One Mate and a Rejection

Chapter 34

Jared’s pov

It became clear and obvious when Emerald refused everyone’s offers to help her to the washroom that she was going to go see Jace.

I hadn’t missed her terrified expression when he had stepped in to the room.

Also, jace had kept his eyes leveled anywhere but near her.

I usually figure things out quickly but this I didn’t get.

What happened between Em and Jacethat made her react the way she did.

The look on her face was one of utter and complete destruction.

“excuse me,” I mumbled to Jasmine and my father, stepping out of the crowded room.

I smiled politely at a nurse walking by and looked around for the washroom.

I caught sight of it quickly and headed on over, knocking softly on the door.

“Emmie?” I asked, and quickly corrected myself, remembering she didn’t like me calling her that,” Er, Em? Emerald?”

No answer.

I opened the door only to be met with an empty room.

I sighed, having expected this.

I walked around a bit, looking for where she might have gone but I didn’t spot her anywhere.

I ran my fingers through my hair, and turning around only to be met with the sight of her and Jace through a window.

They’re lips were locked together in a passionate kiss.

I dropped my hand, feeling all of my energy being sucked out of me.

I felt as little as the dust on the ground.

Suddenly, I saw emerald fists twitching as she tried to push him away.

I didn’t think anymore. It was like brain was kicked out of the equation and my adrenaline became my new source of action.

I darted towards the door, running at full speed until I reached them before grabbing jace by the shoulders and landing my fist squared into his jaw.

I heard a loud scream as I knocked him to the ground, growling loudly when I felt his claws scratching my knees.

I pushed Em away from him when I noticed his body beginning to twitch.

He darted up, now in wolf form and ran for the woods, howling loudly behind him.

I turned towards a flustered Emerald, breathing hardly.

“Are you okay?”

“why did you do that!” She snapped.

“what do you mean?” I asked.

“I needed to talk to him! Now i probably won’t see him for months!”

“But Em, he was kissing you. A-and you were struggling-”

“it’s a kiss Jared! Not a weapon of mass destruction! Relax! Stay out of my life next time!”

She had tears now running down her face and was about to walk away when suddenly, she froze and her eyes began to flutter.

“Em?”

But she wouldn’t respond. She looked somewhere far away.

“Em? You okay?”

I stepped forward just as her eyes shut and she felt backwards into my arms.

I carried her inside, running rapidly towards a nurse.

“Help! Ma’am! Please!”

“what happened?” She yelled, helping me lie Em down on a stretcher.

“I-I don’t know, she just fainted.”

She wheeled Emerald into a room, and placed a long slender tube in between her lips.

“is this Emerald Carson?” She asked, pressing some buttons.

“yes why?”

“she’s the one with sleep apnea and sudden comas. This machine will help her breath while she sleeps.”

“So she’s just gonna slip Into sudden comas from now on?”

“yes, and unfortunately she also has sleep apnea which basically means she sometimes forgets to breath during sleep and if it lasts for long periods of time, it can kill her.”

I collapsed in the sofa near by, burying my hands in my hair.

“the doctor didn’t say that!” I snapped.

“he was told not to, due to the resent events. He thought it would be a bit too much for them to handle.”

“Is this because of her mate? Because he’s in a coma? Or is it just because she was almost drowned.”

“it’s both really. When one Mate is weak, they need help from their other mate to strengthen them. But when both mates are equally weakened life what happened with Emerald and her mate, both of their wolves just gave out. His first and her wolf was strong enough to hold on a little longer resulting in sudden comas and sleep apnea.”

“So her mate has got it worse?”

“Of course, he’s in a coma, and she won’t get better until he does.”

“f*ck!” I yelled, slamming my fists into the table besides me,” she doesn’t deserve this happening to her!”

“We are trying the best we can sir, but I’m afraid it’s all up to fate now.”

“fate’s never been good to her, so it won’t start now.”

The nurse remained quite for a moment before staying,” that’s unfortunate.”

The door suddenly opened and Emerald’s parents walked in.

“oh! My baby!” Her mom began to cry, running towards her daughter,” what happened!”

“she went into a sudden coma, don’t worry ma’am these only last a day tops.”

“Sudden coma! The doctor never said anything about that! How did this happen!” Emeralds father snapped.

“This is merely her wolf’s reaction to the state of her mate-”

“mate! She doesn’t even have a mate!” he screamed,” you call yourself a hospital! You can even get your facts right!”

“There must be something not right then sir, it clearly states here that her mate is in a coma, therefore-”

“How when she has no damn mate! Mary?” He looked at his wife who has gone quite,” can you believe this?”

“Sir, it says here that her mate-”

“Enough about the mate already! Mary, we’re moving hospitals!”

But she wouldn’t answer.

“Mary? Why are you so quite! They dont even have their facts right here!”

She sighed, and looked up at me.

“what’s going on! Is there something I don’t know!” He finally yelled.

“Let’s go talk outside,” she said, taking him out of the room.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to reveal anything I wasn’t supp-” began the nurse, apologizing.

I sighed,” it was bound to come out anyway, it might as well happen while she’s in a coma.”

The next couple of hours were chaos. Emeralds father had left the hospital in anger and disappointmentfrom what I heard.

Mary had told him Emerald had a mate but has yet to reveal who it was.

Emerlad woke up a couple of hours later and was immediately surrounded with her friends and family.

Jace was also here but had refused to come inside. Something told me he didn’t want to face Emerald.

I hadn’thad the chance to talk to him, but when I do, I will demand answers to all these lingering questions.

Why did he kiss Em?

Why was she so scared when she saw him?

What is going on between them at the moment?

But one thing I was certain of was that I had to be Emeralds protecter now that Blade is practically dead.

Emerald’s pov

Everybody talked. They all had something to say whether it was about school, home, the pack, even the news.

Someone was always talking, unaware of the person inside of me yelling shut up and leave me alone!

All I wanted to do at the moment was crawl over to blades bed and lay down with his lifeless body.

I noticed that dad wasn’t here and felt relived.

One less voice talking over all the others.

I thought of Jace and remembered that I still had to talk to him.

He had so much to explain, like why did he try to kill me?

A part of me still couldn’t believe that sweet little jace tried to murder me!

The one who lied to me about his mate and parents dying, the one that made me feel so bad for him and like him so much!

I liked him enough to disobey my mate just to see him!

“emerald honey, do you want some cookies?” My mother was asking.

“no thanks,” I smiled.

An hour later, they all finally left, leaving me alone with an un conscience Blade.

I slipped out of my bed and made my way to his, parting his curtains and hopping on to his bed.

I closed the curtains to give us some privacy and hugged him close.

“I miss you,” I mumbled into his chest.

I let the silence settle and listened to the beating of his heart.

It was the only thing that made him alive at the moment.

I stroked his hair, wanting to redo time so badly, wishing that I hadn’t gone to visit Jace that day.

“it all my fault,” I mumbled, breathing in his scent.

He no longer smelled like the forest and perfume.

He now smelled of chemicals and too much medicine.

“I should’ve just listened to you and not have gone, you were right.”

I thought of all the times I disobeyed him and sometimes I ended up regretting it, but this time I messed up big enough that it effected his life.

I felt a tear slip down the corner of my eye as I kissed his rough cheek that was now furry with hair.

“I really missed you,” I said into his ear,” I doubt you can hear me but please come back.”

Suddenly, I remembered our most passionate kiss that night of the party. I was the happiest girl in the morning when I woke up to his face.

I blushed just thinking about the kiss.

How do I go on everyday without those kind of kisses?

It was mainly passionate because of all our anger and compulsion.

It had all smashed into one and it all came out in one angry, violent, lustful, hungry kiss.

How can I wake up my prince?

I thought of all those movies and stories where a kiss can bring back love from the dead.

I satup and stated at his face, letting my gaze travel down to his lips.

I leaned in forward, just as a tear escaped my eyes.

The moment it hit his cheek was the same moment my lips touched his.

I suddenly felt like I was invading his personal space and backed away quickly.

For some reason, a large part of me was expecting his eyes to open after that kiss.

They never did.

I finally broke down and cried into his shoulders.

“I’m so sorry,” I cried out loud,” please come back! Please!”