Trusting the alpha- ON HOLD

Chapter 3

"I got you some food" Xander sits down in his chair and I notice he seems more antsy than he did before.

"Thank you. Um, are you ok?" I smiles shyly.

"My wolf and I hated being away from you when we knew you were injured." I can't help the corner of my mouth twitching up and I mentally scold myself.

I look down at the food he brought me and gasp.

"Is something wrong with it? I can get you something else if-"

"No no it's perfect. I've just not eaten this well in years" I look down lovingly at the sandwich and ignore the frown on his face. It seems everything I say makes him do that.

A thought passes through my mind in my food induced trance: what if he's poisoned it? I cautiously sniff it for anything. My parents mistreated me but they did teach me how to track and hunt like a beast. 

"It's not gonna kill you I promise" Xander chuckles next to me. I take another wiff and bite into the food satisfied. A moan escapes me as the flavours fill my mouth. Holy crap this is better then whatever the f**k they fed us back in Hell. It's gone within minutes I lie back, my stomach full for the first time in so long.

"How did you know it wasn't poisoned?" 

"My parents were essentially hitmen so they taught me how to track and hunt and stuff."

"You could teach my men a few things that's for sure" he smiles and I attempt one back.  

"So you're basically a ninja and the girls worship you. What other cool things don't I know about you?"

"Oh, nothing really. And ninja is a bit strong" I try to change the subject, not wanting to let this guy know too much about me.

"Well what do you like to do?" I'm not getting out of this.

"I um... I like to read. Or at least I did. And I used to sing a lot." I awkwardly play with my brown hair.

"You do? I'll make sure to bring you some of my favourites. And I'd love to hear you sing sometime."

Why the heck is this guy being so... nice? I don't want to trust anyone again except my cell friends but there's something about this man that's hard not to trust. He's so much bigger and stronger then the men that abused me and there's so much dominance rolling off of him but he's still so sweet and gentle. 

Should I just trust him?

No Daisy. This is a game, a test. I have to expect the worst.

-XANDER POV-

Daisy has to stay in the pack hospital for another week until the silver leaves her system. She isn't healing as fast as most werewolves because her wolf left her but what's important is that she is getting better and she's also becoming more comfortable around me.

I brought her the books I promised and she seemed genuinely excited. I've been staying with her as much as I can, sleeping by her side and bringing her food but when I can't be there, she reads. She spends a lot of time listening to music as well on a phone I bought her. It was funny watching her try to navigate it at first, what with her never having a phone even with her parents but she loves it now. Despite having missed 4 years worth of music she listens mainly to 70s 80s and 90s stuff just like me and sometimes we listen together.

She asks a lot about me and seems really interested in learning about me which makes my heart sing. She's even started letting me hold her hand when she's feeling strong around me, although I always let her initiate it. I won't push her past her comfort zone, she's been through enough.

I really don't blame her for not believing mates but I am determined to change her mind. She is already so important to me I can't imagine life without her.

I will show her that there is good in the world.