Hearts On Fire

Amaya: “Answer my question!”

Azar: “Please tell me this is some sort of joke.”

Amaya: “Do I look like I'm kidding?”

Azar: “Doll…”

Amaya: “I told you not to touch me.”

Azar: “You really don't know who I am?”

Amaya: “Obviously. I can tell that you're a wolf with red eyes.”

Azar: “I'm your mate.”

Amaya: “Good joke. Now tell me what I'm doing in the hospital? Did you hurt me?”

Azar: “No! I would never hurt you. You were attacked by my pack members.”

Amaya: “Fucking wolves.”

Azar: “What's the last thing you remember?”

Amaya: “Me preparing to go to the club with my best friend.”

Azar: “So you don't remember meeting me there?”

Amaya: “Are you deaf or what? I already told you I have no idea who you are. Where’s Miranda? What did you do to her?”

Azar: “She's fine. She's outside with her mate.”

Amaya: “Miranda doesn't have a mate, stop lying!”

Azar: “Please calm down, you have broken ribs.”

Amaya: “Let me see Miranda.”

Azar: “I need to call the doctor first. Something's wrong with you.”

Amaya: “Everything’s fine with me. You're the insane one.”

Azar: “Doll…”

Amaya: “Stop calling me, doll!”

Azar: “Amaya, we’re mates and less than a day ago you told me that you loved me.”

Amaya: “What? I love you? What’s wrong with you? I don't even know you so how can I possibly love you?”

Azar: “Lay down.”

Amaya: “Stop telling me what to do. You're no one to me.”

Azar: “Amaya!! DOCTOR!! You'll be okay. The doctors are coming.”

In Azar’s head: The doctors rushed into the room after Amaya collapsed again. Now I was more worried than before, no, not worried. Scared to death. Her words were still echoing inside my head. She doesn't know who I am. She forgot it all. All of her feelings for me. All of our kisses, touches, our precious moments, her love. Everything’s gone. For a moment I hoped it was some sort of prank but then when I looked in her eyes, I knew it was true. The way she was looking at me like I was a complete stranger…like nothing ever happened between us. The same as the first time she saw me, there was that disgusted look towards me. Even hate towards me and my kind. She was back to the Amaya who hated wolves, thinking we are all cruel monsters just like her family and again, she laughed at my face when I said that we were mates. But she doesn't feel it anymore. My heart broke into a million pieces. I just stood there, petrified. Not knowing what will happen next. How could she forget all of that? How could she forget me? She told me that she loved me and now I'm nothing but a stranger to her. If I wasn't foolish and if I marked her maybe none of this would be happening right now. I was happy that she decided to trust me for the first time and I'm afraid that I won't get another chance with her but that was not even the worst thing. I could feel something changing. I don't know how to explain it. What's going on? All I can do is wait. Every second felt like eternity for me but no matter what happens, all I want is for her to be okay. Even if it means she doesn't want me in her life.

Doctor: “No need for concern. There was no more damage to her body. She's awake but we needed to give her an injection to calm her down as she was in distress. She fainted again due to shock and stress. Unfortunately she has partial amnesia. It's a consequence of her concussion.”

Azar: “Will her memory come back?”

Doctor: “This is something we can't know for sure. It can be temporary and she’d start to solely regain her memory but on the other hand there's a possibility she'll never get it back. We don't know how much at this point. Her mental and physical rest is crucial.”

Azar: “Is there anything I can do to help her get her memories back?”

Doctor: “Not for now. She's under a lot of stress so pressuring her into anything could do too much. She can easily get overwhelmed again and that's not what we want.”

Azar: “Can I see her?”

Doctor: “I really don't know how to say this. She doesn't recognize you at all so I don't think it's smart for you to be around here at the moment.”

Azar: “Fuck.”

Doctor: “She's asking for her friend. Like I said, she needs rest and to be around people she's comfortable with and at this moment, it's not you. I’m really sorry. Do you know where her friend might be? I believe it’ll be beneficial for them to be together right now. She’s clearly the only person she trusts at the moment.”

Azar: “I understand. I'll go get Miranda.”

Thorne: “Calm down, please. It's all in the past. Now you two have us. Let's go home and get some rest. you spent the whole night crying.”

Miranda: “I'm waiting for her to wake up. Do you think she'll be okay?”

Thorne: “I know it.”

Azar: “Miranda?”

Miranda: “What's happening?”

Azar: “Amaya wants to talk to you.”

Miranda: “My bub is finally awake.”

Thorne: “Is everything okay?”

Miranda: “Yeah, what's with the face?”

Azar: “Amaya has amnesia, she doesn't remember who I am.”

Miranda: “What are you talking about?”

Azar: “It's due to the concussion she had. The last thing she remembers is you both preparing to go to the club. She doesn't remember meeting me there for the first time. She lost all of those memories so she's asking for you.”

Miranda: “I'll go see her.”

Thorne: “I don't know what to say, brother.”

Azar: “There's nothing left to say. You should’ve seen the look in her eyes. She forgot it all. (a week later in the garden back home)”

In Amaya’s head: I left the hospital yesterday. The last few days I've spent there I was in shock. I didn't know what was happening. After meeting Azar, I was confused but Mir soon came to comfort me. She explained to me that everything he said to me was true. Parently, we both found our mates and not only that…even though I'm human, Mir says I fell in love with him. That explains the pain in his eyes when I didn't recognize him. That agonized me. I felt guilt because of it. He was suffering because of me and I didn't feel anything. To me he was just a stranger. The doctor said that it's more probable that my memory will come back at some point but still, nothing is happening. They said that it's for the best to be surrounded by people I know and familiar places. Miranda and her mate Thorne were around all the time but now I needed some alone time. I felt like the harder I was trying to remember, the further I was away from getting it back. I haven't seen Azar again since that day in the hospital. Miranda says he doesn't wanna disturb me because of the way I reacted to him when I woke up. For some reason, I missed his presence. That's why it was easy for me to accept that it's all true about us being mates which made it harder for me. I was afraid to even think how he feels. I don't even know where he is but I felt like that part of me is missing. It's night time already. I should go and try to get some sleep. I can’t take Azar off my mind. I'm trying, I really am trying to remember. Maybe if he was around it would be easier for me. Where is he? (at the bar)

In Azar’s head: For seven days now I've been drowning my sorrows in drinks. My heart was crushed, Blaise was devastated. Our mate doesn't love us anymore. She doesn't want us. Her being okay was the most important thing for me and thank God she's doing well but her memory is not back. I pray that this is only temporary but still, nothing is happening. After how she reacted to me it was more than clear she doesn't want me around. so I stayed away. It hurt me like nothing before. Will she ever remember me? At this point I don't know. I couldn't even feel her anymore. It was like…it was like our mate bond was slowly fading away. I had too much again.

Christine: “Hello, Azar. Do you need some company?”