Page 73 of Rejection and Redeemed
That life is over now.
Jacob nodded, sighing happily and closed his eyes. “Yeah.”
Sleep, rest, we need to get back to our mate.
“You really do need to rest your mind, my darling.”
Jacob turned his head and saw his mother standing next to him. She looked as beautiful as he remembered, with her long, wavy, light-brown hair, trim figure, and wearing her favourite dark blue maxi dress.
“Mum,” he cried out happily, tears filling his eyes. He sat up, dislodging his wolf in the process, who huffed and laid his head down on his paws.
His mum dropped down beside Jacob, wrapping her arms around him. “My strong, brave boy.”
“Not at the moment I’m not,” he whispered, sniffing. A tear fell down his cheek as he hugged her back.
“You are, my darling, never forget that.”
Jacob cried in her arms. She didn’t stop him, just held him and muttered calming words. Finally, he stopped crying and pulled back. He wiped his face with his hands. “Sorry, mum.”
“My sweet boy, there is nothing to apologise for. You needed the release only crying could give you. You’ve been through a lot.”
“Wait, did I actually die? Am I dead? Is that why you’re here?” Jacob asked quickly in horror.
His mother gave a gentle laugh. “No, my darling. Your body is finally resting. That was a good idea your friend had, getting the Alpha to command you to sleep. It saved your life. As we speak your blood pressure is lowering and your pulse is stabilising. You’ll survive this, but it’ll take time before you’re healed.”
“Yeah, the doctor said my insides were damaged. He’s hoping shifting might help fix some of my issues.”
“And he would be right. You’ll have a few limitations, but nothing that will stop you living your life, your happy life, with your wonderful Fran.”
“He is amazing, isn’t he? The perfect mate. Much better than Finn and I would have been. Although, if you see the fates, have a chat with them, there must have been a better way for Finn and I to have met Robbie and Fran.”
“I will indeed. Now you can decide what to do with the rest of your life,” his mother said.
“That’s easy, finish my studies, have a life with Fran, and not be an Alpha of any pack.”
“Not being one hundred percent fit would rule you out of that anyway. I know you never wanted to be an Alpha and your father gave you no choice in the matter, but you will be happy in your new pack.”
Jacob nodded. “I really will be.”
“When you wake up the silver will be all out of your system.”
“Really? I thought it was supposed to take forty-eight hours,” Jacob replied in surprise.
“Up to forty-eight hours, but I promise all the silver is now gone.”
“That’s good news. I miss you, Mum, so much.”
His mum gathered him close again and hugged him. “I know you do, darling, but I’m always with you, in your heart and watching over you.”
Jacob wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back.
“Doyou think Jake’s alright? He’s been asleep for hours,” Joe asked generally.
The friends were gathered around Jacob’s bed. Fran was sat holding his hand, and they were all just chatting.
“Yes,” Robbie replied. “His vitals are steady, his body needs the sleep. He’ll awaken soon.”
“Thank goodness,” Finn said, sighing in relief.
