The Shifters Heart(not continued)

Chapter 13

Spirit/Jared's POV

Everything is so hazy, I don't even know what's going on. It's funny how just a small amount of time being in that horrid torture barn set my hopes so low.

I have to admit, I was happy when some of the herd accepted me, but when the other half left, a sharp pain racked my body.

One of the wolves angrily drags off the arrogant horse. If he was a cartoon character, steam would be coming out of his ears. I lay there, half the power of my herd filling me. Suddenly, there's a great power that fills me, and out comes a whole bunch of horses. They dip their heads, accepting me.

As soon as that happens, I push myself to my hooves and shake the dust off. My fur rejuvenates to its natural shine. Everything seems back to normal.

I shift back and stumble a little. Katie catches me and looks at me with relief in her eyes. But I still feel dull. The lick of the whip and the overworking has done its toll on me. I'm still skinny and I still have the scars and bashed in head.

"Cody!!! It worked!!!"

Cheers of happiness echo around me.

"K-Katie. W-where a-am I?"

Her happy face turns to concern as soon as the stuttered words leave my mouth. She turns my head and pokes around, feeling for any wounds I have left.

Her fingers brush the dent in my head that came from the bat, and I wince. Her hand yanks back.

"Cody, we have a small problem."

The male wolf from earlier comes back out.

"What is it?"

"Umm... He has a head injury that hasn't healed."

I watch as his eyes glaze over. A few seconds and he looks at me.

"We need you to shift, so we can see the size of the injury. We will also need a brain scan."

I nod and shift, my now silky fur shines in the sunlight. They gasp at the size of the dent in my head. I allow them to touch it even though it makes me wince.

"Ok, we're gonna get a brain scan now, so you can shift back and follow me."

I nod and shift back, following the male wolf. This is the noble type of wolf. Not the type that had beaten me. I follow him, my rags of clothes showing some skin.

We trudge into a room with a giant machine in the middle. I hesitate, causing him to look at me, then the machine.

"It's not gonna hurt. It may be a little loud, but it won't hurt a bit."

I nod, reassured. I climb on, before I'm strapped down. This gets my heart racing, but I force myself to be calm. The machine begins and it makes me jump.

"Lay still Jared. That is the only way we can get a clear image of your brain."

I let out a small breath and let the loud machine do its work. I imagine little laser beams picking apart my brain. Looking for any injury. I already know there's one there.

I could tell that there was everytime I stutter. By the time it finished picking apart my brain, I had a slight headache and I was tired. They helped me sit up and led me to a room. It smelled like my mate, honeysuckle and an assortment of fruits. They lay me gently on a bed and I'm out like a light.

Katie's POV

"Katie, your gonna want to see this."

I turn quickly to see my mate with a look of pity.

"Your brothers skull is broken and pushed in, and his brain is bruised. It looks like he has taken a bat to the head multiple times. His brain is damaged and he might have a permanent stutter."

I nod, not want to speak incase my enraged horse tries to break free. She's already trying. I guess he could see my eyes flickering colors, because he wraps his large arms around me. I calm instantly, before whispering my thanks.

He nods and without another word, picks me up and carries us to his room. He tosses me down before jumping in next to me. Next I know, we are sleeping, with him on top of me.

Jared's POV

I wake to bright lights and a pounding head ache. I wince before sitting up. My mate is still asleep next to me, but I get up and shower without a second glance.

When I'm done, she's up and walking toward the bathroom with a tired look on her face.

"Morning."
She mutters before shutting the door. I smile a little before proceeding to get dressed.

I slip on dark blue jeans with a plain black shirt and a black leather jacket. I put on shoes that are a few sizes to small, but I manage to fit them. These were Katie's mates clothes. Let's just say, he was way smaller then me.

Everything I wore was a tight fit. I shirt and sit on the bed, waiting for my mate to come out. When she does, I stare at her in awe. She looks amazing.

She giggles when she catches me staring, and a light blush creeps into my cheeks. She goes back into the bathroom and dresses. I wait and hold my hand out to her, waiting.

She takes my hand and it engulfs hers. I follow her, trying to memorize the way around the house. People dip their heads as they see us, before leaving the room.

I look at her confused.

"W-w-what w-was t-that about?"

She looks at me before smiling.

"I'm the alphas daughter, therefore I'm Luna and your Alpha."

I mouth oh before the scent of waffles fills my nose. I start drooling because one, I haven't eaten in weeks and two, I haven't had waffles for a very long time. She chuckles before leading me to the food.

I see it and pile like 10 waffles on my plate. She looks at me with a raised eye brow.

"I h-haven't had f-food in a f-f-few w-weeks."

She looks angry before remembering me here. She takes a deep breath before her wolf backs down. I look at her before wolfing down the food in front of me.

Once I'm done, she takes my hand and leads me outside. Spirit is wanting out, and I can tell that her wolf wants out too. She shifts first and I look at her in awe.

Her wolf was huge, she was all white with blue eyes. The tip of her tail and ears had black that was so dark, it almost looked blue. I shift and neigh, knowing she already knows what I look like.

We start at trot and I have to hold spirit back, considering a trot for him is normal running speed for a normal horse. So basically to him, I'm walking.

She must have seen spirits wants, because her blue eyes sparkle before she sets off at a sprint. I trot behind her, before breaking into a run.

We run for a while, her panting heavily behind me. I slow to a walk, and she walks next to me. I nudge her with my large head, before turning and walking back to the house.

As soon as we reach the house, Katie throws her arms around my huge neck. I tilt my head, a bit confused. She looks at me before saying words that I will always dread.

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