Ravaged

chapter 2

Esme POV

Slowly a light starts to ignite in my vision. It's too bright to bare. I squint my eyes closed and hold them shut.

A noise across the room catches my attention

"She is still out cold. Can't you do anything for her?" a beautiful deep voice says.

"I'm afraid not. We will just have to wait until she wakes." An unknown man replies.

The man with the beautiful voice scoffs.

"Ugghh" I quietly moan to myself.

Everything hurts.

"Shhh, Beautiful I am here. Shhh I've got you." the man says to me as he walks over and strokes my forehead. The most amazing scent hits me. Cirtris fruits with freshly fallen rain. I inhale deeply and the man chuckles to himself.

"Are you gonna open those pretty green eyes?" He questions.

"No." I blurt out quietly.

He chuckles again.

"Okay well the doctor would like to speak with you and I'm having some food brought in for you." He states firmly.

"Fine." I mumble.

Slowly I open my eyes and beging to sit up. Dizziness hits me and I hold my head in my hands.

"whoa, careful there" the man says rubbing my back. Sparks erupt in the places his hands are touching. Slowly I turn my head to face him. He's our mate?

Yes.

"You're my mate?" I ask him cautiously.

"Yes. My name is Azeron. Azeron Black. And you my dear Esme gave me a scare." Azeron replies.

I gulp thinking of all the things he could wish to talk about.

"ahem." I hear from the other man. He was older probably in his mid 40s with light brown hair, blue eyes, and the warmest smile. He wore scrubs and a white lab coat. He must be a doctor. Was I in the hospital?

"Esme meet Dr. Alastair John." Azeron said firmly.

"Hello, you may call me Dr. Alastair." he states. "Now before we begin would you like the alpha to stay or would you like to talk privately?" He asks kindly.

I look between him and the doctor as Azedon quietly growls. Seeing his hand on the side of the bed I place mine on his and look him in the eyes. "May I please have a little privacy?" I ask very kindly to him.

Azeron looks as though I've slapped him and the hurt flashes in his eyes for a split second.

"Of course, though I really think I should be here, don't you?" He states quietly.

"We can talk later about this." I mumble.

Dr. Alastair closes the door softly behind the alpha as he walks out.

"Now let's get to it. May I do an examination of you please dear and then we can maybe answer some questions." he says. I nod my head in approval and lay back. He pulls my gown up to inspect some lacerations and bruises, then he takes me vitals.

"Okay. I took a few blood samples when you came in two days ago and have found you to be extremely malnourished and dehydrated. We have you hooked to an iv which has helped exponentially but we need to get some food in you. Can you tell me how these marks came onto you? As well as how it is you are pregnant without your hymen being broken?" He asks me.

"I'm the sole survivor of my previous pack. When my pack was slaughtered, I ran into the woods. I was 7. I was alone for almost two weeks when the people who destroyed my home tracked me down. They took me and brought me to a dungeon in their pack. The alpha claimed he needed me one day but didn't elaborate. He kept me in the dark for 10 years. I received 1 meal a day and two bottles of water. 1 in the morning and 1 at night."

"I see" he says. "Please continue." he says kindly.

I take a quick breath. "When I turned 17 3 months ago he came to me and told me why he kept me alive. He knew I was gifted and wanted an heir to his pack to be gifted as well. He was going to force me to be his sons mother. I refused of course so things became forceful. He would send his guards in to hold me down so he could force himself on me. However when I was told what I was going to be used for I decided they wouldn't touch me. Any man who entered my cell would die. They began to beat me before entering the cell. However they still couldn't subdue me to be held still. The alpha couldn't come near me on account of how deadly I was so they tried a new tactic. They had an OB come in for an exam and she then impregnated me with seman from the alpha." I say quietly.

"How did the doctor get close to you?" the Dr. asks.

"She said she wouldn't hurt me and that she just needed to make sure I was okay. I trusted her. when she came in to confirm my pregnancy two weeks ago I realized what she had done. I killed her for it." I reply coldly.

"Well my dear you are safe here. Nothing like that will happen ever again. Your body is healing nicely and the baby is healthy as well if you were concerned about it."

"Thank you. It isn't this child's fault I will love it even if it is his. Simply because the baby is mine." I sadly respond.

A knock sounded at the door and the Dr went and opened it.

"Are you almost done? I have brought food for her." Azeron states.

"Yes we are finished. I will release her layer today after we do some exercises and see that she can move around fine on her own. However, nothing but rest to this girl when she is released until her body is healed." the Dr says quietly. He turns to me and says "I will see you later Esme."

"Okay." I muster out as Azeron enters the room.

"I have food for you." Azeron says to me.

He begins to walk towards me when the smell of eggs hits my nose. Immediately I jump from the bed and run into the bathroom. The IV rips from my arm but I don't care. Into the bathroom and onto the floor as I go as stomach bile rises into my throat and goes into the toilet. tears begin to form on my eyes from the burn. I feel a soft hand rubbing on my back while another pulls my hair behind me.

"I'm so sorry Esme, I didn't think about your morning sickness. I should have brought oatmeal instead." When I was finished I turned to him and say "You know?"

"Of course. I was in the room when the doctor diagnosed you. I refused to leave your side and I'm not going to leave now when you need me the most." He replies.

He reaches his hand for my hair once and again and I flinch.

"This wasn't your choice was it?" He asks me.

"No it wasn't."

"I'll bring you the man's head who touched you. he will pay for this." he says in a deathly cold and quiet voice.

" He never touched me. but yes he will die. I will.kill him when he comes for me and his heir." I say back.

Confusion spreads on Azerons face. "What do you mean?"

I quickly explain to him what happened as I get up and rinse my mouth out. I exit the bathroom to see the eggs are gone and is replaced by blueberry oatmeal. O quietly go to the bed and grab the bowl. Quickly I eat it before anyone can take it from me. Azeron stands by quietly as he watches me eat half the bowl in a matter on seconds.

"No one is going to steal your food you can enjoy it my dear." He states with a small smile on his face.

He reaches his hand out to tuck my hair behind my ear. I flinch and closed eyes, but nothing strikes me.

"I'm not going to hurt you." He says.

"I don't know if I believe you..." I mumble back.

Slower I eat the rest of the oatmeal.

"I'll prove it to you Esme. You are mine and I will always care for you and your baby. Even if it isn't mine it isn't his or hers fault." He replies.

Slowly my walls start to come down and I begin to trust him.

"Let's take a nap." He says. slowly he sits down on the bed and wraps me up in his arms. His warmth,Kindness, and scent begin to calm me as I fall back to sleep. how did I go from that to this in a few days time.