Alone

The World

Damien's POV

I sat here. Desperate. Praying to God, the Moon, anyone that would listen. All I need is for her to be alright. That's all I want.

My beautiful mate fell out of my arms and into someone else's because I didn't care for her enough. I took away her natural born right as my mate. I know she deserves better than me, but there's no way in hell I could ever let her go. Not again.

I watched my Adriana sleep. I watched her for hours, days, I don't know how long, I didn't eat or sleep. Nurses and doctors walked in and out checking on me and her. No one knew what you do in this situation. Normally a mate's mark would speed up the healing process, but she doesn't have my mark. My being here isn't helping. I can't mark her. It wouldn't fix anything. A wolf is only supposed to be marked once, being marked three times will do more harm than good at this point.

I looked at my mate sleeping. Everything about her was beautiful, everything except that mark. The mark of another wolf. Jax hated it. Every hair on his body stood at attention, really to punce and dig his teeth into her to make her his. Forever. But that won't happen. I won't take that from her again. She will be remarked on her own terms.

I can't lose her again.

I looked down at my blurry hands. One, two, three tear drops falling off of my face. I sat and cried. Sniffled, sobbed. Nothing could ever compare to the pain I endured with her gone. What kind of a fool would do that to their mate. I don't deserve a mate.

The next thing I knew, I looked up and her eyes were open. My Adriana was awake! She looked around the room. I grabbed her hands from where they had floated  to her neck. She obviously noticed I hadn't marked her again. I stared into her eyes. Sincere words of apology and adoration poured out of my mouth, "I couldn't claim you again. You were too weak. It would've killed you. You needed all the strength you had to make it. You fell from a tree four stories high. Jax and I did all we could to save you from falling, but we were late. Too late. You hit and the fall punctured a lung, broke your arm, and gave you a concussion. I'm so sorry. I should've been there. I should've had my eyes on you and not him. It's my fault. Baby I'm so sorry I couldn't take care of you like you deserve."

She seed shocked. I guess she wasn't expecting her injuries to be so bad.

"Y-you still love me?" Her voice broke. Tears rushed down her cheeks. She was broken.

I pulled her into my chest. Tears of my own falling, "Of course. Why the hell wouldn't I? You're my everything. I didn't treat right before. Believe me, I will do anything you want. Say the word and it's yours. Anything in the world. I owe the world to you."

She looked up at me slowly, "Because of you I will never be the same."

Hi. Sooo, my personal problems have been worked out, kinda. If you really care you can DM me, I open to talk about my life and give anyone insight if they're in a rough patch like I was. But I'm back. Romantic juices are flowing and I'm here to be a better author to those few loyal fams who didn't forget about me during my break!!