Rescue, Recovery and Impending Danger

Saphira and Amethyst were reportedly beaten and assaulted by Felix, who was the Alpha of the Shadow Knight Pack. They were blooded, bruised, and had broken bones. Both Saphira and Amethyst were starting to lose hope that Xavier and Hunter weren’t coming for them. That they were going to have to become mates with Felix and his wolf, Timber. Felix had already marked Saphira the last time he forced himself onto her. She was also coming into heat—the time where Saphira’s body wanted to get pregnant.

‘Saphira? Are you okay? Please tell me that you’re okay,’ Amethyst begged. Saphira groaned out a bit. ‘I’m in pain, I’m bloody, and I think I have a few broken ribs. If Felix keeps going, he might break my hips,’ Saphira said with a pained laugh. Amethyst sighed at Saphira’s comment. ‘I know. I can feel your pain. Felix has been… more than rough with us,’ Amethyst said softly.

Saphira let out a humorless laugh at that. ‘Rough? Amethyst, he’s been assaulting us for days on end. Neither of us know how long it’s been. It could be weeks, months, hell, it could be a year. And where’s Xavier and Hunter? Nowhere in sight. Hoping that they would come to rescue us was a mistake. Maybe becoming mates with Felix and having his pups is the only way. I mean, we are coming into heat after all,’ Saphira stated bluntly.

Amethyst snarled at this. She knew that this wasn’t Saphira; Felix was breaking her to get what he wanted. ‘Enough, Saphira. You know as much as I do that Felix just wants to use you for breeding purposes. He doesn’t care about you at all. We both know that,’ Amethyst snarled out. Saphira sighed and shook her head. ‘You’re right, Amethyst. I’m sorry. We need to figure out how to escape and run,’ Saphira stated gently.

Amethyst nodded at this. She was about to say something when she heard a commotion. It sounded like a fight. Both could hear screams coming from down both sides of the hallway that led to where Saphira and Amethyst were. They didn’t say anything; they were too scared to. What if it was another pack that wanted to kidnap them? Soon, there were voices outside of the door. “Alpha Xavier! I think Luna Saphira is in here!” a voice called out. It sounded familiar. She just couldn’t remember the voice or the scent.

Before Saphira could say anything, the door was kicked down. Next, the scent of juniper berries and campfire came wafting in. It was Xavier. Saphira recognized that scent from anywhere. “Xavier? Is that you?” Saphira asked weakly. She couldn’t move from where she was. Her voice was hoarse from screaming and begging Felix to stop. “That bastard will pay for what he did to you, Saphira,” Xavier snarled out.

As Xavier walked over, he took off his massive leather jacket and put it over her nude and injured body. He then freed Saphira from her restraints. “You’re safe now. I promise that you’re not going anywhere from now on,” Xavier said as he gently and carefully picked up Saphira, who hissed and cried out in pain. Xavier gently brought her close to him and kissed the top of her head. “Leo! Get the car ready! We’re leaving this hellhole!” Xavier ordered.

“On it, sir!” Leo called out. Saphira knew that was the voice she had heard before. Xavier looked down at Saphira. “Rest, Saphira. We’ll be home before you know it,” he gently told her. Saphira weakly put her hand on his bearded cheek. “You came for me. I thought that you weren’t coming,” Saphira coughed out. Xavier kissed her lips, which surprised her, though she kissed him back. “Saphira, you’re my mate. I’ll always come for you. Now get some sleep,” Xavier said as he started to walk out.

Saphira didn’t protest or argue. She finally fell asleep in his arms. Xavier was happy to have Saphira back in his arms again, especially since it was getting close to her heat. He quickly left the pack house and went to the car. Once Xavier was inside, Leo drove them back home. Everyone else soon followed close behind. Xavier knew that it was going to take Saphira a long time to heal. He hoped that she would be healed enough to get pregnant with their first child.

It took about three hours for everyone to reach the pack house. Xavier opened the car door and got out. He walked inside the house and right to a private area of the medical wing. Several healers were already there and waiting. Xavier set Saphira down as gently as he could on the cot. Saphira growled out in pain. He gently moved some strands of hair out of her face. “You’re safe now, Saphira. The healers will make sure that you’re okay,” he said sternly. He was mostly saying it to himself.

“Alpha Xavier, we got it from here. We promise to keep Luna Saphira safe. Go get some rest,” a healer named Aurora said. Xavier didn’t want to leave but knew better than to argue; plus, he’d just be in the way. Xavier soon left to try and get some rest, which he knew would be extremely difficult after seeing what Felix did to her. He made sure to grab his jacket before leaving.

Everyone was quiet as he walked through the pack territory. No one dared to even look, much less speak to him. They all knew better than to ask if Xavier was okay. He wasn’t okay. He was pissed. No—he was beyond pissed off. Beyond livid. Xavier made it to the room he had been sharing with Saphira. Everything still smelled like her—the scent was of a river and lavender in spring. Xavier looked around the room, not caring that it looked like a mess.

Xavier sighed and started to clean up. He threw out everything that he had broken in his grief. He would have to buy new furniture as Saphira and her wolf healed. Over the next three weeks, he did exactly that, repairing the holes in the walls and replacing the decor. He barely got any sleep during this time. Soon, Xavier heard a soft knock at his bedroom door as he finished building a desk. “Enter,” Xavier coldly said.

“Alpha Xavier, Luna Saphira is awake and is asking for you,” Aurora softly said. Xavier didn’t waste any time. He was already running to the medical wing. Once he was there, he burst through the door and went to the private room where Saphira was. Xavier was panting as he looked at her. She looked tired, but nothing like before. Saphira blinked a bit. “Xavier? Is that you? Like, really you?” she asked gently.

Xavier closed the distance in a few short strides. “Yes, Saphira. It’s me. It’s really me. Thank the Moon Goddess you’re okay,” Xavier said as he grabbed her hand. Saphira nodded and smiled as she looked forward. Xavier gently moved her face toward him. “How long has it been?” Saphira asked. “Three weeks, Saphira. The healers said that you’re in heat,” Xavier said.

Saphira nodded at this. “I know, Xavier. I can’t wait to have it with you. The healers said that we can start trying as long as you’re gentle with me,” Saphira gently told him. Xavier growled at this as he nodded. “Are you cleared to leave?” Xavier asked sternly. As if on cue, the head healer, an elderly werewolf named Lyra, came over. “Yes. Luna Saphira is cleared to leave. You don’t have long, though. Luna Saphira will be out of heat in the next few days,” Lyra stated.

Saphira jumped, startled, and Xavier looked up. He nodded, helping Saphira up and getting her dressed before guiding her back to their room. “Should we start trying to get pregnant?” Saphira asked. “No. We can do that tomorrow morning. I want to make sure that you’re truly ready and comfortable for us trying for a child,” Xavier stated sternly. Saphira sighed in relief as she nodded. She was thankful that there wasn’t any pressure to start trying tonight.

Xavier smiled and softly kissed Saphira’s forehead. He saw how she visibly relaxed at this. “Get some rest, Saphira. It’s late,” Xavier said. Saphira nodded and began to undress. Xavier watched, standing there. Sure, he had seen Saphira without clothes plenty of times, but this was different. This time, he knew she was in heat—the one time when two werewolves could go wild and start trying for pups.

Saphira soon noticed him watching and turned in Xavier’s general direction. “Is something wrong, Xavier?” Saphira softly asked, worried. “No, Saphira. Nothing is wrong. Just admiring your beauty,” Xavier admitted. Saphira blushed at this. She walked over and dragged him toward their bed. “Come on, Xavier. You need some rest too,” Saphira softly stated as she crawled into bed.

Xavier chuckled and got himself ready for bed as well. Once they were both under the covers, Xavier placed a protective arm over Saphira and brought her close to him. Saphira yelped in surprise but didn’t say anything. She just placed her head on his massive chest and closed her eyes. She was happy where she was, and so was Xavier. One could feel the positive shift between the two. Xavier and Saphira soon fell asleep in each other's arms. However, things were going to get complicated. Rogue packs from across the state were moving, planning to attack not just Xavier and Saphira’s pack, but packs everywhere.