The first thing Levi noticed when he woke up was the strong smell of lemon, pine, and Lysol.
He sat up in his bed, confused at the smells that never invaded his space until the weekend.
He checked his clock and found that it was just minutes past seven.
Levi hardly slept, knowing his mate was alone and scared in the room right next to him. His wolf got to the point that be begged him to sneak in there and collect her in his arms and hold her all night.
Climbing out of bed, he first walked to Doriane's room.
Levi was close to giving in, but the memory of the fear in her eyes from his touches yesterday had him restraining himself.
He found the room empty.
The bed was nicely made and everything seemed to be perfectly in its place.
Doriane was so confused she felt her head was spinning.She had never heard another man speak with so much emotion and gentleness before.Even her father was willing and happy to be rid of her and sell her as soon as she turned eighteen. She stared at Levi for a long time, trying to decide if he was real.Doriane made a mental note of the second rule he had given her since being here.First, don't try to escape.Second, don't cause yourself any harm.She stared shamelessly at Levi, who was gripping the steering wheel leisurely and calmly commanding the sleek silver truck. She had to jump in the truck to be able to get in but was grateful she could still do it on her own.She didn’t want him to touch her, no matter
“Alpha Levi, let me talk to you a moment,” the doctor requested.I nodded and followed him from the room, leaving Doriane to get dressed.Doriane seemed surprised to see an x-ray machine and it made him wonder what they had used before to treat her previous injuries.Listening to what his mate had to endure lit a fire in Levi.What made him angrier was that she obviously had more injuries than three, due to the vast scars on her smooth skin, but had only seen a doctor three times.The thought both surprised and terrified him.“She's been through a lot and the majority of her wounds have been left untreated,” Dr. Ackelman started.Marcus lit up her clipboard and removed his other papers, allowing me to see the x-rays that he had gotten of m
Levi clenched his fork tightly in his hand, watching Laurence smile widely at Doriane. He was sure his glare was one that could kill.If he touched his mate one more time, he was going to kill him.Levi studied his mate from across the table, making sure she wasn't too uncomfortable.He noticed the discomfort she had, how she would shrink in on herself and coil at some of the probing questions his brother asked.However, she was still chewing her food and putting more down, so he knew she wasn’t entirely uncomfortable.Watching his brother laugh and smile at his mate while learning about her was killing him.She hadn’t interacted with him the entire meal, so the flirting was only one-sided, but it was still making his blood boil.Go
Laurence was the strangest person she had ever met.As Doriane watched him walk out the door, she couldn't help but feel relieved.He was nice enough, but socializing with him had taken a lot of energy out of Doriane and she felt the intense need to sleep now.And besides, he asked a lot of questions.Doriane could appreciate his talent for cooking, though.She had learned that Laurence had the best talent for cooking between the three brothers. She heard of a brother named Landon and they spoke about his gift with technology and motors. She was surprised to hear about Levi's talent in tracking and fighting.The thought both terrified and entranced her.Doriane couldn't help but think about when Levi caught her cleaning in the kitch
Doriane watched from her chair as Levi cleared all the plates from the table. It looked like she barely touched the eggs and bacon, but in reality she felt full.Levi had urged her to eat more, but she was so alienated from eating that it felt like more of a chore. The teas and flavored water Oliver had her drinking instead of real food had her stomach being a stranger to such delicious food.She was honestly still full of Laurence's pot pie last night."I'm sorry, but I have to do some work today in my office. Is there something you like to do?"Doriane was still adjusting to the sight of Levi washing the dishes and placing them in the dishwasher that she almost missed what he said."That's fine," she responded, her soft voice barely above the sound of the running water. "I'll find something."
Levi paced outside Doriane's door restlessly.His mind was foregoing any logic that said to calm down and stop wearing out the carpet just outside his mate's room.It was torture not sleeping with her in his arms.His feelings for her have only gotten stronger and stronger since he met her.His first night was uncomfortable but bearable.Now it felt like he would go crazy if he went another night without her.Right now, all he wanted was for her to be in his arms.It was taking all his physical self-control not to barge in that room and hold her.His wolf was roaring at him, desperate to take his mate.Logically, he knew he had a reason he couldn't do that, but right now all his reasoning was falling out of his mind.There was a knock on his front door and his wolf let out a snarl on instinct.The door is open, Ronan.He heard the door open and his heightened hearing locked on the sounds.He could decipher
Hayley drove for what felt like hours. The whole time, Doriane fought the sinking feeling in her stomach and an ache in her chest started to grow.She felt pathetic, feeling desperately attached to a man she barely knew. Least of all the most intimidating man she has ever seen in her entire life."I need to gas up. Are you alright if we pause and stretch for a minute? We don't have too much further to go."Doriane was shocked at her words.Were they still not out of his territory? They had been driving forever!Hayley pulled into a gas station and Doriane jumped out, stretching her legs out while Hayley went to work filling the car up."Are we still not out of Levi's territory?"Hayley pulled the gas cap from her car and pressed the gas p
Levi could feel his own tense body start to relax and melt into his mate.He was relieved Doriane let him hold her. He has been going crazy all night.When Levi finally started getting control over his wolf again and he let him shift back, the first thing he did was race to his mate.When he realized his mate's scent led out of his pack, he finally understood why his wolf was so distraught last night. But when he was then informed that his mate had a panic attack, he almost lost his mind.The hour drive it usually took to get here took him twenty minutes.Levi heard Doriane sniffle and run her finger under her nose before she pulled her face away from his chest. “How did you know where I was?” She asked. Her voice was timid and throaty from her crying.Doriane was star