Queen of The Damned

Chapter Twelve

I woke up to a beeping noise and the smell of antibacterial soap. I tried to open my eyes but I could only get one to open. I blinked a few times to focus my vision.

“Where the hell....” I could hear shouting outside of the white room I was in but I couldn’t make out who it was. I tried to sit up but there where wires and tubes hanging from my body.

“M-Ma-“ coughing with every sound trying to escape my body. My throat was so dry, it hurt to speak, so I started to take the wires off my body. The machine started going off making more noises alerting anyone near by.

“Blue?! What are you doing?!” Casey stormed into the room panic written on her face. I continued to rip the wires off of me not paying attention to her objections. She held on to my hands making me put them to my side “Blue stop it! You’re fine, you’re safe!” I looked up at her red swollen eyes, she looks like she has been up crying for days. I opened my mouth but no words came out, Casey swiftly grabbed a near by cup of water and put the straw in my mouth. I took a few sips before trying to speak.

“W-What happened?” I asked in a horse tone.

“Let’s not worry about that right now, okay? How are you feeling?” She asked with concern on her face.

“Well I can’t open my eye but I’m not in any pain. How are you?” I asked back trying to make it a more casual conversation but I was genuinely concerned for her.

“Awe Blue you don’t have to be worried about me, but thank you. Are you hungry?"

“Yeah a...” I was interrupted by a man in a white coat with thick black hair and a scruffy beard. I can only assume he is a doctor of some sort.

“Well good afternoon Blue. How are you feeling?”

“I’m a little concerned that I can’t open my eye but other then that I’m peachy.”

“Yes well, those stitches will come out in a few weeks.” He said so calmly.

“Uhm...What?” I looked at Casey who was adverting my gaze. “Casey, What is he talking about?” I asked with a shaking voice. She wouldn’t answer me, her face became grim. “C-can I have a mirror please?”

“Blue for the time being we don’t think that’s for the best.” The doctor stated with worry on his face.

“Please I need a mirror!” The doctor grabbed a small hand mirror and handed it to me.

“Now Blue the swelling will go down soon and the bruising will go away.” I slowly lifted the mirror up to my face, the horrifying reflection staring back at me made me sick to my stomach. I let out a terrified scream, my mind going into panic and chaos. I started crying my shaking hand coming up to my swollen and bruised cheek, I remembered Shea with a kn.ife sitting on top of me. I let out another scream when I directed the mirror to my eye, there was dried blood on the stitches. The gash lined the bridge of my nose clear to the side of my face. There had to be at least one hundred stitches maybe more. My face was covered in bruises and other small cuts but I couldn’t remember how they all got there. My hands flew up to my face, dropping the mirror to the floor, I couldn’t stop screaming while tears flowed from my eyes.

“Matt!!” Casey started yelling running to the door. “Matt!!”

“Casey?! What?! What’s wrong?!” That familiar sweet voice. I covered my head with the blanket still crying, who would be with someone who looks like me? This is what Shea wanted all along and she got exactly that.

“She asked for a mirror....” Casey said to Matt.

“Blue? Hey princess” Matt came and sat down beside me on the bed.

“Go away!” I yelled from under the blanket.

“Blue...look I know you’re freaked out but you will heal. The doc. said you’re going to be fine and have minimal scarring.”

“MINIMAL?! I’m gunna look like this forever?!” My panic got worse, I started to hyperventilate.

“Blue calm down” Matt grabbed my shoulders and tried to take the blanket off of my head.

“No!” I held on tighter so it wouldn’t budge. “Please don’t, I don’t want you to see me.”

“Blue I already seen you don’t you remember what happened?” My body went pale. If he has already seen me then why is he here?

“No I don’t, and Casey wouldn’t tell me.” I said sniffling.

“Take the blanket off your head and I’ll tell you.” I slowly removed the blanket but kept my head down and made sure my hair was covering his view of my face. He chuckled before speaking. “Blue you don’t have to hide from me.”

“I don’t want you too think I’m ugly.” His face was in shock at my words.

“Blue you could never be ugly, and I could never think that.”

“Liar.” I muttered under my breath.

“Blue I have super hearing.” He said chuckling. “Why would I be lying to you?”

“I don't know, because you feel bad?"

"I mean you are right, I do feel bad because I wasn't there to help you but I will never stop loving you." I slowly lifted my head to look at him expecting him to give a horrific scream or bolt out of the door, something, but instead he just smiled at me. "See you're not ugly or scary. You are Blue, my beautiful mate who has endured more then most people." I gave him a half fake smile.

"Alright everyone Blue needs some rest" said the doctor while reading his clipboard of paperwork. "We will keep an eye on her to night. Tomorrow you should be well enough to go about your normal business."

"But she hasn't eaten yet, she's been in a medically induced coma for three days, she's bound to be hungry." Casey stated to him.

"Oh no, no she can't eat solid food yet. We don't want the stitches to come out." Everyone looked disappointed but me, I wasn't really that hungry anyway.

"It's ok guys." I reassured them. "I'm not that hungry any way. Honest."

"If you say so Blue." Casey said with a small smile.

"Don't worry princess I'm staying with you tonight." Matt whispered in my ear.

"Is that even allowed?" I asked.

"I'm alpha I make the rules...well most of them." He gave a small chuckle trying to lighten the mood.

"Honestly I feel fine. I don't think I need to be taking up room I case someone important needs it."

"One. You are important, two, you feel fine because you're on a lot of painkillers. You will be staying for the night." The doctor said in a 'matter of fact' tone. "Matt is more then welcome to stay but there are rules even he can't change." Matt rolled his eyes at the doctor and made the 'blah blah blah' sign with his hand which made me chuckle a little. Matt flashed his signature smile when he heard me laugh at his joke. "On that note I'll leave you two alone have a good nights rest Blue." The doctor walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.

"So everyone is gone." Matt said in a whisper.

"Yep, so what now? Are you gunna leave now too?"

"Would you stop talking nonsense. I'm not leaving, I don't think you're ugly, nothing has changed between us. Now shut up and lay down princess." Matt stated patting his chest while leaning back on the hospital bed. I rolled my eyes at his confidence. "Get some sleep we will see about getting you some pizza tomorrow, okay?"

"I have been sleeping for three days apparently, how could I just go back to sleep now?"

"Here let me help you with that." Matt leaned over off the bed and was messing with something. A few seconds later I felt drowsy.

"D-did you just dr.ug me?" I asked while yawning and rubbing my eyes. "So n-not coo...." Before I could even finish the sentence I fell asleep.

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(Matts POV)

As soon as she fell asleep, I lightly moved her off of me so I could get up. I mind-linked James as soon as I left the room. "You need to come to my office."

"On my way now sir."

I continued to walk the long hallways of the infirmary until I reached the sliding door. The hospital was down the street from my house so I knew James would be waiting in my office for me. I walked down the street and noticed how still the night has been, everyone has been waiting for news about their Luna and how she has been doing. I haven't told Blue about the fact I have already told the pack about her because of what happened with Shea. When Shea attacked Blue, James saved Blues life but during their fight James mind-linked me and told me what had happened. I rushed to Blue but when I seen what Shea did to her I didn't hesitate. I had to tell the pack because they wondered why I killed one of our own. They may not have known I kicked Shea out a few days prior but I didn't need an up roar. I walked into the house and made my way to my office, the scent of Blues blood is still lingering in the hallways and it's driving my wolf crazy.

I opened the door to my office to see James sitting on the corner of my desk.

"James did you get a hair cut? It looks nice." His hair was still black but it's much shorter then before and styled into a faux hawk. (Faded sides into a longer top, spiked up in the front.)

"Yeah Shea ripped out a good chunk of it during the altercation. So I figured it was as good of a time as any to make a change." She said with a shrug and chuckle. "How is she?"

"Well she doesn't remember what happened so there's that."

"You don't sound to happy though. What happened?" He asked concerned.

"She freaked out about the stitches and scars she's going to have. She went on and on about how she was ugly and I wouldn't want her anymore stuff like that."

"You know the reason why she was freaked out right?" He said while hopping off the desk so I could sit down.

"No, why do you?"

"Shea told her that you only wanted her because she was cute, that's why she aimed for Blues face. So you wouldn't be attracted to Blue anymore."

"That's ridiculous, Blue is still my mate no matter what she looks like."

"True, but tell me this if she wasn't your mate would you still be attracted to her?" He asked with a smirk on his face. He caught me in a cross road, because if she wasn't my mate I would have never noticed her at the mall. She wouldn't have came over, found out about werewolves, gotten hurt because of me and Shea. Her life could have been easier before me. She would have went to the job in Arizona and lived her life there.

"James?" I asked in a serious tone. "Do you think I'm making her life worse?"

"Mmh it's hard to say honestly." He said looking up at the ceiling. "From what I know her life was already pretty hard, I'm not saying you have made it any easier or worse. I guess it's always been constant, with or without you." He shrugged his shoulders. "But needless to say she seems a lot happier when she's around you."

"Yeah, maybe." I wanted to go to her and tell her I was in her life to make it better, but I can't dwell on that now. "James I need everyone to keep what happened to Shea a secret from Blue. She can't know about it."

"Why not? Shea hurt her physically and mentally. You would think Blue would be happy about it. I mean come on, the way you shoved that iron bar threw her throat and hung her up on the wall. That was pretty brutal even for you. If I was Blue I would feel flattered."

I can remember the look on Shea's face when the bar burnt her skin, it was satisfying to watch but Blue is different. She got upset when she found out I kicked Shea out of the pack. How would she feel if she found out I killed her because of what she did? "Just make sure no one tells her. She doesn't need anymore stress right now."

"Yes alpha, but if you ask me this is just another secret that will wind up pissing her off." I growled at him but I knew he was right. I promised Blue no more secrets.

"I'll tell her when she is fully healed."

"And what if she asks sooner?" He said with a smirk because he knew he was right.

"Shut up. Oh and make sure someone cleans the halls I can still smell blood." I honestly just wanted him out of my hair now. I hate it when he knows he's right.

"Yes sir." He said in a sarcastic tone and giving me a salute "by the way did you just leave Blue in her state of condition by herself? Do you really think that's a smart thing to do?

"Don't worry I gave her morphine before I left. She was sleeping like a baby." I said in a smirk tone.

"Ok but that stuff doesn't last long with only one dose." He stated as he walked out of the room casually waving with his back towards me.

She's fine, there is no way she woke up this soon...right?..."Ugh damn him!" I growled running out of the room and back to the hospital.

"If she is still asleep I'm ripping James's head off."