The Alpha Who Saved Me

Chapter 5

I find myself standing at the foot of the stranger's bed in the wee hours of the morning. I can't sleep, and so sneaking away from my mate will probably get me in some hot water, but I have ways of cooling it down. I always live by the saying 'It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission'. Besides, he should know me by now, and I did warn him last night that I would be coming here myself. It's not my fault he's a sound sleeper and didn't hear me tip toeing out the door.

As for the male asleep in the bed in front of me, it's hard to see his features because Doc has a gauze bandage wrapped thickly around his head. The only good sign that I see is that the male is breathing on his own and I hear a strong and steady heartbeat now.

I walk slowly around to the side of the bed and stare down at him some more. There is something about him that seems to be drawing me to him. Nothing like a mate bond, but more like a familiarity; like I should know him, but I've never seen this male a day in my life.

"Oh, Luna! I wasn't expecting to see you so early." Dr. Sands smiles as he walks to the other side of the bed with a clipboard. He's looking at the numbers on the monitors and writing stuff down.

"Yeah, I couldn't sleep, so I figured I would mosey on over. I see that you were able to get his heartrate back up.”

"Yes! That's exactly what I was hoping for when placing him in the coma. If all his vitals do well throughout the day, I will bring him back. You most likely won't get any answers until tomorrow at the earliest, and that is only if he comes to on his own as well."

Well shit, I think to myself, how am I supposed to wait a whole day to get the answers that I'm looking for? Something nags at me, though, almost like a little voice telling me to touch the stranger's hand, but I don't want to do it while Jonah is in the room. So, I pull up a chair and sit at his bedside causing Doc to stare at me strangely.

"Uh, he isn't going to wake up on his own, Luna. There is no point in sitting here the whole time."

"Isn't it true

itself, but everybody's situation is different; every injury is different."

going to sit here for a bit, and talk to him, and then maybe he

mine." He chuckles as he walks from

the nerve to try touching any part of him. I glance back at his face, "Who are you, and why are

take his hand. A jolt goes through my entire body and it's as though I've been transported to another place. I find myself in a room with two strangers, the young

way on another continent, who cares what happens in America?" I notice the young

another planet! We must do our due diligence and get rid of the one that can

mighty Council? What if they are

You are a Hastings and one day, you will be the head of the Shikari, it's in your blood! Who

if anything, we are more dangerous because we have magic, so again, why must we have them

look down at my hand and I notice blue little veins beginning to disappear. My heart is beating rampantly as I try to

stranger, "So, you're Ledger Hastings. Well, I can' t say that I'm happy to meet you yet, but it seems as though you may not be the enemy that we thought you were. I guess only time will tell." I study him for a moment, "If you are supposed to be the next head of the Shikari, why would your own men try to

to see if I can get more information. Once again, I'm taken somewhere away from the hospital room and the sterile scent that comes with it. Instead,

running in the woods in my human form, howls echoing through the trees. They sound as though they are all around me, and they are unfamiliar. An Alpha knows when it's one of their pack members howling, and none of these belong to mine. I continue to run, and suddenly, I hear it. Mad laughter sounds from right behind me, but when I whip around, there is nobody there.