Chapter 85: Simon

I crawled in next to her, wrapped my arms around her waist and laid my head against her chest. I could hear her heartbeat. I thought back through the day. It started off so differently. I didn’t think that it would have ended like this. I thought I would have fucked her a dozen or so times, until we both couldn’t stand. But no, I almost lost my mate, barely after getting her. It was close. Too close.

“What are you thinking about?” She said as she played with my hair.

“Just how I was very close to losing you today. Too close.”

She sat there for a moment. “I really didn’t try to kill myself.”

“I know.” I responded. I knew she didn’t try to kill herself; she offered a sacrifice that went a little too far, a little too deep. I leaned up and looked at her. “Just so you know, if you die, I die. I can’t live without you.”

“You can live without me. You have to for your pack.”

“I thought it through, Jared would have taken over. He’s a good wolf, strong and capable.”

“If anything happens to me, you have to promise you won’t do anything stupid.” She looked down at me. Stared at me.

“I can’t promise that.” I shook my head. “I was breaking waiting to hear if you were alive or dead. When Jared said that you were alive, I cried. I couldn’t believe it. You died; I could feel it. You were ripping away from me. How Doc brought you back, I don’t know. But you died. And I wouldn’t be able to survive without you. I would be a shell, a husk of a man. My existence wouldn’t be any more. I would still be the Alpha, yes, but I wouldn’t be me.”

She nodded in understanding. “Good thing I didn’t die.” She smiled. “And I already told you, our future is bright. I really need to go get that crystal ball so I can show you.”

I laid my head back down on her chest.

“Oh yeah, what happened to Meredith and Toby?”

“Jared offered them a small house on our lands for the time being. He didn’t feel right about asking them to leave.”

Violet laughed.

“What?”

“I consider that growth.” She laughed again. “He hates witches and offered to have more witches stay in close proximity to him. I’m impressed.”

I laughed too. “I told you it would only be a matter of time.”

A question lingered at the back of my mind. “Violet?”

“Yeah.” she said through a yawn.

“When that other witch, Meredith, came she called you Lady Violet. What is that about?” I looked at the dark wall in the distance, still resting my head against her chest.

“Oh, that. Well, back when our coven was whole my parents were technically the leaders. We were of noble blood, at least as noble as a witch can get. So out of respect any other witches would call us lord or lady.” She yawned again. “That’s why Meredith called me Lady Violet. It’s rather archaic if you ask me. But habits die hard.”

“My mate is a Lady.” I laughed slightly.

“Mmmhmm.” Was her only response.

Beyond the cracked curtains, daylight was breaking over the horizon. It was a new day. It was going to be a better one, anything was better than the day we just had. Violet’s breath became deep and even. She was asleep. I let my eyes close and drift off as well with the thought that my mate was alive. It was all I needed.