Chapter 4

Leonard’s POV

I stood from my seat immediately Alpha Nicholas entered my room. “Leonard, we need to go,” I couldn’t understand the underlying emotion in his voice. I sincerely hoped it was worth the wait and I haven’t lost Elizabeth.

Closing the door behind me, I caught up with Alpha Nick on his track. He turned slightly while walking towards the exit “The doctor asked to see us, but I don’t why,” he said as he continued in his tracks.

It better be for a good course. Elizabeth lying there for months has caused me many internal damages. Like, I wasn’t ready to let go of the sweetest soul that I have encountered. As if Alpha Nick was reading my mind, he patted my shoulder assuringly.

I could see the young girls outside the compound smiling and giggling. I wondered how they would react if they lost Liza. We’ve all waited for her to come back to us very soon, and going into the doctor’s segment of the park commanded a new wave of hope.

“Emm… Liza… she’s awake…” I didn’t wait for him to finish off his statement as I kicked the door open and there she lay on the bed, her gaze scanning through the room, looking so lost and confused.

Whatever the doctor had to say could be said to her father, I only wanted to be certain she was awake. Her gaze shifted to me immediately she realized she wasn’t alone and her eyes went wide, I could sense fear.

“Who are you?” I was shocked she asked me that. I didn’t know what was happening but I needed to play along. “Where am I?” she asked. I could understand her latter question, but the previous one made no sense.

I found myself moving closer to her bed “Liza, I’m glad you are awake,” she looked tensed and I couldn’t get the reason why. I guessed I should have waited to hear the doctor. 

I sat beside her and slowly grabbed her hand, drawing soothing circles on the back of her hand. She suddenly looked more relaxed than before and I was glad. Just then, the door went open and her father came in with the doctor.

I gave the doctor a deadly look of will you tell me whatever is happening here? Alpha Nick understood my glaring and motioned the doctor to speak. “I’m… I’m sorry but we have a slight issue concerning LIza…” he trailed off.

This doctor was testing my patient and I was close to losing it when he spoke up, this time going to the main point, “she might be suffering from transient global amnesia which can also be referred to as partial memory loss,” The doctor said.

“What do you mean?” I asked impatiently. He then went ahead explaining what he meant by transient global amnesia, “For some times she might not be able to relate to certain things that happened in the past, but with time, she’ll come around.”

Her father moved close while placing a kiss on her temple. I was pained to see tears on her face which I quickly wiped off with my hands. “It’s fine Liza, you have us here to tell you all you need to know,” her father assured her.

As the doctor was making his way out, he stopped and looked over to my side “Alpha… Alpha Leonard, can I… please see you outside?” he asked over his shaky breath and I wondered when he would stop being so scared of me.

“I think there’s one thing that can be done to help hasten her recovery sir…” Why was he telling me? I looked at him inquisitively. “It has to do with you sir…” he continued.

Can you go straight to the point doctor?” I was tired of his merry-go-round, I needed to go back to my mate who had been laying there for a good four months. If I could do anything to help her recover, why not?

“We can inject her with a portion of your blood… it’ll help her recover hastily,” he was making sense but I hated how intimidated he was. Maybe it was my well-built body, my deadly gaze, or my infamous history that was working the fear in him, but it was amusing.

“Are you going to lead me to where you’ll take the blood or you’ll keep staring at me like a ghost?” he jolted out of his sacred shell of fear “I’m… I’m sorry sir, please follow me,” he said as he led the way to the lab.

I was welcomed back to the room with a sweet sight of Alpha Nick singing Liza’s favorite lullaby. Who sings for an adult if not Alpha Nick? I remembered how he had visited her every day for the past four months, to sing her this same lullaby over and over again.

“Here is Leonard, he’s your mate,” he was now pointing at me. She struggled to flash me a smile and I reciprocated because I imagined how hard it was for her to do that. “He has refused to go back to Sky Wings since the incident,” he was nodding his head while smiling at her.

I’ve left a whole lot of things aside just to be there for Liza, staying for four months is the least I could do. However, sometimes I would take care of important business in my park and return so I wouldn’t miss out on this day.

I moved closer to the duo and sat on the edge of the bed, “I thought I would lose you, but I’m glad you are here,” I couldn’t help but pull her into an embrace after my words. But something was off, she didn’t seem to understand her environment.

I helped her back to lie down and just then, Lilian and Maren rushed in with so much excitement. “Liza!... I’m happy you didn’t leave us,” it was Lilian and she was acting like the little girl she was. 

Ignoring my stern gaze they moved closer to offer their packs of chocolate. Alpha Nick couldn’t help but chuckle at their childishness. A pack of chocolate for someone just recovering? I wanted to send them out of the room, but she was like a mother to them, I couldn’t send them out.

Doctor James walked in and it was the perfect time to send the two girls out. Without a word, they knew they’d overstayed their welcome and moved out. Alpha Nick was surprised as to what James was doing in the room. 

“I thought we could take her home,” he asked out of curiosity. I gave James a stare saying ‘Don’t you dare’. I’d ask him to not tell Alpha Nick about the blood, he should just do his work and not say a thing.

“I have to give her this last injection to help in her recovery journey,” he said and Alpha Nick was very okay with his words. “I trust you to take care of things Leo,” he said and went out, leaving myself, Liza and James alone

James moved closer and taking a portion of her arm flesh, he injected her and immediately she started shaking vigorously. I’d never been that scared before, I was scared and angry. I looked over at James who was running his hands through his fair panicked.

“I… I… do… I don’t know,” he was stammering and I was annoyed. I held her to the bed trying to prevent her from hitting her head. I hoped she’d calm down so James would check what was wrong.

Just when I thought she was already getting over the attack, she fell silent. Her eyes were closed and she wasn’t making a sound. Her arms became stiff and she wasn’t moving. I rushed over to James and grabbed him by the collar with my left hand while landing him a heavy blow on his face.

He was shouting and begging me to release him. While I aimed to land him a second blow, Alpha Nick rushed in, snapping him free from my grip. “Make sure you revive her, or consider yourself dead,” with my last word, I stormed out of the room.