CHAPTER 17

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Eros' POV :

Eros.

I gasped awake. Belle ? Was that Belle ? No, it can't be. I looked around but then realized I was in my bed in the Rosenberg Mansion. Shaking off the feeling of dread, I swung my legs from the bed and looked at the bedside clock for the time. 5:47am.

I looked outside the window to see a commotion going on outside the mansion. Weird.

I trodded downstairs to see what the deal was, all the while Belle's voice plaguing my mind. Was she in danger ? Why did I hear her voice ? I rubbed my chest to ease off the dread I was feeling. I walked to the group of my servants who were surrounding something in front of our garden. I pushed them aside.

"What's going on-", the words died in my throat. There, laying in the mud, with bruises and cuts covering her, was my Belle.

"What the fuck is going on here?", I shouted. Quickly moving forward, I knelt in front of Belle, her brown hair matted in blood. My eyes roamed everywhere, taking in her torn clothes , bloody feet, and closed eyes. I stared at her in horror. What happened to her ? I sniffed her but couldn't find any familiar scent. Lifting her carefully in my arms, I carried her inside the house, up to my room. I looked down at her, feeling anger rising at whoever did this to her. Delicately placing her down on my bed, I called our pack doctor.

"Its an emergency. Quick, to the Rosenberg Mansion". I cut the call without hearing his answer. I sat down on the bed besides Belle, trying my best to stay calm. My wolf was agitated, he wanted blood for whoever that dared hurt his mate. Not now, Erasmos, we need to make sure she is alright. 

Her breathing was weak, her chest barely lifting. My heart broke on seeing her condition.What happened to you, Belle?

I enclosed her hand in mine, wanting to feel closer to her. Even after being unconscious, she was still beautiful to me. Her hair sprayed across the pillow, like an angel. Her hands laid at her sides, her skin pale, cuts covering the smooth skin, parts of her face swollen. Her knees were scrapped, probably from falling. Dried blood was smeared across her feet, with her right ankle swollen black. I closed my eyes, not having the courage to see her in such a condition. My door opened, soft footsteps stopping just behind me. Grandma.

" What happened, dear ? I heard from the maids that you brought in a girl. Who is she?", she inquired.

"My mate", I said, without taking my eyes off Belle.

"Your ma-", I heard her gasp. She was staring down at Belle now, her eyes tearing up.

"Oh my God. What happened to her Eros ?", my grandma placed her hand on my shoulder, providing me comfort.

She took a chair from the corner of the room and sat down besides me. None of us said anything. She was staring at Belle while I was thinking as to who would do this to her.

She was staying with her parents right ? Did something happen there ?

I messaged Flynn to check up on her parents and inform them that she was staying here. The door opened, and another pair of footsteps stepped inside, these being more nervous. The pack doctor.

Dr.Melendez was an old man, in his late forties, his hair already graying a bit at the roots, but fit for his age. Guess that's the wolf genes.

"Alpha, you called for me?", he stuttered slowly coming to stand behind me.

" I want you to check up on Belle", I replied coldly.

"O-Of course, s-sir". He placed his bag on the bedside table, removing various equipment from it.

"Come on, son. Let's wait outside", grandma said softly, "Let the doctor do his work."

Begrudgingly, I stood up and walked outside, softly closing the door. We waited for 10 minutes, my mind constantly on who would it be to hurt Belle. I continued pacing down the hallway, restless. After 15 minutes, which seemed like an eternity, the doctor came outside.

" I've cleaned and bandaged Ms. Belle's wounds. There were a lot of them, but nothing too dangerous. She has a few bruised ribs, most probably from falling down. She will probably have a fever because of the antibiotics I have given her. It will be minor, but if her temperature rises, you can always call me. You may need to ice the swollen ankle frequently. She has not fractured it, just a sprain. Also, I have placed some painkillers at the bedside table for her, she may have a headache when she wakes up. Give her lots of fluids and food at regular intervals and she'll be up within no time", he gave a small smile," Ms.Belle is alright, ma'am, sir."

" Thank you, doctor", my grandma walked with him towards the door, discussing more about her diet but I could only focus on one thing. She's alright. I breathed a huge sigh of relief.

I went inside, closing the door, sitting down besides her. She looked much better than before, but not the usual Belle. She had bandages wrapped around her forehead, hand, arms, knees, feet. I called in my maids, telling them to change her clothes and clean her as much as possible. I don't think Belle would like her mud-caked hair. Imagining her expression brought a smile on my face.

Glancing at her one more time, I left the room, letting her sleep peacefully.

I went towards my office, and immediately got to work. It is helpful to have office in each of the houses. Dad gave me the idea. I called up my Delta and informed him about the situation, without telling him who Belle really was, to investigate in this issue. After getting his affirmation to find out the bastards, I next called up the alphas in the neighbouring areas, wanting to know if there were any cases like this recently. The work took my whole day, but I went to check up on Belle every hour, becoming more and more restless when she won't wake up. The doctor said that this is her body recuperating and she may wake up in the evening. MAY.

I was going to go and kill him, but my grandma and the staff stopped me, saying that its not right to kill someone just because Belle won't wake up.

Sigh.

It was 7:30 pm when Belle woke up. I was sitting besides her, reading my book, when I heard her groan. The maids had changed her into one of my shirts and sweats. She opened her eyes slowly, adjusting to the lights around before finally glancing at me.

"Belle. Its Eros", I whispered, " You're safe", I tried to reassure her, her gaze not leaving my face. She looked around again, her face depicting confusion. She must be guessing where she is.

"You're at the Rosenberg Mansion. This is my room", I said quietly, "do you remember what happened?"

She looked more and more confused. It hurt me to see her like that. "Water", she croaked out in a weak voice. I quickly poured a glass of water and held it to her lips. She gulped it down completely. Laying her comfortably on the bed, I questioned her again, "Belle, do you remember what happened?" I tried to control my voice from breaking. She just shook her head. I decided it was better to let her rest. "No problem. We'll talk tomorrow", I smiled down at her. She nodded, not speaking anything. Trying not to worry too much, I called up the maids with some food. They set down the plate on the bedside table and left. I took the plate of lasagna in my hand and held out the fork, feeding her. "Open up, Belle. You need to eat."

She looked down at the lasagna in a weird way before slowly inching forward and eating the bite. After feeding her some more, I gave her the pain medications. Tucking her in, I smiled down at her, feeling a bit relaxed now that she's well fed. "Sleep, little Belle. I'm here". She closed her eyes and her breathing evened eventually.

I walked out of the room, wondering why she wouldn't say anything. She was almost mute the whole time, only asking for water and that's it. She didn't even remember what happened to her.

I went downstairs and sat down on the sofa, turning on the television. Yet, I couldn't pay attention, my mind occupied with thoughts of Belle. I informed some maids to cater to Belle's needs, if she requests. After issuing them some more orders, I decided to call Flynn to see if he found something. Just then, my cell vibrated with Flynn's call. I picked up the phone.

" Eros!! They're dead!!", he said urgently.

"Wait, who are you talking abo-", I was cut off with an abrupt ear splitting scream. 

Belle!! 

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