The Unwanted Wolf – Chapter 46

It was just Mark and me in the room with the incessant beeping. Before the beeping was reassuring, letting me know Mark was still alive. Now with everyone gone, it was the most prevalent noise. Beep. Beep. Beep. Mark was still asleep. I felt a deep longing for him. The beeping was just a constant reminder he still wasn’t awake.

I moved to Mark’s bedside and sat on the bed with him. My fingers brushed his cheek, and his skin was cool. It wasn’t as cold as it was when we were outside, but it was still too cold. It wasn’t the warmth I had fallen asleep to many nights ago. It had been much too long since I had been surrounded by Mark’s warmth, and my body ached for that feeling again.

I stroked his hair back out of his sunken eyes. He still had a bruise above his cheekbone and a split lip. Those wounds should be healed by now. If Mark hadn’t come after me, he would have been fine. If I hadn’t willingly gone with Theron, maybe we would have been able to fight him off with more wolves around.

my mouth start to water. I imagined what it would be like to mark him, to feel his skin against mine. My body started feeling heated.

ll Mark how sorry I was for everything I put him through. I wanted to tell him that I wanted to be with him and that it shouldn’t have taken so long for me to realize all of this.

ep breath. I would just have to be patient. Mark waited for me, so now it was my turn to wait for him. H

it?”

y. I hadn’t heard him come in.

bed with Mark. “Do

rk him. Claim him as yours.”

ened, and I felt like I had done something wrong. “I… I’m not going to mark him, yet. Why would you ask that?”

going on in my pack house. I know if you claim him as your mate, it’ll help him heal.” Jori shut the door and leaned against the wall. He still wasn’t looking at me.

s bed, somehow feeling like I was betraying Jori by being so close to another man.

word back at me. “But you plan to.” This wasn’t a question.

but I felt it coming.

wards me, and there was a slight growl in his voice.

hallow and my eyes finally met his. His eyes were darker, just like in the field. His unspoken words were just bubblin

that field. The pure desperation to save his life, the dev

care if Jori died. I think a part of me would break with him. But I didn’t know if I would be devastated.

rd.

ant me to say?”

me, looking down at me. “Tell me I’m the one you want, and you just didn’

have this conversation. I wanted Mark to wake up first. Or maybe I wanted to avoid rejecting someone after being rejected so many times. I knew what it w

ened and his lip twitched. He grabbed my arms and pulled him close to me. “Don’t just stand there saying something. I deserve better than for you to ignore me.”

but he wouldn’t let go of me.

ell me the truth.” Jori shook me.

ming down my face. “You’re hurting me.”

Jori snapped and his eyes went almost black.

g his arms to his side. “When your mate wakes up, I want all of you out of this pack

of the room.

even imagined, and I was having a hard time calming down. I pressed my hands into my knees and tried to take deep breaths, but it felt like my nervous system was on fire. Is this what it felt like to be rejected by your mate?

I was the one who deserved to suffer.

asn’t sure if it was from all of the dry heaving or if it was because part of my soul was breaking.

re. I needed to go see Claire’s friend.

dy moved to him before I could even think about it. I sat on the bed and touched his hand. I tried to warm his cool skin with my hands, but it was difficult when my own hands were shaking.

his injuries and delay any healing. I couldn’t bring myself to leave though.

irst time I hadn’t dreamed in weeks. It was dark and quiet. The calm was almost peaceful, but something felt off about it. I had become used to Moon and Shadow visiting in my d

interrupted sleep, so I should feel better than before. I sat up, a little disoriented. The beeping from the machine hooked up to Mark brought me back to the moment. I looked

ging back some of the energy that seemed to be missing.

lease don’t make me wait too long, okay?”

ed. My heart was racing as I stared at his fingers. Slowly, my eyes moved from his hand to his face. His piercing blue eyes met mine, leaving me breathless once again.

, Adira.”