Alpha Tristan ✓ [Republishing]

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- Kara -

I couldn't feel anything but pain.

My hands gripped Tristan's shoulders tightly as he coaxed me out of the shower. I had only been awake for three hours and I desperately needed to freshen up. My stitches throbbed and I kept the bandage on, which made showering more than difficult.

Nuka had taken my IV out as the rapid healing that came with being a werewolf was helping my body replenish what it needed. I wasn't out of the woods just yet because the amount of damage Mindy had caused was evidently lethal. Her claws had punctured my abdomen in four places and I sustained significant injury to my small intestine. I had lost a lot of blood and if I was human, I wouldn't have woken up. I knew the only thing that kept me alive was my wolf and my bond with Tristan and the pack.

I was so close to death.

My body had shut down, which was why I didn't instantly wake up after my surgery. As I was injured in human form, I was slipping away from my wolf. One side couldn't exist without the other and the supernatural explanation for my unconsciousness was that I had to be stuck in a liminal space.

Seconds before shifting into wolf form, werewolves would disconnect from their human side and 'cross' the bridge between the two natures. I was dying and after being saved, I couldn't come back to my human body until that bridge was fully repaired.

All I remembered was being in pure darkness but hearing my wolf on one side and the outside world on the other. Tristan made the darkness bearable. Hearing his voice made me hold on instead of fading away into the darkness.

Stepping closer to Tristan, I grimaced as I wrapped my arms around his neck. One of his hands left my hips as he reached for the towel and covered my body. I finally got the distinctive smell of the hospital off my skin and Tristan sighed into my neck, inhaling quietly.

"I still can't believe you're awake," he whispered softly, pulling back to look me in the eye. His glacier-like eyes melted with love as he stared down at me.

My body was still weak and he held me up as I willed the tears away. It was all overwhelming and I couldn't bring myself to feel all of my emotions. I distracted myself by tilting my head up and slanting my lips across his. I kissed him slowly until the fatigue hit me again.

I pulled back with a sigh and leaned heavily on him as I lost the energy to keep on standing. He gently lifted me into his arms and I gritted my teeth at the pain that surged through me. Resting my head against his shoulder, I closed my eyes and tried my best to control my emotions. The last thing I wanted was to break down.