Ruthless Mate - Chapter 59: Chapter 59

Aurora groaned in her sleep. Her eyelids felt heavy and her body felt sore. She tried to turn around but couldn't when she felt a strong muscular arm around her waist keeping her body firmly pressed against his hard muscular one.
Her eyes widened when she realized they were both naked.
Like a boulder was removed from her shoulders, all the past events of last night flashed in front of her eyes and her face became beetroot.
The attack, she was on heat and then they did it. She gulped. Her heart pounded in her ears as she peeked at his sleeping form through her lashes.
She remembers everything, the way he tried to lower her heat by helping her into the cold bathtub and the way he was so considerate just thinking about her and whether she wants it or not.
His confession.
His scent.
His touches.
His muscular body.
His grunts.
She gulped feeling her cheeks warming up. He was so big and it hurt a lot. But he was gentle. He gave her time to adjust. She didn't even realize when he made the pain turn into pleasure.
Even though he was an Alpha and she was in heat. He could've lost control and could get rough on her but she couldn't help but recall how he asked her several times if she was okay with the pace. He even told her that if she says no, he'd stop.
Aurora slowly turned in his arms so now she was facing him. His rugged beard and sharp features always looked attractive, his dominating and intimidating aura is such a manly thing, and the way he keeps a ruthless profile but within his soul, he was such a kind man made her heart warms up for him.
There was no doubt he was dangerously handsome and his scent was. Ah! His scent was on another level of intoxication.
She never knew she could fall in love with someone's scent like this.
She was now staring at him with wide doe eyes. Her pupils were dilated to their fullest, almost covering the whole of the blues. She was peering at him vehemently. Unknowingly she raised her hand and caressed his thick eyebrow with her thumb, the feature that she loved the most, then her feathery touch lowered to his thick long eyelashes. Damn! His eyelashes were a dream of many girls.
Her soft caresses lowered to his high cheekbones and then finally her thumb caressed his soft full lips. His sinful lips have kissed her in places she has never imagined. She swallowed thickly as piece by piece last night kept flashing in her head.
Her hand lowered as her thumb caressed his Adam's apple and finally, her hand rested on his chest where he had dusted hair which gave him a more rugged and masculine look. Her fingers caressed the outline of the tattoo on his neck.
Aurora's eyes glided back on his sleeping face as she moved up so now she was on her elbows and gawking at him like an alien who has seen a man for the very first time.
Her eyes widened when she recalled something from last night. It was hazy but she could remember, he had said. "I love you, Aurora."
Her heartbeat quickened as she bit her bottom lip. It could be her imagination or perhaps she was exhausted and sleepy when she heard this. But deep down she knew it was all real.
"You love me right?" She mumbled in a low whisper while her face was extremely close to his.
There was adoration and warmth in her eyes as she peered at him.
She gently cupped his cheek only to realize that his face was cold. Why didn't she notice it earlier?
"D...Draken?" She called him softly but no response.
Her brows furrowed as she leaned closer and checked his low breathing. She placed her head on his chest and his heartbeat was slow.
Her stomach churned in anxiety as she moved back and the sheets got pulled along with her. Her eyes fell on his abdomen and her heart dropped into the pit of her stomach when she found blood on his gauze.
Her chin quivered as she touched the wound with her shaky hand. "Draken?" She called him again shakily as she touched his chest but no response. Tears poured out of her eyes and terror gripped her heart.
'B...Beta Eren?' She mind-linked the beta who responded immediately.
'Luna? What's wrong?'
'D...Draken. H...he's not waking up. He was injured last night b...but it seemed he's not healing,' she said in a croaked voice.
'Calm down, Luna. Stay with him. I'll bring a pack doctor.' He said.
Aurora ended the mind-link as she got out of bed. Her legs were wobbly but she immediately stepped into the restroom, cleaned herself, and wore her clothes.
Coming out she cleaned Draken and with much difficulty made him wear sweats as she covered his body with sheets.
Sitting beside him she checked his forehead and more tears trickled down her cheeks.
"P...please, Draken. Wake up." She pleaded as she heard footsteps approaching and the door was knocked.
Hurrying to the door she unlocked it as Eren and Charlotte stepped inside along with a doctor.
Charlotte hugged her as Eren guided the doctor to Draken.
Aurora told them where the wound was as the doctor hurriedly got to work.
"When did this happen?" Doctor asked.
"Last night. It was a bullet graze." She told the doctor who removed the gauze and frowned at the wound which had worsened.
"It must be a silver bullet to cause this much damage," the doctor said as she felt her heart tremble.
"Why didn't he get it treated last night? This needed immediate attention. The delay could lead to worse," the doctor said as her heart jostled in her ribcage and she felt suffocated.
He didn't get treated because he was worried about her. He knew she needed him and he thought it was more important than his life. Just thinking about it made anxiety creep in as she cupped her mouth to suppress her sobs as Charlotte held her arms to comfort her.
"We need to admit Alpha to the hospital ASAP. He's been poisoned. The bullet must be coated with poison." The doctor stated.