Of Wings And Claws

CHAPTER 13

"Come on, come back to me" the voice sounds muffled. My back is stiff against something soft. My eyes are still closed, I'm trying to detect how many bodies are around me, finding only one I take a guess,

"Anwar?" My voice is barely above a whisper, hoarse. When he doesn't respond I tear my eyes open only to be met with the blackest eyes I've ever seen staring down at my face. I let out a shot scream, my voice sounding like that of a dying goat.

Lord Lycidas stands up in a swift movement. He raises his hands in surrender. I look at his face clearly now. Black bags hangs under his eyes, his lips are ashy white and chapped. He looks like he lost a pound or two. He wears his signature color, black suit pants and a black shirt with the few top buttons unfastened revealing a slight peak of all the delicious and illegal things in there.

"I'm not going to hurt you" he says stepping closer. "Doctor!" He calls. "Netalia, get in here now" he demands. A short, cute woman comes rushing in wearing a white lab coat. "Is she awake Alpha?" She asks before her eyes lands on me.

She's fast with her short legs, checking my temperature, almost burning my eyes out with a bright small torch which wasn't necessary.
"She's good to go Alpha" she says after she's done with her proding. Lord Lycidas just nods without a thank you and she disappears out the door.

"Where's Emily?"

He looks at me for a short moment with an unreadable expression and I frown.

"I'm talking to you Alpha, where's Emily?" I repeat it for him because maybe he didn't hear me the first time.
"Why don't we talk when you've eaten and showered first huh, how does that sound?"

"It sounds like bull, since when do you care if I've eaten or showered? Where's Emily, I'm going to ask that one last time and if you don't answer me I'm not going anywhere with you" lord Lycidas visibly flinches at my tone and choice of words but I don't see any anger in him, no golden hues flickering in his eyes.

"Okay. Emily is...well I don't know. But..but we can go meet Mikael at the pack house and he can tell us where she is. Okay?" He sounds unsure, stuttering, but I believe him. Since when was he so nice though?.

He rushes to my side to help me but I just give him a glare and he raises his hands in surrender and steps away.

He gives me a chance to change while he waits outside, I know the jacket I'm wearing is his. It's not like I can argue anyways, he turned Ariel down once when he asked if he could take me to the mall to get some clothes. When I open the door he looks at me up and down with an intense stare that makes me feel uncomfortable.

"What are we waiting for, an invitation?" I snap.

"Oh, right. Let's go" he says snapping out of whatever trance he was in and clearing his throat. He wants to hold my hand, I can see his hand twitching and I just shove my hands to the pockets of the sweatpants I'm wearing. Why is he even here, why not Ariel or Anwar, heck I would even prefer Darius than the man who called me a thing and bound me in iron shackles for days.

Their infimary is huge, painted in white with doctors running up and down wearing white lab coats others in casual clothes.

We make it out the door and I suddenly sigh in relief, tired of the heated glares I was receiving from some of the female doctors, lord Lycidas' bed sharers I presume.

He leads the way down the stone driveway into a sandy path lined with beautiful flowers. I almost smile at the site, almost.

"So where's your girlfriend?" I ask in a bored tone. "Right behind me" lord Lycidas answers my question so quickly like he was expecting it. I roll my eyes at that. "Funny" is all I say as I continue behind him, looking at his firm ass.
"Nice ass" I tease. He stops suddenly making me almost bump into him, he swivels and looks at me with an unreadable expression, I see his lips twitch like he's surpressing a smile.