CHAPTER SEVEN

ALPHA PEREZ

Shifting halfway, I let my wolf, Patrick, feel the touch of his dying mate as I rushed to the pack hospital and was appalled at the news of her health. I watched as they patched up her wounds and left her with machines connected to her. As an omega, her wolf was very weak to heal her and the arrow had been dipped in wolfsbane which meant the assassin was bent on killing me. 

I hissed in anger at the thought of a monster roaming free in my pack. Wrapping a glove on my hand, I lifted the arrow and sniffed it but all I got was my own scent. The whacker must have used a hypochlorite or something to wipe his scent.

“When will she be awake?” I demand of the doctor who was trying to exit the room.

“It’s hard to say my Alpha, her wolf is equally weak but I have tried all my best on her” he replied opening the door to exit the ward. 

“Well your best is not enough, do more for her!” I commanded. I know the doctor has tried his best but I can’t help the feelings of being indebted to someone. It will surely sound crazy that the strongest Alpha was saved by his rejected mate.

“Please try to understand me your highness” he pleaded closing the door and moving back to the room.

“she seemed to have been abused a lot as we found lots of scars on her, her system was already weak making it easier for the venom to work fast in her bloodstream. If only she had not been rejected, then it would have been faster” he explained before leaving the ward.

Looking down at her, she looked very beautiful even in her unconscious form. Apart from looking extremely beautiful, I realized she is very thin and must not have been fed well. She also looked tired as dark circles under her eyes stood out in defiance of her pale skin and tiny frail body.

The door opened again and I see Mark and Jacob, part of the elders, walk in.

“How is madam Pearl doing?” Mark asked, making me frown at him. “I have told you severely today that she is not Pearl, when will that stick to your brain?” I grunt out. He was being a pain in my ass these past days, firstly with finding my mate and now claiming my mate is Pearl.

“You rejected her, she’s our ex mate not mate, you have the gut to think of her as mate after inflicting pain on her, huh?” My wolf snickered. He had been throwing side remarks to hurt me and so far, it’s working.

I felt my orbs change color as my wolf tried to take control but I forced him back, he acted drastically when angry and in the case of his mate, there’s a possibility he is going to go on a killing spree.

“How is that possible though? I mean the arrow and all, who has so much guts to shoot at the Alpha!” Jacob asked, changing the topic earning a silent thanks from Mark

“That is what I would like to know too” I gazed at her fragile form, my heart aching with a mix of emotions. Guilt, anger, and a deep-seated longing swirled within me. How could I have rejected her, my true mate? The scars on her body told a story of suffering, and now, I knew I had contributed more to her pain.

Patrick, my wolf, growled softly, sensing my turmoil. I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself.

As I stood vigil, memories flooded my mind. Our initial meeting, the spark between us, the admiration I felt for her and the cruel rejection. I had thought it was for the good of the pack, but now I realized my mistake, I had done it as a revenge to her for trying to reject me in the first place.

The machines beeping around us seemed to echo my own racing heartbeat as i gently brushed a strand of hair from her forehead, my fingertips grazing her skin.

"Who did this to you?" I whispered, my voice barely audible.

The door creaked open, and the doctor returned with a somber expression. "Alpha, we've found something."

I turned, my eyes locking onto his. "What is it?"

"A small note, along the part the arrow came from. It reads: 'Die in hell, I can’t wait to see your face twisted in agony."

My vision blurred, rage coursing through my veins. Who dared threaten me and harm my mate?

"Get me the pack's best trackers," I ordered. "I want the assassin found, and I want them alive."

As the doctor nodded and left, I leaned in, my lips whispering against her ear.

"Come back to me, my mate. I promise to keep you safe, to cherish and protect you. Forever."