The Moonchild

AT THE HOSPITAL

Axel’s POV:

"Dude, have you ever stopped to think that every day with all the rounds we do, or rather, we don't do it because there are people assigned to do this. I mean, with all the rounds we have, just today your wolf filled your patience until you were convinced that you were supposed to be here today in the middle of the forest and that made us witness this explosion and find this girl completely naked and you find out she's your mate? How crazy!" Maddox asked me, amused by everything that was happening. Maddox was always all the time in a good mood. This wolf suited Jackson perfectly.

I didn't answer his question, though. I was focused on what should be done. I knew that the first thing we needed to do was go back to human form because what she needed the least at that moment was waking up and being frightened by a huge black wolf in front of her. She didn't smell human, but her scent wasn't the scent of an ordinary werewolf either, at least not in its main fragrance.

The funniest thing was that there was something about her that cried out for me. I thought to myself, "So this is how a mate bond works." The one who answered me next was Napoleon, who snorted and said, "Humph. That's it, you i***t," but instead of immediately silencing, he howled and spun around repeating, "Mate! Mate! Mate!" I could probably not make him act cool around this chick, apparently.

"Will you shut up for a minute? I can't think!" I asked Napoleon, annoyed. Realizing he was making too much noise, he said to me "I'm sorry man, but I can't be quiet knowing that our partner is right there and you still haven't gone to her!" Napoleon was right. I had to do something. I pushed aside any inhibitions about being naked after the wolf transformation and walked on two legs to her.

When I got close to her, very slowly, I gasped. She was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen on the face of the earth, and I wanted to hold and protect her forever. Until now, I hadn't fully understood the mates' bonds, but I knew such a creature was a gift from the gods to me. But now the reason I found her in this very clearing just opened by a flash of lightning while she was unconscious was a mystery for me.

If it was some other person or rogue wolf we'd found, I'd probably still take it to the pack's doctor so he could take a look at it, but since this was my future mate, that is, if she'd decided to take me in, I took it even further. Well, I was already excited about having a mate but I knew I had to be careful with my feelings and my pack because the circumstances in which I found her were extremely unusual.

I realized that the moment I told the guys that she was my mate, they quickly looked away from her nudity but they were looking at me expectantly as to act according to the decision I would make, so I finally gave the orders: "Maddox, say to the border guards to get her a blanket when we get to them. Felix, get in touch with Dr. Waltz so he can prepare a stretcher for our arrival and see his new patient as a matter of priority." I didn't even have to command them with my alpha voice. The two wolves nodded immediately and soon their eyes went white as clouds for a few seconds, showing that they were communicating with the pack members I had mentioned about our arrival, as I had requested. So I picked her up gently so she wouldn't wake up, and oddly she was light as a feather. I started to wonder if she was malnourished, but shook that thought out of my head and decided not to draw conclusions about her health status before the doctor had a chance to examine her.

Her proximity made both me and Napoleon Crazy, and since we were both naked, every square inch of my skin that touched hers was tingling as if my body had finally awakened from a torpor that had lasted for years, perhaps my entire life. Her scent was making me crazy, and all I could think about was the mysterious woman that was sleeping deeply in my arms.

About a half-hour after Maddox and Felix called the pack members as I instructed, we made it to the pack boundary, and as requested, the ranger warriors had in their hands a blanket which I quickly covered the mystery woman with. Once she was covered, I also took my clothes that I had left by the entrance of the pack territory, and as soon as I was dressed and she was covered, we went straight to the pack hospital.

The hospital was in the pack mansion, which is the main building in our village. Our pack has about 350 adult wolves that are officially members besides children and occasional visitors, and are considered of good size by the region. We had influence in nearby cities with our shipping company, of which I was the CEO. My beta and my gamma also had important directorships and any member of the pack who wanted to work with us went through the same selection process as humans, but we obviously preferred ours, so there was work for everyone. Those who preferred to work in the countryside also had jobs on our land, and together we built a strong pack and business.

The mansion had 5 floors. From top to bottom, we have the alpha and his family's quarters in the penthouse. On the floor below, we have a whole floor for the beta and his family; further down, we have a floor for our gamma and his family as well, and then we had a ground floor which has several common areas, such as a game room used by kids and also adults, a good-sized hospital that treated all in need of medical services, and some kitchens that catered to both the ranking members and other common facilities. Outside, we have a huge swimming pool in our backyard and other outdoor play areas. And finally, in our basement, we have a dungeon that we use whenever it is necessary. For example, if there was an invader in our lands or some attempt to harm one of our members. If the person responsible were captured, he or she would surely end up locked in one of the cells. Not that we really wanted to use this place, but sometimes, unfortunately, it was necessary to keep someone there until the elders' council met and deliberated on the case.

Some of the pack members who were there in the common areas saw us passing with the woman on my lap, and even though I had hidden her body, these members raised their heads, curious as to what was going on, but I really hadn't the time and nor the desire to stop and explain to them what had happened. In fact, I have to confess that I didn't even know what had actually happened.

As soon as we arrived at the hospital, Dr. Waltz was already prepared for our arrival and even provided a stretcher so that I could lay the woman down and she could be examined. The stretcher was taken to one of the hospital rooms so we could have more privacy and I decided to follow the exam, but Jackson and Christian, already in human form again, went back to their duties.

When we were alone in the examining room, the doctor made a move to move the woman to examine her, but Napoleon grunted so angrily at Dr. Waltz that both I and the doctor were amazed that he was so on edge. I stopped Napoleon, embarrassed at my lack of control, and explained in a muttered few words, "Sorry, Doc. Apparently, Napoleon made me look for this woman in the woods because she's our mate."

Dr. Waltz gasped in surprise, but soon understood what was going on, so he nodded and muttered, "Don't worry, alpha. This happens more often than you think," and then continued with the exam.

A few minutes later, Dr. Waltz raised his head, turned his attention to me, and said, "Alpha, apparently the woman will be unconscious for at least a few more hours. I'll put her on an IV to nourish her, but other than that, she looks perfectly normal from a medical point of view," Dr. Waltz explained to me and shrugged.

I nodded and told him, "Great, Doc. If any changes happen to her status please call me right away, and if she's about to wake up I want to be here when that happens, okay?"

"Absolutely," Dr. Waltz confirmed that he understood my command and I left the hospital to clean up and prepare for when my mate would wake up. I would love to know the whole context behind the fact that I found her like that in the woods.