I could hear Cade gasping for air, I bit down harder and I feel him starting to go limp

"STOP!!!" I hear Cade's father yell, his alpha voice coming through and I reluctantly let go. Cade rolls around on the ground trying to get his breath back, as much as I didn't want to kill him the wolf side of me was sad to see him still breathing

Emily runs over to him, crying hysterically and clutching onto Cade

"SHIFT NOW!"  Cade's father practically screams

I roll my eyes and shift back into my human form, not caring about all the eyes on me. I get handed a pair of shorts and someone throws a pair to Cade

I hear him coughing, I turn my head slightly and notice he's coughing up blood. Good

Cade's father storms over to me "I don't know what the hells going on but I want both of you to the hospital now, we're going to discuss this tomorrow!" He orders

I groan as I go to take a step and realise my leg was torn up pretty badly. I feel tingles on my arm and look down at Electra "are you alright?" She questions, concern evident in her voice

I nod my head "yeah, I'll be alright" I say as I go to take another step and grunt in pain. Electra lifts my arm over her shoulder and helps to support me as we walk to the hospital wing, just a bit passed the pack house

She keeps looking back toward Cade, worry evident on her face, I was surprised she came to me first, maybe the mate pull was doing it or maybe she knew Cade would be fine because he's an alpha

Either way my heart swells

I turn back and see Cade getting loaded onto a stretcher, Emily stands at his side and holds his hand

Part of me was glad he was still breathing but the other part of me wanted to take the alpha title from him. Not as a show of power, I was just sick and tired of his and everyone else's shit. No way I would be kicked out of my pack for the supposed crime of finding my mate

We make it to the hospital, Electra was quiet the whole way and I was sad that this is how the first day of us being mates had gone

I lay down on a bed, people were running around me noticing what shape I was in, they attach a drip to my arm, the nurse puts something in it and I feel my eyes droop "you'll heal faster if you sleep" she says as I go to sleep

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I awaken to a darkened room, my eyes feel heavy but I don't want to sleep anymore, everything in me was missing Electra and I found myself slowly getting up and out of bed

I noticed I was in one of those stupid hospital gowns, luckily a clean pair of shorts were sitting on a chair nearby and a plain white shirt sat on top of them. I pull out the needle in my arm and get up, each step is uncomfortable but I can handle it

I pull off the gown and notice the many bandages covering my body, he really did get me good and my body ached because of it. My hand that was broken was in a cast, I knew that it had healed a fair bit but it would still be another day or two before it fully heals

I put on the shorts and shirt, make my way out of my room and notice in the room across the hall is Cade. He's asleep, a large bandage is wrapped around his neck and arm

I turn my head away from him and as I'm walking toward the exit a nurse stops me "you can't leave" she says, pushing into my chest to try and get me back to my room

I growl a little at her, she retreats her hand and looks at me wide eyed "I'm fine" I say as I limp passed her, I didn't like another female touching me. Only Electra should do that

She tuts as I go but lets me none the less

I made the long trek to Electra's room, which actually wasn't that far but my body made it feel like it was. I had checked the time as I walked inside, I notice it's passed midnight and contemplate coming back tomorrow but I really wanted to see her

I knock lightly on her door and hear her stir, she opens the door a few seconds later and I come face to face with her shocked and tired expression "what are you doing here? You should be in the hospital!" She begins to fuss, trying to push me back down the hall. The tingles erupt where she touches and I sigh content

I stand my ground "I missed you" I smile at her "besides, they say that being with your mate can heal you faster" I wink at her

"You should be in the hospital, they'll take care of you there" she says sadly

I take a step closer to her, wincing a little "I don't need to be in the hospital, I just want to be with you" I pout at her hoping it would change her mind, I see her suppress a smile "you smiled! That means I can stay!" I laugh as I walk around her and into her room

I lay down on the left side of her bed, propping myself up on my elbow and tapping the empty space beside me

She raised her eyebrow at me, hesitating

I smile at her "I swear I won't do anything, I just need to be near you" I say "the wolf side of me is unsettled, I'm injured and I just need you to be close" I admit to her.

The feeling was driving me crazy, just thinking that I wouldn't be able to protect her if something happened had me on edge and I knew if she was close I would feel better

She crosses her arms and thinks for a moment before rolling her eyes with a huff, closing her bedroom door and laying down next to me.

I laid there for a few moments, each fibre in my body was calling out to me to wrap my arms around her but I decided against it "goodnight" I say quietly

"Goodnight" she says sleepily

I lay there a few minutes more, the same feeling was haunting my thoughts and I almost go to reach out to her "Electra?" I say to get her attention

"Mmmm?" She hums in response

I didn't know why I felt so nervous, the confidence in me was faltering with her around "can I hold you?" I question after a minute

She sighs a little "yes" she sighs, almost as if it was silly of me to ask

I scoot closer to her and wrap an arm around her waist. She scoots back a bit so her back was flush against my chest, I sigh, content. The warm tingles spreading across my body

This is what I always dreamed of, sleeping in bed with my perfect mate in my arms and a content smile on my face

I don't think I ever fell asleep so fast

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Just gonna leave it there for now.

Anyone got any theories on why Kyan and Electra didn't feel the tingles on Electra's 18th Birthday?

Do you think Cade and Kyan will ever be friends again?

What do you think Cade's father is going to say?

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