The Alpha Saved Me

chapter 9

I stood at the bottom of the stairs holding on to the railing as I braced myself for the attack I was about to get when Crystal saw my hickeys. I used about half a bottle of foundation trying to cover these suckers up but they just wouldn't go away. You could still see the light tint of purple seeping through. I eventually gave up hope with the foundation and decided it was now or never. My confidence slowly but surely evaporated with every step I took towards the living room where I could hear crystal taking to the surgeons on Greys Anatomy.

It's not that I'm worried about crystal disapproving or scolding me because lets be real for a second we all know that's not going to happen. It's just that I've never felt this way about anyone and I don't know how to react. On one hand I'm beaming because holy shit Andrew said he loves me too. But on the other hand I'm nervous as hell because I have no idea what to do now. How fast are we supposed to move? Will he kiss me all the time now? Do I even want to kiss him all the time? What the hell am I talking about of course I do. I never want to stop kissing him.

"Get ahold of yourself Victoria." I mumble to myself. I take a look at myself in the mirror hanging on the wall beside me and take a deep breath as I make my way to the living room.

As I enter the living room I find that my suspicions were correct. Crystal was bundled up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn by her side catching up on some Greys.

"No Damnit Derrick Sheppard you get your ass up and find that ring and get back in the OR this is not acceptable!" Crystal cried to the TV before shoving a handful of popcorn in her mouth.

I chuckled, "What did I miss?"

Crystal sighed and pushed the bowl of popcorn my way to share with me, "Mc. Dreamy killed a woman accidentally. Should have been an easy procedure but he ended up killing her so now he has a lawsuit on his hands." Crystals voice was slowly getting higher as she went on," Mc. Steamy told him hes sleeping with Lexi and they got into a fistfight and now hes a hermit living in his trailer in the woods so when Mer went out to talk him into coming back to work he hit the ring into the woods with a baseball bat!" She picked up the remote and paused the TV before continuing, "And now hes refusing to get back into the OR which is ridiculous because hes like the best neurosurgeon in the world!"

I let out a small laugh at how rilled up she was getting and leaned over to grab my water off the table. "It's not funny Victoria." Crystal scolded, "Meridith literally can't catch a break in this show and I get that the whole point of a drama is for there to be drama but she doesn't deserve this I mean Izzy has cancer for goodness sakes and now- What the hell is that?!" Her rambling was cut short as she finally looked at me.

I furrowed my bows and choked on my water a bit, "Wait Izzy has cancer? Since when?" I asked completely taken by surprise. I had missed the last few episodes so this was all new to me.

Crystal scoffed, "oh come on. Forget the show for a second. What the hell is on your neck?" her voice held slight concern.

I didn't answer her. Instead biting on my lip to try to keep my huge grin under control. I just shrugged my shoulders and went back to eating the popcorn sat in front of me.

Suddenly a high pitched squeal filled my ears as Crystal jumped off the couch covering her mouth with her hands. "No freaking way!"

I couldn't hold in the smile that forced its way onto my face. "I tried to cover them but that loser really got 'em hard." I explained as I moved my neck around to show her the numerous hickeys covering my neck.

"Oh my god this is so much better than the show!" She said to herself before bounding over to sit beside me, "Tell me everything!"

I went on to tell her about what had happened which ended up taking around an hour and a half even though it all happened within 5 minutes because Crystal kept screaming and saying how she couldn't believe it and how happy she was for us. When I got to the part where Andrew said he loved me back Crystal was full on sobbing. I mean the heavy breathing, hiccups, snotty, big baby bitch tears. It took her a while to calm down before she wrapped me in a hug.

Crystal wiped her face free of tears, "That's probably the cutest story I've ever heard. I mean its kind of uncomfortable because hes my brother and all but man oh man that is so freaking cute! I'm so happy for you Victoria." She smiled at me.

"Thanks Crystal. Yeah I'll have to watch what I say to you when things get more serious. I don't think you'd want to hear about that." I reassured her.

She chuckled, "Yeah no I'm good." There was a brief pause before she looked at me again, "so, you said when things get more serious. Does that mean you're going to let him mark you?" I looked down at my hands, "because you know since you're a human he has to have your permission to mark you otherwise the mark will be fake and fade within days. I don't want to rush you or anything Victoria, but as a wolf I know it's killing him to not have you marked."

I nodded my head, "I know. I mean... I love him. I know that for sure. I think I'm just scared."

Crystal took my hand, "Andrew isn't him Victoria." A flash of Brett entered my mind, "Andrew won't let that devil ever harm you again. You have to trust him."

"I do trust him."

"Then you have nothing to worry about." I looked up at her eyes staring me down, "is there something you're curious about? Something in particular that makes you nervous about being mated?"

I thought back on everything I know about the mating process, "I heard that once I'm marked I'll go into heat." Crystal nodded, "What does that mean exactly?"

"basically what will happen is yo- um, well the males often times will- okay how do I explain this without... basically youre going to be really horny. Youre going to be hot and bothered for a week. If Andrew isn't around to help you then it'll probably be the worst pain of your life." My eyes widened and crystal chuckled, "but you don't have to worry about that because when you're in heat Andrew won't leave your side I can guarantee that. Heat is specifically for getting the shewolf pregnant. However you're a human so I don't know if it'll work the first time around. We've never had a human mate in out pack. Just read about them. They're rare."

I smiled in thanks as I curled my legs under me. "Andrew loves you. A lot. He would do anything for you. He will be a perfect mate, leader, father, and lover for you and your pups. There's no rush. You can decide when you want him to mark you. But I think you should know he'll protect you.

I nodded again, "I know he will." I bit my bottom lip again anxiously, but deciding I needed to take my mind off of this subject I turned to Crystal, "So... Izzy has Cancer?"

And just like that she was rambling on and on once again filling me in on the drama I'd missed.