The Unknown Wolf

Chapter 3

Two days later Alayna started to wake up. First thing she noticed as her eyes fluttered open was that she was in a white room. She heard voices but she couldn’t make out what was being said. She kept her eyes almost closed to not be caught by whoever was in the room with her. She discreetly looked around as much as she could. She seen ten beds to her left and another nine to her right. The room was very bright and it was starting to give her a headache but she pushed that to the side. At the end of the long room she seen 2 people standing by two very large wooden doors. They almost reminded her of church doors. At the other end of the room there weren’t any doors but a huge window that was letting the afternoon sun in. The two people started to walk towards her and so she closed her eyes all the way shut. Once they got to her bedside she heard the nurse say as she was checking her IV and other vitals “ She is stable and almost everything has healed. There are some internal injuries that don't seem to be healing as quickly but still healing none the less she also needs some more healing in her shoulder. She may have a headache for the next couple of days because the meds “ A males voice said “ Well call me when she wakes up, I would like to talk to her to make sure she is ok and find out more about her. “ With that both of them started walking away together. Once they were out the door Alayna say up “ Zyla, are you ok? “ “ I am here and fine. We will be fine. “ “ Do you know where we are by chance? “ “ I have no idea. Maybe if you would have asked the nurse she would have told you….. “ “ Now that would have been too easy and I didn’t want to be grilled by them. We need to get out of here “ Alayna looked around to find any escape route she could find. She went to the windows and seen that she was at least three stories up, at least she thought. The pain meds felt like they were working pretty good. She found a pair of black leggings, black tank top, dark grey sweatshirt and a zip up light weight jacket. She noticed the white slippers and decided to go barefoot so she could run faster if needed. She took out the IV and started to change she decided to wear the hoodie since that was easier to manage because her shoulder that felt like it was healing from being broken. As best as she could she threw her hair in her signature bun and couldn't feel the product that she had put in her hair for her interview. In fact her hair felt very soft like it had been washed recently.

Alayna slowly jogged to the door and peeked out to make sure the coast was clear. There was no one in sight so Alayna slipped out through the door and started walking down the long hallway hoping to find a back staircase so no one would notice her. She found the stairs and started descending down them, she was walking very carefully because her head was a little fuzzy and she didn’t want to make any sound that would draw attention to her. As she got to the bottom of the stairs she passed an open doorway and heard “ Oh hello dear, you really shouldn’t be out of bed with those pain meds on board. Can I get you anything to eat or drink? You have to be starving! “ It was the same voice of the nurse that was with her earlier. Alayna almost jumped out of her skin the nurse spooked her so bad and in her scared she whirled around in a stance ready to take on whatever or whoever was there. As soon as Alayna seen that it was an older gal in bright pink scrubs that was easily a foot shorter than her and very petite she put her fists down and asked “ Where am I, what is going on and who the hell are you? “ “ Well dear, my name is Amie and I am the nurse that is looking after you. “ Alayna waited for a little longer for ‘ Amie ‘ to answer her other questions but she just kept doing the supply inventory of the supply room. “ Not to be rude, but I would really like to know where I am at and what is going on. I really should be going…. My father is going to get worried about where I have been “ Alayna hoped that she sounded like she meant it. Amie looked at her and smiled “ No need to fret Hun. Let’s get you at least a chair to sit in so you don’t fall over, you are swaying pretty good there “ Alayna hadn’t realized that she was until it was pointed out to her and decided to sit just so when it came down to fighting she would be ready.

Amie kept putting things away and marking on her sheet all while talking to Alayna and asking her noninvasive questions. Alayna was very careful with her answered but answered as honestly as possible. She was getting the feeling she could trust Amie and she was getting more and more comfortable with her in the room. Just as she was thinking how good a nap sounded the door opened up and in walked the most gorgeous man she had ever laid her eyes on. At first she was ready to fight him but she couldn't help but start noticing things about him like he had ice blue eyes that looked like they could cut through steel. He stood no less than 6’5” and his hair was as black as a night with no moon. He was built like a brick s**t house. On each arm he had sleeve tattoos and Alayna could see hints of tattoos peeking out of his shirt at his neck line. She tried so hard to keep her eyes on the man’s face but they kept drifting lower and lower to his mid-section. She noticed that he had grey sweatpants on “ Wait I should NOT be noticing this s**t! “ “ Well if you won’t notice him I will! “ Alayna could feel Zyla drooling and pacing back and forth in her mind. Alayna snapped her attention back to this man’s face and noticed that his face was deeply tanned, or maybe it was always like that, and it was tanned from the sun, not a bottle or a bed. She could see the smirk that was forming across his face and for some reason it really pissed her off and pushed her over the edge.

Damon POV

Damon walked in without knocking, he wanted to catch this woman off guard to try and gauge her reaction. As he entered he could see that at first she was sizing him up, getting ready to fight her way out of there. But then, very quickly, he noticed it turned into her checking him out and trying not to ‘ size ‘ him up for other things. He wasn’t sure why, but seeing her struggle to gain control of her thoughts, it was hilarious to him and he couldn’t stop the smirk that started to form. He, of course, was noticing her, more than he wanted to admit. He noticed her golden hair and the way that she had it in a bun. The bun was perfectly messy. The little wisps of hair that were falling around her face. He noticed her neck was tense, like she was waiting for the perfect time to bolt and she was going to use all her strength for it. He noticed how the hoodie was just a little too big and covered up some of what he assumed were some of her best features, which frustrated him even more that he was noticing things about her. She wasn’t his mate, he would have known that from the gas station the first time he had seen her. But he felt a pull towards her like he had never felt with any other person he had come into contact with, like he had to be around her, get to know her, and protect her. “ So what’s your name? “ Alayna looked around the room, probably looking for the nearest exit door, “ You first. What’s your name and where am I? “ Damon was more than impressed with how she threw back her shoulders and stood up straighter even though he could see the meds were in full swing and her shoulder was killing her. He knew it was killing her because, for some reason, he could feel the pain in his own shoulder even without having a recent injury. This confused him even more. “ Kind of a demanding little one, aren’t we? OK, my name is Damon and you are in my territory. “ He could see the ‘ little one ‘ comment really made her angry and he loved the way it made her face scrunch and the flash in her eyes. “ Damon huh? Weren’t you at the gas station and handed Devon that card? “ Alayna was doing everything in her power to keep her rage at bay. “ I was yes. He mentioned you were going to a job interview and I needed help at my office. “ He didn’t want to give her too much information till he knew more about her. He was waiting for her to say something and when she didn’t, he decided to see just how far he could push her even though he knew he shouldn’t. He pulled out his deep lust voice “ My turn, your name. “ He saw her shiver. “ I… It… Its Alayna” She shook her head. “ What is a territory? “ “ It is like a community where our kind are safe to be themselves. “ Damon answered, still in his lust voice. It wasn’t hard to bring up with her in the room. Just then, Alayna started to fall to the floor and her breathing went shallow.