All That Is You

Chapter 19

It had been two weeks since Levi had taken me from my father and he was adamant about not letting me out of his sight. It was as though he was afraid I would disappear, as though he was worried he wouldn't be able to protect me if I wasn't with him at all times.

He was protective to the point where he hesitated allowing me to go to the bathroom and apart from Leila, Augustus and Alexander, I hadn't met anyone else in the pack.

The house always seemed to be empty even though I could sometimes hear whispers from the hallway and I assumed Levi had something to do with it. Although, I didn't really mind the solitude that came with the quiet house now that I had someone to share it with.

The darkness that consumed me whenever I was alone now had no way of reaching me with Levi's constant presence. Over the past few days, he had been trying to get to know me better and while there wasn't much I could tell him since I spent most of my life in a cell, his eyes lit up whenever I would talk about myself.

Warmth spread like fire through my veins every time he smiled at me and every touch sent a torrent of butterflies pounding against my chest, urging me to pull him closer and never let go. Safety and comfort were unfamiliar to me and yet that was all I felt around Levi and I couldn't understand why he didn't look at me the way everyone else did. I wanted to trust him but I couldn't help the waves of worry that crashed over me, filling my lungs every time I opened my mouth to confide in him.

I was so so scared. I was absolutely terrified that he would wake up one day and realize he had wasted his time on me. I felt paralyzed at the thought of him leaving once he decided he deserved more than what was left of me, once he realized how ruined I truly was.

Instead, I focused my attention on unraveling him so I could distract him from discovering how much of a wreck I was. Since he was busy with his Alpha duties, we didn't have much time to talk with how much paperwork Levi needed to fill out and with how little free time we had, this meant that our meals together turned into bonding sessions where he would try and get to know me although he avoided the topic of my father and my imprisonment which I was thankful for.

I still didn't have the courage to look at myself in the mirror but I could tell I was much better off than I was when I had initially come to the Hyperion Pack. The bruises were slowly disappearing and my body was looking less like that of a skeleton with every meal I ate. There were times when I couldn't handle the amount of food and I would vomit all that I had eaten but I was making progress.

I was proud of how far I had gotten but Levi was concerned with how slow I was healing and he decided to take me to the pack doctor. The moment we stepped into the pack hospital we were greeted by a handful of unfamiliar people all wearing white lab coats. They were all peering curiously at me and I cowered behind Levi. It wasn't until he growled that they backed off and hurried off to do their jobs.

"Alpha, Luna," a voice called. I turned towards the voice and noticed it was the woman that had first examined me when I woke up in the hospital. A small smile graced her face at the sight of us and she bowed her head before walking away from us. "It's good to see you're doing well, Luna. Follow me this way."

I hesitantly followed her and Levi placed his hand on my back, an assurance that he was with me and he wasn't leaving. She led us into the same room I was in before and I let out a breath at the familiar white walls. She closed the door behind her as I walked over to sit in the plastic chairs placed in the corner of the room, Levi plopping down next to me.

She grabbed a chair and sat down so she was facing both of us, her clipboard clutched in her hands. "What seems to be the problem today?"

Levi's eyes bore into her and her smile flickered under the intensity of his gaze. "She doesn't seem to be healing at a normal rate despite how much she's been eating."