Chapter 2

Drake POV

            “How is that possible?” he asks Maddie’s brother, Alpha Samuel.  “I have no idea,” he says, but the test indicates they are not related.  “But she’s my mate and her twin was my mate.  There has to have been an error,” I say pulling out my phone.  I need to advise Kate of the situation immediately.  We needed to get to the bottom of this sooner than later.

            “Until my sister wakes up, we won’t know for certain that she is your mate.  I only have your word for it,” Alpha Samuel states.  He wasn’t happy with the situation after learning about Louise and that she was murdered.  He is afraid for his sister to be involved with me.  I understand his fear, but I won’t leave my mate.

Alpha Samuel’s mate, Luna Jasmine is beside him and takes his arm, “Samuel, we must give her a chance to wake before we doubt there is a connection.  He’s our only hope in getting Maddie back,” she says softly. 

Looking at Maddie I cannot get over how beautiful she is.  She is stunning.  Louise was beautiful but her heart wasn’t pure.  She had betrayed me and while it hurt to lose her, I had to admit I had lost her before I found her.  Maddie was different in that there was no history and maybe we would have a chance at a happy ever after.  If we could get to the bottom of all the turmoil.

Looking at my phone, I see Kate calling me.  I knew she wouldn’t wait to reach out.  “Alpha or er Luna Kate; what exactly do I call you now?” I say laughing as I tease her.  She was among the few females who were Alphas to a Pack of their own.  She was also now a Luna to her mate’s Pack.  Confusing yes, but brilliant.  This way she was able to keep her Pack for her own pups, once she had them. 

            Laughing herself, Kate says, “You can call me Kate, Drake - the same as you always have.  Now tell me, what the hell is going on there? How is it possible she’s not my sister?”.  “Kate, I don’t know; Alpha Samuel and Luna Jasmine are with me now.  I am going to put you on speaker phone,” I say.

            Putting Kate on speaker phone, we review all the details of the DNA test results.  Kate has multiple questions about which clinic was used, how long did it take to get results and everything else an experienced Doctor would ask.  Yes, Kate is also a qualified Pack Doctor.  She has accomplished much in her young life of twenty years.

            “I would like to request another DNA test, when Maddie is awake,” Kate says.  Alpha Samuel looks frustrated and demands to know why.  “Because there is something wrong.  Either the original test conducted with Louise was wrong or this one is wrong.  Someone is tampering with results.  Drake swears they are identical; there is a missing piece of this puzzle we need to understand,” Kate concludes.

            Luna Jasmine is nodding her head in agreement, as Alpha Samuel turns away clearly upset with these findings.  “I need to speak with my own parents,” Alpha Samuel says while turning back to look at us.  “I knew she was adopted, but I don’t know the circumstances around her adoption.  We need more information before we put Maddie through anything when she wakes,” he says and then walks out the door.  Luna Jasmine smiles at me sadly as she walks out after her husband.

            Ending the call with Kate after promising to keep her updated on Maddie’s progress, I turn back to the bed where Maddie is lying.  She’s been in a coma since Louise was murdered.  It is now believed that her coma and distress were a result of Louise’s death.  Twins are known to be connected.  Even though they had never met, there would still remain a connection.  Nobody would have expected a twin’s death to have had this effect, but it is the only thing that made sense.

            From what Alpha Samuel had described, Maddie had screamed in pain before slipping into a coma at the exact time Louise had been murdered.  It was too much to have been a simple coincidence.  Maddie hadn’t been harmed physically to warrant that reaction.  Her wolf was also in limbo making no effort to heal Maddie or bring her back.  I could smell her wolf faintly, but I was in complete fear they had both given up.  The Pack Doctor was also certain her wolf was still there but very much in the background.

            I knew Maddie felt the effects of the mate bond.  Every time I touched her, I could feel the sparks that went with the bond.  I could hear her heart rate pick up; I felt more complete.  Don’t misunderstand.  I had loved Louise and I miss her.  However, there were a lot of circumstances around her death that clouded the loss.  She had betrayed me, and I only found out hours before she died.  I had no chance to resolve any issues with her and was left with a sense of guilt in how things had ended for us. 

            As I sat there holding Maddie’s hand and enjoyed the feeling of the sparks, I spoke briefly to her, “Come back for me, Maddie.  I’m your mate and I want you.  Please fight to come back,” I beg quietly. 

Maddie POV

            The pain had been excruciating.  I had never experienced such pain. I felt like I was having my heart ripped from my body.  And then there was blackness.  I didn’t know what had happened as I lay in limbo.  I am not at the forefront of my mind.  I am buried, with my wolf, under layers of protection from the pain that was still captured inside my body.

            I was scared.  I had no idea why I had felt that way.  I had no reason to experience that type of pain.  I had experienced a lovely childhood.  My parents and my brother, Samuel, were my life.  The loved me and I knew every day I was loved and protected.  I didn’t have to train like the other Pack members.  I was treated like a princess.  Some days I wished I could train so I could be stronger, but my father always said that wasn’t necessary for me.  He never wanted to see me fighting rogues or others while sparring.  He wanted his princess protected at all costs.  My mother was a strong warrior and there were times I knew she felt differently than my father.  But she agreed with him, to keep him happy.  He was her mate, after all and they were everything to one another.

            Samuel also protected me.  Now as the Alpha of our Pack for a few years, he also denied me the opportunity to learn to fight.  I felt helpless when we had rogue attacks. I would be pushed into the safe rooms with the elderly, women, and pups.  I was always told it was for the protection of the Pack, but I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen, if I was ever on my own or needed to help.  I would be helpless.  As I was right now.

            My wolf and I talked some in this state.  Both of us anguished over the pain we suffered.  I felt like my wolf had a secret she was keeping from me, but I couldn’t get her to tell me what she knew.  This was why we talked in limited ways in this realm of my mind.  I should be able to trust my wolf, but I felt disconnected from her in some way.

            There it was again.  Those sparks and that voice asking me to come back.  I had no idea who he was, but I felt comforted when he was near.  I felt safe when he was near me.  He wasn’t angry.  He never asked me questions.  What I could catch of what he was saying was him telling me about himself.  His name was Drake, and he believes we are mates.  I didn’t know if that was true or not.  I knew I felt sparks but unless I awoke, I didn’t feel a strong bond.

            I didn’t know if I wanted to wake up.  I had experienced such pain and a feeling of loss, I never wanted to feel that again.   But I was interested in that voice.   If he was my mate, would he have the answers for me?  Answers as to what had caused my pain.  And how I could avoid it again in future.

            I was scared.  I didn’t know if I wanted the answers.  The feeling had been devastating.  I was safer here.  Protected here.  Alone here.  I didn’t like to be alone, but I liked to be safe.  When would I be ready to come back to my body and wake up?  What if he wasn’t my mate and it was all a joke to bring me back.  I couldn’t take that chance today.  I just couldn’t.