Sold To The Alpha
The Cursed Luna Chapter 21

Justin was woken from his sleep to shouts coming from the hallway and nurses running down the hall. Hearing the commotion, he jumped to his feet in panic, feeling the tug of the IV line that was still in his vein, he angrily tore it from his skin, throwing it aside before striding over to the door and ripping it open. Outside the view of a small group of nurses huddled around Charity's door immediately caught his attention, running the few steps to her room he desperately shoved his way through the small crowd until he came into contact with Marie. 'What's wrong? what has happened to the Luna?' he yelled over the surrounding nurses chatter and the shouting that was coming from within Charity's room, fear and panic consuming him.

Turning toward him, Marie's eyes went wide 'Justin' she gasped 'The Luna is awake! but, she's... she's not OK' she said, her eyes troubled.

Moving Marie to the side, he stumbled into the room to find Charity crouched on top of the bed, Doctor Nat and three nurses were struggling to hold her down as she growled angrily at them, trying to pull herself free of their grasp. Making his way over to the bed, he lay a protective hand onto Charity's arm, she snapped her head round to him, fear and fury written across her taut white face, her eyes suddenly widened as he came into focus.

'Justin?' she asked weakly, stopping her struggles and trying to lean toward him. Seeing she was calming down, the Doctor signaled to the nurses to release her and step back whilst Justin quickly sat down next to her on the bed and gathered her into his arms, muttering into her hair as he held her close.

'You scared the s**t out of me Charity' he growled at her, pained, as he pulled back from her checking her over but keeping his arms encircling her waist.

'Where are we Jus?' she asked scared 'Who are these people? wheres Aaron' she finished looking around frantically, 'Wheres Bella? BELLA!' she almost screamed as her panic started to take over again.

'Shhh' soothed Justin, holding her closely 'Bella and Aaron are fine, they are back at the pack house, don't worry about them, I promise they are OK. They just can't reach us here' he said carefully. Raising her head to look into her friends face, Charity's eyes narrowed 'What do you mean they can't reach us here?' she demanded 'What arn't you telling me? where ARE we!' she growled.

Justin looked helplessly at the doctor who just shrugged raising his hands toward him as if to say it was his show to lead. Gulping slightly Justin said 'We are in the Oakridge territory, there is a barrier around their pack that no-one can penetrate, well no-one it seems but you, you stepped through. Umm Char, we are their prisoners, we have been for many months, but you got really sick, we've been under the care of Doctor Nat since they found you in your cell, you've been unconscious. he looked nervously at his Luna, wondering how she would take the news.

Looking around at the faces of the clinic's staff her eyes met Doctor Nat's, 'You are the Doctor who has taken care of me and my Beta?' she asked, her authoritative voice ringing through the room.

Doctor Nat stepped closer 'Yes Luna, I have been treating you along with my nurses, in particular Justine and Clara. Marie and Helena have been taking care of your Beta Justin. We are glad to see you finally awake, we were beginning to lose hope' he said, his eyes showing his concern.

Looking confused Charity looked back at Justin, 'If we are prisoners here, why are these people caring for us?' she asked.

'Its a long story Char, trust me you are going to need some time to get over what's happened and then I will fill you in ok? Just know that Doctor Nat is a good guy and his nurses have been taking really good care of us, they have all treated us well, they are not the ones who imprisoned us'

Nodding her understanding, she looked toward the doctor again, 'Why can't I remember being here?' she asked

'You were unconscious for a long time Luna, your mind is struggling right now, its very likely that this is only temporary and your memories will return soon, rest assured my team and I will do all that we can for you and Justin whilst you are in our care.' replied the doctor before turning to his staff, 'Jessica, could you go get the Luna something to eat whilst I check her vitals, nothing to heavy, maybe some toast or soup, something like that'

One of the staff members that was huddled in the doorway nodded before turning and hurrying away quickly. Doctor Nat looked back at Charity, 'Luna, I need to check your vitals now Luna, just to see how you are doing, ok?' he asked gently.

Charity looked over at Justin who nodded to her, silently she returned her gaze to the doctor and nodded her head slowly as she lay back down on the bed and allowed the nurses to start examining her.

Justin remained by her side, holding Charity's hand, covering his eyes with his hand whilst they removed her robe to check her heart and lungs.

Charity laughed at him 'Really? we are prisoners of an unknown pack and you are covering your eyes for my modesty?'

Justin remained with his hand clamped to his face 'Nuh uh, not even going there Luna, the Alpha will know, I don't know how that man always knows, but he will and I like my face the way it is, there is no chance in hell I am seeing anything over there' he said letting go of her hand to gesture wildly in her direction as she continued to giggle. Uncovering his eyes when he felt it was safe he noticed that the nurses were also looking at him with amused expressions.

'You may laugh, do you haven't met my Alpha' he grumped 'that man would rip my skin from my body for looking at the Luna's... areas!' he declared as the girls all laughed at his horrified face.

Doctor Nat confirmed that Charity was doing fine, her wolf helping to heal her from the illness. 'You will remain in bed Luna unless its to use the bathroom do you understand me' he said sternly, holding Charity's gaze.

She opened her mouth to protest when Justin elbowed her in the side, 'Just agree Luna, the doc does not take patients being difficult kindly' he whispered as Doctor Nat tried hard to suppress his smile. 'Fine' huffed Charity, obviously unhappy at being told what to do.

'Don't take it personally Doc' soothed Justin 'The Luna is a bit of a bad a*s, and she doesn't even take orders from the Alpha unless she has no choice' he chuckled as Charity pushed him making him stagger before catching the side of the bed with his hand and righting himself laughing harder.

Spotting the blood running down his arm, Doctor Nat growled at him 'Where is your IV Justin?' he demanded

Looking down at his arm, Justin suddenly looked sheepish, 'Well.. uh.. you see doc.. there was all that noise and I knew it was about the Luna, I was rushing to get here..' he started

'Justin! what did you do?' Doctor Nat cut across him sternly.

'I..um.. I pulled it out' Justin admitted, looking up at the ceiling

Sighing with annoyance, Doctor Nat called out to Maria, 'Get this pain in my a*s back to his room and get him a new IV' he growled before shaking his head and walking out just as Jessica walked back in with some hot soup.

Charity's stomach gave a loud rumble as the smell of chicken stock hit her, Justin looked toward the bowl before turning his eyes pleadingly on Jessica who laughed 'OK OK' she agreed without him saying anything, 'I'll get you some too you big baby' before placing the tray carefully across Charity's lap and heading back out and down toward the kitchen area.

Maria grabbed hold of Justin's arm whilst saying 'Excuse us Luna, I have to deal with this nightmare before the Doc has a fit' as she dragged Justin from the room and back to his own.

Plonking him firmly on the bed, she pulled his arm toward her, cleaning the wound before fetching a cannula and inserting it back into his vein. 'Now behave yourself' she scolded 'if anything changes with the Luna I will come and tell you, you are to stay here, got it' she said giving him a no nonsense stare.

'Yes ma-am' replied Justin grinning 'but you don't have me convinced with your stink eye routine, I know you love me really' he teased as she swatted his other arm and laughed.

'You are incorrigible, now stop your nonsense and get some rest before you get me in trouble' she scolded before leaving the room, shutting the door behind her.

'You are quite flirtatious aren't you' came a quiet voice from behind him. Jumping up he spun round to see Hazel stepping out from behind one of the curtains.

'How the hell did you sneak in here?' he gasped 'and how did I not smell you?'

Laughing quietly, Hazel stepped toward him, 'we have a spray that covers our scent, we use it when we step through the barrier' she confided.

'So that's how those bastards snuck up on me' Justin growled angrily, though it was short lived as Hazel stepped into him, her arms encircling his neck as she pulled him closer to her. Growling softly, Justin lent into her, his lips seeking hers as he hungrily ran his hands over her body causing her to moan softly into him.

Kissing him firmly, Hazel parted her lips, allowing him access with his tongue which he readily took advantage of, tasting her mouth like a forbidden fruit, his body calling for her as he explored her curves with his fingers.

Pulling away slightly, Hazel stared breathlessly into his eyes, 'I can't stay away from you' she whispered 'and I don't know why'

Justin pulled her closer 'It's because we are one soul baby girl' he whispered 'your soul and mine call to each other, we are only complete when we are together'

Resting her head upon his chest, Hazel breathed in his scent, her eyes closed as calmness washed over her. 'I don't know why, but when i'm near you I feel safe' she whispered.

'That's because you are' growled Justin lovingly 'I will protect you with my life' he promised, as he raised her chin with his hand and kissed her softly once more.

Suddenly the door burst open, causing the two mates to jump apart 'What the hell are you doing in here!' roared a voice, as the extremely angry presence of Doctor Nat filled the room.

He slammed the door shut behind him and the three werewolves stood looking at each other, no-one saying a word.