The accident

Aurelia's Point of View

I felt sore as my eyes slowly fluttered open.

Confusion filled me when I looked around the unfamiliar room. I tried to remember how I ended up here but the migraine increased. I located the switch as it flickered on.

Looking around, I spotted my naked figure in the mirror, I immediately grabbed the duvet and pulled it tightly around me.

I tried to leave the bed only to feel a sharp pain shoot between my legs. I couldn't help the gasp that escaped my lips.

"Tania," I yelled in anger, as I grabbed my phone from my bag.

"Hello sis, guess you enjoyed your gift." Her voice rang out at the other end of the phone.

"I promise, I'd kill you." I cursed as she snickered.

"You enjoyed it, you know what happens when you have sex without a proper rejection ceremony and the Alpha is yet to let go of you.”

"I swear, you..." I tried saying as she dropped the call.

I knew I was in trouble, this was a setup, I wasn't supposed to be with another man unless Aiden rejected me and set me free in the presence of the pack.

Why would Tania go to this extent just to make me miserable?

The room was empty as I hopped to the bathroom. I needed to leave here before someone walked in.

Without thinking, I opened the door and my eyes fell on a naked man, his back was turned to me and I was faced with his perfect athletic back and curvy but muscular waists.

He turned to look at me, making me shift uncomfortably.

"You are awake." But I was shocked to see who it was.

"Doctor Brooks?" I whispered, staring at those blends of green and brown eyes.

“You're the doctor from yesterday, you..” But he interrupted me.

"I've been wanting to ask. Are you stalking me? You ought to be at the hospital." He said as a frown appeared on my face.

He was asking like he wasn't supposed to be at the hospital also treating patients.

He gently took a towel, wrapping it around his waist.

"Get dressed, I will take you back."

"Why are you acting like you care? Are you even a real doctor?" But he didn't give me a response.

I had hoped he was my mate, but seeing him in a room where Tania had probably set me up, I doubted if he was truly mine.

I stared as he went ahead wearing his pants, acting like nothing unusual happened between us.

Soon Xena stirred, I had blocked her last night so she wouldn't shift.

"He is our mate," She growled, I felt her hackles raised.

“No, he isn't." I linked back, I won't be a mate to someone who works for my sister.

“We are not even sure if he was the guy Tania sent, he might not know what you are talking about.” Xena linked, but I wasn't having it.

“I will be with you shortly.” He said to whoever was on the end of the line.

"I will drop you at the hospital, I don't want to ever see you again." He spoke leaving me shocked like he wasn't the same guy that called me his mate.

"You are not a doctor and I'm not going back to Sunnyvale, I will remain here."

"It's not safe here." He half yelled.

"How did you know? Did my sister tell you to frighten me with that?"

"I don't know your sister, and I didn't have sex with you."

"But we had sex and..."

"I haven't had sex in the last four years, I'm asexual and can't have an erection." He held a straight face as he spoke. "If you felt like we had sex it must be your imagination or a dream, how did you even get into my room?" But I didn't reply as I stared at him.

He looked sincere, can he not remember? It wasn't a dream, I felt sore and I could still remember pieces of what we did last night.

A beep soon came into my phone, it was a message from Mother as I hastily picked up my dress when I felt a sharp pain between my neck and shoulder.

I touched it and noticed it was sticky, bringing my fingers to my face, I realized it was blood.

"You marked me, Is this also a dream?" I yelled, clearly frustrated as I stormed into the bathroom to change when I slipped and fell, hurting my ankle.

"Are you alright?" He had a frown on his face as he stared at me, but I didn't give a response as I walked out of the bathroom.

I grabbed my phone and stormed out of the room when I missed a step and fell, hitting the same ankle.

"Ouch!" I whimpered as he walked towards me.

Without saying a word, he grabbed my wrist and cut it.

"What did you do that for?" I was already getting frustrated.

"We share a bond, I can feel your pain.” He said as I swallowed saliva I didn't know was there.

“It can't be true,” I whispered as he brought the knife to his wrist and made a cut, a new type of pain shot through me.

"Do you believe now?" I immediately gave a nod, the pain from him was becoming unbearable, but he was still calm.

This was a rare case, mates can only share a special bond like this once every 600 decades on the night of the lunar tether. I wonder why I was the unfortunate one.

"You are coming with me." He said, grabbing my arm, different thoughts ran through my mind, and I couldn't even fight back.

"I won't harm you, even if I want, I can't."

"Where are you taking me then?" I asked as he pulled the car door open.

"To some secluded place, till we understand how to fix this."

"He won't hurt us, Lia." Xena calmed me as I heaved, wondering how I was going to survive this new life.

I stared out the passenger window, we had been driving for what felt like an eternity.

"Hey, Brooks, do you have any idea how much longer it's going to take to get there?" I asked, trying to keep the frustration out of my voice.

His brow furrowed as he glanced at the GPS. "According to this, we still have at least another hour to go. Maybe more, depending on traffic."

I let out a frustrated sigh.

We drove on in silence, if not for Xena I wouldn't have been doing this.

Suddenly there was a loud thud, causing the car to swerve violently.

"What was that?" I cried out, grabbing onto the door handle as the car went off the road.

"I-I don't know!" He yelled, desperately trying to regain control.

"Something must have run out in front of us!"

"Hold on!" He shouted, swerving sharply to avoid a deep ditch on the side of the highway.

At that moment, time seemed to be slow and then everything went dark.