I woke up with a headache, ending all headaches. I squinted as my eyes tried getting used to the bright light. Why the fuck was everything so bright when I felt so dull? Don’t you just hate it when that happens? It’s similar to when you are sad and depressed, but everyone seems so jovial and happy.
I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck, oh wait. Something close to that happened. We crashed and I ended up hurt.
I knew I was in the hospital the moment I was conscious. The smell of antiseptic is hard to mistake and miss. My room was just like the one I woke up in when I fainted after the dream. Plain white walls, a small TV in the corner, and a bedside table with a glass of water on top of it.
Groaning, I struggle to sit up straight. That’s when his scent registers. Alec was asleep on a chair next to my bed. He sat on one of the two chairs available in the room.
“What is he doing here?” Nyx asks me; I just give her a look.
“How am I supposed to know that? We’ve been out for who knows how long.”
My hair was getting in my face; I moved to push it away when I noticed the cast on my hand. I let out a frustrated growl. which wakes Alec up.
This was going to be a pain. Sure, I’ll be with it for probably a maximum of three days, but it means that I can’t train in those three days. For the past three years, I’ve used training as a form of release. It’s been my way of letting out the aggression that has been seated inside me since Alec locked me in the dungeon.
People say that time heals all wounds. I call that bullshit. Three years. Three freaking years, and the scars in my heart are yet to heal. Sure, there are better days than others, but that’s all there is. Healing isn’t as easy as people say it is. Letting go isn’t a walk in the park, as they make it seem.
“What is it? Are you in pain?” His throaty voice pulls my attention to him.
I just stare at him, not really sure what to make of him being here. There was something in his green eyes. Something akin to worry and concern, but I wasn’t really sure. I brush it off. This is Alec we are talking about; he feels nothing when it comes to me. He made that clear three years ago when he was torturing me.
“No”
“Any discomfort?”
“No”
“Can you give something more than a one–word answer?” he asks, his voice a bit taut.
1 take a deep breath. In, then out, “What do you want from me, Alec? You’ve never really been interested in what I have to say before, so I just don’t get it”
“You got hurt, I just wanted to know if you are okay. Is that so wrong?”
I shut up. What the hell am I supposed to say to that? This side of him is new to me. He’s showing care, and I don’t know whether to trust it or not. It could be doing this because if something happens to me, then his pack is doomed. It could also be because of the mate bond. It’s all just consuming
“Look, you’ve never given a shit about me. So, showing your concern right now is a bit suspicious.” I mumble, pulling my
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eyes from his intense ones.
It’s difficult for me to reconcile the monster he is in my head to the man he is portraying.
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He moves and leans back in his chair. I shift in the hospital bed, feeling uncomfortable with the way his piercing eyes are drilling into the side of my head.
The tension is palpable. You could cut with a knife.
It was driving me crazy, and I wanted nothing more than to flee from this room. Flee from him and the bond that was driving me to crave things I shouldn’t. It took a long time for me to accept that Alec wasn’t the man for me. It took a long time for me to realize that we were all kinds of wrong. I accepted that and moved on. Now, with us being mates and the bond working tirelessly to push us together, I felt like I was back to square one.
“Maybe we can teleport to our room?” Nyx suggests her anxiety feeding into mine.
“A good idea,” I begin. “But what brought that on?”
“Knox is trying to reach out. It’s pissing me off because he won’t stop trying to knock my barriers down.”
I should have been surprised, but I wasn’t. Knox and Alec are Alphas. They are used to getting what they want. This time, though, it won’t happen. The love I had for them died in the torture room three years ago, along with my heart.
I closed my eyes about to escape, like the coward I am, but my concentration is interrupted by the sound of the door opening.
“Hello Luna,” the cheery voice of a male doctor greets me.
I grit my teeth against the unwanted title. “I’m not your Luna.”
He looks between me and Alec in confusion. “I thought you were our Alpha’s true mate. He said so.”
“I am not.”
“B–bur”
“Doctor Jacobs, can you give us the diagnosis?” Alec asks through clenched teeth, his eyes sharp on mine.
I don’t understand why the hell he was so angry. He shouldn’t have told his pack that I was his mate, since I didn’t plan on being his mate for long. He should have also corrected the doctor when he called me Luna.
I don’t allow his glare to affect me; instead, I focus on the very confused doctor.
“The glass cut an artery; that’s why you were bleeding a lot. We were able to stop the bleeding and sew the wound. You have two bruised ribs. You also fractured a bone. We had to set it in place before putting it in a cast. Don’t worry though, with your healing, you’ll probably be back to normal in two days.”
I nod before sinking back on the soft pillows That isn’t so bad I can wait for two days before I am back to training and huting punching bags
“Do you feel any pain or discomfort?” the doctor asks
“Yes My shoulder burst a bit
I turn when Alex growls, his eyes switching colors. “Why the hell didn’t you tell me? Why did you lie when I asked?”
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Frowning. I glare at him, not really liking his tone of voice. “I didn’t feel anything then. I feel it now. Is there a freaking problem with that?”
We have a staring contest, both of us glaring at each other, refusing to back down.
The doctor clears his voice nervously. “I’ll send a nurse to administer some painkillers.”
Alec breaks the stare first before looking at the ceiling and sighing. It’s as if he was praying for patience, which we both know he doesn’t have.
“She’ll be here in a minute,” Doctor Jacobs says before quickly leaving the room.
I expected Alec to follow suit and leave the room, but he doesn’t. Like I said, I don’t understand what he was doing here.
I’d forgotten to ask the doctor how long I was supposed to stay in the hospital. I hoped it was only a couple of hours because I was dying to see my little girl and hold her in my hand.
The silence stretches on. It fills the air with an awkwardness that makes me really uncomfortable.
“Any update concerning what happened?” I am unable to take it anymore.
“Yes,” Alec answers. “But it isn’t good.”
“What is it?”
He runs his hands down his face before answering. “The cops want us to come in for questioning.”
Damn, that is the worst news ever. Especially if word reaches the council.
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