The Alpha's Broken Mate

Chapter 60: Monster

Penelope's P.O.V.

When the sun started to peak through the windows, I slowly started to untangle myself from Adam's hold.

I sat at the edge of the bed and stared at my arms. I unwrapped the bandages and still saw the marks I made.

'Ace?' I called out to my wolf. 'Yeah?' She replied tiredly. 'Are you okay?' 

'... Just tired. I think it's the 'monster' trying to take over me, I feel like I was hit by a train.'

'I won't bother you anymore, get some rest.' I said.

'Oh, Penny, you're not bothering me. But I would like some rest. You should get some too, you were awake the whole night.'

'Something's keeping me awake, I can't.'

'I'm pretty sure this is because of the injection they gave us, but make sure you tell Adam if you feel off or anything, alright? I won't be useful in this state.'

'Okay.' I replied. I felt my wolf retreat back into my mind.

I went into the bathroom to find new bandages, but I couldn't find any. I sighed and left the room to look for some.

As I walked down the hallways of the house, I realized that I didn't know where to find the bandages.

I aimlessly walked around the house, not wanting to go back to the room.

By sheer chance, I bumped into Cameron, who was also wandering around the house.

"Hey, what are you doing up?" He asked me. "I couldn't sleep," I replied, shrugging.

"I feel like the 'monster' is going to... surface."

I saw Cameron tense for a second, but relaxed, "well, if you do, we always have your back."

"I'm scaring everyone, right? No one wants me here anymore because I'm a threat," I said sadly.

"No! No, you're not. We're just... wary."

I raised an eyebrow, and Cameron sighed, "okay, yeah. Maybe you are scaring some of the pack members."

"And their opinion matter too. I should leave," I said, turning around.

Cameron, however, stopped me by putting a hand on my shoulder, "it's fine. Adam would want you to stay."

I shrugged off his hand, "well, yeah, because he's my mate. He needs me to stay," I countered.

"Look, we're trying to find another way to the antidote. Replicate it even."

"What if the antidote doesn't even work? What if that witch was lying to us? She seems like that type of person."

I walked back towards Adam's room, but before I opened the door, Cameron placed a hand on mine.

"If you leave now, catching you would just be a nuisance to us."

I paused in my tracks. So that's what they think of me now? An annoyance?

I took back my hand from the doorknob, "if that's what you think of me as, I'll just stay locked up then," I said angrily, stomping away from him.

"Wait! Penny, I didn't mean it like that!" I heard Cameron calling out for me, but I didn't stop.

I was hurt by what he said. To think that Cameron, the first person I trusted in this pack, would say that.

Tears started flowing down my cheeks, and I couldn't do anything to stop it.

I reached the library of the pack house and pulled on the doors.