Michael POV:
The whole time she was lying on the bed I listened for a heartbeat, but there was none. When the doctor said he needed to check her for vaginal bleeding, I got pissed. Once, Gar and I felt the tent. We sat there in silence. Until her screams broke the silence. Eos was howling in my head to help our mate but there was nothing I could do. Gar seems to be in agony over her screams as well.
“Are you okay?”, Gar asked.
“No, and Eos is even worse”, I said, trying to block out her screams.
“What are you going to do?”, he asked.
“I am not sure she damaged goods. I am not sure if I want her or not. Eos seems to still want her”, I said, mad as hell.
“What do you mean she is damaged goods?”, he questioned.
“That's not what I am talking about Gar”, I said, exhaling a breath I didn’t realize I was holding.
“ Then what are you talking about”, I felt him getting irritated.
“What I mean is she has been f*****g James, which means there is a strong possibility she was a part of his harem. I don’t want someone who has been passed around like a f*****g book", I said, getting pissed off.
“What are you f*****g serious? That woman there has been through a lot. She has lost her mom, her pack, and her pup. The only light at the end of her tunnel is that she now has a mate and you want to take it away from her?!”, he is upset and it is pissing me off. Yes, he is my Beta, but he is my best friend as well.
“WHY DO YOU CAR E SO MUCH”, I said, jumping in his face.
“Because Mgo said she is family”, he says.
“What family but you are the only child, and so were your parents”, I said, confused.
“I said the same thing, but Titus begs the differ. He said she is surely family”, he sounds just as confused as I am.
“It seems my mate becomes more interesting by the moment”,
“Let us go to the main house and see if we can get her some clothes for the ride back home”, Gar suggests.
We walked to the main house. Our first stop is the Harem. We were surprised to see it empty, since the room was locked from the inside. Inside the room there was nothing that we expected. There is a bay window that faces the back of the house, a fifty-five-inch TV on four of the walls. In reality, this room looks like an entertainment room.As we walk in further we find five very large rooms almost as big as Gar's room. Each room has two queen-sized beds, which tells me a minimum of ten women live here. There are TVs and vanity sets in each room, it seems like the women were well taken care of. I ordered some of my men to find where the women went.
Gar and I continued our tour of the main house. I must say it’s a nice house. I might not knock it down. I might just gift it to Gar instead. We went in front of a black door, which I guess was the Alpha room. When I open the door, I smell Rati's scent, which is imprinted on every surface in here. There is a vanity set not like the ones downstairs. This one is made of ivory, the bed is a California King. The closet has a mixture of male and women's clothes. The women's clothes are for sure are Rati’s. This room looks like it is shared by an Alpha and Luna. Rati has personal items here; woman's toiletries, jewelry, and name-brand clothes. Christian Louboutin, Balenciaga, and Yves Saint Laurent, and Armani; I honestly don’t want to pack anything he gave her. Eos wants me to rip everything to shreds. But I can have her traveling in dirty clothes.
“Michael, it seems like she is his chosen mate”, Gar says as he looks around.
“She’s not marked, but it’s clear she isn’t just someone he f***s every now and then. She means something to him….they might actually love each other”, I say with a growl.
“What is it you want to pack for her?”, he asked.
“Nothing, the clothes will go to our pack thrift store, the jewelry goes to my treasury”, I said, looking at her massive jewelry box. There are pink, blue, brown, white, red diamonds, as well as rubies and all the colors of sapphires there known to man. There are necklaces, chockers, rings, earrings, bracelets. She has more jewelry than the Luna of the Blood Moon Pack and their Alpha was a multimillion-dollar billionaire.
“I don’t think it is a good idea to put the clothes in our thrift shop. The last thing you would want her to see is someone wearing her clothes”, Gar said.
“Fine clothes here go to our high-end thrift store, and clothes from the Harem get divided between all pack own thrift store”, I said as I get up and talk towards the window. I must say the view is amazing.
“Okay, take an inventory of the jewelry and have someone take it back home”, I said, looking around the room.
“By the way, this house is yours if you want it”, I said with a smirk. Knowing damn well he would want the house.
It’s actually a tradition of mine. The main house in any pack we take over is either keep, give it away, or make it a B&B. The last house he wanted, but I decided to make it a B&B instead, which brings in about $500 thousand a year in revenue to the pack.
“Thanks, Alpha….can I keep these as well”, he said as he showed me a display full of vintage Rolexes.
“Yes, all but the black one is mine”, I said with a smirk.
I leave Gar to handle what needs to be done and head back to my command center. Once I entered, Rati was still lying on the bed but she was clean and wearing one of my shirts and socks. It made Eos and I happy to see her in our clothes. I grabbed a seat next to the bed and held her hand. I didn’t see the doctor here. He might have left to get something. She is so beautiful. My d**k is getting hard just looking at her. I really should be thinking about her this way.
“Alpha”, the doctor said.
“Why did you leave her alone”, I said with a growl.
“I went to get fresh water for her, she will be thirsty when she wakes up. I had to give her a sedative”, he said.
“Thanks for clothing her”, I said to the doctor.
“No problem. Alpha, I will leave you now”, the doctor said with a bow.
Just looking at her, I wonder what her story is and if she would ever tell me. I have no idea how we are going to move forward. Even with the mate bond, the odds are pretty stacked against us. Alpha James and Gar may have a point she will hate me. She is so beautiful. Her raven-colored hair against her cinnamon-mocha skin does something to me. Eos is going crazy. He wants to mark her now and mate her later. I grabbed her hand to hold. I feel the sparks when we touch. I sniffed her hand and she started to stir and wake up.
“James”, she whispers. And my blood boils.
“Good you are up, the doctor said while walking in. I didn’t even notice her eyes were open. The doctor gave her some water.
“How far along was I”, she whispers. The doctor looks at me and I give him a nod to answer her question.
“You were six weeks along. My dear, I am so sorry”, he gave her a synthetic look. As Rati reminds him quietly.
“Can she have more pups?”, I asked, interrupting the silence. I know it wasn’t the right time but I needed to know if she is as able to bare me any heirs.
“Yes, Alpha she can”, the doctor replied while looking at Rati.
“It doesn’t matter. I am not going to allow myself to get pregnant again. I doubt James will want to touch me again, but if he does doctor, is there something you can prescribe me”, she said, crying. I didn’t realize she was sitting up. She will find out she will have no choice if she gets pregnant again. And if she thinks she will be f*****g Alpha James again, she got me f****d up.
“I see what I can do”, the doctor said, and I growled at him.
The doctor walks out and we just stare at each other. She needs to understand her future is by my side, not Alpha James. I hear her heartbeat and I can smell her fear and heartache. She is looking everywhere except at me. I watch as he gets up and walks towards the door. Goddess, this girl just doesn’t quit, she just went through this ordeal and is still trying to escape and I know why she wants to go to Alpha James. I don’t think I should call him Alpha anymore, since he is no Alpha anymore.