Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Xander POV

“What do we have to do?” my brother’s tone is urgent as we both face the doctor, who eyes us both hesitantly.

Whatever it was, it was enough to make the doctor uneasy and that caused me to feel more cautious than Xavier was apparently feeling. Xavier looked as though he would murder somebody in cold blood at that moment if he thought it would do any good.

“I can only think of one thing that might save your mate for certain,” the doctor said, looking apologetically at the two of us “and that would be to mark her while she’s unconscious. It would encourage her to heal quicker, but it would also…”

“Bring about her wolf transformation quicker and mean that we marked her without consent” I supplied, glancing uneasily at Xavier.

No wonder the doctor looked so hesitant about it. Marking somebody without their consent was practically a crime except in extenuating circumstances, such as this one.

“Correct,” the doctor says agreeably so it’s not an easy decision to make. But I will say this. Time is of the essence and if you want your mate to live, you’ll do what’s required and beg forgiveness later” he concluded grimly and with a sense of finality

to it.

Regan would hate us both for doing this. She hadn’t been thrilled to discover we were mates in the beginning and for us to mark her without consent… That would be unforgivable in her eyes. But the thought of losing her…. I stared at Xavier helplessly, knowing that his thoughts ran along the same lines. Neither of us could bear to think about losing our mate when we could have done something in order to save her. I knew Xavier felt guilty and thought that Regan’s being injured was his fault. No doubt that would help form his decision about what he wanted to do. I had no doubts about what he would choose. I knew him too well.

“We’ll do it.”

Xavier’s voice was brooking no arguments. He glared at me, daring me to object. The doctor looked at me as I hesitated and then nodded in resignation. What was there to argue? Regan’s life was of the utmost importance to us. We could beg for forgiveness later when she lived, but we couldn’t just let her die, right in front of our eyes. Our father was wise enough to let us decide for ourselves. The doctor motioned for us to follow him back into Regan’s room. We hurried after him, keen to see our mate with our own eyes.

We halted in the middle of the room in dismay. She was pale, so translucent she was practically transparent, like a ghost. She was hooked up to multiple machines. Her face was devoid of color. Her lips were bloodless. I could see bandages across her chest, stained with her blood and no doubt mine and Xavier’s. Her hand rested gently by her side on the bed. Her pulse was weak as was her heartbeat. I could see the same shock that was on my face, mirrored on Xavier’s. The doctor hadn’t been lying to us, Regan was close to death. Even with all the transfusions she had been given. With all the abuse she had suffered in the past, she must have an even weaker immune system than the average shifter, something we had failed to take into account as well.

“She’s practically gone already” Xavier murmured, looking fearful, moving closer to Regan and taking hold of her hand.

I swallowed hard and moved to the other side of her gently stroking her hair. Her eyes remained closed, her body unaware of our presence. I felt the familiar warmth and the tingly sensation as I gripped her other hand and stared down at her, feeling my chest tighten.

“Oh Regan” I murmured, feeling nauseous.

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She resembled a doll, a broken one, lying on the bed. I felt helpless looking down at her.

The doctor looked between us all. “I will give you your privacy to do what needs to be done,” he said simply and with nonchalance and then left before either of us could utter a word in reply.

I looked at Xavier. “How do we do this? She’s just lying here. We just bite her and wait?” I asked, meeting his eyes.

asking, but it’s not as though we had ever marked somebody before. This would be our first time. It was a shame it wouldn’t be during a special occasion,

first” Xavier said, gently moving her head to the side and

nape of

then he bent his head down and bit her, gently, drawing blood and then tenderly licking

that. I leaned over, sniffing her delicious scent, closing my eyes for a brief second as I became lost in her familiar smell, and then bit into her neck, as gently as I possibly could, tasting her blood in my mouth. It tasted particularly potent, a blend of mine, Xavier’s, our Father’s, and hers. Hers were sweet. I licked the wound closed and watched another mark, identical to Xavier’s appear on that side of her neck. It was joined by a crescent moon, and as I pulled back, I saw that Xavier’s had been joined with one too. It had to do with Regan’s wolf I surmised, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand and feeling impatient as I looked down at my mate. I had half expected her to wake up immediately, but there was no sign of her moving, let alone of her eyes

take time.

is coming back into her cheeks,” Xavier

right. The color was coming back into her face and her lips no longer looked as bloodless but were now turning a pale pink. I breathed in relief. She was beginning to come back to us. Now that I listened, her heartbeat seemed to be stronger

said, grabbing her hand and squeezing

should call the doctor back….” his voice trailed off and

both. She clutched at her chest, looking frantic and the machines began to loudly beep, causing chaos in the room. I felt my hand lose contact with hers as she struggled to breathe. Her eyes were filled with

&

it was almost a scream as Xavier and I glanced at

and hoped for her to wake up but not in this state. She looked confused and devastated at the same time. As though we had betrayed

over and clutching her chest as though in pain. She let out another

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We had managed to wake up our mate and save her

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Chapter 44

Regan POV

I tried to work out what had happened. The last thing I could remember was Luna Jennifer plunging her claws into my chest and then darkness until now. Had I died? Was this the afterlife? I had no regrets, nothing as I stood there, lost in contemplation. I would miss Xavier and Xander, but if this was how I had gone, I could not bring myself

“Darling girl.”

remembered, the sparkling dark eyes, the curvy body, and the generous bosom. There was no sign of blood or gore. She wore a simple white dress, her hair cascading down her back. I blinked back tears. I was in a state of disbelief. I was afraid this was

I whispered, my voice shaking.

as though she was still alive. I held on tight, not wanting to let go, tears coming to my eyes. I had missed her so much, all these years, and now that she was here, I never wanted to let her go. I could have stood in that embrace forever. I could feel her hand slowly stroking my back and hear the grief in her voice as she continued

your

back, slightly puzzled, and saw

on my mother’s face.

asked confused and she smiled, gently shaking her head.

darling. Almost but not quite” she told me,

you?”

Was this some sort of space in between? I stared

to blame. I have watched you grow up and I have seen your suffering at the hands of your father. I have mourned his hatred of you and wished I could have done something to make your life easier. Now I have a chance to speak

up in my eyes

back,” she said, her voice almost pleading, as I stared