Page 48 of Alpha's Choice
I blinked, and my vision came into focus. Realizing I was not in my own bed, but in a hospital, I tried to recall what happened, my brain struggling to remember.
I remembered the pack barbecue and the wolves all leaving on their run. I walked home with the other human mates, and Mark insisted on seeing me all the way to the packhouse. Then nothing.
Glancing around the room, I saw I was alone. There were two doors. One stood open and looked out to the hallway. The other was closed. I heard a toilet flush and then water running. The door opened, and I expected to see Tobias, but it was my mom.
“Emma. You’re awake.” Mom rushed to my bedside and gave me a gentle hug. “Let me get the doctor. He wanted to know the minute you were awake.”
She pressed the call button on my bed and moments later, a woman hurried in. “Luna. Thank the Goddess. I’ll link Dr. Williams.”
It didn’t take long before the doctor joined us. “Good to see you awake, Luna Emma.”
“How long was I out?”
“Six hours. I want to reassess now that you’re awake, but you suffered a concussion.” Dr. Williams and the nurse moved closer, the nurse moving a machine by the bed. She put something on my finger. “Jillian is going to take your vitals.”
“Why can’t I remember what happened?”
The nurse slipped a thermometer under my tongue, and the doctor placed a reassuring hand on my shoulder. “Temporary memory loss is normal. With the severity of your injury, it shouldn’t take more than a day but could come back quicker than that.”
“Is Mark okay? The last thing I remember, he was there.”
Dr. Williams nodded. “He’s doing fine Luna. He lost some blood, but we’ve stitched him up and discharged him, though he refused to leave until he heard you were okay.”
“Where’s Tobias?”
The nurse fumbled with the blood pressure cuff she was taking off of me. She and the doctor exchanged glances. Mom stepped forward. “He had to be sedated, sweetie.”
“Why?”
The doctor took over. “His wolf grew more out of control the longer you were unconscious. For his safety and the safety of others around him, it was determined to be the best course of action.”
I struggled to sit up. The nurse sprang forward and raised the head of the bed to support me. “I want to see him.”
“Now that you’re conscious, we’ll wake him up. It would be best for you to be there when he regains consciousness. We don’t want him to lose control of his wolf again.” The doctor took my chart from the nurse. “But first I need to reassess your condition, Luna. Concussions are serious.”
I sulked a little but allowed the doctor to do his thing. I needed to make sure Tobias was okay. He had such excellent control over his wolf. For him to lose control worried me. How bad would it have been if we completed the bond?
“Mom, what happened to me? How did I get hurt?”
“Maybe you should wait for your memory to return.” She patted my hand as she sat in the chair by my bed.
“I don’t want to wait.” I could be stubborn when I needed to be. “I’m going to worry more not knowing.”
Dr. Williams made a note on my chart. “An unknown creature attacked you and Mark. It threw you into a tree and you hit your head.”
It sounded familiar, but I still couldn’t bring the memory forward. “How did we survive? If it was the same creature from the other attack, it had no problem taking out a trained warrior.”
“You and Mark kept it occupied long enough for a passing Council wolf to hear the commotion and come to your rescue. He injured the creature, and it took off.”
“Did they catch it?”
“All I know is that the pack is in lock-down mode and the woods are off limits.”
The nurse brought in a wheelchair. I tried to tell them I could walk, but the doctor wasn’t having it. “Humor me, Luna. We’re taking no risks with you. The Alpha would lose it if you got hurt again while in our care.”
It worried me how matter of fact they were about it. “Tobias has excellent control over his wolf.”
“His mate was injured and could have died.” Dr. Williams gave me a stern look. “You were unconscious for hours. He held on long enough for us to treat you, which was impressive.”
