A Mate for the Latecomer novel Chapter 26

Shutting the door behind me I put a hand to my beating heart while Eliz still laughs at me for being too sure with the boys. I know I'm still not allowed to roam around but still I wanted to take a walk. I was almost to the door when I collided with an elderly woman. She struggled to balance herself making her fall down.

I quickly apologise and help her up; she went for the basket filled with white cloth I reached out for it. "Wow it's kind of heavy" she stretches her back then asks me to hand it over.

"I can help carry it for you"

"Who are you?"

"Just an unwanted visitor of Alpha Aaron" I gleam at her hoping she would agree. She thought for a minute "Okay but are you sure?"

"Yes I am" she sighs "Very well you need to take it to the pack hospital."

She gave me the location and I went there straight away.

"Excuse me, Carrie called me... are those?"

All eyes were set on me, and then the whispers begin. I could detect some holding on tight to their mates' arms once they saw no mark on my neck. Nodding my head, I handed the nurse the basket "Oh dear would you tend to one of our warriors?"

"Umm I don't really know how-" too late she grabs me by the hand and leads me in to a ward with wounded male warriors. She shows me the basic steps and then just liked that I tended one of the werewolf warriors wound, patching up his arm.

A heel sound clicks on the tile "Umm I'm sorry, you are?" I turn to a blonde female in her Victoria Secret dress and her Chanel 5 perfume filling the air.

"Apologies Armenia she's the guest at the Alpha's place"

The nurse from before came back in and the blond female quickly drags her by the arm outside, leaving me there. I look down to the warrior sleeping in peace then around the peering eyes of the patients and their families. I smile then walk towards the door to get out of there only to I hear the female's voice at the door.

"You better not let that whore touch him. Didn't you know that she's the one from Cascarade who sleeps around with the unmated wolves? Don't let those filthy hands touch him again. You better watch out for your mate too"

"I guess we shall see each other again" Eric shook his hand "Elle" he turns to me "Elle" I don't respond standing up I walk past them and make my way out of the pack house.

I heard someone calling my name again but I just continued to walk. This was like a cemetery there was grave here. I walk past it and make it to the other side. Lying down on the ground I begin to reminisce about the important people who knew me best, "I miss my parents" I whisper. They were my only sanity in this world. "How many times do we have to stand up, only to be thrown down again? I miss them, what's our purpose again for living?" I started to sniff 'You haven't lived your life yet Elle' Eliz reminds me. 'It's never the end for us, and don't you care what they say' she tries to soothe me.

I pull my legs and hug them close to my chest burying my head between my knees. Someone sat beside me; I peek to the side only to find Aaron sitting down. My brain is almost wrecking from the thought of Aaron close to me. I wasn't expecting him to be here. Yeah I don't expect Eric at all to be here for me too.

"I know why you're here" he speaks and I just sat there. "When Claire never gave me a second chance people looked at me with pity and they started talking" he looked as if he were inpain as he continues to speak "I'm sorry for my pack's behaviour today" he continues to speak.

"You should never let them get to your head" he sighs. "People will always talk but believe me it will die down." I felt his warm hand on my shoulder.

I look up to him and see him smile a bit making me smile a little "You know Alpha you should smile often" I got up from the ground

"It definitely suits you" and with that I walk back to the pack house.