Lost and Alone, but Never Broken

Chapter 10 - Who is she?

Alpha Tristen

I wouldn’t leave her side, I’d waited for her for years. I shouldn’t have marked her, she was so fragile, her little body couldn’t take it. I looked down at her once again, sadness seeping into my heart I did this to her, she had been unconscious for hours. I groaned at my own stupidity as I ran my fingers through her silky silver hair spilling around her. She was like an angle, tiny perfect and beautiful.

A knock sounded at the door, “come in”. I almost growled the words, I was just so angry at myself. Adam walked in, it was the first time I had seen him since he left after this mornings little incident. I could see the pain Adam had in his eyes looking at the fragile little lump beside me. His eye flickered between us a few times before he bowed his head in respect.

Guilt filled me, I literally sent here to a state of unconsciousness in under five minutes. Adam had been with her for nearly twenty-four hours taking care of her. Unable to control myself I pulled her closer to my body on the bed, a low growl filtering out from my throat filling the space between us.

Adam looked to me immediately hands upraised, “she is not my mate, I will not try and claim her.” A deep breath left his chest as he continued, “I thought you would kick her from our lands or punish her. I wanted to keep her safe, Patrick just assumed she was my mate and I went along with it thinking it was a good cover till I could help her find where she belonged.”

Loosening my hold a little on Fee, I nodded my head in understanding. “So Erica is here by order of the council, I guess it is a good thing you found your mate now. She is all but losing her mind down stairs, from what I hear the council is giving advice and sending someone here to make you give up claim to Fee.” Knowing something like this would happen I nodded in thanks for the heads up, just yet another thing I would need to clean up.

“How is she?” Adam’s words cut like a knife. I honestly had no idea how I became so involved so quickly. I have only seen her awake for five minutes, yet my heart was hurting to see her like this. Even before she marked me, the instant I saw her a connection I couldn’t explain sprung into place. I just knew she was my world and future.

Reiterating what the doctor had told me I told Adam. “I marked her, and her body couldn’t take it.” The shame I felt was more then I had ever expected to feel. “He said she should wake in a few hours and to stay as close as possible, the bond would help.” I ran my hand over my face and into my hair, I was such a terrible mate, a terrible person.

A chuckle erupted from Adam as he closed the door behind him, casually sitting on the end of the bed like when we were younger. “Calm down Tristen she will be fine, moon goddess knows she probably jumped you first.” Another laugh surfaced in his throat as he watched my expression.

“She is not one to be taken advantage of, plus she was in your bed. She also charged at you so.. I kind of assumed what happened. You are going to have your hands full with that one.” Hearing everything Adam was saying put me as ease, he appeared to know her quite well already. It sparked an uneasiness within me, but it was a good opportunity as well.

“Adam, what do you know of her?” My voice was sharper then I intended, but he smiled in understanding.

“You know most of it from Patrick. They found her in the wood with wild wolves, called me. I used Cerebit as she refused or couldn’t turn back. When she woke up in the hospital, they said she needed to come back each week for checks up due to the malnourishment. Like she is tiny and has next to no muscle, surprisingly though her wolf is quite strong. I actually thought she was a male when I first saw her, she is quite large as well.” Abruptly stopping Adam looked around the room not meeting my gaze.

Clearly hesitating I prompted, “what are you not telling me?”

Adam’s gaze flickered to Fee, “she umm. She has some pretty serious scars on her back. I’d say they were made by a wolf.” Before I could even think to respond trying to put together how she managed to get a scar, Fee started to stir against my body.

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