Unique Mate

~26~

*Ashley's POV*

My head throbs as muffled voices reach my ears, I open my eyes but I quickly shut them again when the sun hits my eyes. I pull my hand up to cover my eyes and feel a sharp pain shoot through my throat. I try to swallow but my mouth is dry, like sandpaper. I open my eyes again, this time my hand blocking the sun, and see a group of people surrounding me. I struggle through the pain and look to my side to see Jenna's body, to my relief her chest was rising and falling in a steady motion letting me know she was alive. Her throat was wrapped in gauze that was a little pink probably from the blood. I struggle to sit up but I do so and from the feeling around my throat, I can tell I have gauze around my throat too.

I gently grab Jenna's head, bring it up to my chest, and stroke her hair gently. Being this close to her, knowing she was ok put my wolf and me at ease. I don't need to look at when Adrian, still in his wolf form joins Jenna and I on the ground. I keep my focus on Jenna despite Adrian's presence and to this, he didn't seem to mind, just like me he wants to be comforted by the fact that Jenna is ok, He protectively lays around us, making sure to be in contact with both Jenna and me. It's not long before everyone else disperse, getting the memo that we want our alone time. I'm not disturbed when I feel Adrian shift beside me, I avert my eyes away from his bare body as he stands up and walks away going who knows where, I focus my attention on Jenna who was peacefully resting on my legs. Adrian makes his way back to us with a pair of shorts hanging loosely on his hips, my eyes rake his chest up and down admiring his perfectly sculpted abs, I feel myself bit my bottom lip and my eyes shoot up to see Adrian smirking down at me. I feel my face burn up and I quickly look away making sure to sweep my hair in front of my face, hiding my embarrassment. I hear him give a hearty chuckle which makes goosebumps spread across my body in pleasure and my heart flutters at the sound.

"Your adorable you know that." Adrian's voice finally breaks the silence, and I couldn't be more grateful. Considering the situation, I was more than happy to finally think of something other than the pain that was in my throat. I look back up at him to see his eyes shining down on me with admiration and I know it's for me. I smile at him making his smile grow wider.

"Yep, I know." I give my sarcastic remark, rolling my eyes which makes him chuckle again. I can feel the smile on my face grow wider at this and I look back down at Jenna who despite the bandage around her throat, looks like she is peacefully sleeping. But I can't stop my eyes from darting to the blood-stained grass that I could see out of my peripheral vision and that brings me back to the real world, letting me take in everything that happened today. My body tenses up at the thought and I let out a long sigh, despite the screaming of my tired body protesting I stand up, Jenna still in my arms and even though I'm not facing him, I hear Adrian stand up behind me. I don't even notice I don't have anything on until I feel the breeze hit my bare skin, making goosebumps spread across my body. I turn around and Adrian is gone leaving me confused, I look around and almost drop Jenna when I turn and see Adrian standing in front of me with a shirt in his hands. He gestures for me to take the shirt and as much as I didn't want to, I give him Jenna in return for the shirt which I quickly slip on over my bare body. As I do so I feel Adrian's hungry eyes rake over my naked back as I turn away from him to slip on the shirt.

It takes us about 15 minutes before we make it back to the pack house and as I go to reach for the front door handle the door is swung open and I'm met with all the girls standing in the doorway, eyes and nose red and puffing obviously from crying. I'm knocked off my feet when they all come at me at once trying to hug me, which didn't end well. I scream in pain despite me trying to hold it back when I hit the ground, my head slams the porch that lead up to the pack house and before I can even open my eyes I hear a loud growl coming from above me and I already know by the power behind it that it's Adrian. I feel all the pressure of the girl's body weight lift off me and finally I can breathe again though I don't get up right away, my head throbs in pain and a ringing in my ears drowns out the sorry's coming from the girl's that I can faintly hear. I feel arms being wrapped around me and I don't need to look to know that it's Adrian. I finally open my eyes and Adrian's worried eyes block my veiw of the girls, his eyes scan me up and down looking for more injuries that I might've sustained in the fall but the only thing I could feel was the throbbing in my head. His eyes finally land on mine and there soft making me aware that I was ok, well as ok as I could be with my throat cut being cut open.

He turns back around keeping a arm around my waist and puts me on my feet but never letting go, which I am thankful for because the dizzieness soon hits as the blood leaves my head. I look back to the girl's who all were looking down with guilt filled eyes and as much as I wanted to comfort them all I wanted to do is lay down and I can tell that Adrian already knows that because in one arm as he holds my waist and in the other still a sleeping Jenna, we start slowing making our way into the house. I see from the corner of my eye Adrian's dad walking up to us, Adrian passes Jenna off to her dad who examines her himself. Adrian helps me to our room and I couldn't be more grateful to be back home but as soon as we enter the room in place of Adrian's normal scent I smell the faint lingering scent of Conner. My blood runs cold and Adrian's grip tightens on me, not enough to hurt but enough to let me know that he smells it too. Our eyes land on our bed, the neatly made bed with a envelope laying right on top of the blankets in the middle of bed and on it was my name. Ashley. Written in perfect cursive, despite the screaming of my aching musceles I break free from Adrian's grip and walk towards the bed, hearing my heartbeat in my ears. I reach down and brushed my fingers against the paper and I feel Alexis stir in the back of my head from the scent of Conner that still lingered in the room. I open the letter gently not knowing if I really wanted to know what lays in the envelope. I take the peice of paper in the envelope and hold it in my hands for a minute just starring at it cautiously like if I were to open it it would hurt me, I unfold the letter slowly and I can feel Adrian and myself become more tense.

"Dearest Ashley,

My love, I know what happened happened, I know there are no words to explain what I did and in no way was it right and I know that. I would be willing to spend the rest of my life trying to make it up to you. I'm willing to make a deal with you. Come back to me and leave Adrian and I will make sure that no harm will come to you or your pack, We will run away together and start a new life. I don't want to live without you but if you refuse my proposal I will have no choice but to join forces with my mother and make sure that your pack will suffer and be burnt to the ground and I will come take you by force. I am not going to lose you again Ashes, now be smart I know you'll make the right decision.

With Love,
Forever Your's
Conner"

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(1512 Words)

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