I woke to a searing pain in my left arm and someone screaming. After a moment, my eyes adjusted showing me I was in my room and two warriors were hauling Marisole away from my bed with a bloody knife still in her hand. Looking at my arm, I saw another warrior applying pressure to the wound that was still gushing blood. A few seconds later, the pack doctor arrived and instructed the warrior to hold me down so he could stitch up my arm. As the doctor began the stitching, I forced myself to relax knowing that tensing my muscles would make his job harder. As he was bandaging my arm, uncle came close to the bed and realized I was awake.
“How long have you been awake?” he asked meeting my eyes.
“I woke up just as the warriors hauled Marisole out of here still holding the knife” I said trying to sit up.
“Slowly and try not to put pressure on it or you'll bust the stitches. You mean you were awake while I was stitching your arm?” the doctor asked.
“Yes, I had to force myself not to move or flinch luckily I had a little help with the former” I said nodding at the warrior and finally managing to sit up only using my right arm for leverage. Then asking “how long have I been asleep?”
“About eighteen hours now” uncle said.
“Wow, that explains why I feel so weak and hungry” I said putting a hand on my stomach.
“Lets move you to the infirmary for observation and we'll get you some food that won't be too rough on your stomach” the doctor said. Picking me up bridal style, my uncle carried me explaining “you haven't used those muscles and are still weak. This is the safest way to do it until you get your strength back. Don't worry, I'll have someone clean your room before you're discharged.” Nodding, I accepted being carried and closed my eyes to try to contact Lucifer.
Concentrating, I found him curled into a ball by a camp fire. Approaching him, I sat down next to him and stroked his fur with my right hand and asked “are you okay?”
“I will be, how are you?” he asked.
“I'll be alright. The doctor says they stopped her before the damage became permanent” I said laying my head on his.
“Alright, rest now” I said before opening my eyes. Looking around, I realize I still had some time as we were in the hall that lead to the medical wing. Closing my eyes again, I contacted Noah.
“Hey, sleeping beauty is finally awake” he teased giggling.
“Ha ha ha. So, I figured out who my mate is” I said and then paused before saying “It's Remington. Oh and Marisole just tried to cut my arm off or kill me in my sleep. I'm not sure which.”
“Yeah... I kind of knew about Remington already but killer Marisole is new. Are you okay?” Noah asked.
“Yeah, I've got some stitches in my arm and uncle is currently carrying me to the infirmary. Wait, how'd you know about Remington?” I asked shocked.
“We were trying to figure out a way to wake you up faster and Lucifer told us you said to put something that belonged to your mate next to you. So, he invited Genie, Carly, and I over to his house. We're actually there now if you wanna see for yourself” Noah said giving me permission to see through his eyes.
Activating the power, I watched for a few seconds as Remington stared at Noah with tears streaming down his face. Deactivating it, I listened to Noah as he finished what he was saying “ he confirmed it himself. I've even seen his mark with my own eyes and it's identical to yours right down to the location. He seems to really care. He's the one who told us to send help to your room just now. Apparently, Lucifer has been using your power in your unconscious state to communicate with Remington directly. He felt some of the pain in the form of a headache and heard Luci screaming. I've never seen someone break down as fast as he did when he couldn't find the link anymore. He realized that it meant one of three things: either you were awake, Luci blocked it on purpose, or we weren't fast enough. Dude, he was full on crying in front of a room full of people. I mean he still kind of is now too.”
“Wow, I thought someone smelled my blood or something. He really saved me? Thank him for me would you and tell him Luci will be okay. He took the brunt of the pain himself. I guess he was trying to protect us. I need to go we're almost to the infirmary” I said.
“Yeah, I'll pass it along. I'll come see you later when we get back” Noah said then cut the connection. Opening my eyes again I thought “wow, so he really does care about us. He was even scared when he couldn't contact Lucifer after I woke up.”
Entering the infirmary, uncle put me on the bed. Seconds later, a female wolf dressed in scrubs brought in a tray of food and a bottle of water. Putting them on the tray, she slid it in front of me and I thanked her before she left again. Reaching over, uncle helped me remove the the lid from the plate of food and then opened the bottle of water.
“Thank you uncle” I said before picking up the fork and forcing myself to eat slowly despite how hungry I was. As I ate, uncle and the doctor talked about my condition and treatment. Remembering the reason for my coma, I checked to make sure the bond was broken and was satisfied to learn it had work as expected. Then reaching, I checked for the new mating bond and found it securely linked to my mark with a beautiful red cord. “I wonder if Remington can see this if he tried” I thought taking another bite as I stared at it. After a minute, Lucifer said “he could if we showed him how but as of right now, no he cannot.”
“Luci, I thought you were resting” I said surprised.
“I was and still am. I have not moved from where I was when you visited me earlier” he said sounding tired.
“Oh, that reminds me. Why didn't you tell me it was Rem who sent us help earlier” I asked confused.
“I did not because I'm still unsure how you feel about him. I thought it might upset you to know he helped us yet again” he said just as uncle started talking to me pulling my attention away.
“King, we're going to post guards at the door. I'll give them a list of people who are allowed in to visit you but your safety is our top priority. So, no one we are unsure of will be allowed to enter” uncle said with a stern look on his face.
“Yes, uncle. Noah will be coming by to visit when he gets back tonight. So, please make sure the guards are aware he has permission to enter” I said before taking another bite.
“I will. I will also make sure Peyton knows you are awake and what happened before I go deal with Marisole” he said frowning.
“Alright, thank you uncle” I said reaching for the water bottle. At that moment, the doctor reentered the room though I wasn't sure exactly when he left. After a moment, he said “the guards on the door are Troy and Stefan, if you need anything call out or link with them and they'll take care of it.”
“Thank you doctor” I said trying to remember if either of them hated vampires. My thoughts must've been evident on my face because uncle said “they don't, that is why I chose them to guard you not that they are aware of you being mated to a vampire which reminds me. Have you figured out who it is yet? I'm sure that something I read or was told said that you can sense your mate and even smell their scent because of the mating mark.”
“Okay, that's good and no not yet” I lied because I wanted to get to know him better before telling anyone other than Noah, Carly, and Genie since they already knew. After a while, uncle, the doctor and, nurses all left leaving me alone except for my two bodyguards outside the closed door. Hours seemed to pass before a knock came.
Looking over I watched as my bodyguards permitted Noah into the room.
“Wow, man you look terrible” he joked with a smile walking towards the bed.
“And you look like a bed of daisies” I joked back as he leaned down to hug me. Squeezing tight for a second before stepping back he asked “are you really okay?” with a worried frown.
“Yeah, I'm fine I promise. Though, my arm does hurt like a bitch. So, tell me what did I miss?” I asked leaning back against my pillow.
“Nothing much you don't already know about. The biggest shock for me was finding out who your two mates were” he said expressionless.
“Wait, how could you know who both are?” I asked my head snapping towards him shocked.
“You know everyone was watching you four as you found your mates right? Well, someone was paying a bit more attention too you than they were the other three wolves. They noticed the second you found your mate because you froze on the spot and then followed your line of sight straight to the other wolf” he explained with a blank expression.
“Who could've been watching me that closely? And how did they know exactly who I was looking at?” I asked dumb founded and confused.
With a duh expression, Noah said “take a wild guess and apparently, Aaron was making a face that was both knowing and sad which told them everything only to be confirmed seconds later when you both disappeared.”
“Wait, are you saying Remington saw? So, he knew who rejected me when he found me by the lake?” I asked completely in shock.
“Yeah, he knew but wasn't sure what happened exactly until you told him. He said after Luci's howl and the explosion that he checked on his sister and then went to check out the detonation site. He said that as he arrived, he saw you running off and decided to let you have time by covering your scent trail from every other wolf. He also said he followed your power signature while leaving your scent masked” Noah explained telling me some things I already knew and others I didn't.
“Okay... you said he and Luci had been talking but only while I was unconscious right?” I asked still trying to wrap my head around it all.
“Yeah, we both think Luci was using one of your powers to do it though we had to lie to Genie, and Carly about how he was doing it since they don't know the truth about you and we weren't gonna tell them” Noah explained.
“So, then what did you tell them?” I asked confused as to how they hid the truth.
“Well, we blamed it on something about Remington that I'm not sure you're aware of...” Noah hinted.
“Oh, you mean that he's an elite. Yeah, he told me that as part of his explanation when he found me as to how he'd found me” I said remembering our conversation.
“Yeah, we told them that Luci could draw power from him through the mating mark even though you aren't bonded. And since he had been hanging around in Rems' head they believed it. Specially since not five minutes before, he and Luci had a conversation right in front of us” Noah said giggling at the memory.
“He did? Wait, did you just call him Rem?” I asked thoroughly confused.
“They did, we all thought it was odd because no one was talking then he suddenly closed his eyes and after a few minutes smiled. And yeah that's the nickname his family used for him and he didn't seem to mind” Noah said watching me. After a few minutes of digesting the information I said “Noah, do you have your phone with you? I know we can't call or text with it but I want you to make a video.”
“Yeah it's right here. Am I sending it to someone in particular?” he asked pulling it out of his pocket.
“It's for Remington” I said blushing and looking away.
“Awww my boy is in love! Oh by the way I programmed his number into your phone and hid it in the back of your closet in that broken spot in the wall so no one will find it” Noah teased as he got into the right position to record my message. Two minutes later, Noah gave me a thumbs up and we started the recording.
Hey Rem, I asked Noah to record this as I'm not good at writing my thoughts or feelings and since Noah has seen every side of me this isn't that odd. Anyway, I wanted to tell you myself that I'm grateful, if not for you then I may have lost the use of my left arm despite my werewolf healing abilities. As you can see I can still move my hand <lifted my arm into full view and wiggles my fingers then clench and unclench my fist> I want you to know that I don't blame you, this wasn't your fault at all. You had no idea that telling me that would lead to this. Lucifer said to tell you he's fine by the way. He tried to control the amount of pain we felt causing him a bit more but he's okay. Noah told me you confirmed being my mate and I understand why you didn't tell me the truth when we were talking yesterday. Though I kind of wish you had. It explains why I was so comfortable with you. So, I'll have him keep you updated on when I will be discharged so we can meet and talk.<Noah put his hand in the frame with a thumbs up making me laugh> I just want to say, I'm grateful you found me and <after a pause where I looked down, took a deep breath, and blushed until my face felt like a tomato before looking back at the camera> I'm glad you're my mate. <then I covered my face with both hands and told Noah to end the recording>
“That was so embarrassing” I said still covering my face.
“Yeah, but I'm sure he needed to hear all of that from you and not from me even though he knew you're the one who actually said it” Noah said setting up the message to send as soon as he left the infirmary. After a minute, he said “I'm glad that you clearly like him. I know he likes you a lot too.”
“How do you know if you like someone? Yes, he's hot and yes, he's nicer than Aaron would've been but why do I feel like he's helping me only because I'm his mate?” I asked unsure of my own feelings.
“I don't think he's that type of person. Yes, the mating bond would pull you together but it wasn't even active the first time he helped you and the second time he wouldn't have known if not for Luci. Knowing you're in love is mostly that your heart beats fast, you blush a lot, and you can't stop thinking about them. Based off that, I'd say you've already fallen in love with him even though you've only had one conversation with him” Noah said as he watched me.
“I don't know about that but having someone who doesn't know about my past care for me a lot is nice. I just hope that if and when he finds out, he doesn't abandon me or pity me for it” I said looking at my hands as I played with the blanket.
“He won't abandon us or pity us King” Lucifer said out of no where making me jump.
“What? Is Luci talking to you?” Noah asked as I jumped.
“Yeah, he just surprised me since he's been so quiet up til now. He was trying to reassure me that Remington won't abandon or pity us for our past” I explained since Noah couldn't hear it.
“I'm with Luci on this one. I get the feeling he wouldn't do either of those things” Noah said placing his hand on mine.
“Okay, I still would like to talk to him before I decide what my feelings are” I said looking at Noah.
“I get that and when you can get out of here I'll make arrangements for you to meet him somewhere safe so that it can happen. I'm gonna go now and let you rest though since I still have a video to send and school tomorrow” Noah said squeezing my hands before turning for the door.
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