The Alpha Of The Shadow Pack And His Mute Luna (by Beatrice Putnam) novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Alfreds POV

Everything was happening fast. In less than forty–eight hours, I had found my mate and rescued her. She was severely injured and needed medical care. She was still very jumpy,

and I could not find fault. I had no idea how to handle her nightmares because she could

not tell me about them. I had heard that if someone could talk about them, it would help

them. I don’t know if that is true or not. I have never dealt with someone who had

nightmares.

After getting out of the shower and walking into the bedroom wearing just a towel, she looked at me, then quickly looked away. She must have felt that if she stared at me, I would force her to do something against her will. The poor girl. She had been through so much that she was even afraid to admire my body, which now belonged to her. I would let her do whatever she wanted to do. Her body now belongs to me; over time, she will learn

to trust me. But I will be patient with her. I made her look at me and reassured her that it

was OK to look at me and that I wanted her to look at me.

She had nothing to fear. I was not going to force her to do anything against her will. I

could read her thoughts. She wanted me to take advantage of her, but I knew she was not

ready. I think it was just nervous energy on her part. But she wanted me to kiss her. I would gladly do it. But first I’m going to get dressed. They brought a new mattress while I was getting dressed and made the bed. I then explained that I wanted only her scent on the bed. It did not seem to bother her that other female scents were on the bed.

If it did, she did not mention it. Veronica always hated that other female scents were on the bed. I told her I would not get a new bed until I found my Luna. I had ordered a new bed the night before after I had noticed a few drops of blood on it and that the other female’s scent was making me sick to my stomach. I then ordered breakfast for both of us. She was going to be spending a lot of time in the bedroom because I did not trust that people would leave her alone. In her fragile state, anything that would upset her could interfere with her healing.

After ordering breakfast, I called the doctor to check her IV. The maid had left the room.

While we waited for the doctor to arrive, I bent down and kissed her. Her lips were soft and tasted sweet. At first, she hesitated. Then she wrapped her arms around my neck, and I pulled her to her feet. I licked her lip, begging her to open her mouth so that way I could thrust my tongue into her mouth. She slightly opened it, and I deepened the kiss. Her

knees buckled, and she leaned into me for support. I then carried her to bed. There was a knock on the door, and it was the doctor. I let out a low growl.

He interrupted us, but I was grateful that he did. He had us go into the bathroom so he could check on Vanessa’s injuries. He had her take her shirt off, and she covered her breasts. I then stood in between her legs to block the view of her most intimate place. I did not want anyone to see her sacred place. Even if he was a doctor, he has probably seen her naked more times than me, but she is mine now, and I was going to keep her covered when in the company of another male, even if it is the doctor. He chuckled at the chivalry.

After the doctor came to examine Vanessa and left, I wanted to go back to making out. Vanessa grabbed her dry–erase board and wrote that she needed clothes. I explained that I had ordered some clothes for her and that they would be delivered this morning. I went overboard, but I got her outfits for every occasion. I also got her undergarments and shoes. I knew she could not wear bras right now because of her back. But when it healed, then she could. I was anxious that I had got the wrong size. We will see when they arrive.

We had just finished our conversation when Veronica burst through the door, walked right up to me, and kissed me in front of Vanessa. I shoved her violently away from me. I introduced her to Vanessa. She turned around and glared at Vanessa. I was not going to stand for that kind of disrespect. I slapped her across the face, and then I dragged her out into the hallway by her hair.

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How dare you kiss me in front of my mate.”

“I told you that we are through.”

“Don’t you ever do that again?”

Again, she kissed me and tried to stick her hand down my pants. I slapped her, and she screamed. She then started to cry and ran away. Maybe she will get the hint now. I was

furious now and needed to go for a run. I went into the bedroom and told Vanessa I would talk to her about what had happened when I returned from my run. I then walked out of the bedroom. Nina was standing at the end of the hall. I knew she witnessed me slapping Veronica, but I had no choice. I nodded at her, and she knew it was OK. She had Vanessa’s food tray.

Good, she could eat while I went for a run. I will eat when I get back. I was running around the track when my left cheek started hurting. It felt like someone had slapped me. Then I could feel Vanessa crying and being scared. What the hell is going on now? Then,

it dawned on me that Veronica would probably go back into my room and hurt Vanessa. I ran as fast as I could. I would have been much faster if I had shifted, but if Veronica was in the room, I did not want her to see me naked anymore. If she is in the bedroom hurting Vanessa, I will hurt her.

I ran into the house, and sure enough, I caught Veronica coming out of my room. She had this wicked smile on her face.

Darling, there you are; I have just sat that bitch straight.”

What did she mean by that bitch? She is her Luna, and she will never be a Luna. I grabbed

I saw the bright red mark on Vanessa’s face. I let out a growl that shook the whole house. I shoved Veronica to the floor.

her by the hair and d her back into the room. When I walked into the room,