Damon POVI laid on the pool table in the game room lost in my loneliness. Elena’s been in a coma for almost 3 weeks now and there’s still no definite sign she’ll wake. She lays nearly lifeless in our bed, making the entire pack house gloomy. The man who attacked Elena turned out to be her fathers Beta, Josh, so I can’t kill him without in-sighting war anymore than my mating Elena already has. He’s rotting in the cell next to Chelsea’s. She claims to have no knowledge of the events, maybe I overreacted with her, but no one was leaving my dungeons until Elena woke to tell her side of the story. If she woke at all that was. If she dies I’m hanging them both in the town square tied by their ankles and recreating every single scratch on Elena’s lifeless body. As I was planning my torcher Dean entered the room. “Sir the Doctor Alan has come round to check on Luna Elena.” I hopped off the pool table marching to my room where the pack doctor was already checking Elena’s pupils. “You said
Elena POVI could hear talking but it was muffled by the screaming ring in my ears. Opening my eyes it was hard to focus on any one face, but then I saw Damon rushing to my side. “ELENA???! Elena?? Can you hear me?” His voice actually sounded like he had concern for me. “Elena can you say anything? We need to know the extent of the damage done to your motor functions.” The old man standing next to him said. He approached me, lifting my eyelids to flash a bright light in my eyes. “Get away from me” I said in a raspy voice. “Ma’am I’m only trying to check your well being, you’ve been through quite a number. My presence is necessary.” The man responded before he went back to checking my pupils. “Not you, him.” Damon looked like I pierced his heart with a silver dagger. “Ma’am the alpha has not left your side in weeks. He’s bathed you, clothed you, kept close eye on your iv bags and has even been sanitizing and medicating your wounds. He cares deeply for your well being you should b
Elena POVAfter Damon finished bathing me he picked me up out of the bath, having the nurse cover me with a towel. I thought he was going to lay me on the bed when he turned towards the door. “What are you doing?! I don’t have any clothes on!” I screeched as the door opened. He didn’t answer me, just kept strolling down the hall, past the doctor in the waiting area, and then out the front door to the pack house. “Damon I know I hurt your feelings but please don’t leave me out here naked.” I pleaded. He rolled his eyes as he laid me in the grass. “I’m not leaving you out here Elena. I understand I’m not your favorite person, but believe I wouldn’t leave my mate outside indecent. I’m going to shift and lick the wounds on your back.” He said before taking his shirt off, exposing his rippling muscles. “That may not work sir, her body is weak, she should really still be upstairs in bed. With your bond not fully formed, the likely hood is that you’ll only expose her to more infection ou
Damon POVElena finally fell asleep around 4 in the morning but I couldn’t. Tonight was very important, not only for us but for my pack, nothing could go wrong. I laid next to her in bed, holding her until the sun started to shine through the window, then I was off to wake Dean. Barging in his room I said “Dean wake up. We’ve got an entire ceremony to plan and less than 12 hours to plan it.” Looking around his room was clean, but not spotless, clothes were draped across the floor. Finally I laid my eyes upon him, and the man in his bed. In a low growl Dean sprung from his bed pushing the man out of him. “Sir I can explain…” my eyes hadn’t left the man grinning at me from underneath Deans sheets. “GAURDS” I yelled. “Alpha it’s not what it looks like, Josh and I were just- just-“Taking a few steps towards him I wondered “Just- Just- what Dean? Just- just- canoodling the man that tried to raped my mate? Just- Just- talking strategy on how to get back at me for mating Elena? Just- Ju
Elena POVI was awaken by a long deep red velvet dress landing on my face. I pushed it away to find Jesse staring down at me. “What are you doing here?!” I screamed as I lunged from the bed to hug her. I was instantly reminded of the wounds on my back when she wrapped her arms around me. After I recoiled away from her she apologized and said “Your soon to be baby daddy called me to come for your ceremony. He had me pick out some stuff for you. He’s built like a Greek god, I’m jealous! Anyway let’s get ready!” “Ready? The ceremony isn’t until closer to midnight?” “Honey you’ve been sleeping all day. It’s about to be 8 o’clock. He told me I couldn’t wake you but if I didn’t you wouldn’t have time to look smashing tonight. I did what had to be done.” She said with a shrug. “Oh, I didn’t realize I slept so long” I must have looked deep in thought because she started snapping her fingers in my face trying to bring me back down to earth. We moved to the bathroom where she started twirl
I opened the door face planting into Jesse who winced then awkwardly laughed. “Did I hurt you? I’m so sorry.” I said as I tried to lift myself off her but my arms buckled underneath me landing me right back on top of her. As I landed the second time she cried. “Jesse I’m so sorry, are you hurt? What’s wrong?!” I frantically said. Damon leaned down and helped me off her but Jesse remained doubled over on the floor, she began to weep clenching her stomach. After making sure I was steady he released me and began rolling her dress up, she tried to fight him off but he was still able to twist the dress exposing integrate bruises starting at the top of her thighs which only deepened in color wrapping around her back stopping right below her breast or at least that’s all we could see as her breasts were wrapped in bandages. “Elena” Damon said in a low authoritative tone “Grab my phone from the dresser and dial Alan. Tell him to come up here immediately.” I quickly trampled to the dresser,
We laid there wrapped in each other’s arms on the floor for several moments before Damon stood up reaching out his hand to me. “We should really get you something to eat before the goddess makes you shift.” He said as he pulled me up from the ground. “Yes I’m starving” I said collapsing into his chest. His touch was different now, some how more exotic and exciting. Damon pulled my dress straight adjusting my straps and making sure the bottom slits preserved my modesty. In return I buttoned up his shirt as he buckled his belt. He interlocked his fingers in mine when we were both finished dressing and guided me off the stage, once we reached the bottom I looked out to the crowd who had made a line at the bottom of the stair case to meet me, each member of the pack holding a single onyx helleborus, which was a beautiful black flower that had multiple rows of petals. I greeted each pack member taking every flower, by the end I had a massive bouquet I could hardly hold. Damon took all t
I straddled Damon tracing my fingers in the groves of his abs beneath his shirt but I still felt sadness flowing through our bond. His face was distorted like he retreated into the back of his mind. “Damon?…”“My mother used to love these flowers…” his voice was hardly existent. He sat up shifting my ass to the bed beside him not breaking his view of the mural. I could feel a tidal wave of vexation, depression, and guilt taking hold of the connection between us. “Hey look at me…” I said as I pulled his face to mine then continued “what is going on with you.. since I’ve been able to feel the connection between us I’ve only ever felt happiness once, during the ceremony, but here we are right back to this guilty sadness..”“It’s complicated Elena” he said standing from the bed making his way towards the bathroom. “Don’t walk away from me! If it’s complicated then explain it to me!”“I just need a few minutes El!” He screamed allowing his aura to slip, slamming the door behind him.The