Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 145

Leander

Grace gently moved the sheet and light blanket, recovering Hycinth’s lower body. With a quick glance at the pump that was pushing much needed nutrition into Hycinth’s frail body, her careful brown eyes assessed the steadily dripping feeding tube for a moment. Satisfied with the performance of the medical apparatus, Grace turned back to me. “That’s it for now.”

“Okay.” I hadn’t forgotten about Luca waiting outside. Once again, I took a minute to focus on my Wolf’s emotional stability. The last thing I needed was for him to erupt in a protective violent outburst at the presence of another male this close to our mate.

him in.”

n a non-blood-related male if it meant there was any chance Hycinth would respond and awaken. It would devastate him if the other male was able to get through the impenetrable barrier in Hycinth’s mind that he could not, but his own feelings didn’t matter to him. Not anymore. I intimately understood his fear and insecurity. A part of me worried that Hycinth wasn’t responding simply because it was me asking her to. Sydney had said that Hycinth wanted to return to me but that was secondhand information. Maybe she’d been wrong. Maybe Hycinth still didn’t want me even now. Could her aversion be so severe that even she couldn’t overcome it in her mind? My heart clenched painfully at the thought.

now. Now, I had to remain strong for our mate. Once she was awake, I would deal with the aftermath and face whatever came my way, but not n

mindlink, I silently reached out to Luca, “Now.”

frame blocked much of the sunlight coming through the door as he stepped inside.

eep creases forming in his forehead when he saw her small frame, pale and sickly. Sucking in a sharp breath through his mouth, he swallowed thickly and let it out. His attention riveted back to me, his tone thick with emotion, “Can I…”

my consen

“I’m here, little sister. Can you hear me?”

waiting with bated breath, hoping and praying for a response.

hing.

ed again, forcing lightness and humor into his words, “Remember what we talked about, Cinn? No laying around in bed all day. It’s time to get up.”

ss except for the slow rise and fall of her chest.

I came up blank.

er any more than I did.

I muttered gruffly.

. “I miss you, sis. We all do. None of this is your fault. You are loved so much. Please come back to me,” his voice broke. He swallowed thickly before continuing, “I need you.”

t. His choice of words resonated with the uneasy pit in my stomach. Was that the heart of the matter? Guilt? Sydney had said something similar. She’d said Hycinth thought that I and the pack would not want her back. How very wrong. I wanted my sweet little mate with every breath I took, so much so, that my chest ached painfully just thinking about it. For two and a half days straight, I’d urgently whispered my love and affection. But it hadn’t been enough. Was her mind too weak and fragile to overcome her fear and doubt? Did her brokenness

nses and just persisted on as if it was the most ordinary conversation he’d ever had.

attempt at normalcy and his variation of tactics in an effort to get Hycinth to engage in a response.

hrough the mate bond. She was in no pain. Calm. But nothing else, no hint of awareness or sign of awakening.

the sound cut off. She met my gaze. “I need to flush the line, and I suspect she will need your assistance in about twenty minutes or so.”

about upsetting her.

.”

replied and then leaned down. I was amazed when my Wolf didn’t even blink an eye as Luca kissed her chee

e proximity. “Come inside.”

tly shutting the door behind her. “Yes, Alpha?”

ay with Hycinth,” I

nd repeated, “Yes, Alpha.”

won’t be far.”

to take one step after the other away from my mate. Luca followed, closing the door softly behind us. As we crossed the small clearing, my Wolf’s presence shone in my eyes. His knowledgeable gaze flickered to all points on the horizon, assessing the surroundings for any threats, tasting the scents in the air for any unwelcome wolves and eyes raking over each of the males still present. Tommy, Asher and our father were gone. Only Ever rem

ed on him. Back ramrod straight and chest out, his eagle eyes also scanned the skyline, hands flexing into fists before releasing again.

the edge of the trees, I motioned toward the cut logs that had been evenly spaced, providing seating. Luca sank down onto on

ll me what happened after you left.”

o tell you, what she would want me to share.”

ne. “This is not the time to hold back from me. You saw her. She’s fighting for her life, weak and fra

… but she just couldn’t…keep anything down. All she did was cry and hide in bed.”

red physically but had also deteriorated emotionally. How much damage had occurred even before Dagger got his hands on her?

o you to reach out to me?”

”

or her. There was so much more at risk -her lost wolf and our pup. Luca had been the only male around, thus he bore the responsibility for her care. “And so you just sat by? Has she even seen a healer for her pregnancy?”

was barely audible.

, and you did nothing!”

oiled as though my words had been a direct punch to his chest, his body curling into himself even more. I took a step forwar

voice thick with emotion, “I should have called y

ocked on mine, Ever spoke softer, beseeching me to liste

ta. Ever supported me no matter the circumstances. Even when I was being a stubborn fool, he stood by my side. Luca had done the same for his sister. I forcibly exhaled, pushing all of the air out of my lungs, to release the te

step back and sank back down onto the log.

e nodded and then turned before returning to his post.

e choices he’d made obviously hadn’t been easy for him.