Her Forbidden Alpha
Chapter26　What You Mean To Me

The middle-aged woman silently stepped out of the hospital room, it was past midnight andScarlett had just had her full check-up, they were currently at Rafael's pack hospital. Both Alphasturned to her, tension clear on both their faces, Elijah had told Rafael exactly who Scarlett was andhow Zidane had marked her.

“How is she? Can I see her?” Elijah said shooting to his feet. His hair was dishevelled fromrunning his fingers through it repeatedly.

“Alpha... please calm down.” The head doctor said giving him a stern look. “First of all, thewolfsbane must have been very minimum, there was barely any trace of it in her blood.”

Elijah said nothing, he knew it was a lot, but he had a feeling it was to do with Scarlett's specialabilities.

“To be honest, the speed she healed at is faster than even an Alpha.” She said, her eyes lookeda little intrigued but she simply sighed.

“So that's good news, right?” Rafael said.

“I'm afraid there's bad news too. The mark on her neck... it's poisoning her, I am not sure how itoccurred but it never should have happened.” She said.

“Martha... What do you mean poisoning her?” Rafael asked seeing Elijah stood there,emotionless. He did not miss the slight tremble in Elijah’s hands.

“Something about the very nature of the mark goes against our blessed Goddess, that much isclear, it should never have been placed upon her. Her body is fighting it, impressively might I add, ifshe was a normal she-wolf I would presume she would be dead by now.” Martha said, Elijah growledthreateningly and Rafael placed a hand on his shoulder.

“She's alive and fighting it.” He said calmly.

“Is she at risk?” Elijah asked, his voice harsh yet strained. The woman looked at himsympathetically.

“She seems to be... for now. All her wounds are healed and her body is fighting this, however Ido not know if it will have an adverse effect on her. Only time will tell. However, if her mate canmark her the mark will disappear as her true mates will take its rightful place. I would say to markher when she awakens Alpha.” She said to Elijah bowing her head politely.

Elijah felt a stabbing pain in his gut, how he hated this. “I'm... we don’t know if we're mates...”He said wishing the blood moon were here already.

The doctor looked visibly shocked but hid it quickly. “Oh... I see...”

“Can I... if I marked her... it wouldn't help, would it?" Elijah asked, desperation and pain clear inhis eyes.

The woman shook her head. “If you were to turn out to be her true mate, it may work, but therisk is too high. Two marks upon her neck and neither belonging to her true mate may end upkilling her, I doubt that's a risk you would want to take...”

Elijah turned away licking his lips in frustration, clasping his hands behind his neck he looked atthe ceiling closing his eyes. No, it was not a risk he would ever take.

“What if I killed the fucker?” He said looking at the woman. She sighed.

“Tell me Alpha, when one wolf dies does the mark disappear from the other?”

“No.” Elijah said, his eyes flashing dark cobalt blue. The woman flinched feeling his Alpha aurarolling off him in waves.

“Hey... Elijah... chill.”

“T-then that is your answer Alpha I am sorry... there is nothing more I can offer.” She saidapologetically, genuinely feeling bad for the Alpha who was visibly in pain regarding the womaninside. “You can see her.”

Elijah said nothing, walking to the door he entered the hospital room. His heart thudding in hischest, the pain was more than he could put into words. In the dimly lit room, she lay there, lookingto be in a peaceful slumber. A thin pale blue hospital gown covered her body, a linen sheet coveringher to her waist. Her chest rose and fell with each breath she took.

He walked over to her slowly, each step felt heavier, as if he were wading through tar. The guiltthat he had not been able to protect her eating him up inside.

He dropped to his knees near her bed, his eyes falling to the mark on her neck that had nowformed. He had seen it before, the same roaring wolf with a slash down its left eye. The very samemark that graced Jessica's neck before she had it covered with several tattoos, even then the markshone through in the deepest shade of black possible.

The only difference was Scarlett's was surrounded by those pulsating black veins. It enragedhim that another man dared to mark her, to hurt her. His eyes flashed in anger, he had never hatedanyone as much as he hated Zidane Malone and he would make sure he died a fucking painfuldeath.

He did not know when his feelings had changed but he felt so strongly for the woman in thebed he would give up everything for her. He took her slender hand in his, holding it to his lips.Wishing he could take away all her pain. Uttering the words that had almost slipped from his lipstwice.

“I love you Red, I fucking love you.” He whispered. “So fucking much.”

The room was silent, only the distant odd howl from outside could be heard or the shutting ofa door in the distance. He stayed like that for a while, kissing her hand softly, her fresh floral scentfilling his nose and calming him troubled mind. Only jerking his head back when he felt her stir, asoft moan leaving her lips.

“Baby?” He breathed shooting to his feet, her hand still in his.

Scarlett opened her eyes, her entire body felt achy but the only place she felt real pain was theside of her neck. It felt as if she had been stung by several wasps at the same time. She touched herneck, frowning when she felt the heat radiating from the spot.

Elijah took her other hand, holding both in his, he kissed them tenderly making her heart skip abeat. He knew he would have to break the news about her mark to her... but he needed a momentor two.

“How are you feeling kitten?” He asked softly, making her smile slightly despite the warmth thatfilled her chest.

“I'm liking the concern, maybe I should get hurt more often.” She attempted a weak joke,surprised to see the strong emotions in his eyes.

“If you want me to show you concern, I'll make sure to, day and night, don’t ever think aboutgetting hurt though.” He growled lowly but it was more the sound of a wolf complaining than anangry one.

“Were you worried?” She asked softly as he got up and sat on the bed next to her, one leg onthe floor.

“The understatement of the century.” He said looking into her gorgeous green eyes before hisgaze flickered to her lips.

“Then show me exactly how you feel.” She whispered, wanting to feel his plush lips against hers.She didn't need to ask twice, Elijah claimed hers in a sizzling passionate kiss, letting go of one of herhands and cupping the back of her neck.

His touch tender, despite the passion, and emotions that went deep into that kiss. She tried tokeep up but she was either too tired or he was simply too fast, kissing her as if it were the last time.Their racing hearts, the sound of their lips meeting, their soft sighs were the only thing that

could be heard in the room.

His tongue slipped into her mouth, exploring every inch, before he sucked on her tonguedominatingly, his grip on her tightening. She moaned into his lips, her stomach a mess ofbutterflies, feeling the familiar ache settling between her thighs, feeling the wetness building, thebetraying scent of her arousal filling the air.

He broke away when she needed air, breathing slightly heavily himself. She was satisfied to seeshe was not the only one turned on. A light blush coated her cheek when her eyes fell on his front,his visible manhood making her own core only throb.

“Don’t.” He groaned “Trust me I am not thinking about sex.”

“I know, I just love how I can affect you so easily.” She said smirking. Elijah flashed her a smirkback, he loved how she was so brave, impressed that she could act so normal, yet at the same timeit worried him. It was almost as if she was used to it...

She made to sit up, but Elijah swiftly scooped her up and adjusted her pillows “Hey take it easyyou were hurt quite bad...”

His eyes now roamed her arms and legs, not one wound, bruise or mark was left. He still hadhis injuries, although they were on the way to healing.

Scarlett tensed, seeing how his eyes roamed her body. She had kept her rather fast healing onthe low, ever since she was little, when they had moved to Jacksons pack. She rarely got hurt so itwasn't hard to hide, but the way Elijah was looking at her now, she knew it was no longer a secret...

Elijah’s frown only deepened, a chilling thought entering his mind. He had seen the scars thatlittered Jessica's back, her arms and even her legs. There was one even on the back of her head. Hehad seen the few faint scars on Indigo... but never had he saw one on Scarlett...

His father had once told him when he had been set to marry Jessica that they had all sufferedat the hands of Zidane. He had also said how Scarlett was the luckiest and had not suffered as muchas her mother and sister... But something told Elijah that he had been very very wrong...

“If 1 ask you something, will you tell me the truth Scarlett?” He asked softly, stroking her hairwith such softness it made her close her eyes under his soothing touch. She opened her eyesreluctantly nodding slowly, she had a feeling what it may be, but she just hoped itwasn't...0000000000000000