Chapter 39 Revelation and suspicion
I started pacing, thinking about what to do, when I didn't come up with any ideas, I phoned Cassie. She picked instantly like she's been expecting the call. "Down girl, why are you calling at this time? I've waited since last night. But then again, I understand you were banging Mr. Hottie so..."
I groaned, "Cassie, nothing happened."
She paused "Nothing? Then why are you still there?"
I told her everything that happened and when I told her about Knox cleaning me, she burst out laughing. "He what? Oh my God, that's so hilarious!"
"Cassie, that's not funny, what should I do? He'd be here anytime soon."
She chuckled, "Sorry, I know how you feel right now, but you can't expect me to not laugh, it's just too funny." she continued laughing.
I facepalmed, was it a mistake that I called her? What kind of friend is this?
Just then, I heard a knock on the door causing me to jump "Delaney? I brought breakfast!"
Does he expect me to eat after what happened? "Uh... Okay, give me five minutes."
Five minutes turned to an hour then two, I have taken my bath, washed the sheets, now there's nothing else to do in the bathroom. Knox has been knocking asking if I'm okay while I'll come up with an excuse.
He pounded on the door again, "I'll break down the door if you don't open up, Laney." he meant it, I could tell from the way he said it.
I got up from the floor and silently went to open the door. Everywhere was silent, I didn't bother lifting my head, I could thank God I have a long hair which I used as a curtain to hide my face.
"Delaney, look at me."
I shook my head.
He chuckled. "Tell me something, do you regret what happened last night?"
I shook my head.
"Let me guess, you're embarrassed because I cleaned you up?"
My eyes shut involuntarily, I'm sure my whole body is flushed red from embarrassment.
He wrapped his hands around me, pulling me tight against him, "I never realize my mate could be this cute. But don't you think it's normal for a couple to take care of each other? If you don't want me to do that next time, then I won't. I feel it would be better not to make you uncomfortable around me."
"Knox?"
"Yeah?"
"Where's the food?"
He smiled at my excuse to change the topic. Similarly, he didn't bring it up again, he only led me into the room and served my breakfast. The whole day passed quickly with us lying lazily around the house. Knox told me a little about himself, but he didn't mention anything about the one he was telling me last night. When I asked him about it, his reply was... "Another time."
In the evening, he drove me back himself which made Cassie squeal non-stop, crushing over his looks.
~Rakel's POV ~
My plan was to mark her, but I failed despite It causing Ryder pain. Ryder has been silent since I left her at home - confused. I wanted to meet her the next day, but I received a piece of important information from Mira, concerning Delaney. If Mira hadn't said it was urgent, I would have stayed back... with her.
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"Tell me what's so important that you wanted me to return. "I demanded.
Mira immediately took me to her office, she then hesitated as if she's contemplating whether to tell me or not.
I was already running out of patience, so I commanded her instead, using my Alpha voice.
"When you first brought Luna in, I smelt something different about her. I wasn't sure at the beginning, so I took her blood and decided to run some tests."
My brow creased at that, Ten also said the same thing about her. "And?"
Mira took a deep breath, "I finally got some results, and it's bad. There are drugs in her bloodstream, know that the drugs aren't just her body but her blood." "What kind of drugs?"
"Addyi, HerSolution Pill, provestra and some other drugs I haven't confirmed. These are drugs designed to boost female libido. They are arousal pills. Some contain certain herbs, aphrodisiacs, that serve as sex enhancers for women. I wonder why Luna will take such kinds of drugs. Could it be that no human could satisfy her sexual needs? But then again, I found out that This isn't a recent thing, if my guess is right, the drugs were given to her at a tender age. Even if there's a way to treat it, she would die in the process. The drugs had been in her system for a long time, it's a miracle that she's still alive."
Ryder and I were furious by the time she finished. My mate is dying? Why would she take such drugs?
No, the question should be: Who gave her such kind of drugs at a young age? Could this really be the reason she smells off?
My fist clenched, I took a deep breath to calm my rage before asking, "These drugs... what are the symptoms and side effects? Tell me more about it." I needed to understand more about this, so I'll know what to do. "And, is there really no way to treat it?"
Mira glanced down at her fingers "I'm sorry Alpha, there isn't, if she's a wolf, she would have healed herself. And for the side effects... there are different kinds, depends on how it reacts to the person. However, it can arouse someone to a point of pain, especially if the person doesn't do anything to have a release at that moment."
My mind drifted back to the time I caught her masturbating in her room and the other time I found her in the bathroom. Could that be the side effect?
I cursed inwardly, fuck! I foolishly thought she was thinking about the vampire! I never knew she was in pain, damn it!
Furthermore, I even... I punished her after seeing her despite what she went through. I'm such a shitty mate!
Gritting my teeth, I stood, intending to visit her and demand an answer. Mira must have sensed my intentions because she quickly stopped me.
"Alpha no! You can't go to her now, not when you aren't thinking straight. Besides, she's human, I don't think she would spill all her secrets because you demanded it, they are softhearted creatures. You have to take things one at a time. If she wanted to tell you about it, she would have done so."
I shut my eyes. That's true, she's absolutely right. Knowing the kind of person my little mate is, it would be almost impossible to get anything out of her.
After taking a deep breath, I massage Ten through the mind link, 'Alpha?'
'Find out everything about my mate, don't leave a single detail out.'
'Yes, Alpha.'
I need to know who dared to hurt my mate, the person should pray I don't find him or her because I will make him pray for death.
"So you're saying my mate is dying?"
"There's a possibility that she has a few more years. If you can transform her to a wolf, then, there wouldn't be a problem."
I sighed, that will be an impossible task. I'm not sure if she'd want to become one of our kind. Besides, transforming a human can be quite challenging, many died in the past because they couldn't bear the pain of shifting. Damn! I feel so helpless. What should I do now?
Short chapter, feel sick