Chapter 70: Book Two- Her Alpha Savior- Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Two

Max

When I finally make it to the figure laying there and I collapse next to her, and I can feel my face become wet with something. I look up to see the rain coming down, but then I realize the night sky is clear and I then realize the water is from me. I began crying when I saw my sweet Josie laying here, beaten and battered.

I reach for her but then I hear a voice behind me telling me not to move her, I turn with a snarl and a growl coming from me. I am determined to protect my mate with my own life if that is what it comes down to. But then I realize it’s just Sarah, she kneels with us and tries to wake her by calling her name, but she isn’t moving. Sarah then looks to me.

“Max, she isn’t moving. What do we do?”

“I need to get her to the pack hospital. I need to pick her up.”

Sarah gives me a nod of her head and gathers up Josie’s things. I pick up Josie and look to Sarah.

“Did you drive here?”

“Yes.”

“Let’s go.”

Sarah then begins to lead me to her car and when we get there, she opens the back door for me to climb in with Josie’s head in my lap. I start to move her hair from her face and with my alpha power I can see a little of how bad it is, and if she looks bad in the dark. I can’t imagine how bad it is in the light.

“It’s going to be okay my little mate.”

I whisper to her, and I pray to the moon goddess she is going to be okay. I can’t lose her before she even knows we are mates. I can’t lose her no matter what, I need her to be okay.

When I look up to meet Sarah’s eyes in the mirror, she has a look of shock on her face.

“What did you say?”

“Not right now Sarah. Let’s get to the hospital. I will tell you everything later.”

She gives me a nod and continues the drive to the hospital. When we make it there after what feels like hours, She quickly opens the back door for me, and we make our way inside and a nurse comes running up to me asking me what happen.

“I don’t know exactly; I got to the high school football field, and she was laying there unconscious.”

“Okay, Alpha. I need you to place her here on the bed and we will run some tests to see how bad it is.”

I lay her down on the bed and the nurse turns to follow the others behind the doors and I quickly grab her arm and look into her eyes.

“You need to do everything you can to save your Luna.”

She bows her head just slightly in respect.

“Yes, Alpha.”

I then turn back to Sarah who is looking at me with a look of surprise and I take a deep breath and turn to sit in a vacant chair next to her, we are both in the waiting room. I need to call my parents and I’m not even sure her family would care what happened to her. Should I call them? I don’t even know what to do.

Sarah must know my dilemma because she gently puts a hand on my shoulder.

“Don’t bother calling her parents. They won’t come.”

“How can they not care about their child? How heartless can they be?”

“They think she doesn’t have a wolf, so they think she would disgrace her family, and you and your parents would banish them for her not having a wolf.”

“What do you mean she doesn’t have a wolf? Everyone gets their wolf at sixteen.”

“Yea, I wish I could tell you what is really going on but according to Josie, they moon Goddess doesn’t want anyone to know yet and the only reason I know is because she got permission from the Goddess herself to tell me. I know that when the time is right Josie will be able to tell you too, but please don’t’ make me tell you, I don’t’ want the moon goddess mad at me for saying something I have no right to tell.”

I give her a nod that shows I understand and that tells hers I won’t make her say anything she shouldn’t but I also need her tell me what she can.

“Okay, But I at least need you to tell me what you can. I need to know what is going on Sarah.”

“Okay. So, from what you know Josie’s wolf never came. Ever since her sixteenth birthday when her wolf didn’t come her parents started treating her differently. She can’t seem to accept the fact that they don’t care for her, and that because they are her family, she has never said anything to you or your dad about being mistreated the way she is. Max, you can’t let her know I told you this. She will tell you when she is ready.”

I give her a nod of my head, and then I take a deep breath and lower my head into my hands. I need to help her. I need to get he out of there. I pray to the Goddess that she will be okay. I can’t lose my Luna, before I even have a chance to share a life with her.

“She is your mate, isn’t she?”

“What?”

I say this as I bring my head back up and look at Sarah who is giving me a look of sympathy.

“I said. She is your mate, isn’t she?”

“Yes, she is. But because of the way the council runs things I can’t say anything until the day after she turns eighteen. If she hasn’t realized I’m her mate by the next day, then I can tell her. But I can’t say anything until then. And neither can you.”

She just looks at me with a huge smile and I can tell she wants to jump and down and squeal with excitement but given the circumstances she remains calm.

“I mean it Sarah; you can’t say anything yet.”

She throws her hands up in surrender.

“Okay, Okay. I won’t say anything.”

“Thank you.”

After an hour of waiting, pacing and more waiting, and more pacing. I am dressed in proper clothes and my parents keeping watching like they are afraid I am going to go crazy and wolf out and tear this place apart.

“Dad, I’m fine. I just want to know how she is doing. Can’t you use your Alpha power and make them go faster or something.”

“I wish I could son, but all we can do right now is wait. I know it’s hard, but you need to try and stay calm. She needs you to be calm.”

I take a deep breath and try to calm my wolf, but all he wants is to be near his mate. Hopefully the doctor will come out soon and give us some information about my little mate. I’m on the verge of wolfing out.

“Alpha Max?”

I jump up from my chair at the sound of my name being called.

“Right here. How is she doctor?”

“She is doing well. She has a few broken ribs, a mild concussion and a lot of bumps and bruises. But other than that, she will be fine. We are going to keep her here for a few days to make sure she gets better. She should wake up in a few hours.”

“I would like to see her. Please?”

“Of course, Max. Right this way.”

I make to follow him down the hall and into Josie’s room and when I see her laying in the bed with a bandage around her forehead and the blanket tucked up under her arms, a tube in her nose to help her breathe and all the bruises and scratches all over her face and arms. I falter in my steps, and I have to take a moment to gather my breath. I walk up to her and grab her hand in mine and lean down to place a gentle kiss on her forehead then top of her hand.

I lean down and whisper in her ear and tell her everything will be okay, and I call her my little mate. I promise her to find out who did this to her and to make them pay severely.

I keep hold of her hand and sit in a chair next to her bed and lay my head down next to her leg and close my eyes to dream of her.