Meeting the Alpha

Lily

I opened my eyes hearing the soft beeping sound of a machine and tilted my head towards the sound only to see a monitor. But I was too tired to keep them open, so I closed my eyes with a soft sigh.

“ She is awake,” a soft feminine voice said which made me open my eyes again.

I looked towards the way the voice came from only to be shocked to see so many eyes were already staring down at me.

“ I……I……. Who are you?” I asked, my voice sounded hoarse and rough.

“ I am Maria and these are my team and they are the warriors,” she said, introducing herself and the others. I looked at each one of them but there were still two other people standing there who she didn't introduce.

Then I looked at my surroundings, it wasn't a hospital and it looked very much like a room of someone very important or should I say dangerous.

“ Where is this place?” I asked, shifting my attention to her.

“ Why am I here?” My next question shocked them all.

I kept staring at Maria who opened her mouth to say something before closing them again, and then I saw something flickered in her eyes before she spoke.

“ You…….. you don't remember?” she asked carefully, stepping closer to the bed but didn't dare to sit next to me. I only shook my head at her.

“ I…… only remember my name,” I said, and I could feel a lump forming in my throat as my vision blurred.

“ And what is it?” A deep, velvety and dangerous voice said. It didn't belong to any of them. Then they all parted for the owner of the voice as heade his way towards me.

My breath hitched looking into his green eyes piercing through me like he is solving some unknown mystery.

He is tall with broadening shoulders, dark brown hair. His jaw was sharp and chiseled with a pointed nose. His skin was fair. I have never seen such a handsome creature until now.

“ What is your name?” he repeated his question again as he stood right beside me.

“ Lily”!!!

“ How did you end up in that forest?” Someone asked.

“ I am Damien by the way,” he said, he was the one standing there before and Maria didn't introduce them.

“ I…… don't remember,” I said, my voice trembling. How did I end up like this? I asked myself.

“ It's okay, we will work on that later. Right now you need rest and you need to recover from all your injuries,” Maria said quickly.

“ You don't remember where you come from? Or your family?” Damien asked.

“ Damien.”

“ Alpha,” he immediately stood straight.

So he is their Alpha. No wonder he is radiating such a powerful aura.

“ Do you have a wolf, lily?” He asked, looking into my eyes. I don't know why I am so drawn to him. I want him to cradle me in his arms, I want him closer to me.

“ Yes,” I replied, averting my gaze from him. The moment I looked away from him the air around us changed.

“ Leave us alone,” he ordered after a couple of seconds.

“ Alpha, she needs rest,” Maria explained, sensing he is getting angry.

“ We can't pressure her to remember…… her words were cut off by his low growl, which made me flinch.

“ I wish to talk to her alone,” he said and one by one everyone emptied the room leaving us alone.

From the corner of my eyes I saw him turning around and walking towards the chair before dragging it back until he was standing right beside me.

He took a seat maintaining a respectable distance between us, I could still feel his heat. He didn't say anything but kept his eyes on me.

“ Do you need water?” He asked, staring at my mouth.

“ Yes,” I said, and tried to sit up straight, as soon as I did a sharp pain shot through my ribs.

“ Let me help you,” with that he came towards me and helped me sit up on the bed. Then he handed me a glass of water. I took the glass from him and emptied it in one go. After I finished it, he took the glass from my hand and placed it on the side table.

“ Thank you Alpha.”

“ Now, I need to know a few things and I am sure you will cooperate with me,” he said, looking at me expectingly. I nodded my head.

“ You said you have a wolf, what is her name?” He asked.

“ Maya,” a low whisper echoed in my head.

“ Maya.”

“ Do you remember anything about how you ended up in that part of the forest?” He asked.

“ Please believe me I don't remember anything,” I said.

I understand it is difficult for him to believe me but I am trying to remember something, anything but I couldn't.

“ Hmmm,” he only hummed in response. His response made me somewhat disappointed.

“ since you can't remember who you are and where you came from…. He paused for a few moments gauging my reactions.

“ Let me make an offer,” he finished his words.

“ I will take you in till you remember everything. Till then you will live here under my protection. Are you okay with that?” He asked.

“ I…… I……

“ and after you remember everything, you can decide where you want to go. If you wish to go with your previous pack, no one will stop you,” he said, clenching his fists on his lap.

“ Thank you. Alpha. For your kindness,” I thanked him, gulping the lump in my throat. Why do I feel like no one ever showed me this type of kindness?

The back of my eyes burned and I blinked the tears back. I don't want to cry in front of me. I don't want him to think I am weak, but another tiny part of me wants to cry my heart out in his arms.

“ You can stay here until you recover from your injuries,” he said.

“ Rest, someone will be here and if you need anything just tell them,” he said as he stood up from the chair.

Before he turned around, I grabbed his wrist, stopping him on his track.

He halted, looking down at my hand before he looked at me.

“ I want to know something,” I said. He waited for me to continue.

“ How did you find you? I mean where? And what condition I was in?” The moment the words left my mouth his face went hard and his eyes became cold.

After he told me everything, the little bit of energy I had left in me drained from my body. Thousands of questions started swirling around my mind. I was stuck on the name of the blue heaven pack. What was I doing there? Why did I lose my memory?

“ You don't have to worry about anything, the rogues are dead,” he said.

“ Thank you for saving me,” I said, my voice trembling. I kept my eyes on the bed as I was unable to look up at him.

I heard him sigh, before he put his index finger under my chin and lifted it up to meet his gaze.

“ You will stay here until you recover,” he said, searching my eyes.

“ I will,” I said before I could even stop myself.

“ I will not let any harm come near you, Lily,” he added.

I gave him a nod and only then he let go of my chin and stepped back.

I saw him turning around and walking out of the room.

The moment he closed the door a soft sob escaped my lips as my shoulder trembled.

Thank you moon goddess for sending him to save me, I silently thanked her and let myself fall on the mattress again. The scent on the pillow made me calm down.

“ Maya?” I called my wolf and waited for a reply but there was nothing. She sounded weak when she told me her name, with a sigh I stared out of the window.

I can't run away but I have to know the answers. Maybe if I go back to the territory where the Alpha found me, I will get my answers. And for that I have to recover and heal. With a sigh, I closed my eyes.