After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 312

Elaine woke slowly. Her eyes, at first, refused to open but she was certainly awake. The first thing she felt was…well, it wasn’t anything. No aches or pains in her body. Not even particularly soar.

What she could feel was the softness of the blankets over her and the stiff mattress beneath her. She felt the subtle warmth of sun against her cheek and the cool air from a vent above her.

Her eyes slowly opened and she looked up at the ceiling.

Her wolf was there, just beneath the surface. Waking with her. She inhaled deeply. Exhaled. The sterile smell of the room hit her nose. She shifted, looking over at the side of the bed.

A snoring figure was passed out in the chair next to her. Warmth spread through her body. A kind of warmth she had not felt in a long time. This originated from within. Deep inside and spreading outward. She could feel it in her fingers and the tips of her toes.

Liam.

Her wolf seemed to recognize this feeling instantly and told her. Mate. Her mate. Liam was…

Elaine lifted her hand to her neck. The last thing she remembered was Lucas rejecting her. And then…then what? She had a mark. She could feel it. The slight indentation against her skin.

This was no medication that had brought her back from the brink. No doctors or surgeries.

It was a new mate mark. Liam’s mark.

Liam at her bedside stirred. His breathing hitched and he jerked his head upright. And met her gaze.

His expression went through a myriad of emotions. Disbelief, surprise, concern, relief. Then finally excitement. Joy. He jumped up and pulled her into his arms.

“You’re alive!” Liam said, burying his face against her shoulder. “You’re okay.”

“I feel so much better,” Elaine said softly as he pulled away. She looked up at him. “Like I’m not even sick at all.”

Liam took her hand. “Well, that was the goal. The doctor said the new mark would help, I didn’t think quite like this.”

Elaine knew it. A strong bond. His.

“And you marked me,” Elaine said softly.