2: Letting Go

Samarah

I opened my eyes to find a brightly lit, white room. I blinked in confusion, I had no idea where I was.

“Samarah?” I turned my head to the unfamiliar voice and blinked again. The man standing next to my bed was out of this world sexy. His eyes were an icy blue, he had some stubble on his chin, and his blond hair was striking in its intensity, he seemed to be just over 6 foot, and his wet, white shirt did nothing to cover the strong abdomen it stuck to. I realized that he had said my name and yet I was certain I had never seen him before.

“Who are you?” My throat was dry making my voice come out raspy. He quickly handed me a cup of water.

“My name is Nicholas, Nick for short. My driver hit you while you were running through the road. He was hydroplaning and unable to stop in time.”

I furrowed my brows. Hydroplaning, it must have been some rain storm, hence his drenched white shirt. Hit by a car? I tried to think as I was unable to recall this.

“You have no idea what happened, do you?” I shook my head slowly, indicating that I hadn’t. “The pack nurse says that short term memory loss is common with head injuries. Even for werewolves. It will come back in a day or two.” He plopped down on the chair next to the bed I was in.

“How long have I been out?”

“Its been just over twelve hours.”

“Where is Riley?” I wasn’t sure why Nicholas was here instead of my mate.

Nicholas frowned a bit. “He was running after you screaming, I was pretty sure he was the reason you didn’t notice the black car coming directly at you. Weres are typically much more coordinated and observant than that unless they are distraught. I sent him home.”

It was my turn to frown then. Did Riley do something? Was I angry and running from him? I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing as I assessed the state of my wolf. I could feel her, but barely. I ground my teeth and pushed harder into my mind. I felt all of my surroundings in this state and the image of my wolf became clearer. A broken mate bond?

The knowledge pushed me out of my head as I gasped from the lingering pain my wolf felt.

“Why did you stay?” I asked Nicholas to distract myself, I hated that I couldn’t remember.

“I felt responsible and wanted to ensure that you woke up. Your wolf was already weak, if she wasn’t, you would have healed already.”

I sighed. “Broken mate bond.” I whispered.

His eyes appeared sad. “That is something I understand.” He gave me a sad smile. “Well, I will leave you to it then. Sorry about all of this.” He walked out of the room silently.

I closed my eyes feeling out my body, I was a little achy, but nothing horrendous. My head definitely hurt, but I was certain I would be fine now.

“Damn, I thought that guy would never leave! He wouldn’t even let me come see you.” Riley’s voice sounded in the room and my eyes opened instantly. Usually when I heard his voice I was excited, but this time, I felt panic trying to bubble up out of me.

“What are you doing here?” My tone was sharper than I intended, rage was bubbling through my wolf, making her stronger, making me stronger.

“I was worried about you.” His smile faltered at my tone, he wanted to act like nothing had happened, like everything was fine. 

Images started blurring through my mind as my wolf began to put the missing pieces together for me. And I remembered. I remembered everything.

“You need to leave, I never want to see you again.” I gasped out. I looked at him and glared. “Never.” I pushed my alpha aura with my last word, since he had an alpha bloodline also it didn’t do the same as it would to a weaker wolf. But he definitely felt it and he looked at me surprised.

He turned his face into an ugly sneer. “Fine, it was only a matter of time before I left your sorry ass anyway. The Moon Goddess was crazy to pair us up, you’re nothing to me.” He left quickly.

Although I was angry at him and rejected the mate bond, his words still stung. I couldn’t for the life of me comprehend how he could feel this way about me. But then I remembered how I had always been that nerdy girl no one cared for. The one who could easily get lost in a crowd, forgotten. If there was no mate bond, Riley and I never would have been together. 

There were a million reasons that I felt sorry for myself, but none of those were going to get me anywhere. Before the mate bond my plan was simple. Work a good IT job to get my own place, get away from my family, get into the most prestigious werewolf college, The Silverlight University or TSU as it was more commonly known as, and start a technology company to focus on enhancing the werewolf community.

The aches were gone thanks to my wolf’s comeback, and I was already feeling better. I would no longer be the scared, nerdy girl that no one cared for or admired. Riley did me wrong, and it fueled a fire within me that I had forgotten about a long, long time ago. The best revenge would be to end up at the top, rivaling his position, and becoming someone that he would forever regret letting go of.

I sat up, stretched my legs a bit, and left the pack hospital with a different attitude than I had come in with. There was nothing holding me back from getting to the top, and as sure as the alpha blood in my veins, you can bet your ass that I would get there if it was the last thing I will ever do. I didn’t need anyone else, I proved that a long time ago. The only person I had ever really loved not due to a mate bond, was my younger brother Davis, and I will show him that I can be strong. That I was worthy of him looking up to me.