Alpha’s Pregnant Luna - Chapter 12: Chapter 12

Paula
I had a dream.
For the first time since I became Alpha Xayden’s punching bag and a rag doll, I dreamt. All I have ever had were nightmares––horrible ones that wake me up from my sleep with a bloodcurdling cry and sweats of perspiration and anguish gathering all over my forehead. My nightmares had only one monster ––Alpha Xayden–– and if he wasn’t slashing me with a whip in one, he was slicing my skin off my body in the other.
But for the first time, I slept peacefully, and the peaceful sleep bore a beautiful dream filled with bright full moons glazing over grass fields at night and beautiful night stars and my red hair flowing freely with the night breeze in it and a particular blue-eyed creature serving as the cherry on top of my dream. Try as I may deny it, his blue eyes have been the subject of my dreams.
Little wonder, my eyes almost popped out of their sockets when I opened my eyes lazily only to find that familiar deep shade of blue staring down at me and sitting beside me on the hospital bed. I sat upright, shifting to the edge of the bed and curling myself in my arms. Other than the fact that I do not want him to realize I’ve been dreaming about him, I was still wary of him after all, he is the Alpha King, Alpha Xayden’s brother. They were brothers, it didn’t occur to me at first because of how hazy things were when he introduced himself to me, but I could vividly remember Xayden ranting on how much he despised Frankie and wished him dead. Also, I knew better than to trust anyone else after going through all that suffering with Alpha Xayden. Saved by him or not.
But still, he saved me from killing myself, keeping me at a hospital and feeding me. I almost…..almost felt safe but there was still the wary feeling at the back of my mind that I might be a sheep he’s fattening up for the slaughter house.
It also didn’t help that it felt like he has been sitting beside me for a long time as I slept. Watching me. As creepy as it should feel, my damn cheeks were starting to warm up way too fast. Damn my stupid hormones that do not know when to act out.
“You’re awake”. His deep voice came as he obviously chose not to comment on my reaction to his presence. I gave a slight nod, willing my body to be at ease with him this close to me.
“Are you feeling better?”
“Yes” I answered simply.
When I answered him, my mind couldn’t help but drift to what had happened in the bathroom previously. I hadn’t been puking because of my nausea, even though it had been a part of the reasons. I had been eating because I over ate and the food didn’t sit well with malnourished me. I lied to Frankie because I didn’t want him to be overly worried plus I was ashamed and embarrassed. I was beyond broken and I had accepted that fact.
I mentally shook my head. I have to get rid of those thoughts for now. Focus on the issue at hand and know if it was safe to stay here or to be on the next bus back to the forest so I can go on with ending my life.
“H-ow long have you been here?” I dared to ask the man beside me. I watched the way his perfectly sculptured face twitched with every movement.
“Not too long ago.” He shrugged.
For some reason I had a feeling he had something to say that I wouldn’t like. Dread washed over me as I felt a bad feeling building up in the pit of my belly.
“Look, I think there’s a problem. You have to tell me what’s going on, or I’ll have to take you….”
“No!!!” I screamed.
He was taken aback for a moment, confusion and shock, gracing his handsome features.
Fear gripped me, and my body shook from the impact of it-the worst-case scenario formed in my mind like a dark cloud brewing with a Storm.
Alpha Xayden found me.
‘He has requested him to bring his Luna to him. He’s here to take me back to him.’ I thought as I started shivering violently.
Frankie tried to reach for me but I flinched backwards and immediately regretted it when I saw thw hurt on his face.
‘What if he takes me back because I didn’t allow him touch me?’ I questioned inwardly.
My body was already shaking so violently at this point as I thought of all the things that will happen once I was given back to Xayden.
‘No!!’ I couldn’t let that happen.
I instantly went on my knees on the bed; that was as far as I could get with the IV drop still attached to my arms. Sobs were racking my every being as I forgot my pride and begged with all of me.
“P…. Please, I beg of you. I don’t want to go back. Please don’t take me back to that hellhole. I am willing to……to…. yes! to do anything. Yes, I will do whatever you wish so far you don’t take me back to him.” I cried in desperation.
I saw the blank look on his face and I immediately thought that he wasn’t hearing anything I said. I slumped back on the bed as I felt my world shatter.
“no! no! no!” I muttered as my mind went through all the possible scenarios that would happen when I went back.
“NO!” I screamed as I finally lost all sense of reason but if I had calmed to assess my situation, I would have heard that Frankie was calling out my name frantically with a worried look but I was too far gone.
I removed the IV from my hands and made to get of the bed but I was immediately held back by a strong Hand. I couldn’t care less as I struggled and screamed till the grip finally loosened and when it did, I dashed towards the only window in the ward and leapt.
I was going to finish what I had started in the forest.
I was going to kill myself.
I was going to be free.