His Sleeping Mate

Chapter 3: Answers

Ezra POV

I woke up feeling tingles on my face and hand. Slowly the previous events came forward, reminding me of what occurred. I looked up at Ellie as tears pricked my eyes. What happened to you to make you want to do this to yourself? I thought to myself silently while I watched her chest rise and fall steadily. Blaze whimpered in my head at my thoughts.

A knock at the door pulled my attention from my little mate. In the doorway stood my mother and father. They both had sad expressions on their faces.

"Oh my poor baby! I'm happy you found her, though I'm so sorry she's like this. I wish I could meet her again, properly this time as your mate." My mother said to me with tears forming in her eyes.

"You knew her before? You know who she is?" I asked her, wanting to know more about the woman made for me.

My father spoke this time, "Yes, Ellie was such an adorable, quiet child, I remember. She would come to pack parties with her parents and would be glued to their sides." My father shared.

My mother nodded and added, "She always seemed like a happy little girl, excited over the dessert table. As she aged she didn't really attend the pack functions much, but when she did, she was always alone and seemed to be shy around others. I'm not sure what changed for her, but she was very sweet and kind when we spoke."

"We were heartbroken when we heard the news of her hurting herself. I can only imagine the pain Charles and Diane must still be going through. We were saddened when she didn't show much signs of improvement. We have been holding out hope that she would one day wake but its been two years now, so we're not sure if she ever will." Said father sadly.

I turned to look at her beautiful face and sighed as a tear fell from my eye. "I'm not going to leave her side. I can't right now. Not now that I've found her. Maybe my presence as her mate will draw her out?" I said, hopeful.

"Of course, sweetheart. We will take care of the pack, don't worry. You do what you feel you need to do. I hope you being here will help her wake up, but please don't get your hopes up, please? She has been like this for a long time now, and were not sure if she will ever wake." Mother said.

"I know, but I need to try. I'm willing to do anything for her."

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Diane POV

Days have passed since Alpha Ezra discovered he was my Ellie's mate. He has been glued to her bedside, refusing to leave. He only leaves her side when he has to take a shower, and its usually only for a few minutes as he uses the bathroom attached to her room.

The nurses brought a cot in for him to use, but he never uses it. At night, he lays with her, holding her as best as he can with the wires and IV. I know he is trying to soothe his wolf and heart by holding her close. Just like how Charles and I would hold each other at night to try to help our pain. I'm just worried that she will never come back fully and he will have to choose someone else to become his mate so our pack can finally have our Luna.

It warms my heart to see how much Ezra cares for her, even though he doesn't know who she is. I wish Charles would come here with me to see him with her. He has refused to come, overcome by grief every time he sees her face.

She would make a wonderful Luna for this pack. She has always been kind, caring and selfless. Even when she was silently hurting, she was more worried about others, over herself. Oh Ells, please come back to us! I thought.

"Diane?" Ezra's voice broke through my thoughts and I turned my attention to him. "Can you tell me how exactly all of this happened? Why did she do this? Honestly, I want to know everything you can tell me about her. Please?" He asked with a broken look on his face while staring at Ellie's face.

"I can do better than tell you. Ellie can tell you herself." He glanced at me with a confused look, but I just gave him a sad smile. I pulled out Ellie's laptop from the bedside drawer and handed it to him. "There's a series of video diaries spanning three years. If you want to get to know her, let her show you." I turned to leave to give him some privacy. I don't need to watch them again, they'll be etched into my memory forever.

Ezra POV

My mate was breathtakingly beautiful. I'm so mesmerized by her bright ocean blues. Her smile lights up my world and her voice, her laugh, makes my heart soar with love. From the first video diary, I was entranced by her beauty and Blaze was a panting mess in my head, begging me to wake her up.

As the videos progressed, I noticed the happiness slowly start to leave her smile and her bright blues started to dull, losing their shine of light I loved. At first she didn't really mention what was happening, just that there were mean people that didn't matter and she wasn't going to listen to them.

A few videos later, Ellie's gorgeous face came on screen but this time, her face was covered in bruises and it looked like her nose was injured. Once the sho k of her appearance wore off, I was seeing red. Blaze was growling in my chest and was clawing to get free so he could hunt down whoever did this to her. She wouldn't say who did it, saying she fell. I could tell by the tearful look in her eyes that someone had hurt her but she refused to speak their name.

Video after video was of her showing the bruises left on her body. She cried and talked about how she agreed with her tormentors that she was ugly and worthless. Blaze continuously growled in my chest while I gripped her hand next to me, tears streaming down my face arguing with her on the videos. Her clothes she wore changed from cute and stylish outfits to loose and baggy hoodies and sweats. She was trying to make herself look invisible, hiding.

Finally, after watching hours upon hours of her videos, there was one last video. I was terrified of what it could show. I almost didn't want to watch it, but at the same time, I couldn't not watch it. I had to know. I needed to know as much as I could learn about her. I quickly played the video before I changed my mind.

"Hey diary. Its Ellie. I know I'm earlier than usual today, but this will be my final entry so I guess there's no time like the present." The dread built up inside as I watched her down an entire bottle of liqueur. The tears started raining down my face once again as I begged the Ellie on the screen to not do it, but knowing it was going to happen and I could do nothing to change it. I watched as she took the blade, smiling as it pushed into her skin and slice it through her soft skin. I watched as she laid there watching the bl**d seep out, humming a tune as she slowly closed her eyes. My heart was screaming with Blaze in my head as she laid there motionless for what seemed like forever. I squeezed my eyes closed as I sobbed into Ellie's arm, listening to the silence before hearing her parents' screams and pleads for her to stay alive.

I felt a hand on my back as I continued to sob. I looked up and saw Evan standing there with tears in his eyes, a look on his face asking me to tell him what to do. "Find out who the hell tormented my mate. I want them in front of me begging for their life." He nodded once, steeling his face before leaving to do just that. I turned back to Ellie. "Whoever did this to you will regret the day they were born. I will get you justice and find out how to wake you up. I promise."

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"His Sleeping Mate" by Brea May Amor exclusively for Stary LTD. All Rights Reserved.

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