The Headmaster Alpha's Mate
The Headmaster Alpha’s Mate Chapter 84

Chloe lay with her head back against Zander’s chest in the warm bubbly water of the bath tub, letting out a sigh of contentment as he softly massaged her shoulders, helping her to fully relax.

“How are you feeling?” he whispered softly.

“Sore, but satisfied.” Chloe slightly giggled.

“I am sorry princess, I know the last five days have been tough going for you.” Zander apologised. He had never fully appreciated how hard being in heat was for a female wolf, until now.

“I am glad the heat has finally broken. I cannot deny that, as amazing as it all was, I am happy it is over,” Chloe lamented.

“Also, do not expect sexy time again any time soon, my poor bit’s and bob’s are ruined.” Chloe smiled, tilting her head up towards him as he placed a soft k**s on her delicious pout.

Zander let out a low chuckle and nodded his head at her. She had her own unique way with words that always made him smile.Looking down at her naked body, Zander saw that the purple love bites that had all but covered her body this morning from last night before her heat was finally over had all faded away, and he could not help feel a tinge of sadness that they had gone. As possessive as it was, he could not deny he had gained a lot of pleasure seeing her wearing not only her mating mark but the lovebites he had given her in the throws of passion.

“Back to reality Chloe, we have been in this bubble for a while, and there are some things that we need to face, that you need to face.” Zander sighed. He knew once she was free from being confined, just the two of them, the grief of losing her adopted mother would hit her hard, especially as her father resided in the cells.

He had mind linked Josh and told him to clean Brian up, before Chloe arrived to see him, even though the man had betrayed her trust, Zander understood it would be difficult for her to witness the retribution Josh and Robin had bestowed on him for putting her life at risk, but the information they had gathered about how Amanda had contacted him was invaluable in how they can stop her. The witch she was using was dead, killed by her own curse. That did not mean she did not have others she could turn to. Also, she appeared to have the full backing of the Ullswater Pack, and where they led, Berwick,Skye and Jorvick followed, and Tynedale would always work in the opposite direction of the Wearside pack. The rivalry that existed between the humans of that area was mirrored and even more deadly in the werewolf community. Zander hoped that Peter would be able to produce his promise of holding a referendum. This would hopefully calm everything down for a few months, giving him and Chloe a chance to talk to the packs, explain their point of view and offer safe refuge for the omegas and wolves who wanted to be free to accept their mate irrespective of rank or species, before the war they all knew was coming broke out.

“Well I don’t suppose I can put this off any longer, the water is now cold and I look like a prune.” Chloe sighed, holding up her fingers that had wrinkled from lounging in the bath for too long.

Zander placed another k**s on the top of her head before lifting himself up out of the bath and retrieving a warm towel to wrap around Chloe, as he gently lifted her out of the tub.

“What do you want to do first?” he asked as he patted her soft skin dry.

“Go see Caroline, and see how she is doing. Also check in with Ellie and Tom.” Chloe sighed, she felt like she had abandoned the two young pups who were dealing with a mother who had lost the will to live.

“Okay, whilst you are at the hospital, we can have Andrew do some checks on your b***d just to be sure you are free from silver poisoning.” Zander agreed.

“Yeah, okay, if you insist, although I am perfectly fine.”

“I do insist, and I know you are, but still I would like Andrew to tell us you are.” Zander shrugged.

“Then, after, we need to have a catch-up meeting with Josh, Nicki, Robin and Lacey, then invite Faith and Luke into the meeting.” Chloe stated.

“Okay, but you cannot put off seeing him forever, Chloe.” Zander softly told her.

“I know, after we have dealt with the pack stuff, I promise he will be next on my list”.

It was true, she could not put off seeing her father, and she really wanted to spend some time with Cheryl, to talk about her mother, and work out her feelings about that. She knew she could talk with Zander, but he was her mate, and he would not listen with an impartial ear, which is what she really needed right now.

Walking into the bedroom, Chloe pulled on a pair of ripped leggings, then a mesh vest, then put on a purple t-shirt that was covered in large rips that showcased the black mesh underneath, then grabbed her beloved Doc Martins and put them on. Zaner threw her a black leather biker jacket, and smiled.

“You are not in heat now princess, it is cold out there.” he smiled, as she nodded her head and pulled the jacket on.

“Ready?” Zander questioned.

“As I will ever be, come on, let’s get this over and done with.” Chloe shrugged, her face set with a steely determination and they headed for the door, hand in hand.

Caroline sat in her hospital bed. Although she was not sedated any longer, she still slept for most of the time, and still refused to speak much to people, although Cheryl had managed to get her to eat, so they could remove the feeding tubes from her, which was progress. Ellie sat by her side, once again chatting with her mother, having a one-sided conversation, telling her all the news from the pack, leaving out the stressful bits.

Exasperated by the continued lack of response, Ellie began to feel angry. She had buried the feeling over the past weeks but now she could not hold back.

“Mam, please, you know you are not the only one hurting. Tom is upset, I am upset, we lost both our father and our mother that day, why are we not enough for you to try?” Ellie shouted.

Cheryl heard the shouts of the distraught 15 year old. She had been waiting for the anger to come, and she understood it. Caroline had just given up on everything, and although she knew it was because of the rejection, she was doing nothing to help herself. But still, she knew that Caroline needed time, patience and understanding, and so she went to leave the office to remove Ellie, and let her shout out her frustrations in a safe place, away from her mother.

“No Cheryl, leave them, maybe this will jolt Caroline and make her try to get better.” Andrew smiled, placing his hand on her arm.

“And what if it makes it worse? What if the harsh words from her child is the straw that broke the camel’s back?” Cheryl sighed.

“Sweetheart, you are such a good, patient and loving woman, and I adore that about you, but, in all honesty, this situation can not really get any worse, her progress is slow, too slow, and I fear we are losing Caroline no matter what we do, so maybe her hearing how this is hurting her kids may help. And expressing her anger will definitely help Ellie.”

Cherly took her hand from the door knob and looked at Andrew, her second chance mate, a man who she found love again with, and she nodded at him. He was right as much as she did not want to hear it. Things could not get any worse for Caroline.

As Chloe and Zander walked down the hospital corridor they could hear the angry shouting of Ellie as she screamed at Caroline that she was breaking her heart. Chloe stiffened slightly, and closed her eyes. Her heart began to pound in her chest, she understood the anger towards a parent, after all the woman who had brought her up as her own daughter had betrayed her, and Chloe was angry, so angry, yet still she felt the grief of loss from seeing her mother so brutally murdered in front ot her. Zander felt the mixture of grief and anger through the mate bond and he squeezed Chloe’s hand.

“We don’t have to do this today, Chloe.” he whispered to her.

“Actually, yes I do, I have a responsibility to both Caroline and Ellie as their Luna, no matter what I am feeling, they have to come first.” Chloe whispered back.

“You are an amazing leader, my princess, but remember, you also have to look after your own emotional needs,” Zander gently reminded her.

“I know, and I am, I was thinking of having Cheryl counsel me for a little bit, as a totally neutral ear.” Chloe sighed.

“That is a good idea. However, I do not think she is neutral, I know she views you as her second daughter.” Zander smiled.

“I know, but when I speak with her, I will not have to deal with the mate bond. I love you Zander, and I know you will always be there for me to talk to, but you feel my pain, and because we are mates, you also feel pain,because I am in pain, which then comes back to me, so I need someone other than you who will just let me rant, without me feeling how sad they are that I am going through this, if that makes any kind osf sense.” Chloe sighed, hoping she had not offended him.

“Yes,it does make sense, princess, and you need to do what is right for you.”

“Okay, so should we see Andrew first and let Ellie get all this s**t off her chest?” Chloe smiled, happy Zander understood her point.

Chloe knocked on the door to Andrew’s office, and walked in, to replace Cheryl sitting on his lap as he soothed her.

“Everything okay?” Chloe immediately asked.

“Yes, everything is fine, just Cheryl is struggling to let Ellie say what she needs to say to Caroline.” Andrew smiled.

“What can I do for you?” Andrew asked, still not letting go of Cheryl.

“Well, I would like you to do a full b***d check on Chloe please, and a physical, as her wolf forced her heat.” Zander smiled.

“Then after that, we are going to visit Caroline, and I want to spend time with Ellie and Tom,” Chloe interjected.

Okay, well why don’t we get you into a gown, and into the next room. Cheryl will accompany me, Alpha. Do you think you can control Ceasar whilst I give her a physical?” Andrew asked with a smile.

“Not sure about that, so I will wait in the corridor until you are finished,” Zander reluctantly agreed.

Caesar was always possessive of his mate, but since he nearly lost her he was even more so and Zander knew it was important she was checked out.

“Oh dear Alpha’s.” Cheryl giggled

“Joshua had to have Robin restrain him in the corridor the other day when Nicki came for her pregnancy check up.” She laughed.

“I understand, and I am very glad I am a doctor, so no man or woman for that mate has to examine you.” Andrew shrugged, then placed a k**s on the end of her nose.

Chloe watched on with a smile on her face, at the pair of mates, happiness filled her heart that Cheryl had found a man and mate who obviously adored her.

” Actually, Alpha, would you go in with Caroline now please. Ellie seems to have calmed down a bit?” Andrew asked.

“Okay, I will see you when it is finished princess.” Zander smiled, and ignoring the growls and constant shouts of ‘mine’ from Caesar, he left the room, so that Chloe could be checked out, to ease his worried mind.

As he walked towards the room where Caroline now sat in tears, Andrew’s mind linked with him.

“I am supposing you want to know if Chloe is pregnant, and if she is, the effects the silver had on the pup?”

“Yes, but I do not want to worry her.”

“Okay, well, if she is pregnant I will only know if she fell on the first or second day of her heat. We will need to do more checks in a week to be sure. If she had fallen pregnant later on in her heat, that is better news as less of the silver would have been in her system. I will let you know what I replace out, and we can deal with whatever after that..”

“Thank you Andrew, I knew you would understand.”

With that, Zander walked into Caroline’s room, as Ellie bowed her head, tears falling down her cheeks, then pulled up a chair next to the young girl and offered a reassuring smile.