Achilles' Luna

Chapter 20

I winced as the pain sliced through me, I could feel hot tears pooling in my eyes, but I refused to let them go. Achilles kept rubbing soothing circles on my back, telling me the pain should be gone soon. Who knew that vampire venom could be so damn painful, it feels as if someone is stabbing me repeatedly. The doctors had to pin me down a few times since I was trying to claw at it, not my fault, it's just my instinct. Achilles refused to leave the whole entire time, stating that he has to be here for me. I was thankful for that, he's the only one keeping me from attacking any of the doctors who pin me down. 

Apparently they have to let the venom make its way through my body before my immune system handles it. I didn't bother to listen to them explain how my immune system takes care of it, all I got out of it was werewolves have weird-ass immune systems. Another hour passed before the pain became duller, allowing me to relax a little. Achilles ran his fingers through my hair and kissed my cheek every now and then. I slowly opened my eyes, wincing at the bright lights. When I could see I turned to see Achilles reading a newspaper.

I raised an eyebrow, "You read?" 

He snapped his eyes to me and scowled, "I can read." he grumbled, placing the paper down.

I chuckled, "I'm shocked."

I could see the amusement in his eyes as he leaned over and kissed me on the lips, when we parted he studied me. "How are you feeling?" he asked softly, stroking my cheek with his thumb.

I sighed, "Better." 

"The doctor said you'll stay here overnight, just to make sure the venom is fully out of your system before you leave." he explained.

"Okay."

For the rest of the day, Achilles spent his time with me. He would mind-link Reese to bring the paperwork to him so they don't have anymore threats of wars over "deez nuts". I still laughed at that, earning a smile from Achilles. When he had to leave I easily got bored and resorted to annoying the doctors with multiple useless questions. They eventually stopped coming in except for once an hour. Even the nurses stopped, though I'm pretty sure the one is jealous because she has a crush on Achilles.  Hope she knows I can see her staring at my mate any chance she gets, once I'm free from the hospital I'll nicely tell her to stop. Well, at least what I consider nice. 

"So, what kind of cat-

"Luna, please, stop asking so many questions." the doctor sighed, finally having enough of my shit.

I pouted, "Not my fault it's boring here." 

She chuckled, "I know how you feel, just don't ask me multiple questions. Ask the nurse that hates you."

"Oh, you've seen it too!" 

"Yes and she's constantly talking about you, she's new to the pack and hasn't figured out yet that you're the Luna. She believes you're his girlfriend." 

I gaped at her, "You're kidding me, right?"

"Afraid not, she's not the smartest." 

"Hmmm....allow her to come in here as my nurse. I'll make it known that I'm the Luna." 

"Will do." 

I waited patiently until that nurse walked in, she gave me a dirty look and proceeded to check everything. I smirked, "So, you hate me, huh? Jealousy is such a bitch." 

She glared at me, "I'm not jealous."

"Sweetie, I can tell you have a crush on my mate. I can smell it too." I stated in disgust.

I could see the smirk trying to make its way onto her face, but one growl from me and she frowned. I sat up and grabbed her by the collar. I could see the fear in her eyes, it only made me want to smile.

"I'm his mate, which means I'm the Luna. We marked and mated, we have a son together. Get off your damn high horse and find your own mate. If you don't have one anymore, then find yourself a choice mate." I said sternly, not wanting to deal with this crap.

She swallowed, "I-I didn't know!"

I scoffed and let go of her, "You should have, it's not very hard...especially when all the nurses have been calling me Luna." 

She gulped, I just stared at her in annoyance. I'll never understand people these days, they don't use their minds half the time. They're either blinded by lust, power, jealousy, and so on. The only thing I'm blinded by is anger when I see my mate or anyone I love, injured. I looked up as the door swung open, revealing a grinning Achilles. 

"Doctor says you can go." he sounded as he kissed me on the head.

"Good." I yawned, getting up.

The nurse didn't say anything as she took out my IV, she listed off what I should do when I get home before taking a step back. She didn't look at Achilles once, her eyes were glued to her shoes. I felt guilty for being so rude towards her, I hate myself sometimes. I told Achilles to wait outside, he frowned but turned and walked out to the hallway. When the door closed I released a breath and looked at the nurse.

"I'm sorry for being so rude, but you need to be more careful about who you fall for." I stated, giving her a small smile as she looked at me.

"I'm so sorry, I...I thought...I didn't listen to the other nurses." she whispered.

I chuckled, "It's fine, as long as you learned your lesson. Now, do you have a mate?"

"No, he rejected me a year ago. He was already married and was raising three children, I didn't want to take that away from him. But I've gotten bitter since then." 

"Then start searching for your choice mate or sometimes, if the Moon Goddess sees her mistake, she'll give you a second chance mate. You'll find him one day." 

She gave me a smile before helping me off the bed, I swayed a little, but eventually got the feeling back in my legs. She handed me my clothes as I walked into the bathroom and changed. I thanked her with a hug, whispering that she'll find the one someday. I then left with Achilles, who was enjoying teasing me. I playfully glared at him, but when I saw the light in his eyes and that smile, I couldn't help but smile as well.