27 Grateful 

Luke. 

I heard a beeping sound continuously as I struggled to open my eyes. My eyelid was heavy, and I felt my bones snapping into place. I tried to remember what had happened, but my mind was blank. I struggled to open my eyes, and I finally did There was light above me, and something stuck down my throat. I blinked a couple of times, and a woman wearing a nose mask in scrubs looked at me.

“Alpha Luke, Alpha Luke,” she said, and I tried to respond. She brought her hand down towards my face and towards my mouth, then pulled at the thing in my throat. She pulled it out, and it was a breathing tube.

I took a deep breath by reflex, and suddenly the event flashed in my memory. I tried to get up, but they held me down

Tia, Tia”, I managed, and they held me down. “My... my wife?” I asked.

“Alpha Luke, You and your wife, sustained massive injuries in a car accident, and some silver was involved. Luckily both of you were still breathing when you got here,” the doctor explained, and I tried to move my legs. They weren’t fully healed yet. It hurt, but I needed to see my wife. “My wife?” I asked again.

“Relax, Alpha, she is receiving treatment,” The woman said to me, and I could not relax. The event that transpired played in my mind repeatedly until I passed out

I woke up in a hospital bed. My mind was still foggy, but it gradually came back to me. I got off the bed and figured I was fully healed. There were some joggers

and t-shirts made available by the hospital. 1

  • managed to put them on and exited my room. Finding

the front desk, the medical staff was shocked to see me. She was tongue-tied. I looked around and saw Tia’s mother.

“Mrs Lockwood,” I said, rushing to her. She was relieved to see me.

“Where is she?” I asked her. I knew I sounded desperate, but I could not help it.

“Follow mę,” she said calmly and led me to a room next to the one I woke up in. I rushed in. She was wrapped in bandages and hooked up to a machine. I went to her bedside and kissed the top of her head.

“The impact was on her side, Luke. She came here almost dead, but she held on to life long enough for us to get the silver bullets out of her.” She said, her voice cracking

“Silver bullets?” I asked, and she nodded.

“The assailants alighted their vehicle and shot several rounds at you and her, but her body was over yours, so she got the brunt of it. They were not able to

get close enough to aim for your heads. That was what saved the both of you,” She said with tears streaming down her eyes. I went to hold her.

young and innocent for this, Luke,”

life before all this,” Amy said between sobs, and

asked, and she pulled away from the embrace and

you, but she should be awake soon.” She

father forced us to give her to you, he promised she would be safe and cared for,” she

am,” I apologised

Tia, and she eventually

couch and watched her

father walked in

my eyes until he entered

you able to see them? The assholes that did this?” he asked me, sounding angry and

and he noticed, so he held my head with his hands to help me focus my

be strong, Luke. This is part of the job. She is fine. She will pull through,” he said, assuring me, and I looked at Tia. I was more angry than scared.

Miles, my discoveries, the board’s decision and everything he told me. My father was angry but believed this was a well-planned attack, and

he bowed his head, and I

this what you went through with Stacy?” I asked him, and he reluctantly

had peace for one second in my life, father. Why? What did I do

much. It was bearable when it was just me, but I cannot bear seeing Tia suffer like this. What if they had succeeded? We would both be dead by now,” I

an investigation,”

had never seen my father

told him, and I knew the best person to use for

LLLL 

that Stacy did this, father, I will kill her,” I told him point–blank, “At this point, both of us cannot exist together,” I said, and my

conclusions, son,” my father said, and I could not

jump to conclusions, father, but if I find out that she was involved with this. I will live up to the name that she wickedly carved out for me and kill her. If it comes down to her and me, I choose me. I cannot sacrifice myself and my wife so your mate can be happy. If you think she is involved, you should take her far from me, father or I will take her out of this world,” I threatened with rage, and

he finally left. A few hours later, the staff came to disconnect Tia from the machines. They said she was fully healed, and

blink a few times. I knew

her eyes

She blinked a bit

amazing how she always made light

and she smiled at me. She got off the bed and wore the joggers the

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