Chapter 6
1605 Words
SIX WEEKS LATER
Skye's POV
It has been six weeks now since Luke's death. I stopped mourning his death after the second week.
I know it is not normal to mourn for someone I never knew, but his life meant so much. He had a mate out there and she would never know what happened to him. She will never find her mate or know what kind of man he was. There is a chance that she will forget about waiting for her mate to find her, she might fall in love with another and have a family.
Elijah had tried to find out more about Luke, but every time he found something it lead to a dead end, and from one dead end to another.
I told Elijah that Luke had a sister and that she was part of his last memories. Looking for her turned out to be futile as well. We all just felt like giving up, but we couldn't.
Caleb had been calling all neighboring packs looking for information that could help us but nobody seemed to know anything.
I had gotten to know more members of the pack and gotten along with a lot of the women in the pack. Since Elijah and I have not mated yet, he has been keeping almost all of the unmated men away from me.
Things were getting difficult and the worst part of it all was that Elijah and I were not doing well. I had moved out of his room, because my nights have been a bit restless. I cannot sleep next to him.
Every morning I wake up hoping he will be next to me, but he never is. I know it is not his fault that we do not sleep together, but sometimes I blame him. It is easier to blame him, instead of letting all the blame fall on my shoulders. I needed someone other than me to blame.
Elijah had not been given the chance to mark me, never mind mate with me. I thought that maybe today that could change. I am going to let Elijah mark me tonight.
I walked in to the kitchen and saw Elijah talking to one of the unmated she-wolves. I took a step back, so that they would not be able to hear or see me. Ashly had her hand on his shoulder; I wanted to pretend it was nothing and that she was just trying to flirt with my mate.
I trust Elijah, he would not hurt me.
At least I hope he will not hurt me. If he does I don’t know how I will handle it.
I watched as he pulled her close to him. He had his hands on her waist and after a moment’s hesitation he kissed her.
My wolf did not growl, she just whimpered as we watched our mate take another in his arms and kiss her with a passion that we have not yet experienced and after this, might never experience.
I let out a whimper and Elijah pulled away from a very satisfied Ashly. He took a step away from her and looked me in my eyes. He looked guilty and sad. He deserved to feel that. He just kissed another when he knew he had me.
I am his mate and he hurt me.
"Skye...I-" Elijah stuttered over his words.
I did not wait to hear what he had to say I ran out, I ran out the pack house and just kept running. I ran to a clearing close to the lake that Elijah took me to three weeks ago. I tripped over a stone and fell. I scraped my legs, but knew it would heal fast enough. It was my chest that hurt and werewolf healing could not help me with that.
A broken heart is not something that werewolf healing can speed up.
I stayed as I was on the ground and cried. Elijah could not wait any longer for me. He doesn't love me. He wants a woman that is as beautiful and slutty as Ashly. She is everything I am not. It is understandable that he would want her. She was a redhead that had a model perfect body and wore clothes that showed her figure well.
I was there for hours and was surprised that Elijah has not found me yet. The sun was already setting and I had run out at ten in the morning.
It was just more proof to me that he did not love me.
Elijah wanted me gone.
He did not find me because he was with Ashly, most likely tangled up in bed. My wolf hated me for thinking that, but she had to agree with me. She saw through my eyes, she saw them kiss. It was a kiss that should have been reserved for us.
I tried to get up but I could not. That only made me more frustrated and made me cry even more.
I know it is silly for me to do that, but I couldn't help it. I was still feeling extremely emotional, more now than before.
I heard footsteps behind me, the sound of twigs snapping and some light breathing.
Eric made his way towards me. He smiled and that alone made me smile back at him. And that made me forget about Elijah and the fact that it was not him who found me. Although it hurt even more to know that Elijah couldn’t be bothered to look for me I was happy that it was not Elijah who found me.
The Alpha dog can have his b***h.
"You know Elijah has been looking everywhere for you." Eric said sitting down next to me.
"Mind telling me why you ran off like that?"
I moved closer to Eric and laid my head down on his shoulder. "I caught him kissing Ashly." I said softly.
I could feel Eric shaking. He let out a low growl and placed his arm around me. "That i***t does not deserve you."
The fact that Eric was taking my side over Elijah's made me happy, but I still could not help feel responsible for what happened. I should have just let Elijah mark me, maybe then he wouldn’t have looked for comfort in Ashly’s arms.
"Maybe I should have just mated with him." I said more to myself than Eric.
"No, he knows that all good things are worth the wait. He should never have kissed Ashly."
Eric kissed me on my forehead. "We should get back, your body is ice-cold, but your head is boiling. I am going to take you to the pack doctor. It feels like you got a fever."
I simply nodded and allowed myself to be lifted by Eric. I felt safe in his arms and it did not seem right to me. I should only feel this way with my mate.
I held on tightly to Eric and took in his scent. Eric stiffened slightly, but shook it off and ran with me back to the pack house. He mind-linked the pack doctor to wait for us at the pack house and be ready for me.
When we got to the pack house, Elijah held out his arms so that he could carry me up to my room. I didn’t want to be touched by Elijah. I just held on tighter to Eric, hoping that Elijah would get the message.
"Please just take me to my room Eric." I ignored the gasps and the shocked faces from the pack members that were around us. It is not right for a wolf to deny their mate, especially if it is an Alpha mate.
Elijah stepped back and made room for us to pass. He did not look at me, he looked at the ground, like the mutt he is.
I could feel his shame and sadness rolling off him in waves that I have felt before from others. I never knew what caused others to feel that way, but now I have an idea.
Eric took me to my room and Dr. Peters was already there. Eric laid me on my bed and the doctor took my temperature and some other tests.
He chased Eric out the room and smiled kindly at me. "Well you should be okay and congratulations.”
I sat up and smiled at him. "So, what is it?" I asked, slightly confused to why he said congratulations.
"You have a slight fever, but you will be better by tomorrow. I gave you something that will help you sleep tonight. It will not affect your current state though, so don't worry about it." He said.
I am sure the confused look on my face made him realize I did not know what he was talking about.
"You are pregnant; by the looks of it you are now seven weeks pregnant."
My whole world fell apart then. He just said I am pregnant. It can't be. I shook my head and started panting.
Dr. Peters tried to calm me down. When he touched me I screamed. In seconds Eric and Elijah, along with Caleb were in the room.
Dr. Peters told them to hold me down. He got out a needle and injected me in my arm.
The last words I heard were Elijah's as he ran a hand over head and was whispering words of comfort in my ear.
My last thought was on the fact that I am pregnant and Elijah is not the father.
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