Chapter 11

Chilli POV

Wish he'd just let go of me, although I think I might fall to the ground if he does. What is wrong with me, my mind and inner wolf are racing to get away but my traitorous skin is tingling at his touch, it feels like pins and needles. My surroundings are fading away, everything is blurry except him. This can't be what its like, what it feels like when you've found your mate? Please goddess no!

Help!

I was fighting to keep my head up, desperately not wanting any more of me to be touching him.

Over Thoran's shoulder I can sense him coming my way before anything else, his silhouette breaking through the misty fog. Just seeing him makes me feel the tiniest bit better.

Elias taps Thoran on the shoulder to attain the man's attention.

"May I cut in?" Standing strong with his head held high, not really asking. My body screaming for Elias.

"No" Thoran's snarls, tightening his grip on me, tears begin welling in my eyes.

"I insist.. " Elias says through gritted teeth but still smiling, trying to remain polite. Thoran getting annoyed with Elias and tries dancing me away. "Thoran, I wish to dance with my future beta!" My to be alpha growls, my captor actually looks at Elias when his name is used.

"Future alpha?" Thoran scoffs, raising a brow.

"Yes, I am Elias, son of alpha Sam and luna Kay, your hosts for this evening!" Elias holds out his hand to me with a smile and I go to take it.

Thoran growls and grips my arm, I am stuck between the two of them. Thoran's finger tips digging into my skin, a tear now rolls down my cheek and Elias gentle but firmly supportingly, holding my other hand. They lock eyes, aura against aura. Thoran is no match for a future alpha especially one like Elias, realising this or fed up with this game of tug of war, he throws my arm at us and I nearly fell from the relief of his release.

Thoran storms off muttering something as he goes.

Elias holds me up against him and I already start feeling better, every part of me humming at being in his arms.

Leaving the dance floor I whisper "I thought you wanted a dance?" Elias nearly carrying me, looks down at me "your barely able to stand, your in no fit position to be busting a move" he would have laughed if not so concerned.

Erin meets us part way and helps me on the other side.

"I'm fine I'm fine" but they take no notice of me.

"We need to get her out of here"

"Home?" Erin suggests

" No, we'll take her upstairs, can tell Uncle Logan she's crashing here tonight, quite literally" he looks down at me with a mix of emotion in those brilliant blue, sparkly eyes, such lovely perfect eyes. I hear Erin say she's passing out or falling asleep. I try to tell them I'm not and I'm fine but no sound comes out as everything goes black.

Elias POV

We manage to get out of the hall more or less unnoticed before chilli is completely unconscious. Now we are alone, I scoop her up into my arms and carry her upstairs, Erin following close behind, keeping an eye out and opening doors.

"In here" I tell Erin as I nod my head towards my bedroom door. Erin opens it without a second thought. Quickly we get inside, Erin shuts the door quietly behind us, as I softly lay Chilli on my bed. Erin takes off her shoes and we pull the comforter up to her shoulders, I sit, looking down at her, moving a stray hair out of her face. Erin places the bottle of water she snagged from the drinks table on the way out of the ball, on my nightstand.

"We should let her rest" I know she's right but I really don't want to leave her alone. "Come on Elias, you better get back downstairs, I'll stay with her until your back". Again she's right, as part of the hosting pack it's could be seen as rude to not be present for the whole evening.

"Ok" I sigh, as I get to my feet not before giving Chilli a gentle peck on the forehead. As I step away I feel a hand touch mine, looking back, I see Chilli looking up at me, her eyes looking tearful, mirroring my own. A gentle 'stay' escapes her lips, I slowly retake a seat and stroke her hair with my free hand, not breaking eye contact. Erin pats me on the shoulder and quietly leaves the room as she mind-links asking what to say if or more when, I'm missed at the party. " I'll mind-link father" our connection is broken and I open one with father and mother, keeping them both equally informed.

"Elias?" both puzzled by the link.

" Just letting you know Chilli's not feeling well, so I've taken her upstairs to rest .."

"Is she ok?" Mother's voice echos as father asks "what's wrong?" Both concerned.

"No, yes I mean, I don't know. I'm sorry but I don't want to leave her alone .." again interrupting me they agree and excuse me for the rest of the evening. "Logan doesn't know,"

"I see him" father replies "I'll tell him, you just stay with Chilli and look after her"

"Thank you" and I close the mind-link not before mother says

"Your a good man, Elias".

With that taken care of, I focus all my attention on Chilli, still holding her hand.

After getting her to drink some water, I end up sitting next to her with my legs up on the bed, her curled up in my arm to the side of me, still watching her as she falls back asleep, I'm more worried than I've ever been about her. Pauline has done some truly shitty things but what ever she's done this time to cause this, I'm sorry Chilli but I won't stay quiet no more. My hatred burning up inside of me, I'm now have to fight the urge to shift and bite the woman's head off. No one will treat my girl like this, not whilst there is air in my lungs and blood pumping in my heart for her. I want to protect her, need to protect her, I just want her. Watching her sleep so soundly I want to kiss her pale lips, have her, touch every part of. Mine. No more pain for my .... Mate?

What! No, beta! COUSIN! Telling myself off. She's like a sister to me, what am I doing, what am I thinking. I feel like a pervert, hating myself.

Shit!