Saving Akira (Complete)

Chapter 17

    As Jon left the room a soft smile played on her lips for the first time since her parents had passed away. The Moon Goddess’ words played over and over in her mind. Could she really allow herself to love and mate with Jon? But what about the danger she could put him, his leap and Daelin’s Pride in? No do not even think like that she scolded herself the Moon Goddess he could protect me.

    Jon and Sue entered the room interrupting Akira’s thoughts. “Glad to see you are awake Akira. How do you feel?” Sue asked. “I have a bit of a headache and my wound is still sore but not nearly as bad is it did before.” She looked between Jon and Sue offering a smile to them both.

    “I’m glad to hear that. The headache is from the pain medications I was giving you. It should go away in a couple of hours. I think we can safely say that the use of over the counter pain medications should do the trick now.” Sue gently removed the bandage to see how well the wound was healing. “The wound looks much better. The infection is going away finally. I want to keep you here overnight for observation to make sure you do not spike another fever. If all goes well, you can leave tomorrow and go to your room that has been prepared for you with your belongings. You can thank Jon and Daelin for that.” Carefully Sue cleaned up the would again, checked the stitches, and bandaged Akira’s wound again.

    “You must be hungry cara. I’ll go to the Pride house and get you some soup and a grilled cheese to go with it.” He pulled the table close to the side of the bed where Akira could use her left arm to get water. “Drink some water while I am gone and when I get back after you eat you and I need to have a long talk. There is no putting it off any longer cara.” And on that note Jon left the room.

    It only took him about ten minutes to go and get her food. When he walked through the door Akira’s stomach rumbled causing her to blush. The soft rosy color on her cheeks made her even more adorable to him. “From the sounds of your rumbling stomach I would say you are more than ready to eat.” As he chuckled softly at her blushing Jon set out a bowl of tomato soup and a grilled cheese as promised.

    “That smells delicious. Thank you, Jon.” Akira went to reach for her food but before she could Jon held up a spoon full of soup for her. “Oh no Mate I am going to feed you.” The color of his eyes turned golden telling Akira that his panther was close to the surface and looking out for her. She knew better than to argue when a shifter’s animal was close to the surface. “Alright.” Was all that she said as she took the first spoon full.

    “Yummy. This is delicious. Please tell whoever made this that it is amazing!” Jon’s panther purred softly into his head as he continued to feed their Mate. It was his job to feed her and take care of her and once she finished eating Akira was going to learn that lesson and fast. There was no way that Jon and his panther were letting her out of their sight until she allowed her to Mate completely with her.

    “I am stuffed.” Jon looked at her with worry in his eyes as she had only managed to eat about a quarter of the bowl of soup and half of her sandwich. “Jon it is alright I usually do not eat much to begin with. And after being ill with this wound, I will only eat less.” After her explanation Jon nodded his head. “We will change that soon enough.”

    After moving the table away Jon gently moved her over to make room for him. Since they were shifters the beds were made to hold not just the patient but also a Mate should her or she have one. Much like wolves, panthers were very territorial when it came to their Mates. Much to Akira’s shock Jon climbed into the bed next her making sure she was comfortable and laid her head on his shoulder. Akira sighed softly as she settled in beside him. It was nice to be held it had been way to long since she had let anyone close enough to hold her. They laid there for a little bit just enjoying being close to each other.

    But it was to soon for her liking that Jon spoke up. “Cara we need to talk about a lot of things. Let’s start with your dream first and take it from there.” He watched as panic filled her mismatched eyes but all he could do was pull her closer to him. “Shhh everything will be alright. I will not let anyone come in here while you tell me your story Mate. But you must tell me because if you do not, I will not be able to protect you the way me and my panther are meant to. So calm down and we will take this conversation one step at a time.”

    Akira nodded her head and took in a deep breath before she began. “My mother and father were killed by a Hunter when I was little. My mom saved me by telling me to go stay in the safe room at the back of my closet and not to come out until her, dad, the Alpha, or his Prima came to get me. But I stayed and watched because I heard my mom screaming to not kill her and to leave me alone. I watched as the Hunter killed my mother. I ran into my closet with my little kitten and we hid there for what seemed like hours. Finally, Prima Strauss came and opened the safe room. I was crying wanting my parents. It took an order from the Alpha to get me out of there. As all children are taught you listen to your Alpha and Prima even if you do not want to. Trust me I did not want anything to do with them.” Tears started to roll down cheeks as she closed her eyes for a moment trying to collect herself.

    “It is alright cara. I know it is hard to tell your story but know I am here for you always. Take your time and collect your thoughts before you continue.” Jon grabbed a glass of ice water for her and helped her to take a sip of it. After putting the glass on the table again he kissed her forehead and held her close.