HEART OF A TRUE LUNA novel Chapter 7

AMBER.

‘Amber?’ A voice dug into my head, waking me up from my sleep.

‘Hmmm…’ I mumbled, trying to wake my senses up.

‘Where are you?’ Eva asked before she continued talking in one breath. ‘They’re waiting for us at the packhouse for breakfast. I told them you were showering, and we were on the way there. I’ve been trying to wake you up for the last ten minutes.’

My eyes snapped open, and I stared at the ceiling when I remembered Zach and where I was.

‘I told Mom you were here with me. So hurry up!’

‘Okay,’ I mumbled my reply, and the mindlink disconnected.

My hands moved and crawled to my sides. The bed was empty, and the sheets were cold. It meant I was alone for a long time. I sat up and let my eyes roam around the room. There was no more wheelchair or any signs of another presence beside me.

He left. He saw me beside him, and he left.

My eyes watered again as I pushed myself to stand until I realized my shoes were nicely placed just beside the bed and that I had a blanket covering me.

Did Zach do that? I was sure my shoes were left outside the door, and I slept without a blanket as he was lying on it.

A smile curled on my lips as I walked out of the bedroom and into the corridor.

A part of Zach might have hated me because of the accident, but certainly, there was still a part of him that cared for me. He knew I would get cold easily—hence the blanket. He also made sure my shoes were within reach. I always complain of cold floors, and this room certainly has cold floors. Doing these little things was a very “Zach thing.”

Maybe he just didn’t want to admit it, but behind his cold heart he still cared about me.

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BETA ARLO.

A mindlink from Alpha Zach woke me up, and I immediately prepared to pick him up.

Last night, before I retired to bed, I checked on him and found him on the fourth floor, sleeping peacefully, hugging Lady Amber.

I left his room with a smile on my face. It seemed they patched up their issues as they were hugging each other. Also, on occasions that I had seen the Alpha sleep in the last year and a half, this was the first time he was sleeping without a frown on his face.

So I was in a positive mood when I walked and ran toward their room at three o’clock in the morning. I didn’t feel anything strange about him waking me up this early because part of the deal he had with his parents was we would leave early today to return to the pack.

I thought he just wanted me to push his chair, but I found him still in bed, lying on his back with his eyes closed while Lady Amber’s arm and leg were around his body.

‘Alpha,’ I greeted him through our minds even if I was already inside the room.

I saw him open his eyes and carefully move her body away from leaning on him.

‘Help me up. Don’t make a noise.’

Even though I thought it odd that he was asking for assistance, I did as I was told.

A few days after he returned home from the hospital after the accident, he refused any help, and we had to force our way to help him, as he obviously was not capable of supporting himself yet. He always tried first but would never ask for help, never until now.