The Tormented Soul

Darius POV
I went to my bed two hours ago and I was not able to fall asleep. I laid on my back above my duvet in my boxers and
sweatpants. I have been tossing and turning the whole time. I’ve tried laying on my back, both of my sides, and my stomach but
nothing worked. I was starting to grow restless.
I have been working my ass off me with a lot of paperwork since I left Alea's room trying to figure out what pack she belonged to
and why the moonlit pack hunted her down and beat her, but I haven't been able to find out anything.
Every time I close my eyes my brain goes haywire trying to figure out why anyone would do that to her. I put my right arm over
my eyes trying again. I breathed in a deep and calm breath trying to sleep when I heard an ear-piercing scream echo through my
packhouse.
I jumped out of my bed and ran toward my door. I opened the door and came out in the hallway and I heard the screaming
coming from Alea's room.
"They are here! Get them off me!"
I ran towards her door and threw it open and saw Alea sitting up in her bed screaming her lungs out. I ran to her and took hold of
her arms while looking straight at her face. Her eyes were empty and they showed so much fear.
"Alea! What's the matter?"
I don't think she heard me because she was still screaming her lungs out.
"Alea, calm down no one is here." I told her trying to calm her down. But whatever I did, nothing worked.
While I tried to make her stop screaming I heard some of my pack members asking through our mind-link,
'What is going on?'
'Are we under attack'
'Who is screaming'
'We aren't under attack. I believe that the girl we saved from the moonlit pack is having a nightmare.’ I said back through the
pack mind link cut the mind link shifting my focus back on Alea when I heard Nicole in a private mind-link.

'Do you need any help?'
'No. I will handle it.' I said back.
I looked at Alea’s face and she was still screaming and her breath was not good. What the hell should I do? How can I calm her
down? She was literally having a big panic attack. Then I remembered what one of my old teachers taught us. I just hope she will
forgive me for this.
I smashed my lips against hers, making her hold her breath and at the same time stopping her panic attack. I held her in my
arms with my lips on hers. I moved my hand up to her cheek and deepened the kiss, even if this was not my intention. I just
couldn't help myself, she tasted so amazing. I licked the bottom of her lip to ask permission, I never thought she would open up
to me but she did and I stuck my tongue in. She tasted even more amazing than I ever imagined.
'I have to stop this before I end up in an awkward situation.' I thought to myself when I felt my member start to grow in my
sweatpants. I broke the kiss and I looked at Alea and I could see that she was now calm and her breath was back to normal. I
just hope she will forgive me. I did promise that she could trust me and I didn’t want to force myself on her.
She looked at me in shock. Her eyes were red and swollen from all the crying. I still had one of my hands on her cheek and the
other on her lower back. I could see the fear on her face and the tears that threatened to escape her eyes again.
"Shh, Alea. Everything will be fine. I am here."
I slowly put my arms around her to give her comfort. It was then I noticed that she leaned her face against my bare chest and I
started to rock her back and forth. I could feel that she relaxed more and more in my arms. It was then I leaned down and kissed
her on the top of the head. We sat like this for a while but when I started to notice that she was about to fall asleep leaning
against me I put her head on the pillow and put the duvet over her body and tucked her in. I got off the bed and started walking
towards the door when I felt a hand grab my arm stopping me in place. I turned back and saw her look right up at me.
"Please. Stay," She said in a whisper.
I looked at her and thought for myself. 'Did I just hear right?'
"Are you sure?" I asked back.
She just nodded and took a breath. "I don't want to be alone" With a low voice.

I gave her a smile and I got back in the bed, but I was on top of the duvet. I laid my arm over her and she snuggled closer to me.
I felt happy that she asked me to stay. Xander screamed in joy.
While I laid there I thought to myself. 'I will stay until she is asleep. I don't want to freak her out in the morning when she wakes
up.'
I am happy that I have found my mate. After all, I have been looking for her for such a long time. But laying here next to her was
hard for me because my instinct told me to mate and mark her, it's our nature. I can't do that to her or to me. Not after what she
has been through, not right now, I will wait till she is ready. I could feel that she was breathing deep so I knew she was about to
fall asleep. I will just hold her a little more before I go back to my own room.
It took a while before she was fully asleep. I moved away from her and slowly took my arm away from her so I could get up and
leave, but as I moved my arm away she started to make sounds that sounded like her mind and dreams were haunting her. I put
my arm around her once again and the second I had my arm around her she was quiet. I tried to leave a few more times but
every time I took my arm off her she made that sound again. So eventually I gave up and decided to stay and sleep next to her. I
pulled her close to my chest and wrapped both arms around her to make her feel safe and to make sure she sleeps all she
needs to.
I closed my eyes and I leaned against her and fell asleep beside her smelling her amazing scent, both I and Xander were happy
but we both were a little frightened about how she would react when she would wake up. But that is a problem I will handle
then.