Feral

Chapter Nine

After their eventful morning, things had seemed to calm down. Despite it starting with Meleni tossing small objects like books or shoes, even a chair one point. Those were followed by her squeak of surprise as her mate was able to catch it easily dodge it, allowing a small victory laugh for him.

It wasn't long before she ended up bent over his knee again. This time, she put up a little more of a fight. She managed to dig her claws into him. Although she felt proud to have left a mark on the Alpha, she also found herself upset inside to be hurting her mate.

She also began to regret it when he began to spank her again, even though she was already hurting from before. It makes it feel worse than the first time. She yelped and soon began crying after two crisp smacks down on her ass. Even the Alpha couldn't do it even more, not with his mate sounding so hurt.

But now it was quiet. At the desk, Basilius sat with a first aid kit and began to carefully clean his now bloodied arms. She even managed to knock his cheek. He didn't complain, but he was a little more worried about getting blood everywhere than the pain.

"Baby girl..." He started, glancing to Meleni. "Could you be a dear and help me clean my face?"

Meleni sat on the bed, crouching on the bed, completely wrapped in the blanket. The only thing that poked out was her frown and a few little fingertips that tightly held the blanket around her. She pouted. About everything.

"Don't give me that look... You were the one who did this to me..." He sighed and held his hand out for her.

Surprisingly, she slipped out from the blanket and went to him, allowing him to wrap his extended arm around her waist. Taking a cotton pad, she began to carefully clean up the blood that had leaked from the cut. She closely looked at it before she gently let her milky fingertips run over his slightly inflamed skin.

"Will it scar?" She softly whispered to him, filled with a strange sense of guilt.

"I am sure it will." He shrugged. Nothing he wasn't used to, being covered head to toe in many different scars.

"Oh." Was all she said, still running her gentle touch over it.

"Would you like some ice?" He asked, his hand slipping from her waist to her still aching butt to soothingly rub it.

She flinched and slowly nodded, holding back a soft whine as she seemed to lean more toward him. She plucked some bandages from the desk and began to gingerly place them on his cuts in only the most tender way she could. She did feel wrong. She had hurt her mate, leaving him with scars.

"Don't worry..." he let out a gentle chuckle seeing the expression he mad. "They will be my favorite scars. A gift from my mate."

Meleni let a sad smile slip onto her face as she nodded. She slipped on his lap carefully balancing on her thighs rather than her butt. Softly, laying her head against his uncut cheek, reaching up and carefully petting it.

His wolf was quite happy with her actions, he wanted to come out, smother her with kisses and carry her to their bed and just fuck her. But he knew better than that. He had to move gradually with his Meleni. He forced himself to stay still for her.

"Darling, why did you run?" He carefully questioned her, wrapping his arms around her waist, his thumb slowly rubbing against her in a reassuring way.

She was hesitant to answer, but she did. "I was scared... I still am scared."

"I will protect you. Every moment, everyday..." He said comfortingly.

"Scared of you, being in a pack, the weight of responsibility. It's a lot..." She whispered, choking on her words as she tried to keep herself from crying.

He let out a quiet exhalation and closed his eyes. "How long were you alone...?"

"... All my life... But physically for about eight years." Her voice felt empty, yet full of pain

"Well, you're not alone anymore, Meleni. I will always be by your side. And so will our pack." He tilted his head to look at her.

She stared right back at him with teary eyes. But he couldn't make out of they were sad or happy tears. He was sure she didn't know either. His forehead pressed against hers, sending a wave of heat through them both as she closed her eyes slowly.

He couldn't help himself, not being so close. He let his lips meet hers. At first, it was simply brushing against hers, testing to see if she would allow it. He could feel her cheeks heat with a blush, yet she didn't react much more. Lifting a hand to cup her cheek, he pressed a kiss upon her beautiful, soft lips, a sensational feeling exploding in his lips.  He was certain it was the same for her as she let out a pitiful, small moan. It made it hard for him. No. It made him hard.

With a small growl, he pulled away causing her to look a bit worried. Slowly, he slipped her off his lap, standing up and ruffling her hair. She looked confused, if not a little worried.

"Elyse and Selene will come to take care of you soon. They'll bring breakfast and make sure you'll eat it all. You need your strength." And with that he cruised to the on-suite bathroom.

She couldn't help herself as she whimpered, moving back to the bed. She curled up on it and let out another soft whine before looking around at the bed. It wasn't comforting in the slightest. She needed to make it into a more fitting nest. It was instinctive, her wolf telling her what to do to make it comforting go her and her mate as well.

Slowly, she arranged the pillows around herself, as well as the blanket, which she curled up underneath. At least until the doors opened. In came Elyse and Selene, carrying breakfast and clothes for her.

"Good morning, Luna." Elyse smiled.

"I-I am not Luna yet though." She peeked out of the blankets before crawling out of her nest.

Selene smiled at the sight. "You will be soon. Look, you've made a nest for yourself. You'll probably go into heat shortly."

"Heat." Meleni frowned at the thought and moved to sit at the table in the room as Selene placed down a tray of breakfast.

"It's not as bad as you would think when you're with your mate." Selene shook her head with a smile.

"It's even worse..." Meleni mumbled before quickly thinking of an excuse. "I am gonna just embarrass myself."

"It's natrual, nothing yo be embarrassed about. It happens to all of us." She said gently.

Meleni didn't respond with more than an 'mhm' as she shoved a spoon full of oatmeal into her mouth. It was delicious. It had small cut up apples in it along with a sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar.

"Can I have some ice? Please..." Meleni spoke up.

"Ice?" Selene exchanged a look with Elyse before leaving the room.

Meanwhile, Elyse began to brush Meleni's white hair until it was perfectly groomed. She didn't mind the help but wasn't exactly happy to have her head jerked back suddenly when she was ready to take a bite.

In the end, she ate all her oatmeal, just as Basilius has instructed. With a small sigh, she leaned back in the chair before Elyse pulled her out, standing her up straight to dress her. Today, it was a simple pink dress with embroidered little white flowers and pearly buttons.

Meleni doubted she would be able to leave the room that day, so she wasn't sure why she had to get dressed. She would much rather stay in her nest and rest.

So, once Senele came with an ice pack, the two dismissed themselves. She let out a soft sigh and threw the the dress off and pulled her nightgown back on, slipping back into her cozy nest. She had made it big enough for her and her mate, but it felt too big without him in it. Sighing, she curled up again, putting the ice pack onto her butt, letting out a little whine. She didn't like the cold.