Royally Mated

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 *Colton*

I woke up with a splitting headache. My body was sore and I felt exhausted. I looked over and I realized that I was outside. I sat up and I knew my surroundings, I was in the back yard. I looked around the yard and not far from me was Tala. What happened last night? The last thing I remember was walking with her, then it was just black. I crawled over to Tala. I was about to call out to her when I saw the blood. My body went cold and my heart stopped. Tala had blood on her legs. As my heart slowly started to beat again my anger rose. What the hell happened to my mate?

“Tala?” I said shaky and breathless. “Tala what happened?” I shook her and her eyes opened in a snap.

 She looked dazed for a minute but then they cleared. Her eyes were a light blue and when they met mine fear washed over them. Tala quickly got up and she cowered away from me.

“Tala?” I asked confused and hurt at the same time. Tala began to shake and she looked at me with pure fear and hurt. What happened last night? “Tala, what happened? I don’t remember anything.” I looked at her and she just looked back. She didn’t move, she just watched me with fear clear in her eyes. “Please Tala, I need you to talk to me. I don’t know what happened.” She took a ragged breath and tears began to roll down her cheeks.

I couldn’t take it anymore and I went to her. She cried out when I wrapped my arms around her and she shook even worse. Why was she scared of me? I held her tight in my arms and her muscles were tense. Her tears ran down my naked chest. I was about to say something when I heard something. My heart stopped and I heard nothing else but that little thump. No!

It beat again and I even felt the little beat against me. There were two separate heart beats coming from Tala. I listened and there was a strong beat, which had to be Tala’s, and then there was a faint one which had to be…a…baby. Did I?

Oh God, no wonder Tala was scared of me. I… I…I hurt her last night. I forced her. I pulled away from her and looked down her body. There were scratches on her hips and torso, and there was blood running down the inside of her legs. Tears prickled my eyes as I realized what I did, what my fucking wolf did. One tear escaped and Tala fell into me. She began to sob and her little body shook harder. For some reason she clutched on to me. She was making painful sounds that made my heart turn cold. My mate was hurting and I was the one yet again to hurt her. What is wrong with me? I howled up at the morning sky.

‘Shut up Colton’ my wolf growled. ‘Mate and child could be hurting. Tala is bleeding, get her help. NOW!’ my wolf bellowed at me.

I gathered Tala up in my arms and I ran inside. I began yelling for help. As I ran down the hall I wondered where everyone was. The house was absolutely quiet. There wasn’t one sound. Dammit, I know what happened now. It was the mating moon. My wolf took over and did what it was craving. Everyone was gone. They were wither with their mates or were out looking for their mate. Maybe father and mother will know what to do. I turned to head towards there room. the run there took forever and Tala was crying in hysterics in my arms. I tried to soothe her but I doubted there was much I could since I was the one to hurt her….again. Ugh, why can’t I stop hurting her? I don’t want to.

I burst open the doors to their room and to my utter frustration it was empty. I growled and quickly went to my room. I laid Tala down on the bed and she curled up. Quickly I got clothes for both of us. I slipped mine on and then went into the bathroom. I could still hear her crying. I got a bucket and a washcloth. I filled the bucket with warm water and then went to Tala. I went around the bed so she would see me. “Tala” I whispered. Her eyes met mine. They had turned a dirty green and she looked absolutely miserable. The tears kept falling, and they soaked into the bed beneath her.

“Tala, I need to clean the blood off of you. I promise, I won’t touch you any more than I have to.” I saw the fear in her eyes and it hurt like a knife in my spine that my mate was so terrified of me. I set the bucket next to the bed. “Can you come closer?” Tala hesitantly came over so that she laid next to the edge of the bed. I touched her leg, just above her knee, and she cried out. Tears threatened to spill but I held them back. There was an aching pain in my chest but I pushed it away. I needed to make sure Tala was okay.

I lightly grabbed her leg and opened them. I cleaned the blood away and it made me hate myself even more. Once Tala was clean I saw that most of the cuts were already healing. I gave her clothes and soon after slipping them on she fell asleep. I paced around my room torn between my emotions. I hated myself for hurting Tala, freaking again, then another part of me worried for her, and somewhere in the back a sick part of me was happy to finally be a dad. God, I’m horrible. How could I be happy when Tala was hurting so much?

Everyone came back that evening. I heard as all the guards came back and I felt it when my father came near. I rushed out of my room to find the doctor that stayed here. I found him and told him what happened. He told me to bring Tala to him immediately and I did it. He told me to leave him and Tala alone and I had a hard time doing it. My instincts said to stay near Tala and protect her, but at the same time I knew she probably hated me. She wouldn’t want me to be there. I hesitantly left them.

I sat outside his room thinking. I’ve ruined everything. My stupid wolf took over and I impregnated my mate. She’s young and isn’t ready for a baby yet. But I already love her so much. I live for her and only to make her happy.

Tala’s never going to forgive me for this. I’ve already screwed up a lot. There’s no way I can get her back after this. I whined at the thought of losing my mate. I’ve waited so long to find my mate and know I have to give her up. My heart beat slowed and it beat heavy. I’m no good for Tala. She needs someone that can treat her with the gentleness she needs.