Page 26 of Her Destined Alpha
Lola covered her with the blanket as Chris knocked on the door lightly.
“Mind if I step in?”
“Yeah, and wait for the doctor. I need to step out,” I said suddenly.
They didn’t ask me where I was going, but a thought had come to me; her bags and the remnants of the spell remained in the graveyard. I needed to get rid of her evidence in case she was tracked down.
Half an hourlater, I was back. I had taken the car this time. Whatever spell she had been performing was long since washed away, but something told me it had been dark magic. I left her bag of witchy things in the trunk of my car and took her suitcase inside. The doctor was checking her over when I entered and told us what to keep an eye out for.
“If she gets worse, take her to the emergency department at the hospital,” he said, passing Lola a note.
“Thank you, doctor,” Rose said. I placed the luggage down before walking to the bathroom to shower.
The image of her on the ground… her pinned to the wall as those bastards hurt her… I punched the wall in anger, not caring about the crack in the tiles.How do I take that all away from her?The bitter truth that I would never be able to consumed me like a heavy weight, suffocating me. I could never remove her past. That was the harsh reality.
I had grown up with everything I desired; caring parents, every luxury imaginable, friends — how could I possibly comprehend what she had gone through? There was only one person I knew who had a similar past. Maybe not the same, but someone who had been abused too; Aunty Red. Should I talk directly to her? Or to Uncle El? But he’d just grill me on Liam or tell Dad.
I needed to do the right thing, and it was a delicate matter – I couldn’t forget that she hated our kind. I washed quickly, finishing with conditioner on my hair before I stepped out and towelled myself dry, then wrapped it around my waist.
Re-entering the bedroom, I went to the wardrobe and picked out some boxers and joggers. I put my boxers on and removed my towel.
“Her breathing is better. I’ve made a thermos of hot tea-” Rose began.
“Coffee, she likes coffee,” I said quietly.
I didn’t know why it was important, but it was. I put my jogging bottoms on and walked over to the bed.
“I’ll make coffee then,” Rose said with a gentle smile.
“Thanks, guys,” I said quietly. Chris was leaning against the wall as he looked at her.
“What’s the plan?” he asked as Rose left the room.
“I don’t know,” I said, sitting on the bed near her head. The glow from the dimmed lights made her look as if she was simply sleeping peacefully.
“Is there something you want to share? There’s more to Ana than you’re telling us, right?” Chris asked. I looked at him; obviously, my best friends would pick that up.
I didn’t say anything,Lola said quietly through the link.
You know?
I have my assumptions, but unless you want to tell me, I won’t ask.
This is why I love her, she understands me.It wasn’t my place to tell them about Delsanra’s past… but her history with wolves and the fact that she was a witch were things I needed to tell them. When it came out later, I didn’t want Delsanra to think I was hiding it because I was ashamed.
I ran my fingers through her hair gently as if she would break, my heart squeezing as she twitched at my touch.
“You holding her might help her,” Chris said.
I didn’t want to scare her. I took her hand, holding it to my lips. I wanted to hold her forever… but if she woke up and saw me holding her… I was not going to do anything without her permission.
“She’s been through a lot. She needs time,” I said quietly.
“You know, we’re here for you, Ray,” Chris replied, sitting down on the sofa.
I could see that just from the fact that it was past midnight, and they were there with me. I sighed heavily.
“Do you guys remember that witch we tracked years back before the battle of Hecate’s Betrayal? Delsanra?” I asked them quietly. The door opened again, and Rose walked in with a thermos and four mugs of hot drinks.
