(Freda's pov) I sighed in slight relief as I once again took note of the day of the week. It is Friday today and my last day to work for the week. Weekends were my off days. Yes, I love my job and I love helping patients get better, recover and adapt to a new ways of improvement. Regardless, I am still a human, who needs rest every once a while. I work really hard during the week, and rarely have time for rest or to spend time with Zack who on the other hand, is also busy ruling his pack. Neither of our jobs are a joke. Besides only on the weekend do I get to spend quality time with Zack. My day started with attending to three different patients in a row. I listened, diagnosed and prescribed drugs as required. Around twelve thirty, I went for a lunch break. I headed to the hospital's canteen. I ordered some burgers along with some fries. I headed to sit down on an empty row. Soon, I was joined on the table by a fellow doctor and a nurse. "Hello Freda. " Dr. Grey, who we
Zack’s pov“Okay, Dr. Anderson, I will just go ahead and—“a woman started to say and then stopped short. Seemed like she was coming out of Freda’s office. “Oh, Zack, meet Annie, she’s my patient and also my friend. “ Freda said. By heavens, it was Annie. This is impossible, I must be dreaming. But this dream has gone too far. How is that Annie is here, standing before me. My eyes widened and it must have looked like I had seen a ghost. Well it felt like I had just seen a ghost from the past that I very much knew “I can’t believe it... Annie, is that really you?”Annie’s face lit up with recognition. “Za.... Zack?..... Is that you? Is it really you, Zack? “ it was almost like a whisper but I could hear it clearly. I and Annie stared at each other with a familiar gaze. We seemed to be lost in a world that both of us were the only characters. “Zack? “ “What is going on? “ I heard Annie ask. It seemed like her voice was coming from a far distance. Before I knew what was happenin
Freda’s povThe evening had taken an unexpected turn, leaving me in a state of shock. As I sat on the hospital bed, dim light casting long shadows on the walls, a sense of betrayal gnawed at my heart. Zack and Annie that has been my patient these past few months had a moment and Zack had introduced Annie as his wife, a revelation that left me feeling unwelcome and confused.“ How are you feeling? “ Zack asked. “Ready to leave this place. Take me home. “ I said, moving to get up. I placed my feet on the ground and got up. I swayed at that moment. Zack reached out to steady me. “I don’t think you are ready to leave yet.” He said, trying to make me lie back down. I struggled with him and would not lie back down. Though he was gentle with me, he is very strong. I didn’t stand a chance against his firm figure. I felt tears of frustration gather in my eyes. “No. “ I yelled. “I am not sick. I was just in shock to see your wife. And the fact that I have been treating her this past months
Annie’s povThe sound of the kettle whistling brought me back from my wandering thoughts. Thoughts that were supposed to be happy and elated but rather full of worries and uncertainties. Happy because after so many years I finally set my eyes on Zack who I thought was dead for so long. Elated because it should have meant that I and Zack get to complete our love story together. After all we have been through, we deserved that much; I deserved that much. But there is more to it. It was not as simple as I had played it in my head. Many years have passed since I and Zack both lost each other and thought the other was dead. There was someone else in the picture now. Those years that I was lost to him, another was rewriting a love song in his heart. Creating fresh and new moments in a space I once occupied and maybe still do. Just maybe. Freda. I had no clue that she was currently in Zack’s life. What a small world, indeed. How fate brought me to her knowing fully well we had one thing i
Annie’s pov“You remember how I left the pack in Kaine’s hands before we went abroad? “ he asked. I nodded. “Yeah, I do, you left him in charge. “ I replied. “On my way back home, I and Aiden were attacked. I was almost killed and left for dead. “ he said. “They discarded me on an express probably because they wanted someone to discover me and announce me dead. “ he said. “That was where I met Freda. Her car broke down and while fixing, she heard me whimper in the dark. Though I am a ware wolf and knowing fully well that she is human, she saved me and treated me. ““When I came to, I did not remember a thing. I could not say who I was or where I was from. So she sheltered me till I regained my memories. ““After regaining my memories, I hid who I was because I remembered that the men who tried to kill me were from our pack. I knew it was someone high up who had tried to kill me. “ he said. “In a bid to uncover who it was, I discovered that it was my brother, Kaine, that had tried
Freda’s pov“Okay, take two of these in the morning and also take two in the evening. I added some vitamins to the prescription. Go to the pharmacy department to get the pills and make sure you follow the dosage. “ I said to a patient in my office. “Thank you, Dr Anderson. You are the best. “ the patient said and left. I paged the reception to send in another patient. This was my last patient for the day. I wish I can continue with work so I don’t have to think about anything. I had decided to go to work though Aiden had insisted against it. Because of the episode I had at the hospital during Annie and Zack’s reunion, he must think of me as overtly fragile. But I had to leave the mansion. I was not ready to speak to Zack yet and staying in the mansion might put me in a depressive state. I had cried the previous night. *****”But I need to know, Zack,” I pressed, her voice trembling. “Do you still love me?”Zack’s silence hung in the air, heavy with unspoken words. His eyes met min
Zack’s POV“Freda, I have something to tell you. “ I said. I had offered Annie to stay in the mansion. She has been living in God knows where, for how long. This used to be her home before we both left that day and she never got to return ever since. Till today. Freda had returned home a while ago. She had looked surprised to see I and Annie together. Apart for the brief air of awkwardness, Freda seemed fine with seeing Annie in the mansion. I know it is not comfortable for Freda, but I still have a duty to fulfill to Annie. I had promised to protect but had failed in the past. I failed to protect a woman I claimed to love and because of that, she had lived the past years in solitude. Now that I and Annie have found each other, I feel indented to her. I have to make up for all those years. “What is it you have to tell me? “ Freda asked. She had a certain look in her eyes. They were full of dread and sadness, I think. It breaks my heart that she feels that way. But I need to do t
Annie’s povStreams of daylight filtered into the room through the curtains. The weather was a little bit chilly. I slid deeper into my covers trying to gather as much warmth as I could. I had such a wonderful sleep last night. I had not slept this long at a stretch in a long time. I didn’t want the night to end. The bed was comfy, the duvet very comforting and the pillow so soft. My dream for once didn’t leave me waking up in terror. I had a wonderful sleep without any nightmare. A typical dream I would have in the past would be about me running, and running, and running. Always pursued by a masked creature of the dark and never really knowing whereShe y to go. Other dreams would be replaying what happened in the past and ends with Zack dying. All the time. I usually woke up with a scream, panting as beads of sweat stream down my body. But last night was peaceful. I slept like a baby. I dreamt of heaven. Heaven with Zack and I kissing and holding hands. What a beautiful dream!