Admitting it

CHAPTER 6 - ADMITTING IT (EDITED)

What’s happening? Why is he using his saliva to try to close the wound?

Why does this feel good?

He continues to lap at the wound, sending sensations through me that makes me want to press his face deeper into me than away this time.

He finally pulls his head away but doesn't let me go. He stares at me with a frown then scans my body.

“You are badly injured,” he states the absolute obvious.

I push against his shoulder. “Let go.”

He does and I curl onto the floor, the burning pain in my side has reduced considerably but I realized that there were other aches in places. I had reopened more wounds than the one on my side.

“I'm taking you to the pack doctor,” he announces.

“No,” I say, as memories flash through my mind.

But I try not to let the panic show on my face. I couldn't let him know I was that afraid of what syringes could do. He could decide to use it against me later.

“it’s already getting infected, you need to get it treated.”

I feel him touch on my arm and I move away. Why was he so hell bent on making physical contact?

Other footsteps approached and the suffocating smell of medicine, cleaning supplies and bandages reached me.

I scramble to my feet, the pain forgotten. My heart slams against my ribcage, panic coursing through me. My eyes dart around the cell, searching for an escape route but the only one is the one the Alpha is standing in front of.

I can’t think properly, maybe that is why I run at him. He doesn't move out of the way like I expected but takes me into his arms. Even when I keep trashing, he doesn't let go. Blood seeps out of my wounds, sipping into my dress and the smell, suffocating me.

“Alpha,” a female voice says from behind me.

I freeze, my eyes moving behind me. There she is, standing behind us, her eyes wide. A box in her hand.

“What are you waiting for? Do something!”

I can't look away,as with haste,she takes out a syringe and vial bottle out of the box. She fills the syringe with the vial and then her eyes meet mine.

I make one last attempt to force myself out of the Alpha’s grip. “Please. No.”

But she keeps approaching, the syringe raised in threat.

***

CADEN

My mate blacked out before Maria; one of the pack healers, could inject her to fall asleep.

Maria scans her cell. “We can't treat her here. This place is unfit. We have to get her to a cleaner place.”

I pick the rogue into my arms, and begin heading for the Cabin in the woods. Dorian moves to the side, sending me a questioning look as he has for hours.

I should leave her in the cell, let her die and be free from this. My wolf snarls at me for the thought. He doesn't have to fight me though, I can't bring myself to do it.

We arrive at the Cabin in the woods, a place I usually go to to get away from everyone. The only place I can think of bringing her to, without drawing unnecessary attention or causing in rest in the pack

I lay her on my bed, her dirty clothes staining the white sheets, blood pooling on the sheets.

“I will need to undress her,” Maria says, already stripping off her shirt.

Dorian and I step into the sitting room to give her space.

“She will need some clean clothes and a bath,” I mutter to myself.

How didn't I notice she was that injured before? Was I so absorbed in my confusion? The goddess has failed me by giving a rogue mate. A wolfless and almost feral one for that matter.

And I’m failing my pack by not rejecting her.

Dorian pulls me out of my thoughts. “What’s going on man? you are almost behaving like this girl is your…” he hesitates then adds. “Mate.”

“Because she is,” I admit.

He jerks back like I had struck him. “Oh wow.”

I run a hand down my face. “I know.”

He laughs. “Man, this is good news!”

I let out a frustrated growl. “No it’s not.”

His smile dies. “What do you mean? You have been waiting years for a Luna.”

“I have a fiance Dorian, did you forget?”

He looks at me like I ain't making any sense. “We will figure something out. This is our Luna we are talking about,” there was a pause. “Don't tell me you plan on rejecting her.”

Maria steps out of the room and it dawns on me that she would have had everything I said. The rogue was only in here for hours and she has messed with my mind to the point I'm making huge mistakes.

Maria must have noticed my reaction because she says. “I swear by the Goddess that I won't tell anyone without your permission and you can trust me with your mate.”

“How is she?” I demand.

“I've been able to treat her injuries and stop the bleeding. I will have to come back later to redress the wounds and give her something to speed up the healing process since she’s without a wolf.”

Maria hesitates before saying. “I took off her dress to clean up the wounds and cleaned her as much as I could. I was wondering if I could clean her properly and go get her some clean clothes to dress her up if that’s okay with you.”

I nod. “Yeah it's…”

My mate comes sprinting out of the room in all her nakedness.