The Angels Redemption

Tempted

Olav

Olav put Brane in a state of mind where he seemed high and incredibly relaxed. Then he turned away from him and put all of his attention towards Angelica.

"Something is off about this girl... I cannot look properly into her. It seems like something Is blocking me out." Olav observed Angelica. She was an astonishingly beautiful girl and something was pulling him towards her. He turned his eyes onto her back. What a poor girl she was, he thought to himself.

He put his Finger on her deep and long scar, and as he followed it, it started to slightly heal, but not completely. Then he looked at the inflamed looking bumps on her shoulder blades and did the same.

The Bumps however, did not start to heal. They just turned out to become bigger. Olav started to look genuinely concerned and turned to Ashley, who was still standing in the door with no color in her face.

"Ashley, can you come here please?" Ashley needed a second to realize that Olav was talking to her. "Of... Of course,” she said with an insecure tone to her voice. As she walked towards Angelica, Ashley could not help but turn her head towards Christopher.

As she arrived at Angelica's bed, Olav took his sunglasses off and looked into her eyes.

Ashley

"This is terrible..." Ashley thought to herself. Never had she heard anybody scream in so much pain as she just heard from Angelica. "And here I am, thinking about snatching her mate away from her... I should be ashamed of myself." Angelica could not help but staring. Earlier, she was staring at Christopher. But now she was just staring into emptiness.

"Ashley..." A voice appeared in Ashley's head. It was her wolf Saphira.

"Ashley, are you sure this girl is Christopher's bonded mate?"

Ashley, still staring into emptiness, thought to herself "Sure, well that's what everyone says at least, and he never denied it. He also wears her mark on his neck, it is actually obvious that they are bonded."

"I do believe, something is very off. We should ask him about his feelings towards this Angelica when we get a chance. Not only for your sake, but also for the investigation." Saphira added.

Angelica, now putting her hand on her chin as she was resting her elbow on her other, thought "My sake? It is just a crush Saphira. Nothing serious. Regarding the investigation, if you feel something is weird then I will at least try to see what I can find out."

Saphira whispered "...Mate..." and closed the connection.

"Ashley, can you come here please?" Ashley heard Olav requesting. "Of... Of course,” she answered. She was not sure if she heard her wolf correctly. "Mate? No, this can't be." She thought as she was walking towards Angelica's bed while she was looking at Christopher.

When she arrived at Angelica's hospital bed, Olav took his sunglasses off.

"Something is not right Ashley." She heard Olav's voice in her head. 

"I don't know what the other people in this room figured out by now. But I cannot see into her thoughts. Also, these bumps, they are no wounds Ashley." He continued.

"No wounds? They look like broken bones to me." Ashley thought and took a closer look. She squeezed her eyes together and saw.... A tiny feather peeking out of one of the bumps.

"What the...." She thought.

"Exactly." Olav's voice sounded concerned in her head. "I hope it is not what I think it is." Ashley replied.

"She is a hybrid." Olav closed the connection and put his sunglasses back up.

Christopher

"Everyone out." Christopher heard Ashley command. Doctor Will wanted to protest about being kicked out. But as he saw Ashley's threatening look he decided not to.

"Not you, Christopher. You stay. It happens that I have more questions." Ashley said, keeping Christopher from leaving the room.

"Am I in trouble?" Christopher asked and turned around. He walked towards Ashley and as he did, his heart started to race.

Christopher looked at Ashley and Olav. Both looked concerned. He should be too, but all he could think about was Ashley. What a failure of a mate he was. He got angry at himself.

"Christopher, can you please tell me more about your relationship with Angelica?" Ashley asked. She tried to sound professional. Olav looked confused.

"Oh we... We..." Christopher started to stutter.

"Mate." He heard Drakes voice in his head.

"Yes, well she is my mate." Surely this meant that Drake was still convinced Angelica was his mate. So, he was not lying.

"Yes, but we need more detail. How are your feelings towards each other? Have you been madly in love, fighting or anything?" Ashley asked. She looked like she tried to prevent herself from blushing as she was asking the questions.

"Well, I'd say we already passed our rose-colored glasses phase but as werewolves we still had a very active..." Christopher wanted to finish his sentence as he saw color returning to Ashley's face. "NOT... That kind of details please." She now had a bright red color all over her face.

"Oh..." Christopher realized he must've overstepped. "Anyhow. We loved each other. We spent almost every night together. We bonded fast after we realized we were mates. I also had all these nice warm feelings of love in my chest when I thought about her, and sparks when I touched her. You know just the normal things when you are bonded with your mate. Nothing special." He tried to cover his true feelings. He got more and more annoyed. He was angry. At this point he had to focus on putting on a show of a calm and collected Christopher. Nobody could find out what he really felt about Angelica now. It would only cause drama. Plus, his feelings might come back when Angelica would be awake again.

"Had? Touched?" Olav asked. He lifted his eyebrows at Christopher. "I... I mean have and touch of course." Christopher tried to sound convincing and attempted to fix his mistake. "Christopher, it is especially important if your feelings changed towards Angelica after the incident, that you communicate this to us. Do you understand?" Olav shifted his sunglasses down to the tip of his nose, looking into Christopher's eyes. "DON'T!" Christopher said aggressively holding his hands in front of his face, as if he tried to protect himself. "It is my private thoughts; I don't appreciate you reading them!" Christopher exclaimed. "I see...So, you forbid me from looking into you? I had your permission earlier..." Olav replied. Christopher squeezed his eyes together and said, "I forbid you".

"You see, you have nothing to worry about Christopher. We will not do you any harm. We just want to help Angelica. I think you are keeping secrets from us. But Angels can only see one's thoughts if they were not forbidden from doing so. I really wish you would be truthful to us." Olav said with disappointment in his eyes. He looked as if he felt rejected.

"Well, I have forbidden you. So, you cannot see my thoughts, right?" Christopher said unsure about what Olav just said was true. "You are right. But if it makes you feel more comfortable, I can leave you with Ashley for a moment. She never had the possibility to read your thoughts." Olav offered. Before waiting for Christopher's response, he turned to the door and left. He seemed hurt.

As the door closed behind Olav, Christopher felt a bit more relaxed. But as he realized he was now alone in a room with Ashley and Angelica he got nervous again. Christopher's thoughts were all about Angelica now since he was questioned about their relationship, but he did not like that. He wanted to think of Ashley instead. Christopher's anger reached a peak and he had to try hard to keep Drake from taking over.

"She can't hear you; you know?" Ashley said suddenly. She seemed shy.

"What... What do you mean? Of course she can! I AM HER MATE! How dare you questioning our love? How dare you even think that there could be something wrong?" Christopher made no sense. He put words into Ashley's mouth. He did not realize that he was rather speaking to himself than to Ashley. It was his anger. At this stage, Drake would have taken control since Christopher was too overwhelmed with the situation. But he did not.

Christopher walked towards Ashley, and lifter her slightly up at her collar.

"No! that is not what I was talking about! You misunderstood! Angelica is asleep! She cannot hear what you are telling...."

Christopher felt a terrible sting at his neck and could not hear Ashley anymore for a second. He touched his neck. It was where Angelica's mark was supposed to be. Her mark was gone. Even though the bond felt like it broke, the mark ensured that he was still mated to Angelica. But the mark was gone now.

"Mate..." Christopher heard Drake in his head. He looked forward and realized how close Ashley's face was to his. Ashley looked terrified. He could see her eyes clearer than before. They were wide open and filled with terror.

"You..." Christopher said. There was no rage left in his voice. All his anger left, as he realized how close Ashley was.

"Me?" Ashley asked confused. Her face was bright red. She seemed uneasy.

"This is not possible..." Christopher's voice was silent and sounded flat. As if he had just lost a battle and accepted it. He went closer to Ashley's face. He could feel her breath on his lips. As he inspected her eyes even closer, they did not look terrified anymore. "Your heart is beating..." Christopher said. "Yours as well." Ashley replied. Her voice switched. She now had a sensual tone to it. She put her arms around Christopher's neck. Christopher let go of her collar and Ashley pulled him just a little closer to her. Their lips now almost touched. It seemed as if they were teasing each other. Christopher put his arms around Ashley and pulled her towards his body. He could feel Ashley's breasts touching his chest. Christopher felt arousal storming through him. He put his hands on Ashley's hips and pressed her core against his erection. He moaned and put his mouth to her neck. He smelled white chocolate and his chest started to feel warm and he felt all woozy. Ashley started to shiver as she felt Christopher's breath on her neck. He kissed her, where her mark was supposed to be, would she have had a mate. Then he moved his lips again close to hers. He leaned in for a kiss.

Before their lips could touch, the door to the hospital room was pushed open. Christopher immediately let go of Ashley and they both had an awfully guilty expression on their face.

They looked to the door and saw the alpha and his luna glaring at them in disbelief.