Sold To The Alpha
Chapter 42

Sitting up he stared into the puffy, bloodshot eyes of his mate. Giving a sob of relief he stood over her, fighting himself to not scoop her up into his arms, instead he carefully leant down and brushed his lips against hers. 'I thought I lost you' he whispered

'no chance' replied Charity huskily 'i'm sure I still owe you payback for the last time you tried to tease me whilst I was having a shower last week' she growled and then winced in pain.

'You can pay me back every single day for the rest of my life' said Aaron 'I fully and completely concede to you my Luna, just never leave me again' he begged before sobering up and grabbing her hand 'please forgive me, babe, I'm so sorry, I should have been there, I should have protected you, protected both of you' he fretted

Charity squeezed his hand slightly 'it wasn't your fault' she said quietly 'what happened to the attacker? did they escape? do we know who it was?' she asked suddenly fearful

Aaron smoothed her hair 'she is dead' he said calmingly 'you made sure of that my love, you protected our baby'

'her?' asked Charity confused 'who hated me that much that they would try to kill our baby?'

Taking a deep breath Aaron replied 'It was Gemma'

'Gemma!' yelled Charity, trying to sit up in anger, wincing as her bruises let themselves be known.

Aaron quickly pushed her back down again 'Lie down' he pleaded 'Dr Charles will kick me out if you don't relax!'

Slowly lowering herself back onto the bed Charity gazed into Aaron's eyes 'I can't believe she hated me so much she attacked our pup' she whispered.

Aaron lay down on the bed beside her and gently put his arm over her stomach in a gentle hug 'well she won't be trying again, you made sure of that my little white wolf' he said as he nuzzled her neck 'I don't think she had really thought through what she was taking on by attacking the future Luna of this pack'

Snuggling into his chest, Charity closed her eyes and soon her breathing relaxed back into regular sleep. Aaron quickly mind linked his parents to tell them she had woken up but was now sleeping before carefully removing himself from the bed and creeping out the door to find the doctor and inform him that Charity had awoken.

Stepping outside he was faced with the anxious looks of half the pack, Justin stepped forward 'How is she? is she awake?' he asked, worry written across his face.

Smiling to see how much their pack obviously cared for his mate, Aaron raised his voice slightly 'She has woken up' he started and was instantly interrupted by a cheer from the crowd, 'shhh' he ordered using his Alpha voice 'she has fallen back to sleep again, making all that noise you will wake my mate back up, and if you do I will not be responsible for what happens to you' he growled. Everyone immediately became silent at his words but he could feel the relief that had washed over them at his announcement that Charity was awake.

'I am now going to find Dr Charles, you can all return to your homes as I'm sure he would like his waiting room back' he said

'Dr Charles sure would' came the doctor's voice from behind them, stepping forward he looked at Aaron smiling 'I tried to send them home an hour ago but not one member would leave until they knew their future Luna had pulled through' he advised, 'I assume by your presence here that my patient has awoken?' he asked

Nodding his head, Aaron turned around and led the way back into the room as the other pack members started to file out of the clinic behind him.

Stepping back into the room, he saw that Charity was sleeping peacefully, her chest rose and fell slightly with each breath. Dr Charles circled the bed and started to check her vitals, nodding approvingly before making a note on her chart. Careful not to disturb her, he gently pulled down the bedsheet so he could check her wounds which were already showing signs of healing.

'She seems to be responding well to the antidote' he said as he looked at Aaron 'but she will need a lot of rest, and to take it easy, no strain on her stitches at all' he warned. 'I will want to keep her here until her stab wounds are completely healed which should be about a week if she behaves'

Aaron laughed at his words 'you know our future Luna does not like to be told she cannot do things' he said

Dr Charles chuckled 'hence why I'm telling you to make sure she behaves or your mate will be here for much longer, I will not be allowing the future Luna or the future Alpha's cub out of my care until I am 100% satisfied they are ok' he growled with a twinkle in his eye.

Aaron grinned, he may be the future Alpha but no-one messed with Dr Charles when it came to a pack members medical treatment, his word was law when it came to matters of health.

'I will make sure she behaves Dr Charles' he promised 'I want my mate back as soon as possible'

'I assume you will be staying here until her release?' Dr Charles asked rhetorically 'I'll get the nurse to bring you in a cot bed' he added as he left the room.

Sitting down, Aaron scooted his chair closer to the bed, reaching to hold her hand. Charity's fingers tightened around his own and with her eyes still closed, she whispered 'you need to stop making promises you can't keep Mr Cross'

'And you need to stop pretending to be asleep so you can eavesdrop on people' Aaron retorted playfully, rubbing his thumb gently over her fingers in a small circle.

Smiling slightly, charity remained still with her eyes closed and soon her breathing slowed into that of a deep sleep. Aaron sat beside her for the rest of the night, refusing to let her go even when the young male nurse brought in a cot for him, gradually resting his head on the bed against her stomach and falling into his own shallow sleep, unable to relax fully, ready to wake at the faintest movement from his beloved mate.