Love Me Alpha

Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

It was a few days that my angel had been with me and she had yet to wake up, I had started to worry until Lisa said it was normal and that my mate was just recovering from her shifting. Apparently it hadn’t been the best thing my mate could have done; shifting requiring a lot of energy and such meaning her body was trying to pull itself together.

It wasn’t until a few hours past mid-night on the third day that she was out that her breathing pattern suddenly changed, it instantly having my attention as I threw the book I had been reading on my floor and stared at my mate as her breathing increased slightly. I hadn’t left her since she had first arrived at my home, I had done nothing more than watch her as I dressed her in one of my shirts  and the smallest pair of my boxers I could find. I found it soothed my wolf to see her in my clothes, I also knew she would be most comfortable in something loose and not so tight on her small and weak frame.

Hearing her draw a sharp breath through her teeth I was instantly on alert, practically shitting myself as I tried to remember what I had planned to say to her when she woke up. I had been thinking about it since she had arrived, but now that I could see she was stirring I found myself completely blank with what I was going to say to her. The last think I wanted was to startle her; the memory of her being scared of me was enough to cause me to tremble and my wolf to whimper at the visual image of the fear in her eyes and the sound of the whimpers which had left her muzzle. No, that was the last thing I wanted.

So with that as not to startle her I remained seated as I watched her eyes flicker open, not moving when she gasped for breath as she struggled to pull herself up into a sitting position; though it was killing me to do so inside. She was my mate and she was hurting, yet for her not to fear me I had to be gentle with her, which didn’t mean pressuring her into anything like a relationship. I didn’t like it, truthfully I hated it but it was necessary so I shut off the my mental whining and continued to gaze at her. She was so beautiful…

“Why aren’t I dead yet?”

Ok, that was not what I expected to hear my mate say when she first spoke and while I took note of how deliciously soft and airy her voice sounded I couldn’t help but feel my grip on the chair I was on tighten drastically and my eyes to darken to a near black, was she serious? Did she want to die? What the fuck was going on?

Since it was clear she hadn’t noticed me yet I stayed quiet, even if it killed me to do so. I still couldn’t believe what I had just heard, she couldn’t wish for death could she? I mean she was my mate! She was MINE!

I watched as she finally seemed to snap out of it, her tiny form looking smothered in my clothes but she did nothing but frown slightly as she took in my room before a startled yelp left her mouth when she saw me sitting in the corner on one of my large chairs; my eyes trained on hers.

“You’re…uh….” She stuttered out, her voice hoarse and my concern only grew as I took note of her rapidly shaking form, it was far from cold in here so why was she shaking? I had made sure to light the fireplace in my room as soon as I had brought her here, she shouldn’t be shaking!

“I’m Adrian sweetheart” I smiled softly as I gazed at her, wondering what was going on in that pretty little head of hers, the nickname again just slipping out before I could help myself. She didn’t seem to mind but I couldn’t help but take in the confused expression on her face as she scrunched up her features in the most adorable way. God I was already sounding like a love sick puppy and I knew nothing about her.

“Why aren’t I dead?” she asked bluntly causing me to growl lowly, I didn’t like her talking like that!

“Please stop saying that sweetheart” I pleaded as I slowly rose from my seat, watching as she scrambled away from me causing me to raise my hands in surrender, my heart aching at the startled look of fear in her eyes.

“I…I don’t understand” she whispered as she continued to back away before she could go no further, her back hitting the headboard of my bed preventing her movement. I couldn’t help the purr which vibrated form my chest as I tried to sooth her shaking form, watching as she jumped slightly at the sound before slightly relaxing from her previous stiff position. It was a relief.

“You passed out sweetheart, I brought you back to my pack house” I stated, trying to work out whether it would be a good idea to tell her we were mates. It was clear she hadn’t figured it out yet, so was it better to tell her out-right or to wait till she figured it out on her own? Fuck! I wasn’t good at this sort of thing.

When she didn’t reply I slowly made my way towards the bed, relieved that I had thought to put on a shirt since if I had been half-naked I was sure I would have startled her. She was already timid; I didn’t want to make it worse by her thinking I was pressuring into anything. I would never harm her; she was my life, my everything, my mate!

“Are you hungry?” I asked, my eyes moving over her too thin of a form as I did so. It would only take me minutes to get her something to eat, I didn’t like seeing her so thin.

Whatever I must have said seemed to shock her to her core, her eyes wide and mouth open as she just stared at me. To be honest her reaction confused me, all I was offering her was food so why did it seem to shock her so much?

“You’re….food?” she stuttered out, I would have thought it was adorable if I wasn’t still confused by her reaction. Gently I sat on the edge of the bed, taking note that she didn’t seem to notice as she continued to stare at me, her stomach rumbling telling me she was more than a little hungry.

“I’ll get you some, you sound hungry” I stated as I jumped off the side of the bed, her face still a picture as I quickly headed to the door as to provide for my mate. She was hungry and it looked as if she had never had a proper meal in her life. It was a shame I didn’t know just how right I was….

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