ADRIANA’S POVI regret not going for any training all my life, for not fighting my father too hard on it. I had mostly just nodded and went along with whatever he said, because I felt like I didn’t have a choice. He made me feel like I didn’t have a choice when it came to anything. I had one duty and that was to follow his every command.The sound of my feet rivals the sounds of Xander’s paws hitting the hard concrete floor of the pack training ground. I realized it was after that I almost ran into a training ring. Safe to say, I have been on high alert since then. It is what is keeping from being caught, or the reason he hasn’t caught me yet. For the most part, he has to be having fun with this and I couldn’t deny there is a part of me that is relishing this.Not running with him per se, after his threat. I am actually scared of what he meant by that comment. Just being stuck in a wheelchair for a day was bad, I didn’t want to be there for long. A part of me thought he meant to do s
ALPHA XANDER’S POV “Why is she not awake?” I growled at the doctor who was still checking out Adriana. I didn’t think she would appreciate being taken back to the hospital so I had the doctor sent over. It was unfortunately not the same woman that treated her at the hospital. She lived out of town and wouldn’t be here until morning. I was left with this fumbling, incompetent man treating my mate. I’ve growled at him in warning more than five times since he got here ten minutes ago. I didn’t have time to change her and since she had a few scratches on her back that weren’t healing like they would have if she had a wolf, I had no choice but to leave her in the stupid clothes. The single glare I shot after he got here told him not to look beyond where he wasn’t treating. That at least he has abided by. It was the only thing he has done right since he got here. “I don’t know alpha. Maybe she just needs to sleep, she seems tired.” He stuttered through the words like a total weak ass. I s
ADRIANA’S POV “The name’s Candace sweetheart,” the woman’s voice pulled me from my disturbing thoughts of Xander. I was grateful for that, because the last thing I wanted to look into was why I was anything but terrified, or even disgusted at what he said. I also needed to figure out why that wolf attacked me. All in due time. The woman’s unwavering gaze reminded me of my manners and I sputtered a silent apology. My voice came out raspy, my throat feeling a lot drier and even more worse than the voice. “I’m Adriana,” I introduced myself. Not getting over my head and thinking she would know my name. She shot me another warm smile and then turned after that, she was picking up the pillows that have been kept around me. Almost like the person—Xander, if my memories weren’t actually hallucinations or a bad dream—didn’t want me to fall off. I wasn’t a baby, though I was grateful for the thoughtfulness. “Oh sweetheart, I know.” She said, her tone suggesting how hilarious the thought of
ADRIANA’S POVUnlike yesterday when my being unable to walk to the bath was entirely fictional, I was actually struggling with it now. I’ve groaned and cursed about ten times since Candace left me in the bathroom. She’d helped me out of the wheelchair first then helped me get into the bath.I would have chosen a quick shower but standing was a bitch. What the hell motivated me to run out of the room with no shoes on? Whatever dumb spirit that was, I was really hating on it right now.I finished my bath faster than last night then got out of the tub, wincing with every contact my feet made with the cold tiles. I wasn’t even paying attention to the fact that I had no shoes on in the bathroom. It wasn’t dirty in the least, if I was being honest, the bathroom was much neater than my room back at my old pack.I was tying the towel around me when I heard a knock on the bedroom door. My heart almost stopped, thinking it was Xander. Something told me if it was him, a scene like last night’s w
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“What happened with the wolf?” I asked with a growl. I’d been on my way to meet with him when he told me he was already back and in the shower. His exact words had been. ‘I was in the shower, I couldn’t fucking talk to you when I was naked. I don’t know about you but I’m not into guys.’ He’d ended with a fucking snicker. Safe to say I felt like breaking all his teeth. I stopped myself before I could though, I knew my anger wasn’t directed at him. It was all because of that damn wolf that thought it would be fun if he messed with my mate.“He has been tight lipped.” I pursed my lips. That wasn’t what I expected, after he told me he was back. I’d thought he got all the information I needed, not this. I raked my hand through my hair, fighting the urge to tug at the strands.“All night?” he gave a look that suggested I was stupid before nodding. “Did everything to the fucker but he refused to speak.” Donovan mumbled. He let his cool mask slip but only for a few seconds.
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“What the fuck?!” I heard Donovan’s loud voice booming in the halls before he walked into the office. He busted into loud laughter almost immediately after which told me he was taking in the scene. The asshole.“Daciana, stop.” I tried to pull her off me but she was intent on….clawing my eyes out? “Daciana!” AlthoughI didn’t want to, I had to use my alpha voice and that forced her into submitting. She released me and moved back, her heated glare still intact though.“Fuck you, Xander. You’re a fucking asshole.” She growled before stomping out of the room. Donovan and I shared a look, wondering what the hell was going on.“You should have put her in that asylum when you had the chance,” he muttered like it was the easiest thing in the world. I shot him a glare which he rolled his eyes to and shook his head, giving me a look that said he was very disappointed. “Don’t you have a humor?”“That’s not funny,” I grumbled and took off after Daciana. I needed to know what th
ADRIANA’S POVAfter Daciana left, I had nothing to do, I didn’t feel motivated to do anything with the thoughts running through my mind. I felt guilty for whatever she was going to do to her brother and I tried as much as I could to mindlink her. Xander spoke with me through mindlink last night so I thought I would manage, but again I failed.I felt like the failure my father always says, never getting anything right in my life. I felt too weak to even eat and get dressed so I just ended up going back to bed. I didn’t sleep, I didn’t think I would have been able to sleep either way.As a sort of punishment to myself, purely because I felt like I deserved it, I laid on my back which hurt like hell. But I felt a sliver of satisfaction, like I was finally getting something I deserve.I laid there for what felt like hours, Candace didn’t come back which I was glad for. Being nice or even pretending to was something I didn’t have the energy to do.I was starting to like being away from peo
ADRIANA’S POVMy heart is beating in overdrive. Like a wolf running carelessly in the night, the breeze and trees only a blur in their vision. Hearing and feeling absolutely nothing but the hard thud of their paws hitting the earth. I felt like that, the adrenaline pumping through my blood. It was weirdly funny how I found this anything but terrifying was the main issue.Xander was still above me, his mouth and mine not even a hair’s breadth away. I kept my eyes tightly shut, knowing I could do nothing but that. His warm breath fans my face and he is as still as I am, though we were like that for two entirely different reasons.I shouldn’t feel this, he literally just said he wanted to have my fear, he wanted me to be scared of him. It’s what I’ve always felt my whole life and I should want something different. I wanted something different. But with him this close to me and saying stuff like that, he is making me want to forget whatever my dreams were and all the things I thought I wa