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Part 19

Vivian's POV

I continued to run in different directions. I didn't know where I was going but I had to get away from Pierce. He clearly was gonna hit me after what I said. Or maybe he wasn't. I can't come to a conclusion.

Now I'm lost in the woods shit! I try to trace my steps back but it's the woods. I sigh and think why am I like this. I just walk aimlessly knowing soon it will be dark. I'm freezing so I wrap my arms around myself. I need to find someplace warm for the night I guess. I looked around a little before looking for some sort of heat in the dark. I walk for awhile but come up empty handed. I hear a twig break and turn around. Three men are standing there.

I looked at them sizing them up. I take off running. I hear there footsteps running after me. Then I feel a heavy weight on top of me and I'm falling to the floor. I close my eyes and as if I'm unconscious. I slow my breathing to pull it off. I feel someone pick me up and them talking. I can't make out what there saying so I bite the man who was carrying me and he drops me immediately. I was prepared and got up sprinting. I grabbed my knife that I carry on me.

I heard those men coming after me but I couldn't get caught. I pushed myself to run faster as I could hear them approaching. Why did these men want me? Why was I even running anymore? Why was I in the woods in the first place?

I stopped and looked around. That was the intention until I tripped on a tree root. I went crumbling to the ground as I braced for the impact between me and the forest floor. It came but more pain followed. I groan as I see the men come at me. I try to find the source of the pain which is the knife sticking out of me. I look at it before pulling it out. I feel and see the blood pouring, no rushing out of me. I close my eyes as the pain consumes me. I feel someone pick me up but I can't process anything.

My mind wanders to Pierce. Sweet, wonderful and takes care of me. I struggle to get out of the mans arms and get away. I fall to the forest ground. I pull the knife into a defensive position. I try to hit the men when they come closer. Then I groan out "I'm not going with two strangers. I'm not that dumb. If you'd direct me in the direction of a hospital or drugstore that would be nice. I can take care of a little stab wound by myself." I cough a little and I see some blood.

The men look indecisive so I go in a random direction. It was dark so kinda hard to not run into trees or logs. I had to go slower for obvious reasons. After a while I hear those men following me. They would point me in the right direction. As I reach town or what ever I realized I forgot my wallet.

I groan as the pain amplifies. It was almost unbearable. I walk into the first store I see and go to there first aid section. I look around for a while before slipping in some gauze and some pills. I grabbed a sewing needle and some thread. I then sigh before quickly walking out of the store. I see the guys that keep following me before I find a bus bench with some decent lighting. I take my shirt off and hear them gasp. I just roll my eyes and look at my wound. I apply some pressure to the wound before popping a couple pills in my mouth. As I see the bleeding subsiding. I put the thread into the needle and start to sew my wound up as the men who followed me watched.

I then lay down and close my eyes. The exhaustion and blood lost hit me. I can't keep my eyes open any longer.

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I open my eyes to brightness. I groan as I start to feel pain erupt in my chest. I get up off the bed and try to make it to one of the doors. One door leads to a bathroom which I try to quickly use. I then go to the next door and open it to find a hallway. I exit the room as quick as possible trying to find a way out or someone to tell me where I was.

I grab a knife from a table, just in case, and continue down the hallway. I stop at the end of the hallway and turn right. I try to find and locate an exit but I hear behind me "miss, you shouldn't be out of bed with your injury." I turn around to see a man in a doctors lab coat. I tighten my grip on the knife and look at him.

He continues to watch me and starts to come near me. I start to panic and I try to run away. The man grabs me and I struggle to get out of his arms. He lets me go only to push me down into a wheelchair. He brings me back to the room I was in when I had woken up. I watch him warily now that I'm unarmed. He helps me back on the bed before saying "the alpha will be in soon to talk to you. You came in with a stab wound that was stitched up. We had to take the stitches out but we put new ones in. We gave you some pain killers to help. You treated it nicely. You'll have to take it easy for a while because where the knife entered didn't hit any major organs but you'll be sore for a while. The alpha will come in and talk to you now."

I mumble a thank you and try to get comfortable on the bed. I still have no idea where I was. A large man enters the room minutes after the doctor left. I keep my head down as I feel a power wafting off of him. He watches me for a while before coming close to me and goes to touch me. I scurry back alarmed. He continues to look at me and he says "ma'am I was wondering if I could look at your neck." I move my hair over and he looks at my neck quickly. The man then steps back and sighs before saying "my name is alpha John Anderson. I see from the mark on your neck you have a mate, though you are human. Can I call your mate tell them where you are?"

"No thanks sir, I wouldn't want to inconvenience him from his work. I'm fine anyway and I wouldn't want to inconvenience you any more than I already have. If you'd point me to the nearest train or bus stop I can get home from there."

The alpha looks at me strangely before saying "I'll have someone bring a spare set of clothes and some food up soon. You just rest and if you need anything ask for John."