Saving Akira (Complete)

Chapter 8

     By mid afternoon they Akira was being released from the hospital. “Mr. Jacoby, Dr. Simons said that you would be taking Miss Raleigh home with you. She needs to stay calm and in bed for a couple of days so she can continue to heal. No strenuous activities and no solids until tomorrow. Make sure she takes her medication as prescribed by Dr. Simons. There is a pain killer and an antibiotic for her.” 

     “Wait a minute,” Akira finally realized they were talking about sending her home with Jon, “I am not going home with you. I am going back to my motel room and getting the hell out of dodge.” Swiftly Cam moved to the bedside and looked down at her. “Relax Akira let them finish talking then we will explain.” It did not take long for Jon to get the discharge instructions and Akira signed them so she could get out of there. 

     “Come on Cara let’s get you dressed. Cam brought you a strapless dress to wear so that it does not irritate your shoulder wound. Cam can you go get the limo please?” With a nod Cam left to go have the limo brought around. Jon turned back to Akira and smiled softly to her as he helped her up. “I can get dressed on my own. Get out. And I am not going home with you. You have lost your damn mind!” she hissed out at him. 

     “Stop fighting me Akira you will go home with me and you will let me help you get dressed. I will not allow you to hurt yourself any further. Your only answer to this should be yes Sir. Let me hear it Akira or when you get better I will turn that pretty little ass of yours a beautiful shade of red.” The look in his beautiful dark eyes was fierce and dominate.  

     Warmth pooled at her core and her panther was ecstatic pacing back and forth. Akira may be dormant as she had never changed before but she was no stranger to her panther. “Yes Sir, for now anyway.” She got to her feet with his help and got dressed careful to try and prevent him from seeing her completely naked. 

     “Cara I know you are my Alpha female and Mate but in private you will submit to me. Now be my good girl and have seat in the wheelchair or I will carry you out of here.” Stunned at what he said Akira moved as quickly as she could into the wheelchair. Once he was convinced she was settled Jon pressed a kiss to her forehead then wheeled her out of the room. In the hallway they ran into Noel who was finishing up some paperwork. “Thank you Noel for all of your help we will see you tomorrow when you drop by to check on her.” 

     “You are most welcome Jon.” Then Noel turned her attention to Akira and crouched down beside the wheelchair and spoke loudly enough for only Akira to hear her. “Akira he is a good man and loves you already. Give him a chance to protect you and love you. He has not left your side since you came out of surgery. I know you are his Mate and I know you are scared. But let him protect you not the other way around.” 

     Akira’s jaw dropped open as Noel’s scent finally registered. “You are shifter too?” Chuckling softly Noel nodded her heard. “Yes I am.” All poor Akira could do was blink looking at Noel in complete shock. Noel stood up and smiled. “Now off to home to rest and to heal.” Noel returned to her paperwork.  

     Jon was silent in the elevator which was a bit of a relief to Akira. Unfortunately that was short lived because the moment she went to stand so she could get into the limo she heard a growl from behind her. “You will not walk I will carry you until you are better.” Without further hesitation he scooped her up into his arms. “Put me down Jon I can walk.” Cam was laughing at the sight before him. “I will carry you. Your only answer should be yes, Sir. What do you say Akira?” There was that dominating look again and the warmth was back. 

     “Yes Sir.” Grumping the whole time he had her in his arms Akira leaned into him. Jon carefully put her into the limo as Cam returned the wheelchair inside. The split second Jon got into the limo he pulled Akira into his lap and cradled her close not wanting to let her go. “What I am not allowed to sit on my own either now? Jon I was shot in the shoulder and hit my head not my ass! Now put me down.”  Wiggling as she tried to get freed from his strong embrace. It was not that she did not want to be there but if she let him take down her defenses she just knew that he would get hurt and she could not let that happen. 

     “Cara let me hold you. I thought I was going to lose you when I saw you shot yesterday and then saw you hooked to all of those machines was more than I could handle. Let me hold you so I know you are alright.” Oh yeah he was going to be fussy over her and mother hen her to no end. “When we get back to my place you will be sleeping in my bed so I can keep an eye on you.” 

     “Excuse me? Your bed? Your penthouse?” She blinked watching him as she continued. “Like hell am I sleeping in your bed let alone staying in your home. You will take me back to my room where I will be packing and leaving as soon as possible.” Akira fought her hardest to try and get away from Jon’s grasp.  

     “Stop it right now Akira you will tear your stitches and do more damage to your shoulder. Do not make me have Cam go and ask Noel for a sedative. She will do it with a single call from her Alpha Daelin. So stop fighting me.” There was that look again. The warmth that pooled between her legs made her stop moving because she did not want him to know. Though she had no doubt he could smell what he did to her. “Akira you are my Mate and I will take care of you. You will not be running any longer. When we get back to my place you will tell us all what is going on so we can protect you.” 

     “Tell you all? Who is all of exactly?” Beautiful mismatched eyes looked back at him as she glared. Cam got into the limo at this point and laughed at the two of them again. “What the f**k are you laughing at Cam?” Scowling at him as he put his hands up as if to say he surrendered. Turning her scowl back to Jon she waited for him to answer her. 

     “Naturally myself and Cam but we also asked the Alpha of the pride north of here in the mountains to come and join us. His name is Daelin Cross and he is a lion shifter. My small leap belongs to his pride for additional support. We will also have a full protection detail to protect you. The pride protects all Mates at all costs and you my feisty little woman are my Mate.” Jon kept his arms wrapped around her waist as they drove through town back to his home. Akira sat rigidly in his lap refusing to relax into his hold. 

     “I am not your Mate. I am not going to tell you guys a damn thing. You are going to let me go so I can handle my business and consider this my resignation! And what does cara mean anyway?” She huffed but still sat in his lap as she began to make a plan for her escape from Virginia Beach and from the man she knew to be her Mate. 

     “We shall see cara.” He loved how feisty she was and the fire that burned in her eyes when she got mad at him. “Cara is Italian for beloved. Daelin speaks Italian fluently and he taught me a few words. I love calling you cara. Oh and your resignation is accepted because my Mate will not work.” The smile that graced his features went all the way to his dark eyes nearly melting Akira into a puddle of goo.  

     “One problem with that term Jon, I am not your Mate nor am I your beloved. And mark my words I will be leaving.” Now she had to do was to find the right time to escape. If how he was behaving currently was any sign of how much of a mother hen he was going to be getting away from was going to prove to be difficult indeed. 

     A few minutes later they arrived at the building his penthouse was in. Jon finally let go of her and Cam got out slamming the door quickly behind him to prevent her from escaping that way. Damn. Jon climbed out and she scooted to get out of the limo but she did not get that chance because Jon leaned in and scooped her into his arms yet again. This time she did not even bother to fight him about walking. Right now talking to Jon was like beating her head against a brick wall.