The Unexpected Heir

Chapter 7: Recovery

Alpha terry's pov

i listened as sandy started telling her tale. i tapped Mary's shoulder to get her attention, so she turned the recorder off.

"so you didn't kill his mom?" i asked.

" i might as well have. Adam was right. i could have taken all of them down with out breaking a sweat. but i decided fighting was best, instead of using my powers out in the open like alpha had warned me about. The cursed cant infect me because they cant break my skin. i should have done to them what i did to carl." she gritted her teeth. " maybe she would have survived and maybe they wouldn't have betrayed me." she started sobbing.

Mary had long stopped the recording and enveloped sandy in a hug. the two girls sobbed in each others arms for a good while. eventually sandy sniffled. and pulled back.

"you are going to rest for a few days before we continue. ill have your meals brought to you when your feeling well enough to leave have a nurse come get me so i can bring you back to the pack house and actually get settled in this time. " Mary said cradling Sandy's head in her hands.

"will you come visit me?" sandy asked.

"oh i would but my mate here, has been gone three long years, and i would like to complete the mating bond. which means ill be busy for the next few days a least." Mary said smiling a her sandy smiled back

"ok." she said and snuggled down into her mattress.

"goodnight sandy we will see you in a few days."i said gently grabbing Mary's hand i heard sandy intake her breath sharply. i looked at her and noticed she was sitting up looking terrified. starting at my wrist. s**t i forgot.

"is something wrong sandy?" i asked. she didn't reply she simply scrambled off the bed and backed into the wall opposite of us. her next words came as whispers.

" you stay away from me." she said tears falling freely from her wide eyes still trained on my wrist.

" sandy you and i will discuss this power gem eventually. for now you have nothing to fear." terry said she shifted her eyes to meet his.

" the last person who sad that was someone i trusted dearly. and he betrayed me. im not going to be betrayed again. good bye." she said walking towards the door. Mary started to scramble after her.

"no wait sandy-" Mary was interrupted.

"NO! i trusted you. you said your alpha was a good man. he wouldn't have that gem if he was. the only way it can me removed is voluntarily. and the man who had it wouldn't have given it to him if he thought for even a second this alpha had good intentions for me." she said. she got out the hospital door and started running. i held Mary back.

"this time its my turn, stay here ill try to convince her to come back." i said to her and took off after sandy.

"please let me explain!"i shouted.

she didn't answer. she just kept running. all i could remember is pleading in my head.

please don't shift, please don't shift. i kept chanting in my head.

"wait!" i yelled. still no answer i was almost to the edge of my territory in the sector.

"STOP!" i yelled. she collapsed. holding her chest wheezing.

"s**t no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no." i started whispering trying to roll sandy over so i could see her. it was the ribbon around her heart. it responded to my pleas. the last one was more of a command, perhaps. if i commanded it to ease up. i closed my eyes. ease off her. i thought to myself. slowly her breathing became less labored.

" I'm sorry that was an accident." i said slightly outta breath.

" not likely." she growled at me.

" look he gave me this because I'm really good at acting i pretended to want to hurt you. if i wanted to hurt you i would have done so back at the hospital after you accidently hurt my mate. i had every opportunity to and i didn't. just like you had every opportunity to run before now and you didn't because you were trying to prove your not a threat yes?" i looked right at her. she was eye balling me from the side of her eyes.

"I'm going to let you up. its your decision you can come back with me or you can leave but i swear one very thing holy that was an accident just now. and if i can help it i wont do it on purpose again." i finished and began the long trek back to the hospital. i was about 10feet away when i heard.

" i needed help after each time they used that on me." she whispered. i froze. i looked back at here she wasn't even looking at me.

"i have no strength after its been used on me. i need your help to walk." she said. i sighed and turned around. i picked her up bridle style but her eyes would not meet mine. i trudged the long distance we ran back to the pack house. she weighed nothing.

"i really am sorry. I'm going to try to learn how to control it. i just wanted you to stop so you would listen to me and let me explain." i said. she didn't respond. i got back to the hospital and handed her to an orderly.

" what happened?" Mary asked me. her eyes held so much concern that i couldn't stand it, so i told her exactly what happened.

"oh s**t, she probably thinks we are going to hurt her just like the last assholes." Mary said hiding her head in her hands.

"well she isn't staying long. i have permission to house her till she's got her strength back but then the council wants to meet her. ill start her on work out regimen when you and i are done."i said. gripping her hips. she tried to shy away.

"we have waited so long for this mate don't deny me, please." i whispered in her ear. i felt her shudder and give in kissing me passionately.

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3rd persons pov

the following days had sandy on bed rest. but she was any thing but rested. thoughts went through her head a million miles a minuet trying to figure out if she could really trust them or not. every day Mary tried to come in a coax her into talking to her again. sandy all but ignored her. she felt surrounded. could she really leave if she wanted to? the last person who had that cursed gem tortured her. but Mary had been hurt twice now by her very claws both times Mary would have been well within her rights to have her punished. not that the punishment would have any lasting effects on her but now... with that ribbon activated again she could be hurt.

4 days of laying in this hospital bed. trying to go back into hibernation. only to be unsuccessful. her mind had to go blank in order for it to work. she didn't want to be here when the torture started again. she couldn't stand it a third time. this time when Mary left she was in tears. sandy had snapped at her and just told her to put off the acting like she wanted to be friends. she couldn't bring herself to care. Mary had lied to her about her alpha. she wasn't convinced he was the great person she was lead to believe. last time she had been tricked by love, not this time

Sampsons POV

i watched as Mary came into the pack house holding her face the smell of salt heavy in the air. she ran up the stairs and i heard her door slam shut. i went up attempting to console her but her mate was already on it. i listened to her sob and tell terry what sandy had said. it wasn't fair, Mary had ben nothing but friendly towards her. from the sounds of it, sandy was to busy trying to figure out if she could trust us to see, that she was throwing herself a pity party and taking it out on the only one who bothered to try to befriend her.

that's it time to be a big brother. just not to Mary she had a mate to help her through this. i was needed by the person she was hurt by. i know that sounded stupid but it was time to pull this demi goddess out of her stump and show her that she could trust us.

ill handle sandy alpha just be ready to help me if i need it. i linked to him.

very well. he responded.

i nodded to myself a plan clearly thought out. i marched toward the hospital hands in a fist swinging at my side like a man on a mission. i REALLY hoped i wasn't about to get myself killed.

i swung open Sandy's room. she didn't even react.

"if your hear to yell at me about what i sai- HEY!" she started to b***h but i cut her off by picking her up and throwing her over my shoulder.  i got the strangest looks from the pack nurses but i didn't care. she flailed and kicked..  this chick was stupid strong i felt like she wasn't even hitting me full force. it was hard but i got her to the gym and deposited her unceremoniously on the hard floor.

"go change meet me out here in 5, we need to talk." i simply said. i went into the men's locker side and came out in fighting gear dressed to the nines in sparing armour. i was going to need it.

sandy came out also dressed  she was wearing a sports bra and some long leggings and she was blushing either she was mad or embarrassed by the clothing i made sure was in there before i even started this plan. she was adjusting her sparing gloves.

"what do we need to talk about." she asked. trying to stare me down her presence was intimidating. her gaze even more so.

"why?" i simply asked.

"why what?" she snapped at me murder evident in her eyes. i tried to not let it bother me.

"just why." i responded. i put up my hands in a defensive stance.

"your going to have to be more specific." she replied crossing her arms. i sent a punch her way, right in the nose. she faltered and stepped back. looking at me surprised.

"why.." i asked again. her look of surprise told me what i needed to know. she dint think i would actually hit her.

"WHY WHAT?" she yelled. she started sending a barrage of hits to my upper body. i did my best to block but every time she hit me she came up with a new response.

"why don't i remember my childhood?" right, right, left, right. my plan started to slowly work i was on the defensive but she was fast and i couldn't dodge every thing she sent my way.

"why didn't i protect Jennifer?" left, right, right, left jab. ouch that was my ribs, broken.

" why didn't i break out of my prison when i could have?" left, left, right jab. low kick. i rolled out of the way after falling on my ass, to keep her foot from connecting to my skull. she crushed the concrete where my head had been. s**t that was close. pay attention.

"why did i even befriend Mary to begin with?" left jab, right jab, high kick. her foot went across my face, whelp there goes that tooth.

"why don't i fee like i cant trust any one?" the high kick, missed, but the round house didnt. and another tooth bites the dust. good thing they will grow back in a few days.

" why didn't i save that village?" gut punch, gut punch, gut punch, knee to the face. i was at my limit i was bleeding profusely out my mouth. no doubt she was damaging internal organs now.

"WHY DIDNT MY MOTHER WANT ME!" upper cut, i was out.

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Sandy's POV

i looked at Sam lying on the floor snoring very very loudly. i was pissed. some how that fucker got me talking. he risked his life doing it if i had been careless and really lost it he would have been dead. other than the one time he hit me. he had no plans on attacking me, i sighed. this was all about getting me to vent my thoughts so i could work through them. no matter what i might think of them they had rescued me.... and so far other than the one time, they seemed to genuinely not want to hurt me.

he dragged me out of the hospital with one question in mind i pretended to not know.

why was i pushing Mary away when she had done nothing wrong to begin with? i sighed again. i came to the conclusion that they really dint want to hurt me. i mean look at the bleeding i***t in front of me. purposely provoked me so i could work through my own insecurities. i was going to trust them for now. i held my hand towards Sam sleeping on the floor with blood pouring out this mouth. i allowed my healing abilities to come forward and envelope him.

i felt the damage i did to him and mended it. no matter what he meant well. the punch he landed didn't even hurt to be honest. but had done what he needed it to. i lost enough control and started to work through my s**t.

"thanks you big lug." i whispered to him. i smiled for the first time in days. i looked up and out the window at the rays of the sun knowing i could be free if i wanted. i had a lot to make up to Mary for first.