and I couldn't look away, he slowly nodded his head at me and I found myself trapped in his gaze. And before I realized I had placed my hand over the doctor's hand.He gently checked my pulse now had stabilized a little and inspected the spot where IV was injected."Your pulse is stable for now but the bleeding hasn't stopped. How about we get you on the bed first?" The doctor gave me a gentle smile while softly pulling my hand to stand with his help."Alpha!"I instantly curled back into a shaking ball on the floor, hugging my knees tightly. Someone had slammed the door open, alarming me. It was a man with dark hair and dark eyes. I could see his muscles stretch and flex as he took sharp breaths."What?" The man with green eyes growled, snapping his head towards the door as he bared his teeth at him. I immediately closed my eyes shut. This was it. He was angry and now he would punish me for disobeying him."I-I.... you're awake! Finally! Alpha has been so worried." He panted at the doorway. "You've been out cold for two days." He continued walking into the room. "I thought...." He trailed off as he finally realized that I was a shivering mess on the floor."Good job, Avi! Just when we were advancing, you just had to barge in here freaking the crap out of her. Now she's in worse condition than before." The man with green eyes growled that I had to hold back the urge to run for hills. His barbaric tone was deep and dominating that I almost felt myself curling into a mess."M-My apologies, Alpha. I just... didn't know she was up." Said Avi as he looked fearfully towards the green-robed man who scowled. My eyes slowly took in his form. He was tall, muscular and his defining muscles were visible through his shirt. His blonde hair clipped into a decent cut as a few strands fell over his forehead.And when he turned his eyes towards me sensing my gaze on his, his eyes softened a bit."What's wrong with her?""I barely have any clue, Alpha. A plausible presumption is, she's been tortured. This describes her actions when she found herself in a strange place.""Crap...I should've been more careful." Avi muttered and the doctor tending to my wounds gave him a hard glare.The green-eyed man nodded, his eyes never leaving mine as he started walking toward us."I'm sorry for scaring you, that wasn't my intent. You don't have to be terrified. I'm not gonna harm you, no one's going to. My name is Augustus. What's yours, cupcake?" He was now nearby, crouched down to my level. His tone was strangely calm and soft unlike the hard musculature of his body. His green eyes softened as he regards me with his gaze."K-Katarina." I stuttered out in a whisper, looking down again.I couldn't hold his gaze. It was too intense and intimidating."Katarina." I felt a tingly feeling in the pit of my stomach as he summarised it. I could feel my skin igniting."You're a shy one, aren't you?" A deep chuckle resonated through his chest. "Let's get you up on the bed first. You're injured and should be resting." Slowly he stretched his hand for me to seize. I pondered as I unsurely placed my hand over his whilst he gave me a small smile. I looked fascinated at him as his cheek dipped into an adorable dimple.Just like Xerxes-My body tensed and he tightened his hold on my hand."Come. I'm not gonna hurt you." Slowly he helped me stand and sit on the edge of the bed."If you don't mind me asking, what happened to you, cupcake? I found you while I was...umm... roaming in the woods. Your condition wasn't stable when I found you....you were scarcely alive."My breath hitched as I murmured lowly."I-I don't want to talk about it." I glanced at Avi who was just standing a bit farther back than the doctor, his mouth slightly gaped open as he stared at the man in front of me. A look of startelment in his eyes."That's fine. You can take your time." He said once he sensed panic in my eyes."Do you have anyone you want to contact? Family? Friends?"I thought about my family."No," I muttered looking at the floor.Family. What do I call a family? A dead brother? A dead mother? A dead father?"No worries. Do you have any memory of your last pack? Where do you live?" He asked cautiously enough to not scare me anymore.Pack? One that had been massacred? Or the one that never treated me like their Alpha's mate? Where do I live? Where was my home?"I-I don't have any." Words were whispered into the air and he caught them."That's not a problem. You can stay here. We've enough spare rooms in the packhouse. Once your condition is stabilized, I'll have one of my wolves arrange for your arrival." He said softly and I nodded."For now, you can rest here after James changes your bandages, okay?" He talked like he was soothing a child and I barely could look into his eyes as I meekly nodded.Standing up, he walked towards Avi and looked over his shoulder before his eye met mine."I'll be back to check up on you. Till then take good care of yourself." With this, he left before saying something to James.James was quick to change my bandages and checked my vitals. Just because they hadn't done anything to me didn't mean they were good. I couldn't let my guard down no matter how nice and genuine they seemed. I had to stay alert.Just because I agreed to stay here didn't mean I was going to stay here forever. Just until I was healed. I needed to leave this land before Xerxes find me. I had to get away as far as possible. This was just a temporary arrangement I made out of necessity.It was just a flash when my eyes damped as the scene before me etched a harsh and brutal image I could never forget. When my body jerked violently, my sobs were squeezed by his hand over my mouth whilst I felt hot flames of fire licking against my skin. My body jerked again as I felt his arms circling and wrapping around my waist and my flesh pushed up against his."Tell me what I want to hear, blossom." His hot breath rasped against my skin I felt burning sensations erupting through my veins. Confining my legs securely around his waist, my body jerked again. I felt him so deep inside me, I could feel him in my stomach. I let out a strangled wail of both pain and ecstasy as his fingers dug into my sides.Sweat dripped down our naked flesh, I couldn't tell if it was from the fire surrounding us or the intense way he was molding my skin to his accordance.I felt his claws drag down my back as he pumped deeper. A terrorized scream rippled through me
Lies were always meant to give rise to pain and anguish with every ounce of self-detested that one could feel. I suddenly felt the same. And probably this was the reason why I despised Alphas this much. The power, the command, the intimidation they held, I was too naive to grip. My past had been a crucial subject of conversation for me, not that I was scared to open up, but I was frightened of the aftermath that truth would bring. The pain, the sufferings, the hatred. What was I supposed to tell? That these were what my moon blessed gave me? That his fingers had inflicted these marks of ownership, his claim over me?"I told you, I fell." This time, my voice was calm and the tone was more stable. He didn't seem to grip the lie I fed him instead he gritted his teeth, I could see the muscle of his jaw twitching and with a vague shake of his head, he retreated his hands. The sudden lack of warmness in his body brought a cold gush of wind to settle over me.Hi
"This dress seems kind of short." "Nonsense! It's just the perfect fit." I sighed. I realized I've done it a lot recently. My eyes keenly assessed my figure in the full-length mirror. Though the emerald fabric looked enticing on my caramel skin, it also highlighted my curves and bring out the brown of my orbs, but it still was a little conservative from the bottom. The rim barely crossed my knees. Moreover, I was glad that the neckline was more sophisticated and provided false coverage for my scars. Mikaela still hadn't witnessed them, but I was afraid of what she might think of me when she does so? "Okay then." I voiced my decision. Soothing the wrinkles out with my palms, I grabbed the flats before wearing them. "This dress used to be my favorite when I was your age." "My age? How old are you?" Confusion laced my doubts. A low chuckle filled the empty walls of the room as she twirled in front of the mirror. Her eyes set over her reflection as she assessed herself."I'm thirty-
The rest of the dinner went rather smoothly. I was introduced to some of the wolves whilst before Mikaela could make me acquainted with the rest, James had excused her. I sighed at the sight before me. Their pup had caused some trouble for them and by the looks, James looked quite displeased with his male. I felt pity for the little wolf for his eyes were squinted down with his hands crossed in front as his head hung low. It was infuriating how I couldn't hear them despite being a wolf. It felt like, the longer my wolf was in hibernation, the more senses I was losing. Kral sniffed back his tears as James stood with hands over his waist as he scolded the poor soul while Mikaela stood beside her mate with glistening eyes. What had this poor male done to deserve his father's wrath? "Kral can sometimes get hard to handle." I jumped startled to look over my shoulder. Augustus stood just behind me, his face close to the side of his face as he looked at the scene in front. His body merel
It was suffocating. Even when I tried to breathe normally, I couldn't help this lingering feeling of devastation inside me. To elucidate my sentiments at this point seemed to be difficult for me. It was supposed to be this way. I should've known the consequences. However, I was younger than Augustus, I was supposed to be the mature and wise one judging I was the female. It was shameless of me to even think about a mated male. One with a child.I again tried to take a deep breath as I watched the duo conversing silently with their eyes and emotions. Augustus had an ingenious look mauled over his features. Whereas, the younger male looked to and fro between his father and me now and then. It was so intriguing how much identical he looked to his father. Unrealistic in a way that I had barely seen any child looked as bewildered as this young male. The only difference I could point out was the innocence in his sparkling eyes unlike his father, the small pout of confusion on his soft pink l
Losing someone dear to your heart always brought enormous pain and life-long drive, a sole remembrance of devastation, plastered with hundreds of sleepless nights and restless days. I've been through it, not only when I lose my parents but also when I watched my brother dying and the worse, my moon blessed killed him. I could feel his pain surprisingly. The look he had on his face was once on mine, tears that were souvenirs of our sufferings. I wanted to reassure him, to hold his fragile body in my arms, and alleviate him that everything was going to be fine, but I knew none of this mattered, knowing neither his mother was ever going to come back nor my brother. They were gone, for different reasons, in different ways.Still, I placed my hand on his back, and before I knew it, I was rubbing his back soothingly. Despite my consolations, I felt his body tensing and he hung his head low when I noticed his fingers interlaced with each other with tear drops falling over his lap.My heart
The stars shined brighter than ever, the frigid touch of wind that once was meant to calm my soul, now made me warmer than ever and the moon, how could I not admire it, for once, I thanked the moon goddess to letting a person like Augustus come in my life. It was not a purposeful meeting of ours, but something that moon must have prepared for me, to mend the mistake of making a cruel and heartless creature like Xerxes to be my mate.And then there was this feeling, something so blissful and in-between serenity, and peace, that now finally my life was becoming a little better. The thought that I was going to flee from here too was somewhat becoming a blur, the feeling I was coming to suddenly like.Augustus stroked his thumb over the back of my hand, delicate enough to let me feel his sentiments and tight enough to not let me pull my hand away, not that I was going to but I liked this. Not to forget the smile that was still there on my lips, something so strange to me.I could barely r
"Pancakes or toast?"My sleepless eyes moved toward her and I mumbled with a small smile."Anything would be fine."She nodded and turned her back towards me as she mixed the batter of pancakes. I was never a picky eater. Though there were times when I threw some tantrums here and there for not eating the time I had to spend caged in Xerxes's pack, I came to realise the worth of the food. Of course, I would if it meant eating once in three days, not full but only two slices of bread with a glass of water.Xerxes was a cruel male, his antics, his ways, his words, everything about him was horrendous. Sometimes, I wonder if he ever felt any remorse or guilt for anything he did to me. It was torturous for me, but never he batted a lash on my condition. Instead of pain, my bloodied body caused him immense pleasure, my sufferings caused him joy. What deeds I had done to get him as my moon blessed, only God could know that."Katty!"I wanted to laugh, ironic how my brother used to call me th