The Human Mate

CHAPTER TEN -- Mate

Raven Lynn Stone

I was half-awake. I can tell because my eyes were still asleep but my ears were wide awake. I can hear small distant noise and voices from somewhere that I don't know.

Where am I? I tried to wake up and opened my eyes, and then it hit me. My memories from that night started to fill in my thoughts— Oh my God! I lost my consciousness in that forest! Am I still alive?! I immediately get up from a-- bed?! How on earth did I manage to get in here? Did someone save me?

I roamed my tired blue eyes around the place where I'm in right now, it's a slightly empty bedroom, the walls were dark blue and cream in color, there's a big cabinet near the varnished oak door, I'm guessing that’s a comfort room. A white door can also be seen in the center, there's a cute moon-shaped lamp placed on the bedside table near to where I am lying to and the room smells like a man. I tried to get up, but I cursed right after I did that.

"O-Ouch!" I hissed the moment when I tried to stretch my legs again... it hurts! Did I lose a leg? Oh no! I can’t walk again anymore! My eyes suddenly widened seeing many bandages that cover most of my arms and legs. I calmed down when I saw my whole body still complete, nothing was taken or eaten away. What a relief!

"What just happened to me?" I tried to remember everything that has happened when I have tripped myself over some root so that silver werewolf didn't eat me? That’s not possible... did someone saved me? That silver-furred wolf looks familiar though like the one that I had in my dream before…

I was busy daydreaming when the door went wide open interrupting my train of thoughts, my eyes glance over there, and was shocked to see Zionel wearing his usual cold expression as he went inside the room like he hasn't seen me, he looks so stressed and bothered... why is he here? He went towards his cream-colored cabinet maybe to change some clothes on, so I have decided up to call his attention before he could even strip right in front of me.

"Z-Zionel?" I called out, and immediately he froze and faced me. Suddenly, his expressions become soft as he ran towards me. I flinched when he hugged me so tightly like he was scared of losing me, and because of that, my heart was pounding again nonstop.

"Ravey! You don't know how happy am I seeing you awake... You made me so worried about you," he mumbled, making me more confused. What just happened between me and him? Isn't he mad at me? I flinched again when he slowly stroke my hair behind my back and I felt like my tongue flew away somewhere because I can't utter any words.

"What do you feel?" he worriedly asked after breaking his hug to face me, he then tugs my fallen hair against my face to my right ear, so I immediately blushed with his gestures.

"U-Uh Zionel? Where am I?" I curiously asked, causing him to breathe heavily.

"You're in my house, no one will hurt or find you here," he said calmly, so I asked many further questions.

"Why am I here? Where are my parents? Are they okay? Were they looking for me? What happened to me?" I asked, but he didn't answer any of those.

"Let's go downstairs first, you haven't eaten for days and after that, I'll answer your questions," after he said those words, my tummy immediately growled and he slightly chuckled after he heard that. That was freaking embarrassing!

He offered his hands, so I gladly took them. I gasped when the sparks immediately ignited again that sends a shiver down to my spine. Why does this happens every time we touch? I just shrugged and tried to stand up again with his help, forgetting that my legs were still not okay.

"Waa-- O-Ouch!" I screamed and lost my balance, but before I could even fall to the ground he immediately grabbed my waist to pull me up against his warm-toned body. I hissed feeling the sparks collided right after our body has touched, sending thousands of butterflies to my stomach.

My nose inhaled his mint and woods scent from his white fitted shirt, I don't know why but that smell immediately become my favorite, I was already addicted to it. I slowly eyed him and he's too close! I heard him gulping with his red eyes glinting with desire while staring right into my eyes, why do I find his eyes so very attractive?

"What's wrong? Does your leg still hurts?" he then asked worriedly, even his breath smells so nice! Ugh, I'm being too weird right now! Snap out of it Raven!

"Y-Yes I can't stretch or move it that well," I replied causing him to nod, trying to examine my legs.

"You're still not okay... I'll just ask someone to bring your food here and after that, I'll call the pack doctor, wait here," with that his expression changed again, he was cold and furious again after he has placed me on the bed and left me.

That escalated so quickly, why was he angry again? I just shrugged and just waited for my food.

A few minutes have passed and someone opened the door again.

"R-Rave!" my eyes could literally pop out right now because of shock after seeing her.

"Y-Yuna?" I called and she just smiled and went inside the room, walking straight towards me while she’s holding a rectangular tray filled with food but she has placed the tray first on the bedside table near the moon-shaped lamp to hug me.

"Waa Rave! I'm so sorry that this happened to you! I'm so sorry that I have avoided you huhu!" she cried making my blue eyes misty.

"I-It's alright shush... don’t cry please, just explain to me why you guys have to do that..." I pleaded so she broke her hug to me.

"A-Alp—err, did Zionel haven't told you anything yet?" she asked, and then it hit me. This is Zionel’s house then Yuna is here... so she must be--

"Are you living in with Zionel? Are you guys a thing?!" I curiously asked, causing her to jolt up in shock so she smacked my head.

"Waa-- Ouch! Why did you do that!?" I shouted at her while holding my head, but she just shrugged and laughed very loudly at me.

"Because we're not living together! This is just a packhouse, we always just eat here in his house," she explained, so I just nodded still holding my head. She hit very hard, I can still feel the aftershocks geez!

"I'm sorry Rave, but for now I won't answer any of your questions because Zionel must be the one who should talk to you first, so, for now, eat first okay?" she said making me more confused as she placed the tray on my lap.

The heavenly smell of hot chocolate, sausages, scrambled eggs with rice filled my nose making my stomach grumble like crazy, so I immediately grabbed the utensils to dig in like I hadn't eaten some foods for a while.

I heard Yuna laughed beside me, so I eyed her while swallowing my delicious breakfast "W-What?"

"N-Nothing you just eat like Zach and Liam right now haha! Chill girl, we have lots of food downstairs, do you want seconds?" she laughed, so I just shook my head, can she blame me? I was really hungry.

"H-How long was I out?" I curiously asked while taking mouthful bites of the food again. This tastes so good!

"Three days! You don't know how crazy it was here when you were out it was hard to deal with Alp--"

"Yuna! Rave!" Yuna was cut off because of Charisse, who is currently walking straight towards us.

"C-Charisse?" I called, surprised that I’m also seeing her here, but she just smiled.

"I'm so glad that you're finally awake Rave, I'm also sorry that we have treated you awfully in the cafeteria the past few days," she said with guilt etched into her freckled face.

I shook my head and smiled, "It's alright, what matters now is we're friends again right?"

Both of them just smiled with their yellow eyes glinting with happiness. Wait a minute, their eyes were brown right? Before I could even ask them about it, they rushed towards me to put my empty plate away on my lap to hug me.

"We're so lucky to have you," I heard Charisse whispered making me a bit confused, but I just shrugged to hug them back.

"Ahem, please don't hug her like that," they immediately broke their hugs to me and went to my side after hearing Zionel's voice like a flash.

Zionel was now walking towards me with a hot guy on his side wearing glasses and a lab coat, with a stethoscope dangling on his neck. Why does their group of friends are all so gorgeous?! I mean, look at that guy he looks so hot! As if he has heard me, Zionel immediately faced me with irritation etched into his face. Weird… I know for sure I only said it on my mind.

But I can't really compare anyone to Zionel, he's far too perfect for my eyes neither nice nor mad. I heard Yuna and Charisse secretly giggling on my side causing my eyebrows to furrow. What’s so funny?

"Are you full?" Zionel asked softly, so I just nodded.

"This is Greg, he's the doctor of our pack, he was also the one who tend your wounds," he said while gesturing his hands towards Greg.

“O-Oh really? Thank you, doctor,” The doctor just smiled at me as he sits down on the edge of the bed.

"I’ve heard about your concern... where does it hurt? Can I see and touch it?" the doctor asked, I was about to say yes when I heard something growls. I glance around our spacious surroundings to find that weird growling animal. The doctor just eyed Zionel, so he just sighed and nodded.

Okay… what was that? That was weird… didn't they hear the growling animal? The doctor checked my legs, he then tried to lift them, I was slightly hissing to the pain it was giving me.

"Careful Greg, don't hurt her," Zionel said, he looks slightly pissed. But it looks like the doctor didn’t mind him and continued to check on my leg.

"I-It's okay Zionel, it's the doctor's job to check where it hurts," I firmly said, so he just sighed. What is wrong with him really?

Minutes have passed by and the doctor said goodbye after he had told us that my legs were still traumatized and it suffered from a mild sprain that got worsened, he told me that I was really lucky because it wasn't a fracture, he was a bit worried if I did.

He said I should try to elevate it or roll it with a bottle and also drink the prescribed medicines that he has given to me to speed up the healing process. He told me that it’s a special medicine that is only available in his clinic on the other side of this house.

Charisse and Yuna left the room with the doctor because they have told me that they have other things that needed to be taken care of, so I’m left with Zionel alone in this room who is now staring at me intently, I was a bit worried seeing his red eyes were glinting with worry, fear, and doubt.

"What's wrong? What bothers you?" I tried to ask, but he just sighed and went towards the bed where I'm lying, he sat on the edge of the bed facing me.

"Ravey... there's something I need to tell you but please don't freak out and most especially... d-don't hate me," he nervously said, so I just stared at his shining red eyes. What does he mean about that? Why would I hate him? Did he do something wrong?

I stared at him and his muscular body… Crap! I can't concentrate! Why is he so gorgeous, I badly want to touch his cute tousled hair! I shook my head and immediately brushed away the thoughts that were continuously floating on my mind. He’s being serious here, and yet here I am, trying to sexually harass him on my mind.

"W-What is it?" I asked trying so hard not to stutter. I'm always not with myself whenever he's near, it's starting to irritate me. I should start to control these weird emotions.

He was sighing deeply before he could open his mouth to tell me something. What he said after really shocked me to the core.

"I'm a werewolf and you, my dear Raven Stone is my beloved mate,"

To be continued…