“What’s on your mind Dante?” Mj asked and noticed that he seemed to take a large breath but did not lift his head, nor did he acknowledge her question.
Mj looked at Julie for answers and the doctor shrugged indifferently “the first memory you took us to was a night you went drinking with the hunters,” Julie wa
Mj laughed nervously and licked her lips “there have been a few times Mara and I would get pretty wasted after closing at the bar and we thought we saw kittens running around the parking lot so we chased them only to figure out they were skunks” Dante laughed and Mj rolled her eyes again “so I mean hallucinating when I’m drunk is super normal for me” she stopped and shook her head and Dante could feel how terrified she was becoming, not just because he could feel it through the bond they shared but her hands were cold and clammy and she was starting to tremble.
Almost as soon as Mj shut her eyes the most beautiful swirling shades of purple and green began flashing in front of her, almost illuminating the darkness in front of her. “Can you tell me what you see” Mj heard the sound of Julie’s voice and almost without thought she answered “nothing” Mj said, she was going to correct herself but Julie moved to a new question “did you find your safe place Mj?” Julie asked and Mj looked around, “a safe place” she thought “a place she would have no bad memories, a safe place she could go” and as soon as the thoughts s
Mj squeezed Dante’s hand and began to tense the muscles in her arms and legs “I was eighteen” Mj said and then she grunted “It was my birthday a couple days ago” she said and Dante noticed that her deminar had changed slightly, “it was almost like she were turning into that teenage girl again” Dante thought and made a mental note to absolutely never let Julie hypnotize him, the last thing Dante ever wanted to do was to relive his younger days.
At first all Mj did was sob and whimper small apologies, sometimes she would say Beth’s name and sometimes they were just pleas of sorrow, however Julie’s compassion had all but run its course and she was starting to get a headache “WHO is the murderer Mj” Julie barked and Dante snapped his head up to level his eyes with hers but she refused to look at him. Instead Julie grabbed her seat and moved closer to the other side of Mj so that the sleeping woman now had a companion on either side of her. Mj continued to groan and whimper and Dante noticed the obvious annoyance growing inside the doctor now sitting across from him, and although his full
Julie closed her eyes and gathered every ounce of courage she had “yes you do!” she demanded of Mj and noticed that the woman tucked her hands up further into her chest and had them clasped together in tight fists. “Mj you are three years old” Julie said demandingly and watched as Mj’s face contorted with the struggling memories “no I-” Julie cut Mj off “YES Mj you are three years old!” Julie waited for Mj’s body to settle before she continued to push her “Mj where is your safe place?”
Azreal ushered his mate quickly by the arm toward their private quarters to avoid any eavesdropping ears who might be looking for good gossip around the pack. “Azz, slow down” Lila begged her husband as her legs almost doubled the speed of his. Azreal grunted and opened a door at the end of one of the winding corridors before locking it behind him. The Alpha and Beta continued to walk through the hall silently u
As they walked Lila kicked her legs back and forth and chatted playfully about the sun and the flowers and all the small things Azreal never took time to notice until he met her. “Do you think Mj will stay with us?” Azreal chuckled a little “I think at least for now she feels at home here, but you know as well as I do that pack life isn't for everyone” Lila hummed her agreement and squeezed Azreal around the neck a little as they walked “She fits in really well with the hunters, even the commander seems to have a peculiar relationship with her” this time it was Azreal who hummed in agreeance,
As the four of them reached the doors of the med hall Azreal and Ace both dropped the bodies they were carrying and threw the doors open. Lila and Sam looked at each other in a flash of confusion as the sound of yelling and screaming voices could be heard pouring out. Ace and Azreal looked at each other and nodded “Pearl’s” they said in unison and took off down the hall with Lila and Sam close on their heels.