Chapter 22

I could hear my wolf crying at my screaming, but my body kept shaking against Andrew. I finally stilled as my eyes shut fully, and it felt like a huge weight was pressed against my entire body. I shut everything down as I tried focusing on breathing, which suddenly became a very hard task. "Emilia!? Oh my Goddess Emilia!" I tried not to cry as I heard Wesleys voice, but tears fell down my face, even with my eyes shut. I felt his rage in the room, along with his sadness. "What did you do!?" "I haven't done anything, maybe she should tell you." I heard Andrew speak, but my body began shaking again. "Help her!" I felt something sting into my arm before a blast of cold liquid ran its way through my veins. My eyes flew open as I gasped and arched my back on the bed I was now in, Wesleys black eyes staring straight at me. I shot up before the pain became blinding and I fell back down, squeezing my eyes shut as I desperately tried to not make a sound. I rolled onto my stomach when I heard him growl again, the fury and power filling the room. Everyone bowed except me, my hand reaching out to desperately try and touch him. I need to calm him just as much as he needed to calm me. He gripped my hand hard, but I welcomed the pain. It distracted me from my back, from the harsh sobs of those that looked at it, hell it distracted me from the shitty excuses I was trying to come up with in my head right now. "Emilia, who the fuck did this too you?" His voice was quiet and soft, but I felt the anger behind his words. I squeezed my eyes shut, searching and searching for some formable excuse. "Three men jumped me as I was going to he grocery store, they said because of my mate, I was to be punished." I whispered, praying he would believe me. I had to put blame on someone, and he fell victim. I'd never been more disgusted with myself in my life. The room ran quiet again, the only sound was the doctor as she began moving around the room. I heard her gather medical supplies, my heart beating too loud for my liking. "Alpha, you're going to have to leave." She spoke quietly, as if it would tip him off and send him in a killing frenzy. "What? No! I am not leaving my mate!" Did they forget I'm supposedly human? My growl whimpered in my head at the thought of him leaving, but I had to let her down. "Your wolf will think I'm a threat, if you must not leave then you need to be restrained." I turned my head to the side to see James and Andrew both holding him down, his eyes matching mine. They were filled with such sorrow it broke my heart and filled me with guilt, the sound of the bottle cap opening filling the silence of the room. "I'm sorry Luna." She began pouring what I think was Hydrogen Peroxide over my back, harsh screams erupting from my mouth. Wesley began growling and roaring, but as I continued screaming he whimpered instead. Tears ran down my back as she wiped away the wounds, her hands stilling over my back. "Luna, there are over thirty lash marks." I squeezed my eyes shut, giving her a single nod. "I am so sorry." I looked up to her tear filled eyes, trying to give her a small smile. She looked heart broken, hell, this was my back that was brutally ripped apart and she was heartbroken. I looked back to Wesley, who was sunken on the ground with Andrew and James holding him. Tears fell down all of their faces, surprising me. I had never seen an Alpha cry in a lifetime. His eyes were the beautiful blue I had loved so much, but he looked so disheveled. His face looked as if he aged ten years in the span of minutes, and my heart hurt at how I couldn't hold onto him. I stuck my hand out timidly, praying he got the message. He inched closer to me, his fingers intertwining with my own. He placed small kisses along my knuckles, sending me into a put of undeniable pleasure. I smiled, mock my hand so I could brush his hair away from his face. "I hope this doesn't count as your date." He grinned at me, taking my hand back in his and placing even more kisses along it. "Next time will be such a badass date you'll be telling all your friends about it." I raised my eyebrows. "So I'll be telling Andrew about it?" A growl rippled through his chest, my eyes following the cross of the muscles. "You are mine little Angel, my princess, my mate." I huffed out, my fingers playing with his lips. "So you'll explain all of that to me later?" I asked quietly, trying to avoid the stare I knew Andrew was giving me right now. "Yes, I promise I will. Just know that I love you more than anything, okay?" I nodded as my eyes shut, my body finally giving into the darkness I wished for an eternity of.