Burned By the Alpha I married

Chapter 4

Nelly POV

The strange smell hits my nose before anything else, so sharp and unpleasant that it could upset one's stomach, it smells like Antiseptic Medicine.

Then my eyes cracked open as the light stabbed straight through it. I flinched, groaned, and I tried lifting my hand when something pulled it back. It was an IV, taped into the back of my hand, tugging at my skin.

“Where…. Am I?” I struggled to ask.

When a man in white pulled over with a thermometer swinging from a cord around his neck, leaned over, and checked the monitor, and my pulse, and then placed the back of his right hand on my cheek, You are awake, he? He asked.

I wasn't sure if that was a question because I didn't say anything.

That was a doctor, I said to myself, it was then that I realized that I was in a hospital bed.

That very minute I noticed that an eye had been on me, not that of the doctor, but someone else that was yet unknown to me. Who sat in the corner chair like he'd been carved into it. Staring at me, like an angel assigned to watch over me.

Why am…I here? What happened to me?

"And who…" Who are you, please? "My voice cracked.

He couldn't utter a word, but was still staring at me.

I tried lifting my elbows, but it felt so heavy like I was lifting a weight. Pain flared down my ribs as I hissed, and finally he rose from the chair, and swiftly rushed to me.

Are you okay?he asked” and then pulled his hand over my back, and tried to help me sit up.

“Ya, I am fine, but who are you pleased?

"You have been through severe pains." You almost passed out when I found you by that roadside. All you need now is to rest and regain some strength, that’s all that matters, “he said” with a welcoming smile.

I pressed my lips together and then laid back on the bed.

“Ada,” I understand you have questions lined up in your mind”, but they can wait till you fully recover, he said”.

But then, that name, just called “Ada”, raised my eyebrow.

“Sir…. The name you just called me. I was only called that name when I was a kid, even though I barely remember anything about my childhood.

“So who are you? I asked again”.

“Well, there is a lot for you to learn about yourself, who you truly are, but then you need to recover first.

"A lot to learn about myself.

“Of course, yes…according to the doctor, you will be discharged in two days' time, so once you are out of this place, you will learn about everything that you need to know. I promise you that.

But…can you at least tell me your name? “Then he smiled.

"Well, I am Danny Ken, Alpha of the Zebra Pack."

Alpha?... My stomach dropped.

Who am I that an Alpha could come to my rescue? I queried myself in my mind.

“That's all I can tell you for now” till you are out of here, okay, "he concluded”.

I pressed my lips tight, and then shallow lumps on my throat.

Two days are gone now, today I am meant to be discharged, and I can already feel a very significant change in my body. As I lifted my elbows and stretched my whole body without feeling like my intestines were going to be torn apart, anymore.

I can wait to leave this damn place. That makes me feel more sick, each time I inhale the smell of this antiseptic medicine.

Oh! Thanks to goodness Danny is already here. I can see him in the passage talking with the Doctor, maybe I will be going home finally today as he said two days ago. And a little smile formed on my face.

“Hey!, Nelly." How are you today? “Danny asked.”

I am feeling better now. Good afternoon sir, I greeted him, as I sat up on the bed.

The doctor just told me that you are fit to go home now, but the truth is that I won't be taking you to your own house.

“Why…. Won't you take me to my house?

“I asked.

“See “Ada”. You have been through a lot, ever since you were a kid, and I can't let you go through any of that again, so henceforth you are under my care and protection.

His words and the tune of his voice melted my heart & tears started welling up around my eyes, because I can't remember when last I heard somebody talk to me in such a loving and caring manner. But I couldn't let him see me cry, as I swiftly wiped those tears off with the back of my hand.

So where will you take me to now? “I asked.

“To my house." I do have a house in this town, he said.”

“What? I barely know you, so how can I possibly follow you to your house?.

“Nelly, they call you, right? I will never forgive myself should any other thing happen to you, so please you need to stay with me, at least for now.

My brow furrowed, but what choice did I have? Living all by myself now seems terrifying to me, not after what just happened to me.

Stepping into Danny’s mansion felt like I had just landed in paradise, looking at the well-designed giant white walls, the beautiful big golden chandelier hung at the ceiling, dangling above the centre of the living room, the black couches & the white tiles that glittered, everything looked so perfect.

And for a few hours, everything seemed peaceful and cool, as he made tea for me, and served it on his dining table, and then sat on the chair across the table, with arms folded, watching me as I took the tea.

“It's the right time to learn the truth," he said” and then continued.

You should know that "Brace Rock was never your real home.

It was like somebody struck a hammer on my head, that my hands started shaking, and I could barely hold the teacup in my hand.

"What!.. What do you mean?"

"Your blood ties are to the Rising Sun pack. One of the largest and richest packs in the whole country," he said”.

And then calmly observed my mood, like he was bracing for it to break.

“Your mother was their Luna," he said”.

Instantly, the room tipped sideways.

"That's…that's not possible. My mother…?"

"She was royalty, Ada. Which makes you one too." A lot of things have happened over the years which I can't tell you all now, but you must know that your people need you back home now. They have sent me for you. It's time for you to go home and reclaim what is truly yours.

Ghost bumps instantly grew all over my body, and everything I thought I was, every damn thing I believed myself to be, vanished like a vapour in a second.

"There's more you need to hear," "Something you need to know before anyone else tells you," he said quietly”.

My skin prickled. "What is that again, more mysteries?" I asked.”

"You're pregnant, Ada."

The word landed on my chest like a heavy punch thrown by a heavyweight boxer.

No… No, that's not possible, because J.J made sure… I can remember his hands forcing that bitter drink down to my throat. Saying that he can’t have me carry his pup, I processed in my mind, with my face bent, eyes wide open and fixed on the ground.

“What is it?, “he asked.

“No, is…nothing.” Just forget about it.”

“Well, I understand if you don't want to talk about it, because I know what it feels like."

“What…is that?” “I asked”.

“I am aware that your man handled you roughly”, which resulted in the pain you encountered”.

“What…a f**k!”, the doctor told you all that?

“No," he said.

If Danny already knew this, then I had got no secret left, I muttered with shame that flushed my face.

"How come you know all this, then?"

"It was in your medical report." He paused, and something dark moved behind his eyes.

"That report also showed that what you were given that night wasn’t a blood cleanser as you thought, but painkillers”, he said”.

My whole body instantly went cold, my hand frozen that the tea cup finally slipped off my fingers and shattered on the floor.

What..? How is that possible?

Why did J.J. lie to me that it was a blood cleanser? “But why?”