6. I'm not wolfless, you asshole!

Elise

The steady beeping dragged me back to consciousness.

My eyelids felt heavy. My body hurt everywhere. The scent of antiseptic filled the air.

For several seconds I stared blankly at the ceiling, wondering how I got here.

Then memory returned.

And I jolted up from the bed.

I remembered the painting and how Elliott pushed me down the stairs. My hands flew to my stomach as panic flooded my chest.

"No..." Came my horrified whisper.

The last I remembered, I was bleeding profusely. Had I lost my baby?

No! No! Not my baby! This couldn't be happening to me.

Just then, the nurse entered.

. “Miss Thorne, you’re awake. Please try to stay calm—”

I began to shake violently, clutching at my abdomen. “My baby… where’s my baby? I was bleeding so much… is my pup okay?”

“Miss Thorne, you need to calm down,” she said gently but firmly, holding my shoulders as I tried to sit up. “You suffered a severe fall. We’ve stabilized you, but you must rest.”

Her careful words and the pity in her eyes told me everything I needed to know.

She wasn’t saying it was fine. She wasn’t reassuring me that my baby was safe. Fresh tears spilled down my cheeks as a raw sob tore from my throat.

Moon Goddess, why me? Why would you take my pup from me?

The future I had secretly imagined with my baby was gone.

And through all of it I saw Elliott.

Choosing Lucia.

Again.

He pushed me down the stairs trying to protect her.

I glanced at the nurse. "Has Elliott come to see me since then?"

She hesitated. "You mean, Alpha Elliott?"

"Yes" I replied, sharper this time.

“He’s in the hospital right now… but in another room.”

What other room could he be in, when I, his mate had almost bled to death after loosing his pup?

Rage ignited beneath the sorrow, hot and unforgiving. "Take me to him!" I ordered the nurse.

The hallway blurred as I clutched the wall for support, following the direction the nurse had reluctantly given.

Each step sent fresh pain through my battered body, but nothing compared to the hollow ache in my womb.

Then I saw them through the half-open door of the private room. Elliott sat next to the chair on the bed. He was rubbing a soothing balm on Lucia's face, staring at her so endearingly.

It looked like they were in their own bubble.

I watched as the same hands that shoved me down the stairs stroked her face, and my breath hitched sharply.

The pain I felt turned into something sharper. Rage.

Pure rage flooded my veins and hot tears spilled down my cheeks. I forcefully opened the door.

Elliott's eyes widened when he saw me.

"My daisy..." he began.

"Don't" I spat, my voice trembling but laced with venom. "Don't call me that!"

"You pushed me down the stairs, I bled..."

I was about to add; 'I lost our pup' but I didn't have the courage to. I still couldn't believe it.

"... I almost died. You were supposed to be by my side, taking care of me but you go be with her?" My voice went up with emotion.

"Don't be dramatic, Elise!" He snorted. "You didn't almost die. For goodness sake, it was just a fall..."

"I was bleeding!" I screamed at him.

He stared at me, visibly taken aback by my outburst.

"I hired the best doctors for you and they told me they were able to stop the bleeding and you were fine"

I wasn't fine! I'd just lost my baby, damn it!

But he didn’t care. Only Lucia mattered.

"You hired the best doctors..." I repeated the words to myself, trying to make it make sense.

"So that makes it okay?"

He wiped his face in frustration. "What more do you want, Elise?" He asked. "Lucia's face was bruised from the slap you gave her so I had to take her to the hospital and tend to her"

"Liot;" Lucia purred. "I'm okay, you can go stay with Elise. She looks angry"

"No dear, I'll stay with you till you get better" he replied.

I scoffed. Two strikes!

One for pushing me down the stairs and the second one was for...

Scratch that! I wasn't supposed to give him any chances in the first place.

I'd made a mistake that cost me my pup.

"I'm done with this" I said in a resigned tone. "I want out"

A disbelieving look crossed his face, then he chuckled. "You know what, Elise? Why don't I tell Tyler to take you home. We'll talk more when I return"

"I want to break our mate bond!" I reiterated forcefully.

"Stop the theatrics, Elise" he said smugly. "I know how much you love me"

"That was before you pushed me down the stairs!" I hissed.

"You know damn well it was a mistake" he interjected.

I rolled my eyes. What a pathetic excuse.

Choosing Lucia over me for three years certainly wasn't a mistake.

"I don't care" I said. "I'll break the bond so you can go be with Lucia"

This time, he laughed outright. My fingers curled into fists as I let his mocking laughter drag on.

"You can't break the bond, Elise" he scoffed. "You're wolfless"

"Watch me!" I replied and I removed my inhibitor patch. Now my powers flowed freely.

"I, Elise Thorne of the Frost moon pack reject you, Elliott Draven, Alpha of the Frost moon pack" I said coldly.

"Sure" he replied as his lips curled in mockery and doubt. "I accept your rejection"

The words had barely left his mouth when the bond snapped.

A violent force slammed into him.

His body jerked violently as the severance ripped through us both.

His confident smile vanished and his eyes widened in horror.

Then panic.

"H-how... how did you..."

He couldn't even finish the sentence.

I met his stunned gaze without an ounce of pity.

"I'm not wolfless, you asshole!" I spat, turned on my heel and walked away.