3. Bennett

Even though I still couldn't fully feel the rejection from Dimitri, it still hurt. My chest felt like my heart was shattering. Why would he do that, why reject the person who the moon gods mates you with? It was still hard to process the whole thing. It's been a week since his birthday and his rejection and I didn't care anymore. I'll live even though it'll hurt like a mother fucking bitch. I'm not going to let a simple rejection break me. I've been teased my whole life and this time I'm not going to let it rule me.

"I heard Dimitri was rushed to the hospital after collapsing in the middle of Mrs. Roche's class this morning" a voice said and I looked over to see Cara, one of the school's top gossipers and drama starters in history. She was surrounded by a group of students all listening intently to every word she says and I rolled my eyes and continued to walk to my locker where my friends and brother were already waiting and for the first time, they all looked worried making me raise a brow

"Why do you all look like someone killed your cat?" I asked and they looked at each other before looking back at me with Chris sighing and rubbing the back of his neck

"It's Dimitri" he said and I nodded for him to continue "he's in the hospital Benny. He was rushed there after collapsing from chest pains in the middle of Roche's class"

"So I heard" I replied with a nod though I had hoped it wasn't real when I heard Cara talking about it. I sighed and opened my locker to grab my books for my first classes "I heard Cara talking about it on my way here"

"Everyone's blaming you for it" Julian said and I rolled my eyes

"Of course they are. They don't know what really happened. They think that they can blame someone who does shit and just keeps to himself and his friends"

"Those morons don't know shit. If they only knew that it was he who rejected you then no one would sympathize with him" Broxton said

"They'll just think that I was the one who told him to reject me. He's the future Alpha" I said and they sighed because no matter what we say or do they'll still think that I had something or do with Dimitri being in the hospital.

~*~*~*~

"AHHH" I screamed as my chest began to hurt even more than it ever had before and my door burst open slamming against the wall before I was being pulled into strong arms of my father

"CALL VINCENT AND TELL HIM WE'RE COMING" my dad yelled before I was being picked up and rushed out of my room. Tears were streaming down my face as the pain only increased with each waking moment.

"Papa it hurts" I whimpered

"You're going to be okay Bennett" he murmured as he held me tight

"It burns. Papa make it stop please" I cried as I scratched at my chest as the pain intensified

"Shh, you're going to be okay" he promised as the doctor came in

"Alpha I need you to exit the room so I can check him properly" the doctor said and dad looked conflicted but nodded and I panicked grabbing his hand shaking my head

"Don't go please" I pleased but he gave he a reassuring smile kisses my forehead whispering that he'll be back soon and I whimpered but nodded letting him leave. I felt the doctor pressed the stethoscope on my chest as she listens to my heart beat and I have no doubt that it was beating to fast for her likening if the look on her face is anything to go by.

"Bennett I need you to take deep breathes for me and try to relax can you do that for me?" She asked softly and I swallowed the knot in my throat but shook my head as I tried to do what she asked but it was hard to breath. My lungs felt like they were constricting with each breath I took and my vision was starting to get blurry as tears continued to roll down my cheeks

"I need you to try to focus on something you like and close your eyes and focus on that" Doctor Kennedy said and I whimpered

"I can't" I cried as it was getting harder and harder to breath, my breaths were coming out choked

"Count back from ten, can you do that for me?" He asked and I sniffled as I nodded and did that but it seems like nothing wanted to work. Why wasn't anything working? What's wrong with me? Why is this so hard to do?

"Shh, you're going to be alright Bennett I promise you'll be okay"he whispered before my vision began to dot around the corners and my breathing began to come back to normal and before I knew it, I was asleep.

~*~*~*~*~

"How long has been out for?" I heard a familiar voice asked and another voice answer with a few hours

"His body is under a lot of stress. He's mate rejected him and he's been trying hard to move on from that. His wolf was under stress and was trying to come out but Bennett was keeping him at bay" the second voice said and I heard someone crying and a voice soothing them.

"So you're saying that his body succumbed to the rejection?" The first voice asked and I could hear their panic and I wanted so bad to wake up to see who these people were but I was to tired.

"I'm afraid so Alpha. There's not telling when he'll wake up and if he'll even wake up for that matter. He's body needs to regain its strength back" I heard the doctor say to who I now knew were my parents as my mother began to cry.

"What about his wolf? How is Bailey doing?" My mother asked

"I can't seem to find him. I've tried to get to him but Bailey seems to want to be dormant at the moment. There's no telling if Bailey will be awake once Bennett's wakes up"Doctor Kennedy said

You're leaving me to aren't you Bailey? I whispered into the void blocking the rest of the conversation

Why would I do that? You're my human Bennett and I am as much as you as you are me. I just need to sleep Bennett. I need to restore my energy so I can help you keep moving Bailey whispered and I smiled nodding my head as I let the darkened once again engulf me.

~*~*~*~*~

I woke up to the sound of voices taking back and forth from across the room but I decided to let them be and not listen to what they were saying and go back to sleep.

I woke up in a forest. It was beautiful and peaceful here. The trees were like towers. The grass was high, covering my head. I walked through the trees and emerged into a breathtaking meadow.

The field was covered in lilacs with the sun setting behind a tall line tree. The sky was stunning with purples yellow reds and oranges. I could see a vast of more trees in the far. I walked further and smiled as a breeze flew and my hair ruffled with the wind.

(Bailey)

"Took you long enough" a voice huffed and looked over to the right to see a black wolf with a white patch of fur shaped as a heart with light green eyes make his way towards me and I smiled

"Bailey" I murmured walking towards him and he gave me a wolffish smile before licking my face making me giggle

"Where are we?" I whispered as we sat on the grass in front of the giant tree

"This is where you brought us Bennett" he replied into unheard and I frowned

"I brought us here?" I asked confused because I've never been to this place before

"It's peaceful so I understand why" he said instead and I hummed running my fingers through his thick coat and he purred and I chuckled

"Does your chest hurt?" He questioned looking up at me from his positing across from me and I shook my head

"Not as much as it did before. It feels like a dull pain now. Will I still feel those horrid pains when I wake up again?" I replied and he nodded

"It will only get worse as time passes Bennett. Your body is not used to that type of pain" he answered and I sighed. I had a feeling that was going to be his answer but I was hoping that he'll say no. That the pain will go away once I wake up and won't be back again "I promise I'll be there with you, Bennett. I won't let you go through the pain on your own. We're one in the same remember that"

"I know and I love you for it" I murmured and he whined licking my face

"Don't be scared Bennett. We'll get through this together" he whispered and I swallowed the lump in my throats and nodded as tears filled my eyes.

"I don't want to keep hurting Bailey" I whimpered

"I know Bennett but I promise we'll be okay"