Chapter 14

[OWEN POV]
Amelia was standing in her wolf form right in front of me and in a hospital room no less. It probably was not the best idea to force her to shift here, but I don’t even care right now because she is alive! She seems tense and is still snarling at us as if she does not trust us, more so the doctor than me but she is still uneasy.

“Anaya please calm down now, we wont hurt you.” I tell her calmly. “We had to make Amelia shift so she will heal, we did not mean to hurt her. No one here is hurting her I promise.”
I try to get her to focus on me alone, I need her to see only me.
“Anaya.” My eyes turn black and I stand firm as I let Samuel take control and draw her attention.
She whimpers when she hears the sound of her Alpha mate and she lowers her head to him. He was wanting to shift into full form and be close to her, but I reminded him that she is holing Amelia captive inside because she thinks we are a threat to her. We need her to trust us and let Amelia out! Samuel understands me and kneels down to her and lifts her head to look into his eyes.

“Anaya please let Amelia out, you need to let her go now. She is still weak and shifting was painful for her, she needs to rest now. Do you understand?” He asks her.
She seems hesitant as she glances back at the doctor one more time before she turns to me and gives me a small nod. She closes her eyes and I can hear the sound of bones cracking as she shrinks back into my small mate. Amelia replaces her on the ground, and she is shivering and shaking breaths. I grab a blanket from the bed and wrap it around her bare frame. I sit down on the floor and bring her into my lap. She looks so small and fragile after shifting, and I want to just keep holing her like this and protect her forever. She shivers and cuddles closer to my chest before drifting off to sleep quickly.
I look to the doctor and quietly ask him what I should do. He smiles and walks over to us and carefully checks her vital signs.

“How is she?” I whisper to him.
“She seems to be ok right now. Her vitals are stable, and her heart rate is calm and normal now.” He tells me.
I feel relief and joy knowing that she is ok now, so I stand and carry her bridal style over to the bed and try to lay her down. She had wrapped her arms around my neck and when I tried to place her down she tightens her grip on me. I smile at her and decide to sit in the chair beside her bed and hold her in my lap until she feels safe to let me go. The doctor and nurse bow to me and leave the room. Samuel purrs with happiness having our mate this close to us, and I can not help but smile at being able to hold her for so long. As much as I want to give her space and respect that she is shy, I have wanted to hold her like this since we first met.
The warmth I feel fills my whole body and I have the urge to bend down and kiss her. I hesitate because she is asleep and I would be kissing her without her consent, but it is so hard to resist the more she moves closer to me.

‘We should kiss her.’ Samuel says to me.
‘I want to too, but I don’t know if it’s a good idea. What if the times we kissed it was really Anaya and not Amelia? What if Amelia isn’t ready to be kissed yet? What if she wakes up and hates me?’ I say.
‘She is asleep and why wouldn’t she want us to kiss her? She is our mate.’ He replies ‘And she likes me a lot, I am sure she won’t mind if I am the one who kisses her!’ I roll my eyes at the reminder of how she seemed to like Samuel more than me.
Did he really have to remind me of that right now? That jerk.
‘I think we should wait.’ I tell him.
‘I think you think too much!’ Samuel says before suddenly taking over and leaning down and kisses our mate.

This damn wolf I swear he does not understand boundaries at all. I fight to take back control, but he keeps pushing me back and keeps our lips softly against Amelia’s. He pulls away and rests his head in her neck kissing the place where her mark will be softly and she once again shivers.
‘Samuel chill! We just got her back don’t over do it or she may push us away!’ I warn him.
He growls back at me and nuzzles further into her hair taking in a deep breath of her sent. Even with the smells of the hospital all around us, her sent fills my senses. My eyes close and Samuel just rests his head on her shoulder and stays there. After a few minutes I feel a her brushing her fingers though my hair and I try to get Samuel to notice but he seems to be in a trance thanks to her sent.
‘Samuel you dumb wolf she is waking up! Move away before you upset her!
Samuel lifts my head and looks down at our mate and her eyes open slowly and she gives us a soft smile.

“Hi.” She says softly.
“MATE!” Samuel says happily and pulls her closer and giving her a tight hug which makes her giggle.
“Hi Samuel!” She says in between her giggles wrapping her arms around my neck tighter.
Samuel pulls away and nuzzles into her neck again and whimpers. He was so worried about her, and as much as I want to push him back and take control again I don’t. If possible he was more afraid then I was, and I guess he deserved some time with her too. That does not mean we won’t have a talk later about boundaries, because he is way too forward with her and I don’t want him scaring her away.
“It’s ok, I am ok now.” She says softly rubbing the back of my neck with makes Samuel hum contently.
He really acts like some kind of big cat when it comes to her, and he used to be the tough one between the two of us.
‘Can I be with our mate now, or are you going to keep me locked up in here forever?’ I ask him annoyed.
‘I am tempted to keep you locked away and blocked! No hush, I am cuddling Mate right now!’ He snaps back at me.
I never thought I would have to fight my own wolf over my mate.

[Amelia POV]

Everything seems like a blur when I first open my eye. I don’t remember much, and I am a little confused. I open my eyes a little more and feel strong arms around me, holding me. There is a slight purring sound coming from the side of my neck and it makes me shiver from the contact. I instantly know it is Owen holding me because of the warmth I feel, but I know Owen does not make those sounds. So it is Samuel, and I smile to myself because I really love Samuel. He is like the sweetest softest wolf and I find him so cute. He seems very clingy right now, and I am not sure why. I don’t even know where I am right now, and I can’t remember anything after reaching my apartment.
Did something happen?

‘I am so sorry Mia.’ Anaya says softly before turning from me.
Why is she apologizing?
Wait, am I naked?!
I let a shriek of embarrassment when I realize all I am wearing is a thin blanket. What the hell happened? I move my arms away from Owen and try to cover my body and escape his hold on me.
“What is wrong mate? Are you hurt?” Samuel asks me with a worried tone.
He holds me tight and starts searching me for injuries and trying to remove the blanket.
“Samuel! Stop!” I yell embarrassed.
He looks at me stunned and confused, and I cover my face with my hands.
“What’s wrong?” He asks me loosening his grip slightly so I can sit up.
“I am not wearing any clothes!” I say, my voice muffled because my hands are still covering my blushing face.
He pauses and looks me over once more before smirking at me.
“You have nothing to be embarrassed of mate, every part of you is beautiful.” He says which only makes me blush more and I let out and embarrassed squeal squirming out of his arms and trying to stand.

My legs were weak and wobbled trying to hold the thin blanket up and break my fall at the same time. My legs gave out and I stumbled to the ground but before my legs slammed hard onto the ground Owen caught me and pulled me up and close to him. All I could do I groan and hide my face in his chest. This was all so embarrassing! Where the hell are my clothes?!
“Amelia? What’s wrong why are you trying to get away from me?” He asks me.
“I am sorry I am just not wearing any clothes and I feel weird and embarrassed.” I mumble into his chest.
He lets out a small laugh which makes me pull away and give him a slight smack on his chest. Wow, that was a firm chest. But now is not the time to think about that.
“I am sorry, I know you must feel uncomfortable, but nudity is pretty normal with wolves. Since most of the time we shift and end up ripping our clothes. “ He says with a humored tone.
I look up at him in shock. Do people in his pack walk around naked all the time? Because if that is the case I am not sure I can handle it! I am not exactly comfortable seeing naked people walking around on a daily basis. I think he noticed how uncomfortable that made me because his smile fell slightly.
“Don’t worry our pack doesn’t walk around in the nude, but it does happen sometimes if they shift and forget a change of clothes.” He admits.

I can’t help but hide my face inn his chest again and groan and squirm in embarrassment which just makes him laugh more. A few moments pass and me and Owen (Well Samuel) have been standing here hugging for quite a while now. Normally I would pull away by now and run, but it felt to so nice being in his arms. I still did not notice where I was or why I was here but in this moment I just wanted to stay here safe in Owen’s arms. He squeezed me tighter and nuzzled in my neck again and I couldn’t hold back my giggles again, because I admit I am pretty ticklish.
“Mate I am so happy you are ok! You scared me, I thought I lost you!” He mumbles into my neck.
What is he talking about?
“What do you mean? I am fine!” I say pulling back and looking at him.
Now his head was dropped and he would not meet my gaze.
“Samuel what are you talking about? What happened? I can’t remember anything since we got to my apartment.” I tell him.
He looks up at me with sad eyes, and I pained me to see him so upset.
“Samuel what happened? Please tell me.” I beg him.
He swallowed and looked away for a moment before answering me.
“You died Amelia.” He said with a shaky voice.
What did he just say? I died? How? But I feel fine! Why can’t I remember anything?
‘I’m so sorry.’ Anaya says again.

Did Anaya….kill me?