My Older Mate

Building Our Bond

Elijah

I felt Mikey's hand on mine and was shocked. I was told the likelihood of him waking up was very low. Most people in a mate bond induced coma don't ever see their mates again so they never feel the love to pull them out of it. Because Mikey's wolf forgave me he released him from his coma prison.

When he opened his eyes I started screaming with joy. Mom and dad rushed in to see what the problem was. Dad hugged Mikey so tight I thought he would squeeze him to death.  Mom cried softly in the corner. 

When Mikey was discharged a few days later mom and dad insisted on taking him home with us.  With Mikey's permission he was staying in my room so I could take care of him.  I was so nervous when I helped him walk in the house.  He asked to take a shower and go to bed so I brought him up to my room.  I directed him to the bathroom off my room and got him a towel and some clothes. When I knocked on the bathroom door and he said I could enter I was shocked he had already started undressing. He motioned to put the items down by the door and asked me to leave. I knew he had slimmed down since he left the pack but I could see his bones and he had hardly no muscle mass left.

I slept on the couch in my room so I was close enough if he needed me but far enough to give him space. He would often wake from nightmares where I would find him thrashing around and yelling that he was not enough. I would hold him until he fell back to sleep then return to the couch.

After about a week he felt well enough to be out and about. Dad had already told the pack I would be removed from the potential Alpha role temporarily while Mikey was healing and until we were at a better place. While walking around with him many pack members would approach him and tell them they were glad he was back and feeling better. They would never spare me a word and would often glare at me as they walked by. One day Mikey spoke up and told the lady he was speaking with that it was not all on me and that I was young and didn't see he was hurting too. She gave him a smile and nodded her head but said nothing to me. At least she didn't glare at me.

After two weeks of being home when he had an especially bad nightmare Mikey said his therapist told him that his nightmares might lessen if he didn't feel rejected by me sleeping on the couch. I thought he wanted space but he pointed out how stupid I was again. Why would he agree to sleep in my room if he didn't plan on sharing a bed with me. With his back to me he cuddled into my chest and fell fast asleep.

Since we started sharing a bed his nightmares decreased. With the help of his therapist he started voicing more his needs. He wanted me to cuddle him and hold him all night. He did not want to wake up to an empty bed so I was to wake him if I was leaving before he was awake to say bye.

One month after he was discharged Mikey came back to start training as a warrior again. Andrew offered to help him train while I led the main class. If I was to close to someone Mikey was jealous of Andrew would mindlink me to let me know. Mikey was still not officially a member of the pack again so he could not mindlink us. I would steer clear of the men with Mikey's old frame and build and only sparred with mated females. It was stressful to always have to be mindful of his jealousy but I knew our bond was fragile so I did not complain.

After a month straight of training Andrew let me know Mikey was ready to join the rest of the warriors. I had not seen him without a shirt since 2 months prior in the bathroom. I could feel he was building muscles when I cuddled him but I never expected what I saw that first day when he walked out in the biker shorts we usually trained in. He was much smaller then he used to be still but he was ripped.

Most of the unmated wolves were staring at him as he approached the ring. I was most shocked by the amount of males who were staring at him but I do have to agree that he is beautiful.

He sparred with the younger wolves for the first few days then he was pitted against me. I am a very strong Alpha like dad has never seen before so I was worried to hurt my mate. He snarled and attacked with such speed I hardly had time to react. Once he had me pinned a few minutes later he leaned down and whispered in my ear "You seem to forget I was the youngest certified warrior in the history of this pack". He got off me with a smirk on his face and walked away without even offering me a hand up.

That night when I returned to the room he was just walking in with a towel wrapped around his waist and water dripping from his hair down his chest and back. My wolf pushed to get out, tired of waiting to claim our mate. When he turned around he smiled at me in greeting and dropped his towel to put on his boxer briefs. Faster then I could control myself I had him pinned to the wall with my face buried in his neck.

"Can I kiss you?" I breathed out huskily.

He chuckled saying "About freaking time" and turned my head to capture my lips in a slow and gentle kiss. I reached for his waist to pull him closer to me and that is when I realized he was naked as I had pinned him to the wall before he could pull his underwear on.

I don't think I can stop myself this time!