Luna Aleksa's Escape
Luna Aleksa’s Escape Chapter 22

*Kingston POV*

The fellow surgeon and the medical doctor walked up to us and explained that Aleksa had sustained serious injuries, and without the presence of her wolf it could take days or even weeks for her to fully recover.

This meant that Mason and Kaia would need to stay close by. So I offered them rooms in the lower levels of the packhouse, which we would usually use for visiting alphas and various other guests. They both accepted my offer and Mason left the hospital to assist Kaia in settling the twins for the night.

***

It had been three days since Aleksa had been brought into our pack hospital with significant injuries. Her body had shown progress with healing. Only slight bruising remained on her arms, legs and face. Her abrasions and lacerations had all healed. She still looked quite pale, most likely due to the b***d loss sustained in the attack. However, her vital signs and lab results were all within normal parameters. Technically she should be awake. But we all knew that while her wolf was absent, her healing would be impaired.

We decided to invite in a healer to see if there was anything else we could do to accommodate and possibly speed up her healing process. The healer undertook several tests, but unfortunately there was nothing she could do. She said that Aleksa was special and that she wasn’t an ordinary wolf. She did say that Aleksa would be awake soon, she also gave me a strange look and told me that I should wait with her until she did wake up. The Healer wouldn’t elaborate any further as to what she discovered about Aleksa and her wolf. She just said she would like to have a chat with Aleksa when she was awake and when she had recovered.

That left me deep in thought. What exactly did she mean that Aleksa wasn’t an ordinary wolf. I already knew that she was special, although I don’t think that was what the healer meant. I am sure we would replace out soon enough though, when Aleksa had woken up.

I hadn’t left her side since I had found her. I couldn’t. I needed her to survive. Something about this she-wolf called to my soul. Her sweet floral scent invaded my senses. It gave me a sense of calm and determination to be the best that I could. I had this overwhelming desire to protect her. I had only met her a few times but I couldn’t stop thinking of her.

When I touched her hand I could feel the faintest tingles, it felt electrical, like tiny tingles all over my body. It was the strangest sensation. So I grabbed her hand again. Just to make sure I wasn’t imagining things.

At that very moment, Aleska’s face started to crinkle, she was trying to open her eyes. After a few moments she appeared to give up.

I called the doctor in and told him what had happened when I touched her hand, he had a small smirk on his face, almost a knowing look. I was about to ask him what his problem was when he spoke up “This is very good news, I think that Aleksa will most likely wake up in the next few hours. I will come and check in on her again shortly, if there is any change before then just call me please Alpha” He said, he bowed to me, then walked off.

I started to put my head back down on her bed, leaning over from my chair and closed my eyes. I had barely slept these past few days, I was just taking power naps here and there. An hour later I woke up. I looked up at Aleksa. She was still sleeping.

I grabbed her hand again, smirking, because I could still feel the tingles when I touched her. She opened her eyes and tried focusing them, obviously the light was a bit harsh for her so I went and pulled the blinds blocking the harsh sun from her view.

Then she opened her eyes properly and tried to speak to me. I couldn’t quite understand her then I realized she was asking for water. I poured a cup of water for her and held it up to her mouth, allowing her to sip the water from the straw in the cup. She took a few sips then she started gulping the water. After she finished the whole cup she motioned with her hands telling me that was enough. So I sat back down in my seat.

“Where am I?” she says in between coughs, looking around confused. As she tried to sit up a bit, she appeared to be hit with a wave of pain. She grabbed it with her hand and looked back up at me.

“The rogues? But how did I get here?” She asked.

“I was out for a run in the woods, when I smelt rogues, I could sense danger, so I kept running until I saw you.” I told her.

“You were bleeding profusely, and the rogues appeared to be going in for the kill, so I took them both out, and then I rushed you here.” I tell her, trying to stop my wolf from surfacing, as I feel anger thinking about what those feral rogues tried to do to her.

“Thank you, I don’t know how I can ever repay you for this.” She says looking up to me with a sweet smile on her face

Then she looks at me panicked. “Oh my goddess, Liam and Layla! Daycare! I was supposed to pick them up. I’ve got to go!” She says, sitting up quickly and moving to the side of her bed, bursting her stitches in the process. I can smell the b***d flowing from her wound.

I start to panic and call the doctors in to tend to her wound, I hold pressure on it, until they arrive, then they start stitching her wound up again.

“You need to be more careful Aleksa, your wolf is not with you right now, your healing will be that of a human’s healing right now”. I told her.

I then go on to tell her how a Healer came in earlier and confirmed that her wolf was away, but would be back, that she just needed some more time to heal.

“Liam and Layla, are here, at Rocky Mountain. So are Mason and Kaia, you have all been granted a temporary exemption, you are here as my guests. They will be in shortly. I have mindlinked my Beta Asher to inform them that you are awake.” I inform Aleksa.

She sighs in relief. Then she asks “How long have I been out?”.

To which I replied, “Three days. You have been in a coma for the past three days.” I tell her with a concerned look on my face.

She looks shocked “Three days? How can that be? Why did I sleep so long?” she asks, starting to panic.

“Your wolf wasn’t with you to speed up the healing process, and your injuries were critical. But you’re awake now and your body is slowly repairing itself” I declare.

I sigh, and then I pause. Then I begin “Tell me, Aleksa, what were you doing in that part of the forest alone at that time of day?”.

Aleksa looks at me confused. “I was going for a run, I got lost, then I came across the rogues”.

“You really shouldn’t be so careless in future, that part of the territory isn’t often utilized by our pack, although it is our territory we generally keep away from it. It borders on the forsaken territory.” I warned her.

“When you are recovered, we can show you the territorial boundaries, and explain it all a bit more. For now, I would advise you to keep to the main track or even the main road, if you are running in human form” I pause, then look at her and continue, “There is something I need to discuss with you but it can wait until you are out of hospital.” I told her.

At that moment, the door bursts open and Mason and Kaia walk in with two very energetic and happy children “Mommy!” They call me out to her in sync. “Mommy, we missed you!” They are about to jump on her when they are pulled back by Mason and Kaia.

“Slow down there pups, we don’t want to hurt mommy now do we?” Kaia says to Liam and Layla.

The twins just look at Aleksa wide eyed.

“Mommy is so happy to see you both. I have missed you so much while I was sleeping.” She tells them while trying to stop tears from falling from her eyes.

We all chat for a while, and I stay sitting next to her the whole time.

After about half an hour Aleksa appears to be struggling to keep her eyes open. I look at Mason and we both have that knowing look on our faces, and we suggest it might be time for everyone to leave so that Aleksa can get some sleep. Everyone says goodbye and Aleksa makes a comment that she will be home tomorrow. I look at her doubtfully but that is a conversation for another day.

“Are you not going to leave as well?” she timidly asks me, struggling to fight against her heavy eyes. “I will wait for you to fall asleep, then I will leave to attend to some pack matters, close your eyes Aleksa, get some sleep” I tell her. Then she loses her fight to stay awake and drifts off to sleep.

Once I am sure that Aleksa is asleep, I get up from my chair and stretch my body out, hearing it c***k into place. I touch her hand one last time feeling those tingles and sparks all over then I head off into the hospital corridor.

After a brief chat with the attending doctor, I walk out of the hospital and start walking towards the packhouse for a shower. It has been days since I had a hot shower and I don’t smell great, my hair is greasy and although I have changed my clothes several times, I could really do with some soap and shampoo.

***

Over the past few days I have visited Aleksa every day. Finding excuses to be at the hospital or in the vicinity so she didn’t think I was some stalker. Today Aleksa was to be discharged. I was feeling relieved that her condition had improved so much but a little sad that she wouldn’t be just down the road from me any longer.

I had spoken with Mason earlier this morning, as he was supposed to be picking Aleksa up from the hospital. I had rung him on his mobile to organize a meeting with him and Kaia before midday today.

I was planning to ask them if they would consider joining my pack. They had strong moral codes and strengths that could be well utilized within our pack. They were currently in between packs and I believed it could work well for all of us.

So I jumped in my SUV and drove over. Usually I would just run in wolf form, but I was planning to drive straight to the hospital from there. Once I had convinced Mason to let me pick Aleksa up.

***

The chat with Mason and Kaia went well. They were happy to accept an invitation to join my pack, as long as Aleksa had agreed, as they had made a pact to protect each other. Something I found very admirable. They had clearly formed a family in the little time they had known each other. I felt satisfied knowing that they had Aleksa’s back.

Normally I would have been agitated that there was another male so close to Aleksa, but I knew Mason’s intentions were pure. Anyone could tell what he felt for her was more a protective brotherly affection.

Time had passed, and I was now sitting in Aleksa’s room at the pack hospital. I could smell her scent was very strong and I could hear the shower was running so I knew that she was in the shower. I had decided that I would just sit here and wait for her to come out.

After about twenty minutes, the ensuite door opened and Aleksa walked out in her towel. It took all my strength to keep my wolf at bay. Sabre was currently fighting for control. I couldn’t stop thinking about what lay underneath that fluffy white towel. I could feel my body heating up. I needed to calm myself down before I started to show my arousal.

Seeing the effect my presence had on Aleksa, I couldn’t wipe the smirk off my face. Aleksa looked nervous, her mouth was wide open in an o shape, and she looked surprised to see me.

“I’m sorry I didn’t realize anyone else was in here, I’ll just grab my clothes and change, I won’t be long” she said picking the outfit that I had left for her the other day up off her bed and darting for the bathroom.

When she came back out she was wearing a tightfitting black dress with some cute sandals. Damn! She looked like a goddess, without even trying. Trying to contain my excitement I say, “Aleksa, you look beautiful, please sit, there is something I would like to discuss with you”.