Annabelle’s POV
I stared at my brother in confusion. “What do you mean?” I asked.
“He promised that he will make you better” Ford grinned. “And you are awake now!” he squeezed my waist.
I smiled, but was still curious. “So, you’ve been talking to my mate?” I questioned.
Ford nodded with a smile on his face. “He is nice. I like him” he said happily. “Do Mommy and Daddy know that he is staying here?”
My heart dropped at the mention of my parents. I wonder what they told him. “I don’t know. I’ve been asleep remember?” I said.
“Did Auntie Alyssa tell you what happened?” Ford asked. I shook my head. “Mommy and Daddy went on a vacation. I’ve been staying with Auntie Alyssa and Uncle Elliot. But she cries a lot. Uncle Elliot said its because she has a baby girl in her tummy” Ford rambled. He started telling me about what he did while I was ‘sick’.
Apparently, he and my mate are best friends. The thought pains me. The last of my immediate family is best friends with Jona. But I’m thankful that he kept Ford company. He was probably lonely while I was out.
“Whats all this?” Ford asked, tugging on the wires. I actually don’t know. I shrugged and started to pull them off. The machines started beeping and Ford started screaming to make it stop. I covered my own ears. Why is it so loud?!
The Royal doctor rushed in with Alyssa, Keith, and Elliot behind him. They all frantically looked around until their eyes landed on me. Everyone visibly relaxed and the doctor shut off the machine. Ford whimpered in my arms, clutching is ears.
“Ford?” I lifted his head to look at me. “How ’bout we go play a game?” Ford started nodding his head and climbed off the bed. “I just need to talk to Alyssa, Elliot, and Keith. You can go set it up” he nodded his head, causing his blonde locks to bounce up and down. He walked out the room with the doctor, and the adults sat down.
“We should talk about you parents” Alyssa suggested. I gave her a look signalling that I didn’t want to talk about them yet. “Or… um… or something else” she said with a nervous chuckle.
“What happened?” I asked. Still unsure of how I got in a coma.
Uncle Keith and I both waited for someone to answer. “We just heard you scream. It started out as a scream of frustration, then it was like…. like a howl of p-pain” Alyssa’s voice cracked. Elliot shushed her.
With his arms wrapped around his mate, he spoke. “You fainted, and we took you to the doctor. We tried to talk to you. We tried everything. The doctor said that nothing was wrong with you, but with your wolf” Elliot explained.
“So that’s why I was in a coma?” I asked. The adults all nodded. “Why… um… Why is Jonathan here?” I asked hesitantly. I didn’t tell anyone about him being my mate.
“Thomas called him” Keith said with a chuckle. I raised an eyebrow. “Your mate was very jealous”2
I scoffed and rolled my eyes. “Ex- mate” I said, putting emphasis on the ‘ex’.
Elliot stiffened and Alyssa gasped. “Ex?” Elliot growled.
“He rejected me before he even knew my name” I said, with a few tears streaming down my face. I wiped them away, letting go of the sorrow and having anger fill me.
“What? Are you sure?” Alyssa asked.
How could I not be sure? Instead of being a smart ass, I repeated his exact words. “Yeah. He said ‘I, Alpha Jonathan White, reject you as my mate’” I mocked in a deep voice.
“I’m gonna kill him” Elliot growled.
“I’ll hide the body” Keith said.
Alyssa smacked Elliot’s arm. “No one is killing anybody. Or hiding any bodies” She glared at Keith. “You both have seen Jonathan these past two weeks. He’s been looking like shit ever since he got here”
“I still don’t understand why he was here in the first place!” I shouted.
“Mates give each other strength. With him near you, I figured it would help your wolf” Thomas said from the doorway. I shot up and wrapped my arms around his waist. He hugged me tightly and inhaled my scent. “You scared me”
“I’m sorry… Its just… All of this has taken a toll on me and my wolf” I responded. He nodded in understanding. Then, I remembered what we were talking about and pulled away from Thomas. “You called him!” I shouted.
“Look, I was just trying to help. And it worked” Thomas argued. I slumped on my bed defeated. As much as I hate to admit it, Jonathan did help me in a way. Being here allowed his wolf to help mine. “He left by the way”
I sighed. I knew he wasn’t gonna stay. He still has the redhead. I couldn’t help but be slightly disappointed. “G-Good” I stuttered.
“What’s wrong?” I gave him a look. He freaking left me for the red-head werewolf! Thomas looked confused, then he laughed. “You have that Alpha wrapped around your finger. He barely left your side” he informed me.
Really? “He never left?” I asked.
Thomas nodded. “He only left when one of us came in. To give us privacy or whatever. He slept in that chair” Thomas pointed at the chair by my bed.
“Really?” I turned to Alyssa who nodded in confirmation. He didn’t leave. “What about his pack?”
“He left Daniel in charge” Elliot said with a shrug.
“You know…” Alyssa started. “He really cares about you”
I scoffed. “Yeah. And Ford loves carrots” I said sarcastically. “Oh my god! Ford!” I shouted. I was supposed to play with him.
“He’s fine. He’s taking a nap” Thomas informed me.
I sighed. “He doesn’t know does he?” I questioned, even though I already knew the answer. Everyone shook their heads. I bent over and held my head in my hands. “What am I gonna do?” I asked aloud.
“Well, you’re gonna have to tell him eventually. Better sooner than later right?” Thomas said.
I groaned. “How do you even tell a kid that his parents are dead? That some wolves ripped them limb by li- AHH!” I shouted as the burning pain spread around my body.
It was stronger than before. The burning feeling increased around my whole body. Like when you get splashed with hot oil while cooking. Only, it was like oil was being splashed around inside of me. And I couldn’t get away from it. I screamed in agony. I rolled into a fetus position and screamed. I closed my eyes to see the redhead again. Kissing Jonathan. I let out a miserable howl as the pain faded.
Panting, I opened my eyes to see Elliot, Thomas, Alyssa, and Keith watching me. They all had concerned looks on their faces, except Thomas.
He was pissed. “Jonathan” Thomas growled. I nodded. “He left just so he could whore around with that redhead! How dare he put you through that pain again!” he shouted as his eyes flashed golden. I have a feeling that his stance on Jona’s and my relationship changed.
“Again? This happened before?” Elliot asked. I nodded. “You have some explaining to do”
I sighed and told them everything.