Welcome Home Mate
Chapter 67

LEX

I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling.

It felt like minutes had gone by, but I looked over to the others in the room, and they all had their eyes closed.

I looked around, but there was no sign of the doctor.

My mind and heart needed to know what was happening to Roxie.

I was pulled from my thoughts as the door to the waiting room opened, and in walked my father, with Sofia and the young girl from earlier.

"Any news?" asked my father, which made all the men in the room move up slightly.

I shook my head, but my eyes went to the young girl.

She looked no more than fourteen.

The girl stared at me as a tear slipped down her cheek. "This is Macy," said Sofia, which made me look at her.

Sofia gave me a small smile as she placed her arm around Macy. "Alpha Lex, I think you might want to know what Macy has to say," she said as she gave Macy's a slight squeeze.

I looked back at Macy and nodded.

I couldn't open my mouth as I was afraid of what my voice would sound like.

"Alpha," she said as she stared at me, but her eyes looked around the room at the others but back to me. "I was behind the pack house. My family left me behind; I didn't know where they were. When the attack started, no rogues were coming from the back of the pack, and I thought I could hide. But I was wrong. I hid for a while, but seven rogues emerged from the forest. I could hear them say they couldn't wait for someone to come any longer."

I stared at her but never said a word. No one did.

The girl sighs and carries on. "I stayed out of sight, but I moved, which caught the attention of four rogues," she said with a shudder. "I moved away from my hiding place and tried to run toward the forest, but they surrounded me when I tripped. After a few seconds, someone growled, and it was the Luna."

My eyes widened at the mention of Luna, Roxie.

"She was covered in blood and was in some pain," she said, "but she fought in human form."

I stared at her, confused. "What do you mean in human form?" I remembered that Bex had saved him, so why wouldn't she use Bex?

"Luna fought in human form; she took them all down with punches and everything you could think of," she said, sounding proud. "That's my girl," muttered Keith.

The girl looked at him but turned back to me. "I helped once the rogues turned their attention on her," she said. "My wolf was too scared to shift, but as soon as we knew it was the Luna, we knew we had to help her."

I gave her a small smile.

"Once the rogues were killed, Luna fell on her side and looked like she was knocked out, but after a few seconds, her wolf shifted and ran to help you."

Wow, I thought.

"It sounds like Bex wasn't there at the time," said Tim with a snarl. "They must have used wolfsbane on her."

I let a low growl out.

I looked at the girl. "Do you know which way the Luna came from?" I asked.

The girl nodded. "The north side," she said.

My mind raced as I tried to think about what was on the north side, but Jason growled.

"That sly b***h," he said as he shot up from the chair, he was on and looked at me. "The hunter's cabin," he gritted out.

I stared at him, but something clicked.

Years ago, a hunter's cabin was not too far from the pack. We never knew about it but stumbled on it when we were looking for a place to hold parties, but six years ago, after Roxie left, my father told everyone that no one was allowed to go there; it was forbidden due to a child dying there.

The photo Naomi took of Roxie; I never placed it together as I was more focused on Roxie and her injuries. But Roxie was chained up; all I could see in the background was a wall behind her.

The cabin was made out of wood back then.

Over the last six years, no one from the pack ever went there, but clearly, people have been there over time and changed it. It had to be the hunter's cabin, and it was the only place we had never looked.

I looked at Jason but turned to my father, who stared at me with a knowing look. "Send men to the hunter's cabin," I said. "Naomi must still be there."

My father nodded. "I knew what you were going to say and had already sent some guards there the moment Jason mentioned the cabin," he said.

I nodded.

"The photo didn't look like a cabin, though," said Sofia. "Have any of you been there since?"

We all shook our heads at her.

Sofia frowned and looked at my father. "How many cabins are not in the territory?" she asked.

My father stared at her blankly for a moment and sighed. "I know of three," he said as he looked at her. "I had some pack members look for Roxie at those, but there has been no one there. One was used with Naomi a few days or so ago, as a loyal friend told me before she killed him."

Sofia nodded, but she looked at me. "By the sound of it," she said as she looked between us. "Naomi must have set up her meetings with Alpha Trevor or whoever in them. Ever since I came to this pack, pack members were quick to tell me not to leave the territory, but they did tell me about the hunter's cabin in the north and never to go there."

She looked over to Jason. "You said a child died there," she said. Jason nodded.

My mind never thought about it; it was still on Roxie.

Blaze was quiet, but he took in everything everyone was saying.

"Mate wasn't far from us," he said as a low growl slipped out.

Blaze and I never go north.

A child died in the hunter's cabin. He fell through the flooring that was loose and broke his neck. My father found him when his parents told him their child was missing. No one thought about the cabin, as all the older children used it to hook up, but my father went there and found him.

My father made a law within the pack for no one to step foot in the cabin again. He was planning to tear it down, but along the way, it was forgotten about as we were suffering attacks or helping other packs with issues.

I was about to say something when the door opened, and the noise of the hospital filled the room.

Alpha Dean and Luna Stephaine walked in, closing the door behind them.

The pack hospital sounded overcrowded outside the door.

Alpha Dean looked at me, but his eyes were holding so much. "I have sent word to my pack to come here and help with the cleanup," he said. "Nathan has done the same too." "How is Alpha Gareth?" asked Keith, who stood up from his chair.

Alpha Dean looked at him and sighed. "No news yet," he said. "Nathan is waiting for word and is with one of his men."

Alpha Dean looked back at me. "How is Roxie?" he asked. "Where did she come from?"

I stared at him, but Jason explained what we had learned and what the young she-wolf told us. I looked over at her; she was sitting on a chair with Sofia.

Alpha Dean let a low snarl slip past and looked at me. "That explains a lot," he said, which made me frown.

Alpha Dean sighed. "That was the only place we never searched," he said. "Alpha Frank told us about the child's death, and my father told us never to step foot in there."

I looked at him. "It seems to have been modified over the years," I said.

Alpha Dean looked at me with a confused look. He went to open his mouth, but the door opened once again, and in walked the pack doctor.

I moved out of the way and stepped in front of him, which startled him. "How is she?" I asked.

The pack doctor looked at me, then at everyone else. His eyes landed back on me, and he sighed. "The young Luna is a strong one," he said. "Whatever she suffered when she was away has now healed; her injuries healed quicker when her wolf came back. Her only injury is the chunk the alpha wolf took from her. It will heal, but it might leave a huge scar in its wake as if it was from an alpha bite."

I felt slightly relieved but also anxious about what I wanted to know next.

"Can I see her?" I asked.

The doctor looked at me and nodded. "She is asleep at the moment," he said and looked toward Tim. "Alpha Lex and Tim should go in and sit with her, and the others can see her when she wakes up." I nodded.

"I will take you both now to see her," he said as he turned around.

I looked at my father and then at Jason. "I will mind link you when she is awake," I said to him.

Jason nodded. "I'm going up to that cabin," he muttered. "I need to see what else is there."

I stared at him for a moment, but something was telling me he wanted answers, and he was the only one that could get them for us.

"Be careful," I said and left, following the doctor out of the waiting room with Tim walking with me.

The hospital was packed with corridors crowded with people.

Pack members were covered in blood and wounds gaping open.

I felt terrible for them, but my mind was on Roxie.

The doctor took us around a few corners of the hospital till we came to a quieter part of the hospital. "We placed the Luna in here," he said as he stopped outside a door. "We wanted her to have some rest." I nodded as he opened the door and walked in.

I walked in behind him, with Tim following.

The room was dim, but I looked toward the bed, and there was Roxie, lying in the middle, looking slightly better than the last time I saw her.

"She is asleep," the doctor whispered. "She should wake up soon. She's not in danger, but that wound might take a while to heal on its own, but it all depends on her wolf too."

I looked at him and nodded.

Tim and I went to different sides of the bed, where two chairs were placed on either side.

I took my seat as he took his.

The door opens and closes, letting us know that the doctor has left.

The room was silent.

I stared at Roxie and placed my hand in hers.

Tingles rippled through me as Blaze came closer to see her.

"Mate," he whispered.

He had been quiet during the whole of the replaceings, and he never said a word, and I started to get worried about him.

"You okay?" I asked him.

Blaze steps back and looks at me.

"I'm okay," he mutters. "Want mate to wake up."

I sighed.

"I know," I said.

There was silence between us, but Blaze spoke again. "Mate saved us," he whispered, feeling pride sweep over him.

I didn't say anything to him but stared at Roxie.

My heart was racing.

I needed her to wake up.

I needed her to let me know she was alright.