"Baby? Princess, please. What's wrong?" I asked.
She didn't respond.
"Baby please..."
My voice sounded so weak. It disgusted me. I felt something run down my arm and I quickly picked her up bridal style and ran to the mansion. She needs a doctor. She is bleeding excessively. I ran and my Beta followed. I was holding back tears. That made me smile. Here I was the strongest alpha in the U.S and was about to cry over a girl.
'Not just any girl, our mate!' My wolf was quick to reprimand me.
Once I reached the medical wing in the mansion I called for a doctor. He brought me into a room where I softly laid her on the bed. I pulled my arms out from under her. They were covered in blood. Her blood... My heart clenched and my body trembled. I was fighting tears once again.
I walked to the sink and washed off her blood. The doctor rushed in. He grabbed a pair of scissors and began to cut open her shirt. I growled.
'Mine!' I thought. He froze. Mathew walked in and put his hand on my shoulder. Trying to comfort me. He nodded at the doctor and the doctor again began doing his work. He finally opened up her shirt and all her scars were visible.
She had small cuts on her sides. Like someone had dug small knives into her. I flinched at the thought. On her abdomen, she had a large cut. It stretches from her belly button to the bottom of where her bra was. It looked like it had been a very deep cut. I flinched once again. Who would do this to someone so beautiful? What kind of monster did this? I started to get angry again. I noticed Mathew staring at her and I lost it. I grabbed him by the throat and held him against the wall.
"Did you lose something?" I asked in a very aggravated tone.
"Alpha... I-I'm sorry... I was just wondering about the scar"
He quickly answered. I growled.
"Mine!"
"I-I Know A-Alpha, I have my mate"
He replied. I let him go and walked to the chair again. It was bad enough that I had to control my anger with the doctor. If I attacked him my mate could die, but Mathew had no right to be staring at her.
The doctor quickly flipped her. Once I glance I wish I hadn't. My stomach twisted and shrunk. My heart clenched even more. If I thought her abdomen was bad then her back was worse. It looked like she was put through a blender. She had so many scars. Old and new.
I wanted to hold her in my arms and never let her go. She would be safe with me. Something on her wrist caught my attention. 'Strong' it read. It was a tattoo. I glanced at her other wrist and saw that is said 'stay.' She had a tattoo on each wrist. Stay Strong. Fits her perfectly. She was strong when she had to confront my pack and me.
A few minutes passed she was covered with bandages. I sat next to her and held her hand. My skin tingled once it made contact with hers. I smiled at the thought. I softly ran my fingers across her skin. The hairs on her arm started to rise and her skin formed goosebumps under my touch. That made me smile even more. At least now I know she feels an attraction to me as I do for her. Or at least her body does.
2 hours later and my mate was still asleep. I softly placed small kisses on her hand. I felt a shock on my lips when they felt her skin. I am so tempted to mark her, but I won't. I'll wait for her to wake up. I laid my head on the bed and kept softly running my fingers across her arm. I softly closed my eyes. I started to picture my beautiful mate with me in bed. Being intimate and letting me make love to her. My mind wonders to earlier today. Being with Patricia. That makes my stomach twist in disgust. I now feel guilty. I feel like my mate will never forgive me if she found out. All I want to do is make her happy. Now that I found my mate I have to make sure she is kept safe at all times. Her word is law in my pack. Anyone who defies he defies me. She is my equal an everyone will know that. I will make sure of it.
I was starting to worry. She isn't waking up and it's been a couple of hours. I spent almost the whole day here with her. My back is aching from my position and my wolf is dying to get out. He wants to go for a run but then again he doesn't want to leave his mate. A couple minutes passed and the doctor walked in.
"Good evening Alpha"
"Good evening"
"I have come to tell you that her vitals are improving. She is showing a great amount of progress."
"that's good"
"would you like to move her into a bigger bed? One that can fit both of you? You look very uncomfortable."
"can I just take her to my room?"
"I wouldn't suggest taking her out of the medical wing, but she is improving at a fast rate."
Improving at a fast rate? I've been here with her for hours! It feels like forever. Before he could give me his final yes or no. I picked her up bridal style and walked out of the room. I am in no mood to chit-chat. I want to be alone with my mate. After a few corners and stairs, I arrived in front of the door to my room. I softly opened the door and walked inside. I used my foot to close it and laid my beautiful mate on my bed.
She looked so beautiful. But that hospital gown is just horrendous. I slide it off and looked for one of my shirts. I softly and carefully place it over her. Heads and over her arms. It fits her like a dress. I softly chuckled. She is so tiny compared to my 6'4 frame. I pulled the covers over her and changed my clothing as well. I took my shirt off and put on a pair of sweatpants.
I climbed into bed and pulled her close to me. Careful not to hurt her. She curled up into my chest. She placed one hand on my chest and softly slid it across my abdomen. She could feel my well-formed six-pack. She snaked her arm to my back and pulled her body closer to mine.
I wrapped my arms around her. I placed them under her head and the other one I placed on her lower back. She had her face dug into the crook of my neck. A few seconds later I felt her leg move. She placed it on my hip and dug the other one between my legs. I smiled but I couldn't shake this bad feeling off. I am kind of disappointed she didn't wake up. I held onto her tighter.
"No one stops him" she mumbles
She is talking in her sleep. Her words caught me off guard.
"Make him stop. I don't want to do this anymore"
My wolf whines. Her words are hurting him. Someone is hurting her and we can't do anything about it.
"Please stop" she whines.
She grips onto my body like if I were a lifeline. This makes my heart clench. I softly start to kiss her neck. Her grip loosens. I smile. Maybe her nightmares have stopped. I kiss behind her ear and smile.
"I love you" I whisper in her ear. I slowly close my eyes. Sleep starts to creep up on me like a killer in the night.