The Beta's Abused Mate

chapter five: the face that brings me nightmares

Seeing this new side of her just proved to me that I miss judged her, well you can't blame me, she's been trying to get into my bed for an entire year now!

"I will be on my way excuse me," the doctor said leaving the room with Ivan and William showing him out, leaving me and Vanessa alone with my mate.

"Mate," Knox whimpered as I looked at my mate who was covered in bandages looking like a mummy, if only i had healing powers, I would have used even the lat bit of energy surging through me to heal her and make her whole again.

"Um do you perhaps have clothes I can borrow?" Vanessa grabbed my attention and I looked at her as she gestured to her blood covered clothes.

"oh um wait here," I went to my bathroom and after washing the blood of my hands walked over to my closet.

"You should be giving our mate clothes, not that woman!" Knox snorted.

" That woman is helping our mate, we have no other option but to give her clothes,"

He snorted again but didn't say anything else.

After scavenging my clothes I found a T-shirt that I haven't worn in a long time but I couldn't find any pants that she would fit in except my basketball shorts, the shorts in envisioned my mate wearing.

Not in the mood to see her, walking around with only a shirt, I swallowed hard then handed the clothes to her.

" Your basketball shorts and a shirt? Thank you Mr Leigh!" She said blowing me a kiss leaving the closet.

I shuddered in displeasure weirded out but non the less I equally left which was followed by the bathroom door closing and the sound of running water.

"Where's Vanessa?" Ivan asked as he and willima walked into the room both of them dressed in their pajamas which was just loose sweat pants and white t-shirts.

"She's in the shower," I said looking over at my mate, my heart badly aching for her

"She will be fine don't worry," William encouraged and minutes later, Vanessa walked out of the bathroom.

Thankfully she didn't look attractive but I could still see the outline of her pecky boobs in my shirt.

"We have a mate stupid!" knox growled in my head.

" I wasn't checking her out I can't disrespect mate like that!" I responded to him fixing my eyes on my mate.

Vanessa came closer and checked my mate again then said,

"She's stable, I will just lay down for a bit I'm exhausted and my body is sore,"

She stretched out followed by yawn and making herself comfortable on the couch, "Do you have a clean blanket?"

"You are sleeping here? I have a guest room down the hallway," I said pointing out the door, I didn't want her in my room, her scent was annoying enough, the only scent I wanted in my room was my mate's!

" No I need to be closer to the patient Incase anything happens,"

" I have a spare blanket I can give you," Ivan said disappearing out of the room.

He came back later with two sheets a pillow and a blanket.

"Here,"

"Thank you so much Ivan," she smiled sweetly at him, making her nest on the couch.

"Goodnight, wake me up in two hours okay," she said putting her headsets on and covering herself up.

"I didn't know Vanessa was this hot," Ivan randomly said and both william and I looked at him

"What do you mean?" I asked

"I mean she not only helped bring this girl home but helped take care of her too. She even left her majestic bed that she keeps bragging about to sleep on a couch, If that's not hot then I don't know what is,"

" He's right," William agreed, " she was also so snobish I wonder when she became such a down to earth woman,"

" Wait are you guys falling inlove with her?" I asked my arms crossed a smirk playing on my lips. I remember them being utterly against her and now they are praising her?

"It's not polite looking at a lady while she's sleeping," Vanessa said her eyes still closed.

"I will go, good night!" Ivan quickly said his cheeks flashing red as he and William left the room.

I chuckled lightly looking at my mate one last time then went to my closet,

After taking out my clothes, I went and took a shower dressed up then came and sat on the bed, staring at my mate keeping watch.

I didn't even realise that much time had passed until I heard the beeping of an alarm coming off of Vanessa's phone.

She instantly woke up and stretched herself getting off the couch

"Why are you awake? Is the couch Uncomfortable? You can take the guest room, I will keep watch" I said to her as she walked closer.

" I'm sure you heard my alarm ringing, I have to change her bandages,"

" Oh, it's okay I can do it," I said but she just scoffed shuing me out of the bed.

I fought the urge to put her in her place, how dare she shu me away!

She didn't even notice my anger as she started removing the bandages off my mate and replacing them.

"This is strange," she said after unwrapping her arms.

" What is it?" I asked looking closer, hoping and praying that nothing was wrong with my woman and that she was healing perfectly.

"She's fine but it's just that -- She had a large cut here ----" she pointed my mates hand that wasn't bandaged, "but look, it looks like she got hurt over a week ago and the wound has started healing and closing up. That's not normal,"

"Oh," I said relief washing over me that my mate was healing faster, looks like my blood was doing the trick.

'Our blood,' Knox purred in my head, adding, 'we are healing our mate,'

'Why is a whole ass male like you purring,' I smirked while he just let out a low growl ignoring my remark.

"Why are you smirking? Shouldn't you be freaking out?!" Vanessa dragged me back to reality and I briefly looked at her then shifted my gaze on my mate. I didn't want to look at her for too long lest she thinks I'm falling for her.

My mind and heart has already been captured now and I don't think I will ever look at another woman again who isn't my mate.

"It's pretty normal," I shrugged taking the bandage from her and wrapping it around my mate's arm my heart souring with pride.

"No it's not," she quickly dissagreed shaking her head, "I've seen wounds before and they don't behave like this,"

" It's probably because of the medicine that Mr Frank gave her and also my blood," I swiftly lied, lightly patting her shoulder earning myself a growl from Knox.

'don't touching her! She's not our mate!" He growled.

I let out a sigh withdrawing my hand saying, "Get some rest I will stay and watch over her,"

" Are you sure?"

" Yes ofcourse," I assured.

She shrugged her shoulders and went back and lay on the couch her soft snores following after.

"Mate is healing," Knox purred again in my head and I found myself lying on the bed next to her, my beautiful mate.

If she feels me near, her wolf will be active and speed the healing process even faster.

'And what about Vanessa? What are we going to tell her when mate randomly wakes up with no bruises?' Knox asked in my head.

'We will just lie to her again don't worry what matters is that mate is with us,'

"Hello?" I looked at Vanessa who picked up her phone.

"What?! Oh my gosh, when did that happened??!" She said abruptly getting up and I got up as well wondering what was wrong.

"Okay I'm on my way, I will be right there --"

" What's wrong?" I asked once she cut the call.

" It's my dad, he had a heart attack and is in the hospital," she explained her eyes glistening with tears.

"Are you going there right now? "

I asked looking at the clock, it was 4.am.

"Yes I have to go, my mom is alone at the hospital,"

I looked at my mate and I didn't want to leave her but Vanessa needed someone to drive her.

"Wait let me wake Ivan, he can drive you,"

" No it's ----"

" It's not fine," I cut her off leaving the room and calling Ivan who instantly responded.

"Vanessa's dad is in the hospital she needs a ride," I told him he let out a groan rubbing sleeping from his eyes muttering a string of cusses at me as he got up.

"Sorry buddy," I jokily apologised earning myself a glare.

"Thank you so much for your help Vanessa," I thanked her as she picked up her purse.

"It's no biggie, I'm happy to help, inform me of any progress," she said as she followed Ivan outside the room.

"Sure,"

I watched as both of them walked down the stairs then I closed the door and lay back down on the bed next to my mate.

I fought the urge to pull her close and hug her.

If she wasn't this injured I would have held her tightly, securely in my arms.

With these thoughts in mind I let sleep catch up to me And it was one of the best sleeps I've had in a long time.

For the last two years I haven't been able to get any proper sleep without having nightmares about Sasha ------ A witch that disguised herself to try and kill my family------ The nightmare keeps re-playing in my mind forcing me to stay awake but this time, I managed to sleep for a good solid two hours without a single nightmare..

A knock on the door woke me up from my sleep and I immediately got up looking at mate to see if she was still fine and thankfully she was.

"I managed to feel the presence of her wolf, she's recovering fast," Knox purred in my head as I opened the door letting the doctor, William and Ivan into the room.

"How is your mate doing?" Ivan asked as the doctor went straight to check her up.

"She's doing ---- how did you know she was my mate?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

I saw how you were looking at her and the concern in your eyes and plus, you allowed a random wolf in your bed, which is very unlikely of you," he pointed out while William smirked.

"I hate you both," I groaned turning away from them, focusing my attention on the doctor who was carefully taking off her bandages revealing her skin which was almost healed to perfection leaving no scars.

"Looks like your blood and the mate bond is working wonders," William smirked adjusting his glasses.

He is the first werewolf I've ever seen wearing glasses.

Werewolves naturally have good eyesight but his eyesight was the poorest and I wondered why but never questioned it.

"It indeed is working better than I expected," doctor Frank affirmed taking the bandage off my mate's face, revealing that perfectly clear tanned face that gives me nightmares every night!

"Sasha!!" a growl left my lips feeling like I just got punched in the gut when I saw that face the face that I've failed to get out of my mind! The face that I low-key yearn to see again but at the same time despised because of everything she did to me!!