The Alphas Angel

REDEMPTION

Alarick

Before finally making it to the castle, I shifted and threw on some shorts that were placed around in the territory. The sun had finally set and the cicadas began to sing.

I quickly took Emily's hand in mine and pulled her along towards my room.

The few maids that were around stared and whispered.

"..Why would he want her?"

"...That poor girl.."

"..She would die! She is so small.."

"...What a whore.."

I caught all these whispers and fought everything to not argue against them. I'll let them keep their assumptions , and just kill them for it later. My wolf growled in approval. I glared at them and they all went back to the work that they were doing.

Once we finally made it to the bedroom , I took her into the bathroom and sat her on the counter. Her hands grabbed onto my biceps for support, In fear that she might fall. I would never drop her. I chuckled a bit.

I ran a finger along her jaw line, and touched her bottom lip with the pad of my thump. She was so god damn beautiful.

 I started to run bath water and while we waited I headed in the room to grab her some clothes.

"Stay here, I'll be back." She nodded and just continued to fiddle with her fingers.

I got another one of my clean shirts and a pair of my boxers she could wear for underwear. Since she is kind of a secret. I planned to go shopping for her myself. 

When I walked back into the bathroom , she was still seated on the counter like a good girl.

Once the bath water was finally finished, I placed Emily on her feet and began to undress her. She began shaking violently. Why is she always so scared. I rolled my eyes internally.

I began undressing her despite her being on the verge of crying. When she was fully naked in front of me , I noticed just how under weight she was. I could see the outline of her spine, and her ribcage was slightly defined. I gently rubbed my hand up and down her hip. Her thin legs wobbled at the contact

I heard her sniffle.

"Is this what mates do?" She asked innocently.

"Yes sweetheart, but there is more to it." She looked at me confused , but I ignored her stares.

I guided her in the tub and she carefully sat down. She giggled to herself once she realized how deep the water was.

I began gently washing her, from her tangled hair to her muddy feet. She has got to start wearing shoes. I noticed how when I wet her hair, her curls became looser. Her hair is so versatile. When I wet it, it looked like it grew ten times longer. When it was dry it reached right below her shoulders, but when it was wet it reached right above her breasts. This confuses me.

while she was playing with the bubbles, I grabbed a piece of her hair and ran a finger through it. It got even longer.

What's going on. I thought.

she turned around and we made eye contact.

"What?" She muttered. She looked at the piece of her hand that I had in my hand. I quickly let go.'

"Nothing." I rushed out.

"Its just shrinkage." She whispered back. She turned back around and continued to keep to herself.

Shrinkage? 

Emily

Why is he being weird now? He still scares me , but sometimes it's hard to be scared when he's so nice to me. My body reacts before I do though. Zamora said it was because Angels naturally fear people of such high ranking.

 now that I think about it, she isn't really talking as much as she used to. I was concerned. earlier she was speaking as if she was planning on leaving me. Odd..

The bath he made for me though was very nice , as he continued to scrub my skin, I began to feel less nervous about it. It was Probably the mate bond that he explained earlier. I'm starting to feel safe.

After we were finished washing, he helped me out of the water and quickly wrapped me in a fluffy towel and dried me off. 

It was so cold compared to being in the warm tub. I wasn't shaking because I was scared, now just because I was cold.

He wrapped his hand around my thigh and squeezed. A small sound escaped from my mouth. "Stop shaking" he scolded

"S-Sorry"

He led me into his room. I sat on the bed and kept the towel wrapped around me.

Another shirt was given to me, along with socks.

"Socks!"

I haven't worn them in so long. I grew out of my old ones.

"You need to start covering your feet in this new environment. You can get sick."

He bent down to put the socks on. They  rolled up to my knees. He grabbed the shirt from me and threw it over my head . I can dress myself, I thought.

"Were going to go shopping for you on another day."

His voice was deep and raspy. He sounded tired.

He flipped the cover back and motioned me to lay down.

"Sleep.''

When he covered me back up with the cover, he started to leave.

I sat up and reached out to him a little.

"Wait! W-Where are you going?" I asked.

"I'll be back, Emily. I'm just taking a shower."

oh. 

I know I already said it, but.. I think it's going to be okay. It seems like he cares about me. Getting to know him , is becoming easier. The thought of someone else caring for me has me excited. Alarick is my person.

I tried falling asleep. But I couldn't bring my self to get there. I probably laid there for 30 minutes twisting and turning. 

The door to the bathroom suddenly opened and I felt the bed dip in. 

Alarick climbed in the bed and pulled me into his chest from behind. I turned around so that my face was facing his chest and I snuggled deeper into him. He wrapped his hands around me , and I could finally feel myself  begin to get sleepy.

Before falling asleep , I found myself mumbling on the brink of falling asleep.

"Please don't leave me."