His little mate

Chapter 16

Anna’s POV

When I woke up the next morning I felt warm. Marcus was still hugging me from behind. I really needed to pee so I tried to wiggle myself out of hid grip, but it only got tighter. “No, I want more cuddles. You can not leave yet five more minutes.” He said in his sexy morning voice that was a bit rough. “I really need to pee, I will come right back, I promise.” I told him, and after some seconds he let me go. I ran out of the bed and into the bathroom and I did my business. I also brushed my teeth and I went back into the bedroom.

When I walked back in I noticed Marcus was sitting at the edge of the bed. “My mom just mind-linked me, she wants us to go out for the day. Since it will be there last day here.” He told me. “Alright” I told him. I went into the closet to get something to wear. I did not know what to wear, because I did not know what we were going to do. So I figured jeans and a top would be good. I wanted to grab them but then Marcus walked in with new clothes. “I asked my mum for your size. And then I asked someone to get you these. I want to take you shopping with me myself so it is just two sets of clothes.” He told me. I blushed at that, I did not want him to spent his money on me, but he still did. “Thank you, b-but I do not want you to spent money on me.” I told him. “Do not worry about it, I like spoiling you, and I will keep doing it. When my parents leave we are going to the mall to get you everything you need and more.” He told me. I opened my mouth to protest but he cut me off. “And no buts. I want to do this.” He told me and he left after giving me the clothes, it even had a new pair of shoes.

I looked at it, but before I could decide Marcus put his head back into the closet. “If I were you I would wear the black jeans with the whit blouse with those shoes. My mum let something slip about wanting to go for a hike.” He told me. And without thinking about it I did what he suggested. I took the black jeans with the whit blouse, and I picked some white socks and white undergarments. I was happy that the sleeves where long and that they were not see-through. I walked into the bedroom and into the bathroom. I closed the door behind me and I put my cloths on the sink. I was about to strip when I heart Marcus behind me. “I would not mind if you stripped in front of me, but I know that you do mind.” He said, and I turned around, with my hands still at the hem of my shirt. I did not even dare to look down.

He just smirked at me, and I was sure that I was even redder as a tomato. I was about to leave the bathroom when he stopped me. “Hey, I am already done, if you want to hand me the towel I will leave you be.” He told me. I nodded my head and I turned around and I handed him a towel. He smiled at me, but that turned into a frown. I noticed I was looking at my tummy. “How are you wounds, I can see they are a little red. Do they hurt?” he asked me. I looked down and I noticed that my tummy was showing a little, I pulled it up more then I had thought. So I quickly pulled it down. “I-I am fine, they do not really hurt. I have delt with worse, you do not have to worry about me.” I told him with a small smile. But he did not believe me.

He just hummed. Alright I will leave you get ready, but before we leave we will visit Daniel, so he can check on them and see if you are fit enough to do whatever my mum has planned.” He told me and before I could reply he was gone.

I sighed and I stripped out of my sleeping clothes and I turned around to look at the shower. I took a deep breath to prevent the memories about showers from coming up. I quickly went into it and I washed myself and went out of it again. I do not think I have ever washed myself proper because of the memories that haunt me if I stay to long under the shower. I sighed in myself and told myself to spent more time in the shower so I could have a proper one some day.

I quickly dried myself and changed into my clothes. I walked out of the room and I saw Marcus was waiting for me, he was typing on his phone. When he heart me he looked up, happy that I listened to him about the clothes. He took my hand and he walked us to the infirmary. We walked into a room and he told me to sit on the bed and he was going to get Daniel. I took a deep breath to calm my nerves. “There is nothing to be worried about Anna. It is just for our own health and safety.” Hope told me. “I know, but what if he says that something is wrong with me?” I asked her. “There is nothing wrong with us, and we do not need a doctor telling us something is.” She told me.

I kept sitting and a minute later Marcus and Daniel walked in. I gave Marcus a nervous smile and then I looked at Doctor Daniel. I tried to swallow but I was to nervous. Marcus walked up to me and he stood besides me he placed one of his hands in my back and he started to make circles with his thumb, it calmed me down a little. “Hello again, Marcus told me he wanted me to check you up before you went out.” I just nodded my head. “The last time we saw each other was two weeks ago, when I checked if your wounds where healing well. And then they where almost healed. Shall we see how they are now?” he asked me, and I still just nodded my head.

He came closer and Marcus took his hand from my back so I could lie down. Doctor Daniel asked me if he could lift my blouse. I got a little nervous, just like the last time, and I looked at Marcus. He just smiled and he unbuttoned my blouse so the doctor would be able to see everything, and Marcus also. Marcus looked at my chest and his eyes turned black, but after a few seconds he blinked and his eyes turned back to there normal colour. He looked at my face and smiled at me.

I was so distracted in his eyes that I did not notice Doctor Daniel. He was already done in no time. “Alright, everything looks fine to me. Your wounds are healing fine. And it seems that you are gaining some weight.” This last thing shocked me, was I getting fat! I do not want to be fat, what if Marcus rejects me when he notice I am getting fat. I started to pannick a little. “Hey little mate, easy, breath with me. Look into my eyes.” Marcus told me. I followed his words and I felt myself calming down.

“There is nothing to worry about. You gaining a little weight is a good thing, since you where way to thin when you first came here, you are still a little to thin but you are making progress, so it is a good thing.” I nodded at him and I started to button my blouse with trembling fingers. “Hey, let me do it little mate.” Marcus told me, and with quick fingers he buttoned my blouse back up.

“There is something else I want to ask you.” Doctor Daniel said to me. “How do you shower?” he asked me, and now I knew nothing was going to calm me down if he asked me more questions about that. “I noticed that your skin is clean on first sight, but if I look more closely, I can see that it is actually not clean.” He told me. Marcus looked at me with questions in his eyes. “You do shower rather quick.” He told the me. I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. I did not want to answer him. And I felt like I could not breath, like every time they would put me in a shower or told me I needed a ‘shower’. I felt the room closing in on me and I started to see black dots and soon those dots turned into flashes.

I saw myself being pushed into the showers in school, in the boys locker room where they would laugh and make pictures of me.

I saw myself getting raped in the shower, in every shower of the house, by everyone.

I saw how they would throw buckets of ice-water at me and calling it a shower.

I saw everything at once. It was becoming to much but then I heart Marcus, he was calling me to come back to him. And somehow he managed to do just that. After a minute, the flashes where gone and is started to see Marcus his chest. He was sitting in front of me, hugging me. And a minute later I started to calm completely down. And when Marcus noticed I was good again he pulled back a little. “Are you alright now?” he asked me, and I just nodded my head. He sighed. “Do you want to tell me?” he asked me. I had to think about it, but before I knew everything about my fear of showers came out. I told him about the rape, beatings, ice-water, and everything else.

When I was done it was silence. I heart him sigh again, like he had expected something like this, and that he was disappointed that I had not told him sooner. “Why did you not tell me? I would have found a way to help you.” He told me. “I was afraid. That you would not want me, because I am not able to do simple and normal things like eating, sleeping, talking or taking a shower.” I told him. He took my face in between his hands and made me look him in his eyes. “I will never reject you. I want you, all of you. I do not care that you are not able to do things without help. Because I will be there to help you through all of them. And overcome your fears.” He told me. This made a tear slip past my eyes and he kissed it away and after that he kissed me on my lips, to proof his point even more.

After a minute doctor Daniel coughed. “I hate to disturb this moment but may I suggest that tonight you both go into the bathroom. And the alpha does not have to look at you or you at him. But that you shower with his aura of safety and see how that goes. And if that goes well, maybe you, alpha, can stand further away each time until you are just outside the door.” Doctor Daniel suggested. And I thought it was worth a try, so I looked at Marcus and he smiled at me. “If you want to try, I will be there to help you.” He told me. “I want to try it.” I said and he smiled at me like I made him the happiest man alive.

“I did not put any new bandages on because your wounds er almost healed. You can only see a faint scar. That will go away when you two are fully mated.” Doctor Daniel told us and this made Marcus even more happy. And it made me blush, only thinking about what we had to do to be fully mated mate me shy and a little scared.

“So will she be fine Daniel, with whatever hike my mom has planned for us?” He asked Daniel. This made the doctor laugh. “She will be fine. Just make sure you two eat something before you leave and that you take enough water with you.” He told us laughing while he walked out. “Alright lets get to my mom. She wants to go to a little café to have breakfast before we head out. I nodded my head at him and stood up. He grabbed my hand and we walked out of the clinic.

When we reached the pack house his family was waiting for us. This made me feel a little guilty, they where waiting here for us. “I am sorry you had to wait because of me.” I told them. “Oh honey it does not matter, we have only been standing here for one minute, because Marcus linked me that you where on your way.” His mother told me with a smile. “Since we are al here, shall we go.” His father asked. Everyone nodded there head. “Wait I need to get something before we go, you can walk ahead I will be back before you know it.” Marcus said. Everybody just nodded and started to walk away. I hesitated at first, but then the twins started to drag me with them. They started to talk about what they wanted to eat and stuff that they did this morning and that they where going to miss my cookies. So I told them I would make them a bunch so they could eat them at home.

We walked into the village and his mothers started walking to this cute little café. But before we stepped inside Marcus caught up wit us and he had a huge backpack on his back and one in each hand. I looked at him confused. “You will understand halfway the hike.” He told me wit a smile, so I just shrugged and walked inside. He followed us and his mother looked at him carrying al those bags. “It will not be like that this time, I promise you, this is unnecessary.” She told Marcus while looking at the bags but he just raised a brow and he put the bags under the table and sat down and he pulled me with him. We where sitting in a boot that was just big enough for all of us.

When everybody sat down a waitress walked up to us, she looked really old, to old to be working, but she was really friendly and she was quick and she looked really alive. She smiled at us and asked what we wanted to drink. Everybody order coffee but the twins wanted choc-milk and then she looked at me and I just ordered an orange-juice. She took our orders and walked away after giving us the menus. The twins said they wanted the chocolate-chip-pancakes and his parents ordered the breakfast special his sister took waffles and Marcus wanted eggs Benedict with extra bacon on the side. I looked at the menu and everything sounded really nice but also a lot. So I ordered a bagel with cream cheese. But Marcus did not look happy about that, like it was not enough.

When the waitress got back, her name was Cindy, we all ordered our breakfast. When it was my turn I ordered my bagel but Marcus added a bowl of fruit and bacon to it. And all I could think was that I was never going to finish al that. When Cindy walked away I looked at him and he just shrugged. “You heard Daniel, you need to eat before we go and a bagel is not enough.” He told me. I just sighed because I knew he was right, but I also knew that I would not be able to finish everything he ordered for me.

When Cindy was back with our orders we at in silence. I had finished my bagels, because there where two on the plate, I was full. I could not eat more. But Marcus was looking at me with a look that said that I had to eat more, he has given me this look pretty often. So I picked up my fork again and I started to eat my fruit. When Marcus was sure I was eating I quickly looked at the twins they where almost done with there breakfast. So I quickly without making a sound put the bacon on there plate and I gave them a sign to stay quiet and just eat it. They looked at me with a big smile and they quickly started to eat the bacon.

I was halfway through the fruit salad when I had the feeling that if I at more I would not be able to walk. So I put everything down and this took Marcus his attention he looked at me and my food, he saw I was hallway through the fruit but that everything else was gone. So he just smiled at me and took the fruit from me and he at it before handing me back my bowl. A minute later and everyone was done eating. So Marcus asked for the bill. He paid, in protest of his parents, because they said that they took them out so they should pay. But he would not have any of it.

So we walked out and Marcus was still holding all three of the bags. I wants to tack one of them from him but he refused, he lifted the bags in the air so I would not be able to reach. “No, you are not going to carry a bag. My dad, Emma and I are going to carry them.” He told me, I pouted at him, because I wanted to help too. But he just chuckled and pecked my lips. I frowned at him and he was now laughing at me. He walked away still laughing a bit and handed his sister and his father both a bag. He walked back to me and he took my hand and we walked into the woods. We took a path and his mother was walking in front and we just walked.

A few hours later

We where still walking and I was starting to feel my legs. We have been walking for five hours straight. It was now around one pm. And Marcus had told his mother that we should stop for lunch. She just told him that she would look for the right spot, but that was half an hour ago and we where still walking. We just reached a beautiful clearing in the woods with a lake, but his mother wanted to keep walking. “Alright mom this is as good as place as any. We will just stop here for lunch.” Marcus  told his mother. And she agreed, even though she wanted to keep walking. “FINALY!!!” Emma shouted. She dropped the bag she was carrying and than fell down herself and she stayed down.

I chuckled at Emma. I walked towards the bag she dropped so I could help them set things up, but before I could take the bag, Marcus swept it away right from under my nose. “I already told you, you are not carrying one of these bags.” He told me with a stern look. I just sighed and I walked after him. He put both his bag and Emma her bag down next to the one his dad was carrying. He started to open everything and took out a blanked where we could lay the food on. I took the blanked and I laid it on the floor. I put four rocks on each corner so it would stay on the ground. When I was done I walked back to Marcus and we started to place all the food on top of the blanked. When we were done Marcus called everybody and the twins came running towards us and they dropped themselves to the ground and they started to eat the sandwiches like they where starved. The rest of us took the food a little more… like we where humans. We laughed at the twins how they where putting everything in there mouth they could find. It was funny to watch.

Before we knew everything was finished. And Marcus and I where cleaning everything up back into the bags. When Marcus said that it was already two pm and that we should head back his mother started to protest. But his dad agreed with Marcus that we should head back. Because it was at least 5 and a half hours ahead of us. So we started to walk back. But not the way we came, his mother refused to walk the way back the same we had come. So we started to walk a path that was next to our original path.

After four hours of walking, it was six am, I was exhausted. And I was getting thirsty, but I did not want to bother anyone in the beginning, but I really wanted some water. So I walked up to Marcus to ask if I could have some when I felt someone or something staring at me, but I just ignored it. I was almost in reach so I could tap his shoulder but I suddenly tripped on a root, but it probably saved me. Because when I tripped a wolf jumped over me and he bumped into the tree that was next to me. I was so chocked that I could not move for a second. Marcus turned around and asked if I were alright, but I could not answer him, so I just nodded my head.

Next thing I know wolves are jumping out of the woods and they start attacking us. I have NO fighting skills and I will only be more trouble if I stay and try to fight, and I have only shifted a couple times in my live out of free will. So I looked around me and I saw the twins in between there parents, they could not shift and looked pretty scared. So I ran up to them and I pulled them with me to a very high tree. I pushed them up the tree and when I was sure that they where far up I started to climb as well. But as I was climbing I suddenly felt something painful on my leg, and when I looked down I saw a wolf biting down into my leg. I started kicking it on its snout, but it would not let go. And then I saw a black wolf running up to me, it was Dexter. He jumped and he bit in the wolf his neck, so it was forced to let go, and it did. As soon as I was free I climbed the tree further. When I reached the twins I urged them to climb a little more. Because I knew if the wolfs really wanted they could reach us right now.

When we where al the way up in the tree I took the twins into my arms with there faces on my chest to calm them down and to distract them a little from the fight. I did not know what to do, they where still shaking a little so I started to sing a lullaby that I have heard parents sing to there pups in my old pack.

Tonight I'll stay close by your side

Where comfort holds us warm, as one

I'll follow you through time and tide

Through the storm and to the sun

I'll gather you in, I'll gather you in

Keep you safe, my sweet child

I'll gather you in

The trees reach out to twinkling stars

And whisper prayers in sleeping hearts

Oh, how long the night can be

Stay close to me

I'll gather you in, I'll gather you in

Keep you safe, my sweet child

I'll gather you in

We howled our song upon the wind

Called to mountains, distant lands

Raised our young and made a stand

For homeland

I'll gather you in, I'll gather you in

Keep you safe, my sweet child

I'll gather you in

In secret forests peace will come

Hold together, we are home

Far from harm where we belong

We hold our own

I'll gather you in, I'll gather you in

Keep you safe, my sweet child

I'll gather you in

I'll gather you in, I'll gather you in

Keep you safe, my gentle friends

I'll gather you in

I'll gather you in, I'll gather you in

Keep you safe, my sweet child

I'll gather you in

I kept singing it to them to distract them from the fight. After a couple minutes, what felt like hours. The fighting stopped. I did not hear anything, but then I heart Marcus call my name. “Anna, little mate, are you and the twins alright?” he asked. I started nodding my head but then I figured he could not see me. “Yes we are alright.” I told him. “Can we come down?” I asked him. “Yes you can, just be careful.” He told me. So that is what I did.

“Come on guys, we can go down, but slowly and careful. Do you want me to go first and help you down?” I asked them. They took there faces out of my chest and nodded their head. I smiled at them and I made sure I could climb down without disturbing them. When I put my food on a lower branch I hissed, it was the one the wolf had bit me in. I pushed the pain down and focused on getting the twins down. When we where on the last one I saw his father standing there to get the twins so  handed them to him and he wanted to help me down to, but before he could do that Marcus was already there and he took me in his arms and put me down, but as soon as my wounded feet hit the ground I fell down. Marcus caught me and he looked at my leg whit a worried look on his face.

“It is nothing serious, I am sure I will be ale to walk back. How are you, are you hurt anywhere? How about your family?” I asked him while searching his body for wounds, but I could not find any. “We are all fine, it looks like you are the only one that got hurt.” He told me with a sly smile on his face. “Which means, that I get to carry you.” He told me with an even bigger smile. “No, no I am fine I can walk.” I told him. “Alright if you are sure, I will let you go, and if you can walk up to me you can walk back.” He told me. So that is what I did, but after two steps I fell down. He picked me up. “Looks like I am carrying you.” He told me. And I just accepted it with a smile.

After a couple minutes we all started walking back. Was on Marcus his back, with two backpacks. Julian was on his fathers back and Lily on her mothers back and Emma was having the final backpack and was leading the way. And after two more hours of walking we reached the packhouse. Marcus walked us to the infirmary and his family followed. We were al checked and my leg was bandaged. When we were done it was already eight pm. We went into the kitchen and ate something and then went upstairs. I was really tired and I wanted to sleep, but Marcus had other plans. “Now we should both have a good shower he told me” he told me while putting me down on the bed. And I just looked at him and suddenly it was hart to swallow.