Forbidden Bonds

Chapter 10

Sebastian

"Sebastian," Charlotte asks, "has she always been this sick?"

"Yes," he answers, "Angela can't figure out why."

"Perhaps, it's because she's a hybrid and the father is an alpha?"

"Yeah, she did say that that might be it. Skye says that it was just as bad with Gray and Theo."

"Keep an eye on her. I'm worried she might get dehydrated due to how often she's throwing up."

"I know. Angela is worried about that too, plus her weight. She's too skinny."

"Yes, she does need to gain weight."

"She's trying to. It's just hard for her. She barely got anything to eat when she was with Alpha Nathan."

"What do you mean?"

"She told Angela and Angela told me that Alpha Nathan didn't feed her. Sometimes the higher ranking wolves would sneak her some food, but she mostly had to forage in the woods."

"What?"

"Angela told me that she foraged in the forest most of the time. She has a journal of what's safe and what's not."

Charlotte looks horrified. "No wonder the poor thing is struggling to keep food down."

"Yeah, Angela is helping her figure out what foods are easier for her to keep down."

"That's good. Hopefully, there's a few."

"Yeah."

Skye

A few hours later, Skye wakes up on the couch. "A...Alpha?" she calls out, softly.

"I'm here," he answers, rushing into the room, "What do you need?"

She sits up and tries to stand. "O...ouch!"

"Lay back down!"

"A...Alpha! M...my leg is a...asleep!" She stumbles forward a bit. Sebastian reaches out and steadies her.

"You need to be more careful!"

"S...sorry."

He sighs. "You're going to make me have a heart attack or something."

"Erm, A...Alpha?"

"What is it?"

"Could we go outside for a while?"

"You need to rest, not wander outside!"

"A...Anne told me t...that w...walking w...would help my l...leg."

"Oh...alright. We can go outside for a while. If you start to feel too tired, let me know."

"O...okay."

Skye begins to hobble towards a door that leads outside. Sebastian follows her quietly. They walk outside for about thirty minutes before Sebastian begins to realize that Skye is beginning to become tired. "Come on," he says softly, "Let's get you back inside."

The next day, she wakes up in her bedroom. She glances around the room confused. "How'd I get here?" she wonders. She slides off the bed and walks into the closet to change her clothes.

Afterwards she heads downstairs, looking for Sebastian. She finds Alice first. "A...Alice?" she asks, "H...have y...you s...seen the A...Alpha?"

"He left early in the morning," she answers, "he seemed upset about something."