My mystery mate

Chapter 12

Isla POV

I open my eyes feeling extremely cold. What happened i say as i look around and see my mother pacing the room 

“Oh thank goodness you are awake. What were you thinking leaving the house you weren't fully healed. You have been unconscious for 2 hours, are you trying to kill me!” she scolds. 

“I'm sorry I saw dad had a meeting today and I went in his place. I didn't know what was going to happen”

“Didn't you? I could have told you full well and looks like I was right,” she continues to give me the third degree. “Get in here now2 she growls. I see a very sad looking Mr Sinclare I push myself up on my bed scared of what is going to happen. 

“I'm sorry I never meant to hurt you when I saw you in my office I thought it meant you were all healed and your mother had sent you” he says looking up at me before looking to the ground again

“Let him mark us please, I want him to mark us” Melody is screaming in my head. I fight her back. Her lust is what got us in this mess to begin with I tell myself knowing that it is not entirely true. 

“I would like to help care for you until you are ready for us to try this again and maybe this time I can take you on a proper date?” he says looking up with a small smile. I look towards my mother 

“Well Isla answer him” she says, arms crossed and tapping her foot.

“But I don't even know your name” I say in a small voice that is nearly non-audible but he heard me  

“I'm Nick Sinclare Alpha of my pack. We spent some time together many, many years ago. My family and I spent a few summers here”. He takes a few steps closer but I back up scared at what the closeness would do. He stops and steps back. “Please I really would like to try this again”. 

“Okay” I say “but let's get one thing straight” I say climbing from the hospital bed squaring up to him. “I'm not going to be one of those girls who sits quietly. Yes Mr Sinclare, whatever you say Mr Sinclare not now not ever”. He chuckles “it's not funny I'm serious” I add. 

“Okay I promise,” I stretch out my hand to shake his. As he takes my hand I'm filled with warmth and fireworks. He turns my hand and places a soft kiss on the back of my hand. 

“Until our date”. We release hands but we can both feel the loss, desperate to feel each other's embrace 

“You out” my mother says to him “you change I'm taking you home”. 

“I will take you” Nick says on his way out 

“No you have done quite enough.” My mother scolds

“Mum please I would like him to take me home”.

“Fine but no getting her excited or causing more problems do you understand. Take her straight home. I have some things I need to sort out at the pack house”. Once I'm all taped up I go to climb off the bed but before my feet can touch the floor I'm in Nick's arms. 

“What are you doing? I can walk”. 

“Not on my watch if you get injured again I think your mum will have my head” I go to object but it feels so good in his arms I snuggle into his chest as he takes me out to the car. The car ride to the house I am relatively quiet. As we arrive he comes around to be a gentleman but I'm out of the car before he can stop me. I storm up and into the house searching for my dad. It's not like him to stay away when I've been hurt when I was 7 and broke a finger. He flew back from a meeting in the old country just to make sure I was okay, something just isn't adding up. Nick takes my arm and I yank it out of his grip. I know it hurt him as I look at his face. I  see the pain me pulling away from him causes. 

"I need to find my father, he never stays away when I've been hurt". I begin to sob Nick wraps his arms around me and hugs me tight. “Tell me what has happened I know something has happened”. I say looking up at him.

Nick clears his throat and looks down at me "your mother asked everyone to not burden you whilst you were recovering." 

"But that's not her call I am the pack Alpha"

"Yes you are but your mother was worried as to how you would react" 

I swear you best tell me everything you know" I can feel tense and the anger builds in me. Nick tenses I know he can feel my anger.

" The vampires that attacked, killed 4 of your pack and took your father," 

“They did what” I say, pushing away from Nick and putting my fist clean through the wall of my father's office. “Continue” I bark at him.

“From what I have heard the vampires are working with the Rogue King”. 

“Pack meeting now” I call through the pack link in my Alpha voice. 

“Nick take me to the pack house”, he seems tense with the order I just gave him. “Please” I add in a small voice looking at the ground realising how awful I must have just sounded to him. He takes my chin in his hand bringing my face up to meet his eyes. 

“I will take you anywhere you want whenever you want. Just please be careful and think this through”. He wipes the tear that has escaped the corner of my eye and presses a small but tender kiss on my forehead before he picks me up and carries me back to his car. 

When we arrive at the pack house they are all waiting. I can sense there is tension in the room. I walk to the staircase and raise myself up a few steps Nick by my side. I clear my throat. The whole pack turns to me and bow their heads. 

“Thank you for all getting here so quickly, I understand that you have been instructed not to burden me with my father's abduction but I am you Alpha. I need a full status report now”. The room is silent. I look to see who will break the silence when Jake and his father approach the staircase. 

“Alpha, except our apologies” they both say. “We have received word that the vampires that attacked were working for the Rogue King. We also believe that your father is still alive”.   

“I want everything we have on my desk tomorrow”. I order I march out of and to the car. Nick hot on my heels. “Take me home please” I say looking at him knowing that I need to get away before I can no longer hold it together.