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Zander's POV

I have been surrounded by this darkness for what now seemed like forever already. But I knew that it has not been that long since the attack happened. The attack, I need to wake up already . . . I need to get back to my pack; they will be needing their alpha at a time like this. I need to know how many members perished in the attacked and I need to know how many have been injured. Being in this catatonic state that I was in I could still hear everything that was going on around me in my room but I just couldn't get my body to respond to my thoughts about moving, I couldn't do anything. I could hear the people every so often as they walk in and out of my room checking me over; I could also hear people that were talking in the hallway outside of my door.

The last thing that I seem to remember before ending up like this is leaving Rosa's diner after Arielle left to return to her hotel room only for me to be informed through the pack link by one of my pack warriors that happen to be on patrol of my territory telling me that there was a large group of rogues headed our way and they seemed to be ready to battle. They also informed me that it looked that they recruited a lot of people so they could try to take my pack out because there had been thousands of rogues at least. I remember after hearing that I became angry at how those mutts thought they could come into my land and try to destroy my home; my people's home.

After I became infuriated by the rogues I shifted to my midnight black wolf while running towards where many of my pack mates had already begun fighting the rogues that were coming onto our land. I remember seeing multiple wolves coming at me as I entered the battle and then bam I was here in this hospital bed surrounded by darkness. I was pulled out of my thoughts by the door to my hospital room opening and then the wonderful scent of vanilla and fresh strawberries came to my nose. I knew by the scent that my mate was in the same room as me and at her scent I could feel my wolf Midnight start to pace in the back of my mind wanting to see his mate but every time I would try force myself to open my eyes they felt like they were glued shut. I felt myself make a sound of discomfort inside my head at this because I wanted to see my mates face. I felt my wolf start to let whimpers out as we both heard our mate sob and then we heard footsteps that were coming closer to where we laid on the bed.

Once the footsteps subsided I could only assume that she sat down to the left of me where there was most likely a chair. I waited to see what she was going to do, or say. After a few moments I felt sparks fill up my arm as she grabbed it in her own hand intertwining our fingers together. From where she sat next to me as she started to speak.

"Hey Zander, please wake up I need you. I need you to protect me. I knew when we met I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that I liked you I just did not know why until now"

I could feel as she was saying this to me my wolf he started to prance around my head in pride at hearing his mate telling him the she needed him, that she wanted him to protect her and mostly that she liked him. After a few seconds of silence I felt as her body leaned closer to mine and she started leaving soft kisses all over my face, At this my wolf started to go crazy. The fact that she was displaying such an affectionate act towards me, it made the both of us happy. After she was finished leaving gentle kisses upon my face she leaned back on her chair, much to mine and Midnights disliking. Once she leaned back and spoke again I could feel my anger fuel up my body

"Please wake up Zander I need you, your uh . . . pack needs you"

I had no anger towards my mate but I did have anger for the person who disobeyed me and told my mate about us, that was MY job, she is my mate. Before Midnight or I could get any angrier I felt myself simmer down as I felt a soft feathery kiss being placed on my hand that was locked with Arielle's hand. It seemed as if she was done speaking because I felt as she laid her head next to our hands and after a few moments I heard her breathing even out along with her heartbeat telling me that she had fallen asleep.

*One Hour Later*

While in this state, there was no sense of time. The only thing you could see was darkness, and nothing else. You could be driven crazy if you were like this for too long. If I didn't have as many people coming in and out of my room at all the times of day and night and sometimes saying what day it was or what the time was I would never know how long I have been like this. Why was it taking me so long to heal? I mean I am an Alpha I should be healing faster than any of the others that were in the hospital wing with me. I needed to know how many injuries and casualties that my pack has taken. I need to wake up. I stopped my constant asking of questions in my head as I heard the door open and two different sets of footsteps enter the room.

"Doc how long do you think the alpha will be out? It has already been about four weeks...Why has he not woken up"

I knew that voice to be the Beta female's friend Cara I also knew that she was a lower ranking wolf in the pack, I do not even think she had a rank. After a few minutes of hearing the doctor fumbling around with what seemed to sound like papers and then a cupboard he answered.

"Now that the Luna is here, I am hoping that his wolf will heal him faster than he was before. By the way thank you for calling the Luna and telling her, your idea was very smart Cara"

Once the doctor said this I could feel the anger that had previously went away return because I now knew that it was this pup who told my mate about us, she took my job away from me. After the pack doctor finally got what he needed from the cupboard I heard the two of them leave my room, leaving me to my angry thoughts.

*Five hours later*

For the past five hours I have been trying to move my limbs or even trying to open my eyes. I was getting nowhere with my feeble attempts until now I had finally gained control over my body but right as I started moving my limbs I groaned from the pain that followed. As soon as I opened my eyes I looked to the left of my hospital bed to see my mate hunched over the side of my bed sleeping. She looked so peaceful, like she had no care in the world at the moment. I had not even noticed that I breathlessly whispered her name. I looked at he face to see the her nose slightly twitched making me smile. After a few seconds of just looking over her face I brought her hand up to my mouth leaving a lingering kiss on that ended up sending sparks through my lips and face. I had been interrupted from looking at my beautiful mate by my door opening softly and a soft gasp from the person that entered

"Alpha, You're awake?"

At the site of the pup who told my mate about us I felt a soft growl leave my mouth but before I could say anything to her I felt my hand being pulled closer towards Arielle's face as she cuddled into it, rubbing it to her face, which made my wolf start purring, as if he was some sort of cat. At my comment I received a soft grumble from him in the back of my mind but I chose to ignored it because I let my eyes find the pup that was standing near the door as I asked her

"Why is my mate here and how long has she been here?"

I basically already knew the answers to my questions but I asked her anyways just for the hell of it. After I asked Cara this she moved a small bit closed to my hospital bed while looking at me in my eyes.

"I called the Luna so she could come here and she had been here since one in the afternoon."

"What did you tell her to get her here and it is seven at night already she has been here for six hours!"

I know that I might be going a small bit overboard with this, but I am pretty sure that Arielle has not ate all day seeing as she has been next to me, asleep all day. I heard as the pup let a whimper fall from her mouth from my words, that is when I noticed that my words had came out harsher than I intended them to come out as.

"I told her that you and a few others had been hurt Alpha . . ."

I felt myself growl at her inwardly as I saw that she was not telling me the whole truth and I hate liars. I released Arielle's hand from my grip before I stood up from my bed as I started walking towards where Cara stood by the door. Once I made it to where she was standing my back was facing where Arielle was still sleeping and I looked at the pup's face

"What else did you say to her pup"

"I told her that we are werewolves and that she was your mate"

Even though I already knew that she told Arielle about us hearing it for myself from the source I could feel myself start to shake from anger before I let out a growl feeling my wolf surface and my eyes turn black, I was the one that was supposed to tell MY mate about our mate bond. It was my job to tell her this not some unranked pup. As I was about to start yelling at Cara for what she did I heard a whimper of pain come from behind me, knowing that it was my mate I spun around so fast my head could have come off. I felt as my wolf go back into a protective mode for his mate as I took two long steps getting to where my mate sat before bending down so that I was the same height of her sitting down.

I let my eyes scan over her before I place my hand on her back getting the electric current that I get everytime we touched. She didn't say a word to me all she did was turn her body towards me burying her head into my shoulder, I felt as she cuddled herself closer to me while wrapping herself around me, making me feel at pure bliss at having my mate in my arms at last. I told the pup that was still standing behind me to leave us and as soon as the door to the hospital room closed I stood up from my crouching position bringing Arielle up with me, I walked to my hospital bed and I sat Arielle and I down, while I still had her placed on my lap. I buried my head in her neck as soon as we were sitting leaving soft but loving kisses on her neck and shoulder near where my mark would be placed soon. I never placed my lips on the exact spot where the mark would be placed because I knew if I did I would not be able to hold my wolf back from taking control and placing our mark on her right here and right now. It is hard at this moment to hold him back just having her on my lap; he was very lustful towards his mate already. After a few seconds of me leaving kisses and just thinking about finally having her after so long I spoke

"Baby are you okay?"

After I said this she did not give me a reply but she started moving around on my lap, which was not very smart if you catch my drift. But after a few seconds I watched as she threw her shoes on the floor besides the bed. After she threw both of them on the floor I felt as she begun to leave soft kisses on my neck, driving my wolf into a much more lustful craze and did not help the situation from before. Midnight loved it that she was okay with showing affectionate gestures towards him and I. After she left a few kisses I heard as she said "Yeah" from everything she did she had driven my wolf into such a lustful state he was inside my head playing all the different scenarios of how he could take our mate right now on the hospital bed. I reacted to all the dirty thoughts of my mate by putting my hands on her lower back and butt pulling her closer to me before I felt a groan fall past my mouth not being able to hold in how she was making me feel at the moment. I felt myself smile into her neck before I started to speak what has been on my mind since I opened my eyes

"I am so glad I got to wake up to you being by my side . . ."

When I said this to her I heard her let out a soft but warm giggle pass from her mouth and I felt as she cuddled herself into my body even more than she already was cuddled into it, Which made my body feel even more fuzzy than it had before. Nothing could be unfelt seeing as the only thing that I was currently in was a hospital gown. I was really happy until I realized, she knew. The cat was finally out of the bag, or should I say the wolf was finally out of the bag. I knew that we both had to talk about this, I just hoped that she accepts me for who I am and all the sins that I have committed through the years of my life. I do not know what I would do if I lost my mate as well . . . especially since I just found her. I lifted my head from her shoulder just looking at her as she was cuddled into me before I whispered softly to her

"Arielle babe we have to talk"

Word Count: 2599

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