I could feel my muscles ache. And something soft beneath me. Where am I? Am I dead? Wait, I can feel someone beside me.
It is still nighttime? I guess I did not sleep long. I have to go. It is burning again. What is this? Why is this inside my hand? Get out. Get out. YOU ARE BURNING ME!!! GET OUT!!! GET-
Wow. Such beautiful eyes. Is he worried? But, I do not know him. Why is he worried?
'Flora, look he is talking.'
'C-a-n y-o-u u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d m-e?'
Yes, I can.
'Then nod.'
'Hi, Leah.'
'Hi'
'He looks pretty.'
'Is he now?'
'Yes.'
'Okay.'
He suddenly removed his hands from me. My body felt cold when he removed his hand. I do not like this. Why is it like this?
He looks angry. Is he going to hit me now? I-I do not want him to hit me. Don't cry. Don't cry.
What is happening to me? I just saw him and I already want to go and hug him. Tell him whatever is wrong with me. What is happening to me?
He is... concerned?
Ugh... I wish that I could hear them.
'T-a-k-e r-e-s-t'
I can see a frown on his face. He is helping me. He is worried for me. Why?
*** *** ***
She slept again. *sigh*
'Ace. You there?'
'Yes.'
'I do-'
'Later.'
*sigh*
What am I going to do?
I did not know when I fell asleep but I woke up when I felt some motion happening around me and stirring of Ace. Imagine my surprise when I found a girl, naked, looking at the needles with a deep frown.
I tried to call her. I said 'mate', 'girl', 'miss', 'are you there?' and nothing worked.
Her confusion pretty soon turned into pain and all of a sudden she snatched the needle outside her body. She was scared and hurt. I could feel all her feelings.
I tried calling her. To tell her to stop hurting herself. It was futile.
When calling did not work, I was left with no choice but to grab her. Thank god she stopped for a second. I once again tried to talk to her. I was angry. Why did she not say anything or respond when I called her? Does she think she is higher than me only because she is my mate?
"What is wrong with her doctor?"
"I do not know. Miss, can you hear me?"
"Well, apparently clearly she is not listening. Do. Your. Job *Growl*"
"H-Hold up alpha. I will see to it."
She has blue-colored eyes. They look so pretty. But why are they lifeless? Now that I am seeing, her face is filled with scars. Both arms are filled with cuts. I was keeping my expressionless but from inside I was filled with an unexplainable rage.
I was still seeing her when out of nowhere, the doctor blew a horn. It was blown near her ear but since I was holding her face, I could not help but flinched hard and hold my ear. Being a werewolf makes our senses sensitive.
"ARE YOU CRAZY??!! WHY WILL YOU BLOW IT SO CLOSE AND SO LOUD? IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO HER, PREPARE TO DIE!!!..."
"A-alpha... I-I was ch-checking."
"WHAT??!!"
"I-if she c-can hear or-or not... Since y-you flinched an-and she d-did not, t-that means she can-can not hear s-sir."
" What?"
S-she can not hear?
"I want her full medical report. Understand??!!! I want everything about her wounds... WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??!! SCRAM!!!"
"Y-yes, sir."
Oh my, mate. It appears you had a hard life.
But when I speak slowly, she would understand what I was trying to tell her. Perhaps it was because she was focused on my lips and she could read that. Finally, she slept. She sleeps so peacefully. Free from the world.
*kiss on forehead*
"Sleep mate. I promise to protect and never let you worry. I will avenge you."
"Alpha."
"Yes, doctor."
"I- I have the report."
"Go ahead."
"Al- Alpha. Alpha *wail* Do not kill me. I s-swear it is true. *wail* I-I have the report. Please f-forgive me."
"GET UP!! *snarl* Say the report."
His crying is making me and Ace anxious. Seeing her condition we know that the report is going to be bad and his crying is, definitely, not helping.
"The-the whips marks a-are many in num-numbers. So-some are years o-old-"
"How old?"
"Ap-approx-approximately 12 or old-older"
"How old is she?"
"Clo-close to 18 or-or 18"
12 years or older? 18 years? She- she was a b-baby.
"Continue."
I am still in a daze. I do not think if he actually heard but I guess he did.
"T-the whip m-marks are si-silver. The mark on-on the neck i-is of a co-collar. I-it seems as-as if it was-was made of si-silver. It-it was bro-broad and was on-on skin for-for a long ti-time. It ap-appears as if it-it took away so-some part of ski-skin too. I ch-checked an-and it seems as she-she lost her voice-voice box. The-the cuts are s-same as the whi-whip mark."
...
"Out with it doctor."
"The-the ears we-were alright. But..."
"But what??!!"
"So-some *throat clearing* Someone poured liquid si-silver both si-sides. C-causing her to lo-lose her he-hearing cap-capabilities. I-I am sorry sir. I-I do not have an-any remedy for her."
Silver. silver. SILVER!!!! Someone seriously used silver on her all these years. She can not hear, she can not talk... She basically is the easiest prey... He will die.
"What about... *throat clearing* any sex-sexual traces?"
"No alpha... Permission to speak?"
"Go ahead."
"It-it is an r-rare case. I-I do not know how-how she is al-alive."
"Find a cure and no experiments. Am I clear?"
"Yes sir."
*sigh* Mate. What happened to you?
'Admit. She needs us to protect her.'
'With us, she is in much more danger.'
'We can protect her!'
'Ace try to understand we-'
'NO!! You understand!! Are you fine with the fact that she suffered so much? That she went through all that by herself and we were not able to protect her?... She is ours to protect and cherish. I do not want to argue anymore with you. We. Will. Protect her. She is ours to protect. Our to avenge. Ours to care. Ours to love and Ours to look after. Only ours. You understand?'
"Our to protect and Ours to love... Mate. We are not the best loving ones. But we will try to better. Only for you. Bear with us."
'Kiss her.'
'It is early Ace. Let her sleep.'
It was a stressful day today. But I can not shake off the feeling that this is only starting and there is more to come. Let it come. I am sure I and my demonic soul would die protecting her.