ADRIANA’S POVXander parked the car where Daciana did the day we came from the hospital. My brows creased trying to remember when that was. It was just a few days ago but it felt like a different lifetime. So many things have happened since then.Xander walked to my side of the door and opened it, he gave me his hand and I so badly wanted to ignore it but I’ve tested my luck one too many times with him so I just took it and let him help me out of the car. His hand closed around mine firmly and he started walking up the short path that led to the front porch. I tried to keep up with his hurried footsteps, while looking around the place that looked the same yet felt different. There was a distinctive change there that I couldn’t place my hands on but I knew of the presence.Kind of like when you walked into a room and you know something has been moved or someone was in there, but you can’t really place your hands on what exactly was moved.He doesn’t say anything even after we reach the
ALPHA XANDER’S POVI’m surprised by how fast Adriana’s breathing steadies. She falls asleep right away which obviously makes me think she is just faking it. No one can even blame me for that. I got so close to losing her, albeit I would have found her in a week tops, like I said with Daciana, the time and effort that would go into it was what I was avoiding. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep with the knowledge of her not being under the same roof with me.My thoughts get interrupted by the pack doctor’s mindlink. I give him permission to speak as I continue watching my mate. Listening to the steady rhythm of her heartbeat that confirmed she was sleeping and not just faking it.‘The reset was successful, alpha. He is still unconscious but he will make a full recovery.’‘When can he leave?’ I ask straight to the point. I just didn’t like the man being in my territory and I was hell bent on keeping peace and staying away from anything that might cause a war. That doesn’t mean I wouldn’
ADRIANA’S POVMy body felt worse than it did after one of my brothers vented their anger on me. I blinked a few times before I finally opened my eyes, a soft groan leaving my mouth. Even before I fully woke up, I felt the sensation of being watched. Goosebumps broke out across my skin when I looked around the unfamiliar room, the lights were dimmed and at first glance there was no one there. I didn’t feel safe.I paid no heed to my sore body and sprang up from the bed, my head felt heavy. Like I hit it somewhere, and I searched my blurry memories to be sure it didn’t happen. It didn’t, as far as my head was concerned.I remembered getting out of the window, after I felt a sensation similar to this and then choosing to try my luck and get out of this pack. The fact that I was back in a room meant that task wasn’t successful. I stretched, my back made a cracking sound as it released all the pent up tension. I could really use a hot bath right now.“You should be more mindful of your sur
ADRIANA’S POVThe tears kept rolling down my cheeks. I stood frozen, feeling Xander’s anger crackling in the air the longer I stayed not doing as he asked me to do. I just couldn’t bring myself to remove my clothes in front of him.“Xander, please.” I tried again, my voice shaking when I spoke and barely making it out. “Please don’t make me do that.”I didn’t care that I sounded pathetic, I would get on my knees and beg him if it meant it would make him change his mind. I wasn’t going to give up without trying. I haven’t fought many of the people in my father’s pack to lose my dignity so easily.The one time I knew I fought back when someone had hit me was when my father’s old gamma tried to take advantage of me when I was sixteen. He’d not been in his right senses and I was in the kitchen when he entered. He tried to force himself on me, he was much stronger than I was and he’d even gotten far enough to tear my gown down the front. When I saw what he wanted to do, I panicked and atta
ALPHA XANDER’S POVDonovan met me outside the house, he was standing with a cigarette to his lips as usual, though I haven’t seen him smoking in the past few days. He lifted his head in acknowledgment and moved out of the way while I started walking down the driveway. I was going to check how Jameson was doing, then see the people that got injured in today’s attack, from there I’ll probably spend the rest of the night in the dungeon. It’s just a little past dinner time but I needed to get my mind off Adriana and what almost happened.I couldn’t believe I fucking lost control. Just for a few minutes but those few minutes would have caused damage that I wouldn’t know how to fix.Though the situation helped me figure something out, the main reason I was going to check up on Jameson. On a normal basis I wouldn’t have cared what the hell the man was going through and how he was doing.Footsteps made me halt a few steps to the door, I waited for Donovan to catch up. He stopped beside me and
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“Sorry?” Dr. Harrison’s brows creased and he sat up in his chair, his back straightening.“You got your wolf, yes?” I ask again, saying each word slowly in case he had trouble understanding. He nodded, pursing his lips. “When? And what was it like?” if he found the questions strange and disrespectful, he didn’t show it. He was smarter than that.“At twenty five, alpha,” I nodded absently, then motioned for him to elaborate. “I don’t really know the words to use alpha, it was strange. I’d given up at that point but for a few weeks before I got him, a lot of things were…weird I guess.” There was a faraway look in his eyes as he spoke, like he was reminiscing about the time.“I wasn’t used to the hyper reactions and mobility, so I had a bit of trouble getting by,” he leaned back and chuckled a little. “I was a total mess in the hospital, I couldn’t perform any surgeries for a month. Because after I got him and all, I needed to learn how to control myself.” Lycans and wo
ALPHA XANDER’S POVAlpha Jameson was doing much better, according to the doctor. He said the reset surgery was easier than he expected and since he was an alpha, he wouldn’t have much trouble healing. I nodded, my face stoic. It wouldn’t have hurt anyone if he walked with a limp forever. I was just putting the option out there for whoever might try to make it work.Dr. Harrison left after he checked the man’s vitals and found they were normal, he said he had rounds to make or something like that. I didn’t say anything, only watching the man that I have heard so much about. He was reduced to nothing in that bed, his alpha title was stripped down and he was just a man in a hospital trying to get better. When I saw the cast around his leg, I wanted to feel something for him, pity even, but my mind was blank. All that came to my head was the conversation with Adriana before he left and well, that didn’t really make you feel anything but contempt for him.I’m not saying I’m a much better p
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“Sorry?” Alpha Jameson asks after more than two minutes of him looking at me like I just spoke in a weird language he has never heard of, and is waiting for a translator. He must have realized I’m not going to repeat myself because he tried sitting up. He groaned then laid back down, all the while I only watched with barely contained rage. If he knows what is good for him he would start talking, and soon.“You heard me,” I growled the words out. He meets my eyes for a split second, something akin to panic flashing behind his eyes.“No one important,” he said finally, the words coming out through gritted teeth“Who. Is. She?” I stress each word, standing up. I take a threatening step toward him and the heart monitor starts going crazy, I pause and stare at him, my eyebrows almost reaching my hairline in question. His face was getting red and sweat matted his forehead.What the hell was he hiding that just a simple question like this would make him react that way?“Al