Saved by a Cupcake

27. Mia

Mia's POV

After staying at the Broken Light Pack for a week, James was finally discharged from the hospital. His mother was coming to pick us up with Zoey. They wanted to come to visit, but they needed to deal with their new living situation. James assured them that he understood.

James finally seemed healthy again; his wolf healed him. His stomach has a big scar. The doctors said it was lucky that the wolf was young; it was his second time-shifting. So this wolf didn't know how to attack properly, and that saved my James.

James assured me that he wasn't mad about my last sentence to him. I had to be reassured many times since I couldn't forgive myself. I didn't want to be a burden to James's recovery, so I let myself start to believe it.

I helped Alpha Crystal with her duties as an alpha. She seemed still unsure of herself. I really wished James's dad hadn't left her when she wasn't ready. After he left, my dad was forced to come back home to look after Dave.

However, Crystal was well on her way to becoming a great alpha with an amazing luna by her side. Isabella and I were able to catch up. I had to agree that Crystal was a beautiful woman that Isabella was lucky to be stuck with. Isabella was the happiest I've ever seen.

I got a text message from James's mom that they arrived. I helped James into his wheelchair and carefully put our bags on his lap. Then, I pushed him up to the front of the hospital. His mother's car was waiting for us.

I carried the bags into the car and put them in the truck. Zoey and his mom rushed over to help him into the car. James assured them that he was almost back to normal, and he buckled himself into the seat. Zoey sat in the passenger seat, and I sat in the middle back seat to be closest to James.

I leaned my head onto his shoulder as we drove back home. James fell asleep during the car ride. 'Is he really okay,' Zoey asked me through the mind link.

'Yes, the doctor said he just might sleep a little longer for a little bit. His wolf helped heal the big wounds, but it took a toll on his body regardless.'

Zoey signed a breath of relief. Her brother was going to be okay. We made it back to the pack in one piece, and I carefully woke him up. "James, we're home."

He groaned as he started to stir. "Once we get you inside, I promise you can go to sleep again." It was comical, comparing this situation to similar ones we've had growing up. You would fall asleep in the car during a road trip, and your dad would carry you upstairs to your bed. However, no one could carry James up to his bed now.

James woke up enough to lean on Ben and my dad as they walked him up to his bed. I gathered all the bags and rushed into the house. Zoey and his mom told me that they would prepare dinner for tonight. They left us alone after that.

I asked Ben for updates about the pack, and he assured me everything was under control for now. The council purchased an old restaurant building that we will remodel for the Italian restaurant. Everyone was mainly focused on James. My fridge was stocked up with prepared dinners. This pack cared about their luna.

I went to our bed as James was trying to fall back asleep. However, after about five minutes, he sighed. "Help me fall back asleep."
"Do you want me to tell you a story that my mom use to tell me?"
"Yes."

I smiled at his adorable face and kissed him. He tried to make it last longer, but I broke apart. "The doctor specifically told me no," I reminded me. It was the most embarrassing moment of my life.

The doctor looked at me, uncomfortably. "Now James will say he's ready to be intimate again in a couple of days. However, he needs two full weeks of rest after the attack to be okay for that. You're going to have to refuse him."

James was laughing as my face grew red. The doctor left after he made me uncomfortable.

"Fine, I'll be a good boy and listen to your story," James assured me, and I smiled.
"Good, I can't resist you," I whispered, and his eyebrows lifted. My stomach dropped to the floor.

"Okay, so once upon a time," I started to say in a weak voice before taking a deep breath.
"There was a prince who lived in a castle. He had refused service to an old witch who needed to shelter from the rain. So, she cursed him to become a beast for ten years until he learned the meaning of love.

"After nine long years, he gave up hope. Who could ever learn to love a beast? However, there was one villager who longed to explore the outside world. She left her quiet village to explore and came across his castle by accident.

"It started to rain, so she rushed to get inside the castle. She believed the state of it abandoned it. The beast came down to attack the intruder. The girl begged for her life, but there was only one solution. The beast would have to hold her captive for the rest of her life to assure no one would learn about the beast.

"She had no choice but to agree. So she lived with the beast, and they grew closer. She had never had any friends before, and neither did he. Slowly, he started to gain hope that she might break the curse.

"However, some of his loyal servants received notice that her father was dying. The beast realized he loved her too much to keep her away from her family. So, he let her go.

"The girl rushed back home, grateful to the beast for letting her go. After spending time with him and realizing how much they had in common, she realized she loved the beast. After her father got better, she resolved to go back to him.

"Her father slowly got better, and she felt comfortable leaving him again to find her beast. She told him where he was going, and he tried to stop her. However, she was already gone. Her father helped gather the villagers to save his daughter.

"They stormed the castle. The girl was afraid of them hurting her beloved. She rushed to his side to help prepare him for the fight. However, the beast was ill. The human side of him was dying while the beast was taking over.

"The girl realized she would have to fight for her love. The servants joined her in the ballroom. The villagers tried to reason with her. 'I love him!' She shouted.

"The beast heard this, and he slowly transformed back to his human side. He walked down to surprise his beloved. The girl recognized his eyes but refused to go near this man.

"'It is I, the beast,' he told her, and she slowly realized she broke the curse. After the villagers were reassured that there was no beast; they went back to their village. The prince and girl lived happily ever after."

James was already fast asleep before I finished the story. He was so peaceful. I leaned over and kissed his forehead. "Goodnight, my very own prince."

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