“No, I’m fine here.”
“Sir, I don’t think you should be here when she wakes up.”
“She is my mate, I’m staying.” Mavis looked shocked for a second, glancing at Tom, the male doctor who had stepped into the room again before looking down at my mate with a look of fear on her face.
“Sir, I’m afraid I need to insist you leave. Mavis or I will come see you soon. It’s for your mate’s safety,” said Tom.
“Safety? I am not going to hurt her. She is mine.” Tom wouldn’t budge, instead gestured towards the door.
“Please, we will be able to work more efficiently with you not here.”
Storming out of the room and slamming the door behind me, I made my way down the hallway to my study. The study was dark. Turning on the light, I looked around the room trying to find something to distract myself, looking over at the shelves of books. I didn’t feel like reading or working, instead deciding to just sit behind my desk. Running my fingers through my hair, I leaned back in my chair, closing my eyes.
I must have dozed off because Zane walked in with a plate in one hand and a mug of coffee in the other. He placed them down in front of me.
“Eat,” he ordered, pushing the plate in front of me.
“Any news?”
“Yes, but you’re not going to like it. I had my suspicions earlier but didn’t want to say anything,”
“What?”
“Please just eat and wait for Doc.” Just as he mentioned her, she walked in with some papers in her hand. She looked over to Zane nervously before he nodded, and she walked further into the room.
“Well, take a seat, Doc.” She shook her head before looking down. Mavis was making me uneasy; it cannot be that bad, surely, she was breathing and alive. “What, did she die?” I asked, my voice breaking at the thought.
Doc shook her head. “No, of course not but there is something you should know.”
“Like?” I threw my hands up impatiently. Doc glanced at Zane again before looking down at the papers in her hand.
“You said she was your mate?” I nodded, confirming her words. “Well, she had lethal doses of wolfsbane in her system. Enough to kill 10 or more wolves to be precise.” she said, placing a piece of paper down in front of me.
“But she is alive. She will be fine, though, right?” I asked, glancing down at the paper.
“Yes, Sir, she will live, but she needs blood to heal. We don’t have any here. I am organising some to be sent over.”
“Ok, so what blood type is she? I can organise some Pack members to donate blood if needed?” Now she is really worried. She looked around anxiously, her hands began to shake, and she moved closer to Zane. “Am I missing something? What’s going on? Does she have a rare blood type?”
“No sir, you’re not understanding, she…. your mate needs blood to heal. She is a hy… Hybrid,” she stuttered over the last word.
I burst out laughing. “Nice try Doc,” she looked towards Zane. Before he stepped forward, his hand gripped my shoulder squeezing lightly. He looked at me and nodded his head, confirming what the doctor said.
My blood started to simmer. She can’t be a Hybrid, but at the same time, so many things made sense now, her unique scent. The fact that she could not heal. Why she wouldn’t know of the mate bond? Why she had no wolf. Why she was not dead when I smelt wolfsbane on her. My head was spinning. “This is what you wouldn’t tell me, huh Ryder?”
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