Panic surged through Blakes body as Marie's body lay lifeless on the bed. He searched Marie's room for her phone and found it on the floor by the bed. Luckily there was no lock screen and he was able to open the phone easily. He opened contacts and scrolled through taking a mental note of how little numbers Marie had stored in her phone. He stopped when he reached the entry Doctor Michael and pressed dial. Each passing second that the phone rang felt like an eternity and then the Doctors voice echoed on the other end.
"Marie, what is wrong?" Michael answered with haste.
"This is Blake Monroe, Marie is in trouble and she said to ring you, Please hurry I don't know what to do, she collapsed and is now unconscious."
Silence fell on the other end of the line.
"Please Doctor before she collapsed she told me to call you. We need your help"
" Where are you?" The voice rang back
"We are at her home" Blake said with urgency dripping from every word.
"I am in town i will be there in 2 minutes. Stay with her" and with that the line went dead.
Blake kneeled at the side of the bed and stroked Marie's Face, She felt cool to the touch listening intently to the slow rhythm of her heartbeat. He pulled his own phone out of his pocket and sent the address to Steve along with message. Get here Fast.
A loud banging broke the silence in the room and blake launched himself down the stairs 2 at a time to the locked front door. He looked around and found the key hanging up. He quickly opened the door and in burst Doctor Michael.
"Where is she?"
"upstairs in her room"
Michael pushed past Blake and ran up the stairs. He walked into the room he threw open his medical bag and set about thoroughly examining Marie. Blake took a step back to allow the doctor space to work but he never took his eyes of Marie.
Michael lifted Marie's top and for the first time Blake saw the black markings that were etched over Marie's skin. They were swirling and moving back towards the source a scar across her abdomen leaving red marks where they once lay.
"they are disappearing" Michael whispered almost to himself.
Blake recognised the marks from books he had read in his the library back at his home. Vampire venom marks.
"She was attacked by a vampire? When and how we have controlled that breed through a treaty for hundreds of years? I will kill whoever broke this" Anger bubbled in the pit of Blakes stomach as he started to pace at the bottom of the bed never taking his eyes away from Marie.
"I see you have not been made privy to the full story of Marie's past. It is not my story to tell My king but no vampire broke your treaty" Michael made it clear with his words that he was aware he was in the presence of the Lycan king. Blake looked at him
"Right now i am not your king, but the mate of this women asking you to help her"
"Mate you say? I have read about this" Michael again mumbled to himself although he knew Blake would be able to hear him. Michael carried on doing checking Marie over.
Suddenly footsteps could be heard running up the stairs and a tall well built man burst through the bedroom door.
"Blake, what the fuck is going on?" Steve spat out the words and then looked around the room and his eyes fell on Marie lying lifeless on the bed. He then looked to his alpha and best friend with a state of shock on his face.
"It is a long story" Blake let out a chuckle thinking about how the last few hours have suddenly spun his life upside down.
"Why are you chuckling? What the hell is happening, who are these people and why is this young girl out cold on the bed?" Steve could not believe the sight he had walked into.
"That girl is my mate, I found her on my walk this afternoon however the events that followed will need to be explained at another time"
Michael walked over to the men who both towered above him. Michael had never been in the same room as Lycans before however he now realised the tales about the size of the men were not tales but indeed fact.
"I believe she will be fine, Her marks are disappearing. Once they have i believe she will wake up"
"Thank you Doctor" Blake stuck out his hand and shook the hand of Michael.
Michael collected his medical equipment "I am in town for the next couple of days, if she wakes and needs me please call"
"I will, and thank you again" Blake lowered his head in acknowledgment.
After Michael left, silence fell over the room once again. Marie still lay unconscious on the bed, her breathing steady and calm. Blake lay on the bed, his gaze fixed on her and he ran his fingers over the back of her hand as he processed everything that had transpired.
"Blake what the fuck is happening right now?" Steve stood up and walked across the room which such a confused look on his face, Blake laughed as he has nearly forgotten that Steve was still in the room.
"Shit Steve I am sorry, I almost forgot you were here" Blake said with an amused look on his face.
"Can you please tell me how on earth you have ended up in a room with sleeping beauty here and why the fuck the window is all smashed in"
"I must get that fixed - Could you please sort that for me?"
"Yes boss but not until you tell me everything that is going on"
Blake lay next to Marie as he set about filling in Steve on the last few hours.
"Fuck" was all that Steve could say when Blake finished. He say staring with his mouth wide open and the pair started to laugh.
"Well i am going to leave you to it, If she wakes and finds another huge wolf in her room she may freak. I will sort somebody to come over tomorrow to fix the window"
Blake nodded in thanks and leant his head back against the headboard and closed his eyes, the weight of the night still lingering in the air. Blake knew that their journey was far from over, that there were still unanswered questions and challenges ahead. But as he lay there beside Marie, his heart filled with a deep sense of purpose and connection.