Chapter 21 Drake POV Goddess, she is the other side of the bedroom door but both me and X are pacing the floors out here in the lounge. We can feel her through the growing mating bond. She is not enjoying her time with Lilly and right now I hate myself for requesting this assessment. She needs to be healthy, I can lose her. Whatever she needs to be healthy and to heal from her time in this pack, it is my duty to ensure she gets. Right now my mate is feeling.... vulnerable and I did that to her. Running my hand through my hair, frustration and guilt floods me. I need to be in there, I need to be with her. To hold her. To support her. I also know that she needs to do this, that she is stronger than she believes and that I need to allow her to discover her own strength. So I continue pacing. .. and pacing and pacing. After less time than I want to admit, the door opens and I rush to it. Dr Stanton comes out and closes the door behind her. Blocking me from going into the bedroom. I can't help myself, I growl at her preventing me from getting to my mate. "Luna is getting into the shower Alpha. I am going grab some clothes from a boutique that we passed in the pack lands. I will return. She needs some time alone to process and to get used to....this" using her hand she points to all of me. "Leave her be Alpha, please. She will be herself again once she comes back out. I will return before the shower is over and help her dress" S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Dr Stanton packs up her bag and leaves my suite. Both Jacob and Marcus try and follow her. Interesting, I think my doctor might have some admirers. I appreciate her protection of my mate however she never needs to protect her from me. On this one occasion, I will honour her request. I sit down at the table and hear the shower turn on, my beta and gamma return, looking disappointed. Very interesting. We all eat our weight in Chelsea buns, comfort eating if ever I have seen it. Desperately waiting for either Dr Stanton or Lorna to come back to us. Thankfully, we are not waiting too long before Dr Stanton returns. Bothe Jacob and Marcus stand in her presence, she looks at them both, a little dumbfounded and walks into my bedroom without saying a word. I did notice she was carry 5 large dress bags and another of our warriors followed her to the room door with shoe boxes and other packages. Luckily for him, he did not take a step further and upon sensing my discomfort and he turns around and bolts from the suite. Smart wolf. The door closes behind her again and I am no longer a fan of this doctor. We will be having a strongly worded conversation in the near future. The torture begins again, I never believed I was a patient wolf and today I'm has more than tested my boundaries. You do not separate a newly found pair of mates from each other for hours. I have only just found her. I need her in my arms. Now! I'm done. I can't wait any longer. The bedroom door suddenly swings open and Lorna runs out and straight into my arms. I pick her up and hold her so tight to my chest. I step us back into the bedroom and kick the door closed behind me. Turning around, I pin her to the door and attach my mouth to hers. Tasting her, reconnecting with my mate. "Never.... again.... are .. .. we.. .. going.... to.. .. be.... parted.. ..Ever" each word separated by kisses. My hands caressing her body. Comforting her. Supporting her. Loving her. Despite all this, I still need to be closer to her. To have her part of my very soul. Lost in each other, in the passion. The need. I don't know how I waited outside so long. I don't know I have lived on this earth so long without her by my side, in my arms. In my life. I don't even know what my life was before her, and I don't ever want to go back. Moving us from the wall and to the bed, I gently lay her down, my lips pull away ever so slightly and i get a chance to look at her. She looks so different but still exactly the same. I can smell the cinnamon and toffee apple and am overjoyed that i am turning her on. I'm getting my mate wet. Happiness floods me. "I missed you baby, but we can't be separated like that again. I just, I'm sorry, I can't" I admit but her reply shocks me to the core. "I missed you too, I was praying the whole time you would walk through that door and hold me" her cheeks are pink and I want to stay wrapped in her, in this bed, for all time. A knock on the tour interrupts my worship. I growl, loud enough for the walls to tremor. I feel a mind link request as response. Reluctantly, I open the link. "This better be life or death" "I'm beyond sorry Alpha, but we have a problem. Our presence has been requested in Alpha Gregory's office, us as well as our party of warriors and in the words of the Alpha, ...... your w***e" I can feel the rage coming off Jacob but it is nothing compared to the need I have for this alphas head to be on a bloody platter with his limbs scattered across the room. I bolt up and throw the door wide open. I take off for the office, getting to the stairs before realising Lorna is not by my side. I turn around, seeing everyone else but not her.... or Marcus actually. I hasten back to my suite and she's still there laid on the bed, on my gamma is leaving over the top of her. I see red, grab his shoulder and throw him backwards. He collides with the wall and drops to the floor. Not moving. "Lorna!.... Lorna! Are you ok!!" 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