“You disobeyed me Lily, we told you to stay inside” He said, burying his face in my neck.
“I’m okay now” I tell him, and he shakes his head.
“No, you nearly died. Next time, listen. I can’t lose you” He tells me, and I nod, not wanting to argue with him.
A few minutes later, Doc walks in. Damien introduces her as Maria.
“You’re looking better today, Luna. Gave us quite the scare,” She tells me. She seems nice and motherly. Her chocolate brown eyes watching me. She has dark curly hair and a white lab coat on. Her glasses perched on the end of her nose as she looked at me.
“Can you lay on the bed? I just want to check you’re healing properly” She says, before I feel Damien stand placing me on the bed and I lay down. He stands close, watching as she lifts the hospital gown and writes some notes after inspecting my skin.
“You’re healing fast, The Alpha’s blood and Tatum’s have sped up the healing process” She says nodding her head happily.
I go to ask her something but hesitate, not wanting to sound vain. Damien notices my hesitation.
“What’s wrong?” He asks, brushing my hair from my face.
I point to my face where the scar runs jagged.
“Will this remain like that?” I ask her. Damien snorts, making me look up at him.
“You nearly died and you're worried about scarring?” He shakes his head. Doc ignores him and answers.
“It will but it will be barely noticeable, Rebecca did a good job at stitching it, it will only be a very faint line once healed. The werewolf blood has helped heal you, Lily so it shouldn’t look anywhere near as bad as it does now” She explains.
I nod, feeling a little relieved that my face won’t look like I had been put through a blender.
“When can I go home?” I ask.
“Today I will organise the discharge papers” She goes to walk out when she pauses before turning back to me.
“You know. I know you’re hesitant about him marking you, Lily. But when wolves mark each other, they take pieces of each other, strengthen each other, the Alpha marking you might actually be beneficial not just because of the bond and the fact you won’t be rogue. Your wolf may feel more at ease and your ability to heal should become stronger. Just something to think about” She says before looking at the Alpha. His eyes lit up at the thought of marking me, and I could feel how much he really wanted to.
I nod, not saying anything. Maria left the room, leaving us alone.
“Did you ask her to say that?” I ask him, making him look at me.
“No, Lily. Doc is right though and I think you know that”
“I have a surprise waiting for you at home. In fact, three of them” He tells me, leaning down on the bed and kissing my head softly. I look up at him and he kisses my lips.
“And I’m not telling you so don’t ask?” He says smiling deviously. I roll my eyes before a more pressing question hits me.
“Why did they attack? What did they want?” I ask. Damien leans back, his face taking a more serious expression.
“I don’t know Lily” He answers, but I can tell he is lying, which angers me and Layla.
“You’re lying” I tell him, and he looks at me and suddenly realises I can feel what he feels, now I have marked him. He sighs before sitting next to me on the bed.
“I can’t tell you right now, just focus on getting better. Then once I have marked you, I will tell you,” He says looking toward the window and not meeting my gaze.
“So you refuse to tell me unless you mark me?” I ask, incredulous that he was actually using that against me.
“It’s not like that, Lily. I have my reasons”
“And what are they?”
“It doesn’t matter right now, just let it go” He sighs, running his hand through his hair before pinching the bridge of his nose. Doc suddenly walks in and I don’t get to demand he answer.