Page 128 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“Scrub, scrub, scrub….”
Damon
Watching the doctorsshouting… being told that Kiara was on her way... the sound of Raven’s heart rate picking up and dropping… Zack and Taylor trying to hold me back… someone trying to check me… I couldn’t leave her! But the doctors didn’t want me there. I hated it!
I should have been protecting her… I should have been fucking faster…
A blast of powerful magic and a rush of wind filled the hall, making every paper on the wall move. All three of us raised our arms, shielding our faces from the whipping wind, when two women appeared before me. My eyes widened in shock as I stared at them.
Kia? I looked at the other woman. Her head was pure white, her eyes blazing red, and something about her told me she was more than a human as I involuntarily noticed her beauty. I frowned, snapping my gaze to Kiara, who didn’t even notice me as she pushed open the hospital door rushing into the room.
The woman before me blinked, and her eyes changed to a startling blue. She looked ‘normal’ again. I knew who she was. I had heard of her; Delsanra, Rayhan’s Mate, and the Luna of the Black Storm Pack. She gave me a small nod before running into the room.
I got up, feeling relief flood me. Kiara could heal her. Raven will be okay! I went to the door, seeing Kiara’s purple glow already surrounding her and Raven’s heartbeat becoming steady.
“If we can take some skin, we can graft it before I heal her completely... Otherwise, it’s going to leave a mark,” Kiara’s broken voice came.
“I’ll do that with magic. Doctor, what section?”
“Ah… here…” Doctor Smith said, pointing at a section of her leg.
“Quick!” Kiara said, her voice filled with urgency.
Delsanra nodded, placing her hand above Raven’s leg and whispering a spell as the doctors and nurses all moved back, clearly uncomfortable with the magic being used. I wrinkled my nose, flinching as a square of skin was removed from Raven’s leg, leaving a horrible red patch behind and floating towards Raven’s neck.
“Perfect!” Kiara said, moving her hand back as Delsanra placed the graft with her magic over Raven’s neck. Kiara placed her hand on her neck. I saw both hers and Delsanra’s auras merge as they wrapped around Raven’s neck. My heart was thundering as I walked over to them, not wanting to get in the way but needing to be close to her. She needed someone…
“She’s going to be okay…” Kiara said, quietly looking at me.
I nodded, unable to speak, as I walked around to the other side. Delsanra finally stopped whispering her spell and nodded as Kiara removed her hand. All three of us, the doctors, and nurses stared at Raven’s neck, and I felt relief flood me.
“It’s perfect,” Delsanra said, smiling with approval.
“It’s… she’s marked?” Kiara asked, shocked, her eyes going to me. I clenched my jaw, looking down at the mark.
A crescent moon with a rose in front of it. Beautiful… yet the horror of how she got it would forever remain, a memory that would always be traumatic and painful. Marked by a monster…
There was no Liam at that moment. There had just been this his anger, hatred, and jealousy…
“It’s not yours,” Kiara said softly. I looked up at her, my eyes flashing.
“Do you think I would have ripped her fucking throat out?” I asked coldly, regretting it when her eyes widened at my tone.
“Oh, I’m sorry... I didn’t realise... that mark was…” She looked horrified, putting the pieces together, and I looked away.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean-”
“It’s okay… I understand,” Kiara replied, smiling gently as she bent down and kissed Raven’s forehead, sadness clear in her eyes. “I’ll give you two a moment.”
She backed away, trying to control her emotions. Delsanra led her out, and I stared down at Raven. Her beautiful face was pale...
Collapsing to my knees by the bed, I kissed her hand, unable to stop the tears. She could have fucking died; she could have died…
My heart thumped when I felt the shift in power, a passing of power. What…
“I will get her cleaned up,” a nurse said to me, gently placing a hand on my shoulder. It took me a moment to recognise her. An old friend of Mom’s… “Go, son. She’ll feel better soon. You need to get checked, too.”
No, I didn’t. I was fine.
