The Alpha Who Saved Me novel Chapter 160

chapter 10

Declan

To say that both Quinn and I are shocked over the fact that the injured hunter is our Beta's second mate, making them a throuple. or however it's referred to these days, is putting it mildly. I can't believe that I didn't see the signs last night as they were scenting him on me through his blood. I honestly thought they were both going crazy.

My mate thought it would be best to leave them for a while, so they can have some alone time with him. Doc reassured us that he wouldn't be waking up for some time yet and knew that under no circumstances is he to bring the hunter out of the coma before Quinn and I get back from my pack. I feel bad for the Beta couple, I really do, but the male cannot be trusted, at least not yet anyway. For Cici and Spencer's sake, I truly hope that he does turn out trustworthy.

I had informed Carter of the new development with his sister and her mate. He isn't too happy, but what can any of us do. The Goddess gave them to each other for a reason, so now we have to figure out why. If there is even a why; sometimes those answers are never found, but this one is too important not to find out.

'I think they make a cute pairing.' My mate links from beside me. We are watching the doctor start bringing Ledger out of his coma, and Quinn picks now to say this.

I snort, 'You think Tom and Jerry would make a cute pairing and they are lifetime enemies.' I link back.

'That's a cartoon, babe, not real life.'

'And humans would say the same about us, because they think we are only stories.' I grin.

'Hm, that is very true. So, you're saying that Tom and Jerry are real... gotcha.'

I turn my head and gawk at the beautiful woman, not believing that she would actually think...

She winks at me with a wide grin on her face. For the love of the Goddess...this female is going to turn me gray way too soon. She's lucky that I love the shit out of her. I smirk at her cuteness as I keep my eye on the male in the bed. It takes a while but finally, his eyes open and the first ones that he looks upon are his mates. He seems really interested in them both, which is a good sign for them, but that's not why I'm here.

My mate and I stand back and observe for the most part, but when it comes to our attention that Ledger has amnesia, or at least he says he doesn't know who he is or where he came from, that puts a halt as to what we came to do. It will be useless to try and get anything out of him at this point. Like Quinn just told Cici, he needs to rest. Maybe it will all come back to him in a day or so, and then we can start figuring shit out. In the meantime, our warriors are on overtime because of the other two Shikari that are still out there somewhere. Who knows, there may be more than what we are aware of.

Quinn and I leave once Ledger asks to spend some time alone with his mates. I'm hesitant but I know Spencer is more than capable in taking care of any problems that may arise. Dragging my own mate away is a completely different story. She wants to stay and wait in the hallway in hopes that Ledger's memory will make a miraculous recovery in the next few hours.

"Quinn, I am putting my foot down!" I say sternly, maybe more than I ever have, but she needs to know how stubborn she is being, "Did you not just tell you friend five minutes ago that he needs to rest?" I block her way to the door so she can't even look in the window, "You need to let him be for now; we will get our answers."

She finally looks me in the eye, "He is the only person that can tell us anything, Declan." Her voice cracks, "What if the others know that he is still alive and living among us? He is the only one that can tell us what we can expect. Our babies..." Her voice cracks and she hangs her head.

I pull her into my chest, "I will not allow anyone to hurt my family; I will keep you all safe, but there isn't anything that we can do at the moment, so why don't we go back to the packhouse and see if the boys are awake. You should probably eat something anyway."

She looks up at me and offers a small smile, "Can we go for a run first..." She goes silent for a moment, "Oh Goddess, the Full Moon is tonight! We need to cancel the run."

"Quinn..."

"No! I refuse to put any of our pack members at risk. I'm sure the Shikari know that packs run on a full moon, what if they are waiting for that?"