Mated To Alpha Gregory

Adams’ POV

“What trip?” I asked, staring into his eyes.

He looked down, avoiding my gaze as he drew invisible objects on the floor with his fingers.

“He must have been hit hard on the head, which had caused forgetfulness. His memories are somewhere in there. All we need to do is bring it out. There is a mysterious dust which can only be found at the edges of the mountain. When sniffed into the nostrils, it puts a person into a deep sleep and unlocks the memories hidden somewhere inside him. The person will see visions of his past and will remember straight away once he wakes up. But…” he stopped, shutting his eyes.

“But what? Answer me!”

“But… there are dangers along the way.”

“Dangers? What dangers?” I demanded of him.

The doctor turned his gaze toward the roof. “Wild wolves, rogue werewolves and the cold.”

“The cold? I’m not scared of the cold. I am not scared of rogue werewolves either or wild wolves.”

I could hear Lilith’s heartbeat as I said those words. Each word made her heart skip a beat as her face twisted, and she frowned more, the next deeper than the first. She began to pace around and would not stay still.

She soon stopped walking about, staring at me with her eyes. I knew she was trying to talk to me, but I didn’t look at her face. I was trying to think and distractions would only make me lose focus.

“Isn’t there another way? I think this is too dangerous.” She asked, her voice filled with concern.

“I’m afraid, my queen, there is no other way, except by another miracle, he gets his memory back just as he was healed.”

A moment of silence soon followed as tension hung heavily in the room.

“I would go.” I declared, breaking the silence. “I would leave by nightfall and return before it is morning, in time for the council meeting. I wouldn’t want anyone to notice my absence.”

She looked at me with widened eyes as though she had seen a ghost. Her heartbeat increased, and it took a lot of discipline to resist smiling.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“My lord…” the doctor began excitedly. “… since you are to go, let me rush back to equip you for this trip.” He bowed slightly and hurried to the door, leaving us alone.

“Why would you want to do something like that?” She demanded. Her lips quivered, and her fingers trembled against each other. Her skin looked pale and her eyes dim.

“What do you want me to do, let Ronan remain like this forever? You heard the doctor, there is no other way?”

“But…”

“But what, Lilith? He is my friend, there’s no way I would let him remain like this. Never! If I were in his shoes, he would do the same for me.”

“I know you need to help Ronan, we are doing all we can. But you heard the dangers involved. How do you want to survive all that? I just got you back… I don’t want to lose you.”

Her gaze softened. Now I understood where all this was coming from. She was scared, thinking if I went, I might not come back.

“I would be fine, my love, just let me do this.”

I walked closer to her and drew her closer to me. Her eyes were clouded with tears which could drop anytime soon, so I used a part of my shirt and cleaned her tears with it.

Seconds turned to minutes, but we stood glued to the spot, stuck in each other’s arms-in silence.

Suddenly, she broke the silence. “Why not send some guards?”

“No. No guard deserves to die. They might not be able to escape the dangers that may be. I would rather go myself.”

“Take me with you then, don’t leave me here with these people. If you go, I will go too.”

Speechless, I detached myself from her, looking into her eyes as if to read her thoughts. “But if you go, who will stay with Ronan? There is no one I trust, except you.”

“How do you expect me to survive? Alone? Everyone here hates me and Ronan is not in the right state to defend us…”

“Which is an even more reason why you must stay here with him. I would be fine on my own and I would come back to you.”

“But…”

“No buts Lilith, my answer remains the same. No!”

I stormed out of the room, slamming the door shut as I walked through the corridor to an empty balcony. Soon, she was beside me, an apologetic look visible on her face.

“Do you remember the day I had a duel with one of the soldiers in the army?”

I turned around, curious as to why she would bring that matter up. “I remember. What does it have to do with this though?”

“Isn’t it obvious, nothing can hurt me. What about the time I was poisoned? And what do you think healed Ronan?”

As she said those words, I stared at her in disbelief. She was right. Ever since she healed from the poison, she has hardly got hurt.

“Wait for me,” she said, running back into the room before I could reply.

The next minute, she was back, with a knife in her hand.

“Lilith, what do you think you are doing?” I asked, alarmed.

“What does it look like, Adam? Proving myself to you, do course.”

Before I knew what was happening, she took the knife close to her hand, and cut herself with it. Then she screamed in pain while I rushed up to her.

“Oh no Lilith, what have you done?”

I held her hand as I saw blood coming out, staining her dress and my clothes. “Stay here!” I ordered her, running back to the room.

A jug of water was sitting on a table. So I grabbed it and raced back to where she stood. Her back was turned to me as she crouched on the ground.

“Here, wash your hand, let me get some bandages.”

She didn’t turn to look at me. Instead, she remained silent and I feared for the worst. In haste, I went to stand before her. My mouth opened widely as shock waves moved around my body at what I saw.

The wound had closed up and there was no longer blood coming out from her hand. It seemed as though she had never hurt herself.

“How is this even possible?”

“It was a gift from the goddess. I am meant to protect you at all times, Adams, because there are dangers hiding in the shadows and I can already feel it.”

She stood up and came closer, sealing the distance between us. “Take me with you Adam, or don’t go.”

“No!”