The Big Reveal-Xander

I told you that was a bad idea. There were other ways that we could have shown her what we are. Now you have gone and terrified our mate...

"We share the same head you know. You can see what my intention was" I reply.

She smells like wildflowers....We love wildflowers. I really hope you know what you are doing with our mate. There is no cheating to the mate bond.

"I wouldn't necessarily call it cheating. I would much prefer we used the phrase speeding up the potential problems" I offered.

You may think that you can avoid all the problems now, but we both know that love is never that easy.

With that gentle reminder my dragon fades into the back of my mind with a swish on his long golden tale. I get a better grip on my mate and turn to follow the rest of the prisoners in. As I walk I look down at her face and take in her features more closely. She truly is beautiful. Her skin is a smooth honey and looks to be the smoothest skin I have ever seen. Her lips are plump and pink. Even though her eyes were closed the chocolate color still flashes through my mind. Her brown tresses hang over my arm. It looks to be about the same length of mine.

I told you; it wouldn't matter what our mate looked like. We would know that she belongs to us.

I remove my eyes from her beautiful face and pick up the pace of my feet moving forward. We are now nearing the cabins that we had set up for our visitors. Maximus uses this opportunity to taunt our prisoners by flashing to the inside of one of the cabins. He opens the window and hops right out after waving to the prisoners. Still shocked by the fact that my mate was found at a place like that.

What could she have possibly done to end up in that position? Immediately I remember the colors of her aura. With me on how I'm thinking my dragon pushes his eyes forward so we can take a look at it once more. The coloring of it is of a pure person. If it were something truly terrible I would see the scaring on her aura. The inky black covering of someone beyond saving is not an easy thing to see.

"Uh Alpha, aren't you going to take her inside?" Demetrius asks breaking me out of my trance. Taking a quick look around, I realize that everyone else has already been taken inside. I don't know if I van release her just yet.

"No, I will be taking this one to the clinic to get looked at. Carry on with the protocols we put in place for when they arrived. Check with Maximus on doubling the guards near here and be sure to replace a copy of the report on my desk" I rush to say as I quicky turn toward the clinic.

I don't know how calm she is going to be about waking up in a clinic with us hovering over her.

"It will be a lot better than knowing whether or not she is okay. Besides, we both know that we can't leave her until we find out for sure"

True

His answer is brief and I know that he has the same worry I have. Our mate has been unconscious for more than ten minutes now and his worry has started to spill over to me. I start to think that perhaps I shouldn't have introduced her to one of our beast so soon. Picking up my pace I decide to notify the clinic that I am on my way in through the mind link.

"Hey Lisa, would you mind telling Dr. Snow that I am on my way in with one of our human visitors. She needs to be checked out after fainting" I say.

"Sure thing Alpha, we'll be ready for you when she gets here" she says back in her chirpy tone.

Looking at my mate once more I check to see once more if she has moved at all. Even with the jostling of my large frame as I carry her, she has still not moved. I really do hope I haven't scare her too bad. If I have then she might choose not to be with me. Finally seeing the logic from my dragon I give a heavy sigh. As I step foot into the clinic I start to think of a way to clear this up with some type of explanation.

The only way to help a cheater is to retake the test. Perhaps the first question you should have answered was your name. We should already know hers. In love the bigger problems should be focused on later. We cannot speed through this Xander.

"I hear you dragon. I will take it slower from now on" I promise him.

My feet pace outside of the room. There are nurses milling about as Dr. Snow takes a look at her. I find myself checking all of them to make sure that none of them are males. Satisfied that they are all females I focus on the machines that are starting to show her vitals. Those number definitely look a little low to me. A hand on my shoulder stops my pacing and I turn to see Maximus.

"Dude your pacing and your growling are scaring people" he says with a chuckle. Looking around the hall that I'm in I realize that others are watching me warily. I sigh as I release the tension in my shoulders trying to gain some control. I take a step away from his hand and give him a nod in thanks. I turn my attention back toward her room to see that the nurses are standing back now as Dr. Snow leans over her.

Curious at the new reaction, I step into the room instead of waiting in the hall. "What is wrong with her?" I ask aloud. Everyone was entranced for the moment by what they were seeing. My question caught several of them off guard seeing as they jumped upon hearing it.

"All of her vitals appear to be fine. I would certainly say that she is a curious one through. Tell me, do you get any emotions being around her?" Dr. Snow ask.

Taken aback by the question I cock my head at her. "I don't know what you mean. What emotions am I supposed to feel?" I reply.

"I should have guessed that you would not be forth coming when you found your mate. I do suppose that the feelings you get when being around her are different compared to others so I will answer your questions." She says walking towards me as she discards her gloves.

"We all have an unknown urge to speak with her. It's almost like we know automatically that she would listen to all our problems and be able to help with them" she says as she takes in my expression. "Now, what I want to know is, does your mate have a power of her own or is this in a response to being mated to you" She says folding her arms.

I have absolutely no idea how I am supposed to answer that question. I barely know the girl and have yet to even ask her name. How am I supposed to know if she has powers until I talk to her?

Touch her skin. We can feel the mate bond when our skin aligns. Perhaps we can feel more that way.

"I am not using my gift on her. You have seen what it has don't to others. They treat it like a drug. I cannot do that to our mate" I scold him for even having the idea. "But I will touch her."

Walking past the doctor I don't even answer her question. I walk up to my mate and just stand at the bed side taking her in for a moment. She still has on the horrid, orange jumpsuit but it looks like they had to remove it part way to examine her. She wears a thin white tank top underneath. Somehow it makes her skin look even paler than before under these bright lights.

My fingers rub against each other in pure nervousness. I have heard how the others describe what it is like when they touch. I was starting to think that I would never have the opportunity to know what it felt like. Now that the moment is here I find that I don't want to risk disappointment. What if when I touch her, it's not like the others? Would that mean that something is wrong with the bond?

Just touch her already. The suspense of what our mate would feel like to hold is killing me. Fine.....

My dragon takes over my body swiftly and in less than a second my hand has grasped hers. A small gasp leaves my lip at the sensation and I nearly groan. Needing too, I hold her hand a little tighter and the rest of the tension leaves my body. Closing my eyes to savor the feeling I take that final step toward the bed. When I open my eyes I remember where I am and have to blink the haze clear.

I turn back to the doctor without releasing her hand and answer her question. "I can feel her energy. I cannot tell whether the power comes from the bond or not. There is something there though" and with that answer I dismiss them with a wave.

If she is fine then there is no need for them to stay in the room. I don't know how my mate would react to having so many others in the room. She may not react to me being the only person in the room, but I am willing to risk it. I look around the room and frown at the chairs that I see. None of them are large enough to fit my frame. This has me eyeing the bed closely to see if there is a way that I can sit on it without frightening her.

We just met her Xander. We can't just hop into bed with her. Well we could but we shouldn't.

"You don't sound too sure there either. I can tell that you want us too. What could be so wrong with us holding our mate." I ask him as I look down at her. Deciding against getting in bed with her completely, I sit on the edge as gently as possible for someone of my size and grasp her hand.

I can't help but to look at our hands in wonder at the tingles. I have truly never felt anything like it before. Switching over to my dragon eyes I can see the physicalness of the mate bond more fully. Her aura reaches out for mine as mine reaches for her. I frown at the barrier wanting to see the colors entwined. Her aura is of a warm shade red outlined by silver sparkles. It's pure and one of the most beautiful sights that I have ever seen. My aura is completely different and shines in a radiance of gold.

Testing the reaction I remove my hand from hers and the tingles fade away. My aura still reaches for hers while it seems like hers just forms a cocoon around her. Why does hers only reach for me once we touch I wonder. Grasping her hand in mine once more I feel as her fingers twitch. My eyes fly to her face and I watch as her eyes blink and she comes to slowly. With a heavy sigh I release her hand and watch as my mate wakes fully.

As her eyes land on mine, her heart rate triples in speed and the scent of her fear fills the air. Not wanting to seem creepy or to scare her more than I already have, I hold her gaze as I move. I walk to the end of the bed slowly and watch her as she sits up eyeing me warily. I cock my head at her wondering how we are supposed to proceed with this. I knew that there was a chance that I would meet my mate with the incoming humans. I just didn't know that I would have to start seeking answers so soon. I don't even know where I should start.

Knowing her name would be nice. We should know what to call our mate.