Absence Of The Good Prince

Chapter 26 || Your Safe

I slowly started to wake up, from what seemed like the best sleep in my life, I opened my eyes everything was blurry, and the side of my neck felt sore,

Why is the pain in the side of my neck?, that's not where I remember the knife being,

The knife........

I blink fast a couple times to clear my vision, and put my self up in a sitting position, for a second I felt lightheaded and I felt out of breath, just by the action of putting my self in a sitting position in the bed,

I looked around, I was in a room, the white walls were a hue of yellow because of the light coming through the translucent curtains, I turn my head to my left, just to feel pain in the right side of my neck, it was right where my neck connected to my shoulder, I reached out to touch the area,

I think I pulled a muscle or something,

Moving my shoulder seemed to help the pain a little, then all of a sudden, everything from last night came back, I quickly put my hand on my neck where I remember the guy slicing my neck, to feel any blood anything, but.... there was nothing,

My brows knitted together confused, I could swear that guy cut my throat. I look back at the room I am in,

Was the room this bright before?,

I squinted my eyes to protect it from the bright light of the room, the yellow hue was suddenly too bright, then I could suddenly hear people talking and other small noises, the noises sounded amplified in my ears, so I covered them with my hands, different smells like rain and leaves and other unfamiliar scents came to me, overwhelming my sense of smell, my heart beat quickened and I started to hyperventilate,

"Stop!", I screamed,  the room starting spinning, "Stop, please stop!", tears spilled from my eyes as the room still spinning in circles, then I could hear amplified sounds of foot steps outside my door, and then the door opened,

I looked up, the room stopped spinning, the amplified noises stopped, and a scent of sandalwood and mint calmed my accelerated heartbeat,

"Are you ok?" He stepped in side and sat down at the edge of the bed, I hadn't noticed how cold my hands were until he toke my hand in to his, those grey eyes stared back at me with concern,

"Hey, it's ok, just breath", Adrian reassurance felt calming, I swallowed the lump in my throat, with his other hand he rubbed my back to soothe me, his shoulder was close enough to put my head on it, and so I did, i put my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes, trying to catch my breath,

After my breathing had normalized somewhat, I look back at him, and then around the room once more, "where am I?" I questioned,

"Your safe" He said and brushed his fingers to my cheek, in that moment I just wanted to close my eyes and believe that where ever I was, I was safe, but the curiosity that burned in me didn't grant me that pleasure,

"No I mean, like, what place is this?" I question again, just noticing the fact that he was rubbing his hands with main to harm them up,

"Your at my place, safe" he answered, and brought my hands up to his mouth to blow his warm breath on them to warm them, His action seemed intimate, but I didn't protest against it, and then a question burned inside me again,

"You knew those men were coming, how?" I stared at him, as he slowly nodded, "I knew they were coming, I had overheard them on my petrol around my territory" he said , I nodded and went to touch the sore spot on my neck again,

"Don't touch it" He suddenly said, I stoped in my tracks,

"Why not?" I asked, confused, "It's healing it's better if you don't touch it" he explained, but more and more questions kept creeping inside me,

"Wait, What happened last night, I remember that guy cutting my throat, I remember falling to to ground, where is all that blood and shouldn't I be dead—"

"Don't say that" he cut me of and cupped my face with his palms,

Gosh my face was cold as well,

"I won't ever let you get hurt, not when I am around" he continued, he said those word as if he couldn't bare the thought of me hurt,

We stared at each other for a moment before I pull away, "That doesn't explain what happened,how did my cut heal so fast?, what happened after I passed out?, and.......... who's shirt am I wearing ?"

I looked down at the black oversized shirt that was on my body, my gaze turned back to Adrian, "Oh that" he simply says, " what do you mean oh that, who's shirt is this?"I question again, "It's main" he said as if it was a fact,

"Why am I wearing your shirt?, but most importantly, who changed my cloths" I question again while almost glaring at him,
He started rubbing the back of his neck and started to bit his lips with nerviness,

"Look, Your night gown was all bloody and I had to carry you to the pack house , so I had no choice"

I gasped, " Come on its not like I can't change your cloths with my eyes closed,....... I mean, I'm not entirely sure if my eyes were closed through out it" he continued, I gasped again and pushed him of the edge of the bed,

"You asswipe!" I curse at him, and he had the audacity to start laughing, "Ok, I am sorry, I had no choice, I wasn't going carry you with blood soaked cloths, it was cold, and plus it's not like you haven't seen me naked, so I think that makes us even" he chuckles at the last bit,

I reach out to the pillow on the bed and throw it at him but he caught it, he starts to laugh again and now I cannot help the clear blush on my face,

"Hey it's ok" he said, coming to sit next to me again, I put my head in my hand, "I can't believe you saw me naked" I say loud enough for him to hear,

"Hey, don't worry it's not that big of a deal" he said shrugging it off, "To you it might not be, but for me it is" I say,

"Ok I am sorry" he apologized putting his hand on my shoulder, " Why don't you go and change, and then I'll show you around",

I nod and get up, but my eyes land out side the window, I stared outside mortified,

So many wolves.....,