Lost Wolf

Chapter 8

Damon POV

"Dr Crawford" I said motioning for her to follow me to the other side of the room where Ashton could not hear us.

"Is that true? You think that she isn't aware of what she is?" I asked.

"It certainly seems that way doesn't it?" Dr Crawford stated rather than asked. "Somehow, some way, she is completely unaware of who she is let alone our world" she continued.

"And the mate bond, she isn't reacting to our mate bond?" I asked.

"She needs to complete her first shift before she will fully recognize it. She may subconsciously react to it like calming at your touch or wanting to be near you, but she won't understand why" Dr Crawford responded.

I walked back toward Ashton and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Ashton, can you tell me how old you are?"

"What?" She said without hesitation.

I waited, unsure if she didn't hear me or she was still processing everything.

"I'm umm... 18 or about to be 18. Tomorrow or today.....What time is it? How long was I out?" She rambled.

I glanced at the clock. It was almost 2am.

"It's almost 2 in the morning. You were only out for about an hour" I told her.

"2 am" she repeated. "Saturday?" She was confirming.

"Mmhmm" I mumbled waiting for her to gather her thoughts.

"Today, I'm 18 today." She finally said.

"And you don't know anything about your history? About your wolf?" I asked her.

Ashton POV

"Wolf? That's impossible. Werewolves don't exist. It's not real" I said a little harsher than I intended.

My mind briefly went back to my dream.

Wolves.

There were wolves in my dream, chasing me, watching me. Maybe I'm still dreaming. That's it. I must be out still. This is all just some strange realistic dream.

"I can assure you, it's very real" Damon said.

Had I said that last part out loud?

"Listen, I know this is a lot but you need to stay here, with your kind and let us help you." Damon continued talking.

"Stay? I can't stay. I have a boyfriend, friends, school, my dad. I can't just stay here, with people I don't even know"

....my kind.

"You said with my kind. Are you telling me there are other werewolves here"

Damon smirked. "Ashton, we are all werewolves. And I am the alpha. Alpha Damon Blackwell of Shadowstone"

Alpha. So he's the one in charge?

Dr Crawford was doing one more set of vitals now that I had calmed down. Or last least as much as I could given the situation. I was unsure what to think or do.

"Everything looks great" said Dr Crawford. "I'll be back later this morning to check on you. You should try to get some rest"

Yeah..... sure. 'Cuz that was going to happen.

Sean POV

I had just gotten home but my mind was still in the woods.

What just happened? And where was Ashton? That wasn't her, it couldn't have been. Her eyes.... I've never seen anything like it.

I briefly waited in the woods after she ran off to see if she'd come back. Of course, what would I have done if she did come back? Would I have shot her?