~Zahara~ We have been running for a while now, through the brush and the trees. I can’t remember ever being this fast before. Aria and I just knew that we had to get to Cory as soon as we could. I can feel his vitality getting weaker by the minute. I try to push my worry out so I can focus on getting where I need to be. I can feel Lennox behind me the entire run and I’m grateful to have such a great friend and Beta. We run out of our territory and into the neutral territory that borders it. I continue to follow my connection to Cory and I can faintly detect his scent in the air. As I run, the scent gets stronger and stronger. I can smell his scent mixed with the metallic scent of blood. Someone hurt Cory and that riles Aria up in a way I have never experienced. Mate is dying. No, Aria. We won’t let him die. We will get to him and we will save him. Aria grunts in response and pushes us further so we can get to him as fast as possible. I see a lump on the groun
The next few days were torture to say the least. Cory’s surgery was successful, but he lost so much blood that he needed a transfusion. Since I am his mate, it is best that the blood comes from me. We are halves of the same soul and because of that, I have the ability to be everything that he needs. He is the same for me so if I ever get into a bad situation, he will be able to help me. Once we find our mates, we are complete. The problem is that Cory is now in a coma. He is not responding to any outside stimuli, but all of his vital signs are strong. The doctor says that Cory will be out for a while, at least until he decides to wake up. His body will take a while to heal since he is wolfless. My blood, ordinarly, would have a major impact on his healing, but since he has no wolf, it may not work the same. I have to believe that my Alpha blood, along with the mate bond, will be more than enough to bring Cory through this. I have been with him everyday, spending most of my t
~Cory~ Sunlight shining on me and the scent of roses in the air. I stretch out and open my eyes. I’m greeted with darkness. Everything around me is black, black and a dank smell. I close my eyes again, willing the sunlight and rose scent to descend upon me, but it doesn’t happen. I open my eyes and stare up. At least, I think I’m staring up. No matter where I look, everything looks the same; black. I replay the last few moments of my life and I remember the pain and the fear. I’m not sure what I did to end up like this, but this is where I am. I replay the blows that my body received and the pain is so real. I look up to the face in front of me, the one who did this to me, but I can’t seem to make out any features. I swear I know who did this to me, but their identity eludes me right now. Well, I guess I have eternity to remember. Besides, what will remembering do for me? My memories switch over to Zahara, my mate. I never believed that I would get a
~Zahara~ Deep breaths, take deep breaths. I repeat this in my mind to calm myself and Aria. All I really want to do right now is sit next to my mate; give him my strength. I do not want to be at this table, eating lunch with the group from Wild Trail. I don’t particularly care for them and I definitely have no interest in Laslo. I hate the fact that his mother is here. I get that she is still performing Luna duties, but something about her rubs me the wrong way. I try to pay attention to the small talk that is going on around me. I join in here and there with one word responses, but I don’t say too much. The doctor told me that I would be informed if there were any changes, but I’d rather just be by Cory’s side. I made sure to scrub myself clean. I didn’t want anyone to catch Cory’s scent on me. Something about his incident doesn’t sit well with me and I’m feeling like I shouldn’t trust this group. I keep feeling Laslo’s eyes on me and it is making m
~Laslo~ She can’t be serious! She is really going to deny me over someone that she has never even met? This makes absolutely no sense to me. I’m here! I’m strong and I’m an Alpha for fucks sake, but here she is denying me. The entire concept of fated mates is ridiculous to me and I found out first hand just how ridiculous it can be. My father was my mother’s fated mate and that got them nowhere. He was a warrior and my mom is of Beta blood. When they met, my mother was ecstatic. She always wanted her fated mate and had been waiting to find him since she became of age. Mom went to a mating ball one year and she found her mate there. She always told me how handsome he was; how much I look like him. They had an amazing time, dancing the night away. Mom was so swept up in it all, that she didn’t consider that anything could be wrong. After the ball, mom said that they went to his room and that is when everything was ruined. My father and mother mated, but when she wo
~Zahara~ I swear my territory seems bigger than it’s ever been, but I know it’s just because I’m so eager for this tour to be over. I want, so badly, for this group to leave so I can go back to Cory. We are back in the packhouse and heading up the stairs for the meeting that we plan to have. I stop dead in my tracks when a feeling flows through me. I can’t quite place it. It felt kind of like fear or anxiousness. I’m not sure nor do I know where it came from. I continue my journey to our meeting room and hope that this meeting is over quickly.✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ Finally we are done and finally I will be free. The meeting was extremely boring, but I’m glad that nothing was signed. There was a lot proposed, but I don’t think we will come to an agreement. We are the better pack out of the two, yet the Wild Trail pack, or I should say the Luna, is expecting us to come up with so much in this treaty. It’s hard to see how we benefit based on her proposals
~Zahara~ I’m finally able to get Cory out of the hospital. I wasn’t sure that it would happen any time soon, but I guess that blood transfusion worked wonders even with Cory having no wolf. I sent some clothes down to Cory while I signed paperwork for his release. I head to his room to find him sitting at the edge of the bed looking nervous. “What’s up?” Cory jumps which makes me guess that he didn’t notice me entering the room. “Oh……uh…..hey. The, uh, the doctor said I could go.” I smile and walk towards him. “It’s just that……I have nowhere to go.” I stifle my laugh. He looks so damn adorable right now, but I don’t want him to think that I’m laughing at him. I sit next to him and turn to face him. “That’s why I’m here.” I reach for his hand and hold it gently in mine. “I came to collect you. Did you think that I would leave you high and dry?” “I….I can stay here?” I wonder why he is so surprised to learn about him staying here.
~Zahara~ The ride back to the packhouse is quiet, each of us seem to be lost in our own thoughts. I’m struggling to keep Aria at bay. She has been on the verge of exploding since Cory told us how his life has been. She is beyond angry and would love nothing more than to run to Wild Tail and rip everyone apart. At this point, I’m in agreement with Aria, but I have to be the level headed one. As hard as it has been to keep Aria in, having Cory in my presence has been slightly helpful. He gives me a sense of calm and peace. When we get to the packhouse, I have people take the bags out of the car to put them into Cory’s room. It is almost time for dinner, but after what happened earlier, I’m not sure if it would be best to eat in the dining room with everyone. Then again, it may be best to make sure that everyone understands that Cory is here to stay and they need to get over it. My thoughts were distracting enough that I didn’t realize that Cory had exited the car an