Ursanthropy
34. Secrets

Jack

After I had put her in the tub, rinsing off all the sweat and blood from our perfect night, I had taken a shower while she was soaking in the hot water. Then, I had pulled her out, gently dried her off, not wanting to hurt her shoulder, as the mark I had put there was massive, and then carried her to the bed.

But when she wanted to turn on her other side, while pulling the blankets with her, she had screamed loudly, and reached for the shoulder that I had marked.

So, now she was sitting on a hospital bed, while the pack-doctor put a sling around her arm.

“Sorry Alpha, but your strength is more than her collarbone could handle. It’s broken and contused.” He said after showing me the black and white photograph of her shoulder.

“Fuck.” I whispered angrily and shot my fist against the wall, but Doreen chuckled.

“Well, I’m not human anyway, so it’ll probably heal soon, right?” She asked the doctor, while he was slightly afraid of what I might do to him.

I couldn’t understand why she was so easy-going on this. I had broken one of her bones, while marking her, for goddess sake!

“Yes, I suppose. But you still have to take it easy, because a bite from our Alpha isn’t something a normal shifter would want to receive.” He said with a small grin. “Well, anyway, congratulations on the bond, Alpha, Luna.” He said like a gentleman and left the examination room.

Doreen smiled from ear to ear and it kept confusing me still. “Why are you being so happy with a broken collarbone?” I asked her, almost angry.

“Hmm, well… if the cost of our pleasure is one broken bone, you can break me any day of the week.” She said with a big smile and walked out of the examination room, almost hopping out of the hospital while humming a soft tune.

Now I understood her happy thoughts! My little vixen!

I looked at the most beautiful creature in the whole wide world.

My mate, laying naked on her back, not being able to turn on either of her sides, due to the broken collarbone, while she was snoring softly.

I didn’t want to leave her like this, but there was no other chance. It was almost morning but I had to get to Bertha now, as the forest was quiet and new shifts were about to start at the pack house, so no one was around my house now. I linked her that I was on my way and had woken her up doing so.

I hate to be so secretive, but there is no other way. Dennis can’t know about my actions, as I don’t know what Bertha has to show me. Besides, I was going to need Bertha’s help, to help me get sorted out on my plan, to get rid of Dennis. So, not wanting to cause any noise, I had shifted and ran my way towards the diner, instead of using my truck.

“Finally found a gap to come and see me?” She had asked me, while rubbing in her eyes and yawning big time.

“Don’t get me started, that son of a bitch has the audacity to even command me and keep spies on me at most times!” I said and felt a little ashamed by it as well. I’m the fucking Alpha, but I can’t keep my own Beta in check!

“Don’t worry Jack, in the end everything will work out as it should.” Bertha said reassuring.

“Yeah, I hope so.” I shrugged and followed her inside. We went upstairs and she guided me to her laptop and urged me to take a seat on the couch. Then, she made a video call to someone, of which the name wasn’t displayed.

Within seconds, as if this had been planned, an old woman with long grey curled hair appeared on the screen and she smiled widely. “Finally, I get to meet the famous Alpha Jack!” She said with a deep accent, of which I didn’t know the origin.

Bertha said that she would leave us to it and went over to her bedroom.

“I’m sorry, should I know you?” I asked the grey haired woman, with a frown.

“No, you shouldn’t and neither do I know you. Who I do know however, is your freshly mated mate.” She replied.

“How do you know that I have a mate?” I asked her confused.

The video call had been short, yet extremely mesmerizing to hear. The things that she had told me about Doreen, was confusing me to say the least. The woman had given me the freedom to decide whether or not I wanted to tell Doreen. Not that I needed the freedom, but by saying that it had got me thinking over the dangers that could come with it, should I decide to tell her the information.

“Are you alright?” Bertha asked me.

“You knew this already, didn’t you?” I asked her.

“I had my suspicions, yes, and I asked for guidance from the same woman that you have spoken to.” She replied.

“So, you do believe it is true?” I asked her and she nodded. “Shit!” I cursed and threw my head in my hands.

Bertha came sitting right next to me and put a hand on my shoulder. She tried to comfort me and said some words, but they didn’t linger on.

“No one can know, not even her! She’d sacrifice herself to save us all and I can’t bear to see her do that. I just can’t!” I yelled to Bertha. “I need to get back to her, but there is something you need to do for me.” I continued. “I know my pack is loyal to me, but I can’t risk commanding people to do things, as Dennis is keeping an eye out for me at all times. If I was about to organize somethings, he would come to know about it and put Doreen’s head on a stake.” I continued.

“What do you want me to do?” She asked, committing to whatever I was going to ask her to do.

“I need you to take the lead and gather a group of men, that are not under my command. Don’t tell me or anyone else, anything about them, just get them ready before the end of the month.” I said and stood up from the couch. “And don’t mention anything that has been spoken about in this room, to anyone.” I said and Bertha nodded.

Doreen

“Ah, there you are, why did you leave me?” I asked Jack with a pout.

Our sexual adventures hadn’t ended in a normal cliché kind of way, where we lovingly fell asleep after our orgasmic explosions. No… I have broken my collarbone and after spending half our night at the hospital, I had fallen asleep in the car and Jack had carried me to the bed.

A few hours later I had woken up from the pain in my shoulder and the lack of warmth that I was desperate to have around me. I wasn’t worried at all, he would come back to me eventually, but I was still groggy from the pain medication, so I decided to have a lazy morning.

“Busy with pack stuff, love, don’t worry about it.” He said and kissed the top of my hair.

I’m not stupid, I can easily tell when something is wrong, as during the past few years my mind has been trained to be paranoid about any danger. But if he doesn’t want to talk about it, it probably has something to do with Dennis, so I sighed and let it go for now.

“So, what happens now? I mean, now that you have marked me.” I asked as Jack came crawling in bed with me.

It was about nine in the morning now and I had become really hungry, but his scent and warmth kept me completely distracted, from the roaring thunder in my stomach.

“Well, Vic probably explained to you that soon, when the mark has been healed, you slowly start to hear things in your mind.” He said and I nodded.

“Yes, even though we didn’t have a proper ceremony, people from the pack might start talking to me using the link and with enough training I could talk back to them as well.” I said, as if I was reciting some biology book.

“Correct, but what Vic probably didn’t tell you is that because you have been marked by an Alpha, our strength and agility will increase over time as well. And when we get aroused, the urge to be taken by the other, is significantly increased too.” He said, while rubbing against my butt with his groin.

I hadn’t put on the necklace again so my mind was completely open to receive horny messages, whether it was through the link or not! My mind wanted me to turn around and kiss Jack fiercely, but my body was objecting, as the pain in my shoulder was enough to make me stop from moving. I had woken up a few hours ago and I wanted to change position, but it had taken me twenty minutes to get to how I was laying now. So, there was no chance of getting all sexually active today!

I groaned, as I at least managed to make myself drop on my back, as Jack scooted backwards a little.

“I hate it, that I have hurt you!” He growled.

“Don’t be like that, it will heal, but you have to calm down your urges for a day or two.” I replied and he growled again. “The bone will heal on its own, as it wasn’t out of place, it just snapped. So, stop your growling and bake me some banana pancakes!” I yelled.

He finally had a smile on his face. “Yes, ma’am!” He chuckled and got out of bed, to run downstairs.

I tried to get into a seated position, but hissed from the pain in my shoulder. “I should have asked Jack for help, before sending him off to the kitchen!” I scolded myself.