I eventually left the room as now anytime I tried to sit back next to her she would begin shrieking hysterically. Bringing the collar was obviously a mistake and she was clearly scared of it. I had practically waved it in her face screaming like an idiot, so whatever trust I had built with bacon was definitely gone now.
I was waiting in Dr. Hopkin's office patiently. Whenever I heard the sound of heels clicking I sat up more in my chair and waited until the door swung open.
"Oh! Good morning Alpha I was just told the good news, congratulations!" she said with a smile as she sat in her chair on the other side the wooden desk.
"What news?" I asked sounding completely confused.
She looked at me and cocked her head.
"The girl? I heard you were able to get her to eat."
I looked away nervously.
"Yeah, look I don't think this is going to work. I brought that collar out and she freaked, so I think we should try somebody else."
Dr. Hopkins leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms over her chest.
"I disagree putting someone else in the room will only confuse her more. You know sometimes you have to give a little trust in order to receive it."
I stood up from my seat and started shaking my head no.
"She's like a wild caveman she's too aggressive to be trusted. Not to mention that I almost burnt to a crisp in my sleep this morning."
I watched as she didn't look up from her desk and began stacking papers together.
"Alpha, you can either bond with her and get her to trust you or you can cut her loose and let her go."
She didn't look up from the papers she was stacking and I knew it was because she was basically disobeying what I had wanted. I muttered a few swears under my breath before turning away and leaving the office.
I walked down the hall and slid the door close behind me to the girls room. She was still thrashing around and when I walked to sit back in my chair she began her yapping and squealing like a lunatic.
"CONTROL YOURSELF!" I screamed and I could feel my face heat up in anger.
Her body stilled and she shut her mouth close while looking away from me. My head was pounding from having to constantly listen to her banshee screams and I started scrolling through my phone after a while being bored and the girl stayed silent in bed.
She didn't tug on her restraints, but she had been sneaking glances at me. I eventually looked up from my phone and then slid it back into my pocket. I looked at the blonde girl and her eyes stayed staring back into mine.
I felt like an idiot doing this, but I pointed back to my chest.
"Alpha." I repeated while poking at my chest.
She kept her eyes on me and went to move one arm, but the restraints held her back. I scooted closer in my chair and when I leaned closer her eyes widened. I put my hands up where she could see them and started to lowly shh her.
"I'll take those off if you behave." I said calmly as I pointed to the strap that held her wrist down.
She narrowed her eyes at me and I slowly moved my hands closer to her. She jerked back, but I just ignored her thrashing self and began to undo the strap. When her hand was free she calmed down and I walked over to the other side to undo the other one. This time when I came close she didn't move away.
I made sure to keep the ones on her ankles and walked back over to my seat next to her. I watched as she held her hands up to her face and looked down at them curiously. She started to bend each of her fingers one by one and kept her eyebrows furrowed together.
"It's different then being a wolf, but you're still you." I said trying to think of something comforting.
I looked around the room a minute and stood up and walked to the small bathroom that was inside. I opened up the sink drawer and found a small mirror. I picked it up by the gray handle and carried it back to the side of her bed.
I sat back in my chair and held out the mirror to her and she flinched away from it. I stayed holding it out and watched as she looked down at it and reluctantly snatched the mirror from my hand. She looked at it, but held it the wrong way as I could now see my own reflection in it.
I grimaced when seeing my own face from the ugly scar that ran over my eye. I grabbed the mirror back and turned it the proper way to show her and she looked into the glass that reflected her and she slowly wrapped her small fingers back over the mirror.
Her eyes went wide when looking at herself and she took her free hand and touched her cheeks and nose. It was like she had never seen herself before and this was the first time. She ran her hand down her blonde curls and brought them to her face to examine.
I chuckled when she sniffed them and she snapped her eyes back to mine. She looked back at herself in the small mirror and soon her hand went to her neck that was still wrapped with bandages. She gave herself a disgusted look before throwing the mirror across the room and it bounced off the window and shattered when hitting the floor.
I let out a deep chuckle and she snapped her head back to me with a blank expression.
"I don't like looking at myself either."
She slowly scanned her eyes over the scar on my face and then lowered her gaze as if she understood. I leaned back in my chair and let out a sigh and she began inspecting her hands and fingers again.
"Have you always been a wolf ?" I asked while watching her.
She didn't respond and I didn't really expect her to, but I think she could understand what I was saying. The door slid open and I looked over my shoulder to see Johnson poking his head in. The girl let out a low growl and tried to spring out of bed at him, but the straps kept her lower legs tied to the mattress.
I shooed him away and he stepped back into the hallway. I stood up and gave the girl a warning look before stepping out into the hall way with him and closing the door.
"So you took my advice" he said sounding satisfied.
I rolled my eyes and turned away from the girl so she couldn't see us talk.
"More like I was forced to by your mate." I muttered bitterly.
He chuckled and patted my shoulder a little harder then needed.
"Yeah well she has a way of getting what she wants" he said through a proud smile.
"The girl still isn't talking this is taking too long" I said and shook his hand off my shoulder.
He turned back and looked through the glass door at the girl.
"Give her some time August. She's still getting used to everything and has been through a lot".
I scoffed and turned back to face the girl. She was trying to untie the straps on her feet and I quickly slid the door back open and marched in.
"Stop that or I'll tie your hands again" I warned using my Alpha voice.
She cut her eyes at me, but to my surprise she let go of the strap around her ankle and leaned back in the bed. She looked back over at the door and I followed her gaze to see Johnson still watching.
He smiled at me and winked before strutting away from the room and down the hall. I sat back down in the chair and not long after the same two nurses from before came in carrying two lunch trays.
I stood up and like before I set one tray down on the table that was still usable even though the top was burnt and the plastic wood was melted slightly. I put the other tray on the couch and rolled the table back over her lap as the two nurses left and closed the door leaving us alone again.
I uncovered the food and underneath was steamed vegetables, rice, and a small chicken breast that had been seasoned. The girl leaned over the plate and then looked back at me with a disgusted look. I chuckled at her distaste for anything that wasn't meat and walked back over to my chair.
I immediately snatched up the knife that they had carelessly put on the tray and took the fork and started cutting the chicken up into small bites. I kept the knife in my lap and handed the fork to her that held a piece of white chicken meat. She took the fork from me, but held it awkwardly as she smelt what was on the other end.
She grimaced at it, but after another minute she gave in and took a bite. She didn't seem to enjoy it as much as the bacon and sausage and chewed the chicken slowly. She held the fork up to me as if to tell me to put more on it and I shook my head and gestured for her to do it.
She narrowed her eyes at me and held the fork out over the side of the bed and dropped it on purpose. She looked away and began picking up chunks of chicken with her hands and shuffling it into her mouth.
I couldn't help letting out a belly laugh watching this small girl eat like a wild animal with her hands. She didn't slow down eating because of me either and when the chicken was gone she looked back up at me and I rolled my eyes seeing the mess all over her face.
I picked the napkin up from the tray and held it out to her. She smelled it and then gave me a weird look as if to say she was not going to eat it. I chuckled again and leaned in to wipe her face. She immediately moved her head back away from me, but I managed to wipe some chicken from her chin and she snatched the napkin from my hand and wiped her face quickly before crumpling it up and throwing it at my face.
I cut my eyes back at her but she rolled over to her side shielding herself from me. I eventually moved the table away and then lowered her bed back so she could sleep. She didn't touch the rice or the vegetables, but it was still a small victory.