ADRIANA’S POV I woke up to the sound of beeping machines and the smell of antiseptic. My head was heavy and my body weak, like I was between life and death. I tried to move, but I couldn't even lift a finger. Panic set in as I realized I was completely paralyzed. My limbs felt too heavy, the only thing seeming to move was my eyes. I forced my mouth open and let out a groan, thankful that I could at least move it too. The door to my hospital room opened and Daciana rushed in. her face was etched in worry, her steps tentative as she moved to my bedside. "Adriana, how are you feeling?" she asked, her voice trembling with worry. I tried to speak, but my throat was dry and the words wouldn't come out, only a small moan of pain. Daciana, seeing my struggle, quickly grabbed a cup of water from the bedside table and brought it to my lips. “Here, open up.” she said, her tone a soft command. I nodded my thanks as I took greedy gulps of the water, when my throat felt wet and not like sandpaper
ADRIANA'S POV "Good morning, Adriana.” The feminine voice sounds from behind. “How are you feeling today?" I straighten up, half-turning to catch a better view of the smiling doctor. "I feel a lot better, thank you." I replied, turning towards Daciana who gave me a tired smile. Her eyes had bags under them from lack of sleep but it didn’t seem to affect her in any way. As much as I’d tried to convince her I was fine and she could go home, she refused, saying she wouldn’t leave me alone in the hospital. I had a feeling she wasn’t telling me everything but I didn’t push it and gave up. She kept me busy telling me stories of her growing up, she was careful to not mention her brother in any of those stories. I was grateful for it, he was the last person I wanted to see. He hadn’t even bothered to show up at the hospital since last night, not that I wanted to see him, but he could at least pretend to feel sorry for what he had done. The doctor interrupted my angry thoughts by responding
ADRIANA’S POV“I don’t know what happened, he said he’ll be back but I’m unable to reach him and a few people have also reported the same thing.” Daciana said, her tone low and showing just how worried she was. Something squeezed in my chest though I stopped it, reminding myself how bad he had treated me. I didn’t have to feel sorry for him.“Oh,” was all I managed to say. Dacaina didn’t say anything, she just forced a smile and shook her head.“Anyway, it’s Xander. I’m sure he’ll turn up when he is ready.” She said, more to herself than me and smiled again, it looked a little more real now."Are you ready to go? The car is parked right outside." She said, standing up. I bet she couldn’t wait to leave this place, I felt the same too so I couldn’t fault her. She’d even stayed longer than I expected and I appreciated it. I wondered what was going on in her mind right now, and what she had to go through while looking after me all this while, not knowing where her brother was. I looked o
ADRIANA’S POVDaciana pushed me through the short length of the paved pathway to the front door of the Packhouse. There were only about three people hanging outside the place. Two teenagers chattering animatedly and a gardener trimming the bushes. He was the first to notice us, he bowed in respect before going back to her work. When we got close enough to the teenagers, they also did the same. I just sat stiff in the wheelchair not knowing what to do, I mostly got scornful looks from people back in my back. It was kind of weird seeing their submission, though it was mostly directed at Daciana and not me.When we got closer to the front door, I noticed a tall figure standing on the upper part of the building. From the way my heart thudded in my chest, I knew it was Xander. I commanded my stupid heart to stay still, not even knowing if it was reacting that way due to fear or anger, or something else entirely.He was standing on the balcony on the first floor, his back turned to us. I fe
ADRIANA’S POV“No, we don’t have to.” Daciana looked shocked when I said those words. Even though I didn’t turn back to look at Xander, I knew he had the same astonished look on his face. I could feel his eyes boring holes into the side of my face but I refused to give into the need to turn and face him.“Are you sure?” her expression was soft and I nodded firmly. There was no point running when it would only give him the thrill of a chase, not to mention, I didn’t want to go back to being locked. Xander wasn’t the type of person to be necessarily remorseful, he was known for being ruthless, not the other way around.“Yes, I’m sure.” I tried to make my voice sound confident, though it almost wavered. Daciana nodded and took a left turn. Xander was still watching us wordlessly, maybe he was communicating through mindlink with his sister, there was no way for me to know that.“Why did you say no?” when we’ve put enough distance between Xander and us that he couldn’t hear what we were sa
ADRIANA’S POV“Why so hostile, dear Daciana?” Donovan said with a smirk on his face. He entered the room like he owned the place, his eyes on Daciana. He didn’t stop until he got to the bed, then he got on it, resting his back on the headrest and crossing his legs at the angel. His legs were on the bed!“I came to check on our patient.” He finally acknowledged me. He lifted a hand and gave a small wave. “Hello sweetheart, did you miss me?” I glared at him internally, not having the guts to do it out in the open. I’ve seen what he is capable of, I know not to mess with him. Because if I think Xander is bad, then Donovan is worse.“You know Xander would skin you alive if he saw you anywhere near her.” Daciana said, standing in front of me so she could block his view of me. Still, I could feel his hateful gaze on me. It made me feel even smaller than the room made me feel at first. Donovan didn’t have to try to be scary, he was naturally intimidating.“Oh, I’m very scared.” He said, his
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“Let me help you,” I lowered my voice, willing it to come out soft. The fear that flashes through my mate’s eyes hurts more than the daggers that bitch had piercing every part of my body. The worst part is I know I deserve it, I’ve been an asshole to her. I let my ego and pride blind me so much that I almost killed her. I wouldn’t have been able to forgive myself had anything happened to her.There were a lot of things I could have done differently from the first time I met her, just looking at her, you could see the white in her, the pure innocence. That was probably what drove the darkness in me mad. A gift so pure was given to us, and the first reaction we had to that was to ruin it. Because that is what I do, I ruin things. We are fucked up and didn’t know how to treat something precious the right way.I’d just planned to keep her on the side, before I found out she was my mate. She wasn't going to be luna, she would have been part of my harem and that would be
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“Why are you even bothered?” I asked Donovan. He has been pestering me to tell him where I was all through yesterday, not that there was a problem telling him but I just didn’t think it was worth it.“Because I want to know just how pussy hooked you are.” He gripped his chin with two fingers like he was deep in thought. “Except. You haven’t even gotten any pussy yet.” He let out a loud dry laugh that grated on my ears. I still refused to give him the benefit of getting a reaction out of me. He knows well enough that I would throw his ass out when he annoyed me well enough.“You don’t just disappear for hours when the pack needs you, that’s not how an alpha acts.” I groaned loudly. “Do you just never give up?” I kept the pen that was in my hand and gave him a blank look. We could keep doing this for hours and it wouldn’t bother him, but I had work to do.“I’m just asking, Xander. You could say, I’m even worried about you, and the pack.” He was speaking slowly, like h