The Alpha's Road to Freedom

Chapter 2 - Confusion

{Owen’s P.O.V}

As Doctor Thomas stopped talking, the room sat in silence, staring at him unsure what to say. The head injury Maia sustained as part of her fall in the storm preceded by suspected months or even years of abuse meant that her wolf was too weak to allow the normal mating ritual to happen. When Doctor Thomas mentioned the word abuse, I saw Maia tense in her bed and then start to fidget whilst trying to avoid looking at any of us.

I wonder what that was about? I asked Aiden.

He only responded with a low chesty growl and started to pace.

Doctor Thomas also said, that the fact Kendra could sort of feel me as her mate was positive, that maybe she is trying to come back, but the fact she also kept disappearing was also very worrisome

“I wonder Maia, is this the first time you haven’t been able to speak or hear Kendra?” Doctor Thomas Asked Maia bringing me our of my thoughts to look even more intently at her. She sat in thoughtful contemplation before responding

“Coming to think of it…” She said more to herself then the room  “You have been quite for some years now Kendra, it was only as I left Silver Moon Pack you started speaking properly again…” she trailed off as Doctor Thomas stood up suddenly and startled her out of her thought process.

“Maia, can I check your pack mark again please?” He asked as he walked towards her and lifted her ankle gently from the covers. She nodded quietly and he started to press two fingers along the flesh behind her ankle bone, over and round her mark  “I want to see if I can feel..” he stopped as his eyes widened in shock and he took a sharp breath in “Yes, this would explain it all” He rushed to his medical cabinet and pulled out a silver tray and a small surgical knife and hurried back over, before he could speak again, Maia had quickly shot up off the bed and was wincing in pain

“What are you doing?” she shouted at him

“Sorry Maia, I got ahead of myself, I think you have been injected with a wolf suppressor, I need to make a small incision behind your ankle to confirm, it shouldn’t hurt and if I am right, Kendra will be back to help heal you almost instantly” he said as he placed his medical equipment down on Maia’s bed. Maia didn’t move but instead pushed her back harder in to the wall, she stared at him and slowly moved her gaze over to Ezra before landing on me

“What is going on? What are you doing to me? I just want to go home? Please? I need to get pack to my da.. I just need to get home, please?!” She said practically begging me. Aiden started to whimper quietly in my mind

Why doesn’t she want us?

“Maia, look, just humour Doctor Thomas and see what he finds, if it’s nothing, we will let you go home… I promise” I said pleadingly ignoring the louder whine from Aiden – What was his problem? Maia slumped her shoulders and sighed as she moved back to her bed and pushed her self up so Doctor Thomas could start the procedure.

“Only if you let me go straight home after.” She said as she huffed out an annoyed breath.

As Ezra and I held our stares on Maia’s ankle, Doctor Thomas made a small incision just to the side of Maia’s mark and pushed the skin ever so slightly. Maia hissed a small breath past her teeth and at the same time, Doctor Thomas pulled a small, chip like object from her. We all stared up at him in shock, it was only when Maia knocked the tray to the floor, that we realised she was struggling to breathe.

{Maia’s P.O.V}

The moment Doctor Thomas pulled the chip out of my ankle, Kendra came spiralling back into my head with so much force in caused instance dizziness and amplified my headache by 1000. All I could hear was her howling and shouting MATE at the top of her lungs. All I could smell was the strong, most delicious, scent of red amber and honey it was so strong it was making my already weakened head pound and I kept feeling my breath catch in my chest.

“She is having a panic attack, Maia, listen to my voice, try and slow your breathing!” I heard Doctor Thomas shout above my panicked breaths. I next felt his hands on my face and in the same instance I heard the loudest growl I have ever heard shake the room

“GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY MATE” screamed a strong, deep, fearsome voice. It was enough for me to calm my breathing down. I looked beyond Doctor Thomas into the corner of the room where Ezra was struggling to hold Owen back. It was in that moment that my blue eyes found his green and within an instance

“MINE” I felt the word leave my lips without even realising I had said them. I saw him take a step toward me and as an automatic reaction, I pushed myself off my bed away from him as I saw hurt and confusion flash across his face.

This cannot be happening.

{Owen’s P.O.V}

It was almost in an instance that her scent hit me – Red Berries and Roses – but she was shaking so much, I was frozen in place unsure of what to do or what was even going on.

Go to her, go to our mate, help her – Aiden howled inside my brain.

It was only when Doctor Thomas touched her face, I realised what was happening. The jealousy that poured through my veins was uncontrollable and for the first time in my life I was growling and trying to tear his arms from his body. If it wasn’t for Ezra’s lightening like reactions, I probably would have

“Calm down Owen, you’ll scare her, calm down” As I struggled against his arms. I saw her slowly peak around Doctor Thomas and the moment our eyes connected, I through Ezra off me and ran to her at the same time however, she pushed away from me, creating an even bigger distance.

What? Why is she moving away from me? Does she not want us? I pleaded in my mind as Aiden whined louder.

She stared at me and started clutching her chest again, her breathing becoming more and more rapid.

Doctor Thomas moved in front of me with his hands in the air as an offering of peace “Aaa… Alpha Owen, I need to check Maia is okay, I need to make sure she is alright, I need to touch her but it’s only to, to check her health… am I okay to examine her?” Doctor Thomas said timidly a small growl entered my chest but I nodded my head never taking my eyes off of her.

Doctor Thomas made his way over to Maia and started checking her over. Once he was happy he asked her to sit back down on the bed.

“No.” she said defiantly. “You promised that once I let you cut that thing out of me, you’d let me go home. Let me go now” she almost shouted the last bit whilst staring at the floor.

The pain that coursed through my body was increasing.

She is going to reject us cried Aiden.

“Maia, please” I said longingly as I took a step closer “You’re my mate, you feel that too, right?”

She slowly raised her eyes to look into mine

“Yes” she whispered as tears started to fall from her eyes “but I need to get home. I need to save him. I need to save them all and I can’t do that as your mate..” she said even quieter.

“What? What do you mean save him? Save them? Save who Maia? From what?” I questioned taking yet another step closer.

“Save my father and my pack, from… from Cain” It was the last word that made her break down entirely, her body shaking from the inaudible sobs escaping from her chest. I didn’t know what she meant, I didn’t know what he had done, but I could feel the hurt and fear rippling from her across the room and with that, I knew that heads were going to role.

“Maia.. I think you have some explaining to do..” I said this time picking up her hand in mine and watched as we both jumped from the sparks that electrocuted up both our arms.