Chapter 116

Lewis POV.

I was high on life... my mind constantly reeling with mine and Dylan's encounter. I couldn't stop the smile that played on my lips from as I ran further away from her. I needed a shower, and that shower now needed to be cold, my urges got the better of me and I couldn't help but get extremely aroused by everything that had happened.

Dylans scent lingered all around me, causing a sense of calm to flood me, Even after leaving her, the feeling of her touch on my bare skin wouldn't stop sending sparks through my veins, amplifying everywhere that her hands caressed.

It was safe to say that My entire body was on high alert, as if I had been searching for something for my entire life, and it was only after confessing my true feelings towards her, that had me feeling like I had finally found my missing piece. The missing link that stopped me from feeling whole.

Even after making it back to my own RV, and even after showering while the water blasted down on me at freezing temperatures, my body still felt like it was in heat. I hadn't had the time to truly come down from my high dose of euphoria, and as luck would unfortunately have it, I wasn't going to get the chance to take everything that had happened in. I wasn't going to get the opportunity to rehearse what I was going to say to Dylan for when we both met up later in the day.

A knock sounded on my door and I sighed, already knowing that whoever was disturbing me, wasn't going to disappear until they had at the very least, told me what they wanted too. So, after slipping a pair of shorts on, and with both a reluctant and slow speed, I opened my door, only to be met with the face of doctor Saki, who's expression turned serious upon meeting my eyes.

"Lord Beta?" It was always strange to hear that title now, it really did just feel so wrong to be called it. I wasn't above anyone anymore, not that I was to begin, but I was even less so now that I had left that life behind me.

"Just Lewis is fine, doc." I quickly slipped  a t-shirt over my torso, and then looked at the doctor in front of me. "What brings you hear?"

"He's awake, that gentleman who was brought in because of a forced marking, he's awake, and he's completely lucid." That was a surprise, as bad as it sounds, I had pretty much wrote that guy off as dead, I thought there was no way he would have survived that ordeal. "I was going to inform V, but she's in the control room.”!I nodded my head and looked at the doctor. His eyes screamed excitement, and I completely understood why. "Me and Dr Bennet have never seen anything like this before, the man is seemingly completely, fine."

Every wolf has a calling in life, it's like a pull towards a certain job or vocation that we know we will excel at. Doctors were no exception to this. The victim in question, was, as far as Dr Saki would say, a medical mystery, and we all know that doctors live for a good mystery.

He was awake! That man who had been brought in after being forcibly marked, was awake and was apparently up and talking as if nothing had happened at all. I really was beginning to admire the human race and their ability to overcome subservience. Some of the people I had met really did have a certain resilience that I could only hope for.

After hearing about the guy and knowing full well that V was trying to organize some of the weapons that the pack were collecting, I instantly followed the doctor to the medical tent, so that I could see and review his condition myself.

Once we got there, it was exactly as Dr Saki had said, the man was sat up in the bed, his monitors were still connected to him, but even though I'm no medical professional, I could clearly see that his vitals were practically normal. His nose, was firmly pressed into an old book and he was clearly taken by its plot as his head dint even raise for Dr Sakis return.

I made a small noise when clearing my throat so I could get his attention, but still, his head didn't turn, he must have been extremely engrossed.

"It's good to see you awake." I stated with a smile only to have the man sigh and lower his still open book. He took one look at me and scowled slightly before whipping his head straight back to the pages full of black and white text.

"No!" Was his only remark, as he effectively turned the page of the novel and began reading the next section. "I'm not speaking to any lycans, especially not the royal beta, you can fuck right off!" I could hear the hatred and betrayal in his voice, and I swallowed thickly, it still shook me up every time I discovered how must destain people had for me, especially when they didn't even know me.

I understood it I suppose, but still it hurt me every single time. Even Dylan used to be very blunt with me once upon a time. I think she only got closer to me because she thought I was the lesser of two evils.

"Lewis is just here to ask you a few questions." Dr Bennet quickly took the man's chart readings while the patient simply shook his head once more, not letting his head move from that book. I frowned knowing he was doing it as a simple tactic to get us to think he wasn't listening to us, when in reality, he must have reread the same sentence 5 times by now.

"Then get a human to ask them, I'm not speaking to a mutt." There was only one human I knew of that could have this guests respect, and that was my girl. She'd be more than happy to learn about his condition anyway. Plus, it gave me the chance to run back to the pack to inform Gilliard about the new developments, even though I had already been to the pack once today.

With that in mind, I quickly got in touch with my dad, and asked him to get Dylan. A few minutes later he replied saying he sent John to go and get her in his stead. I had things I needed get on with anyway.

"Dr Saki, I'm going to go back to the pack, can you make sure he stays comfortable." The doctor smiled and nodded his head, and with that I took my leave. That man clearly had no intention of talking to me, so it was best for me to not aggravate him.

I left Dylan to talk to him herself, I saw her walk into the tent, she was in a world of her own of course and oblivious to anything other than the man who was now awake. I chuckled, she said we would talk later, and I believed her wholeheartedly.

Without thinking I walked out of the safe confinements of the safe haven and as soon as I was out of the wolfsbane barrier, I let myself shift. It really was difficult keeping my wolf form at bay when I was there, so any time I got to let it out, I relished in it. Even if it had only been half a day, after everything with Dylan, my need to shift had grown ten fold.

It wasn't long before I had made it to the pack house, and had started walking to Gilliard office. I already knew he was going to rip into me. I was practically surrounded by Dylan's scent, it would be impossible for him not to notice.

I didn't even knock, I just walked in and grabbed a chocolate out of the fancy bowl he kept on his desk, then I sat down on the sofa at the side, put my feet and popped the chocolate in my mouth.

"Make yourself at home why don't you?" His head didn't move from his holographic screen, but the sarcasm was fully evident in his voice.

"Don't mind if I do." I chuckled which finally bought Gilliard's head up to look directly at me. He sighed and shut the hologram down quickly.

"Did you come here, just to talk about that girl again? You look like the cat that got the cream." His eyes rolled in his head, I knew I was giving off vibes of rapture.

"I'm not here to talk about Dylan, I'm here to tell you that the man who was marked without permission is awake." Now his attention was fully on me. I watched as he sat up straight in his chair, his actions caused a small, smug grin to form on my lips.

“He’s awake? How exactly is he?” I didn’t have the foggiest so I shrugged and watched as Gilliard slumped back in his chair.

“He refused to speak with me. Won’t talk to any Lycan actually.” I watched as my cousins face became accusing and he squinted his eyes at me comically.

“So, you sent the queen in to speak with him?” I nodded and he pursed his lips in contemplation. In the end he simply nodded and accepted the actions of everyone. Unable to do anything about it now. “Should we tell Morag?”

“That’s your call, is she still locked in the dungeons?” He nodded. Morag was the she wolf that had forcibly marked the poor man in question. She was of course, immediately sentenced to the dungeon by Gilliard, and she had been there ever since.

“I truly don’t understand how someone could abuse their status as a mate.” I couldn’t understand it either, it used to completely baffle me every time Josh would purposefully torment Dylan. “Speaking of mates, when am I finally going to get to meet yours? It would be great to personally shake the hand of the person who I’ve been messaging for three years. Also Between you gushing about her constantly and Trina speaking so highly of her, even my curiosity is beginning to reach its peak.” I had actually forgotten that he had already been speaking with Dylan, prior to her claiming. The amount of text that he had shown me in the last few weeks, only made my girl all the more desirable to me.

“It’ll be arranged soon, her and V aren’t exactly getting along very well.” Not at all actually. Both girls seemed to clash every single chance they got.

“V doesn’t like anyone who doesn’t agree with her straight away, and The queen radiates a natural energy that V will never have. She’s threatened by her.” I nodded my head, it was clear as crystal to anyone who had eyes. Every time Dylan spoke, more and more people end up siding with her. She was genuinely born to be a leader.

“I think there’s a few people that are. Not that it ever stops her.” I chuckled, thinking back to her lingering lips on mine. “She knows she’s my mate.” All the talk about Dylan caused my longing to intensify. Gilliard hadn’t even met her in person yet and already had a spark in him whenever she was mentioned.

“You told her?” I hadn’t exactly heard what my cousin had to say because I felt someone poking at my head through mind link. It was rare for anyone to try and contact me out of the blue, and I suddenly felt a pit form in my stomach, I quickly put my finger up to stop the alpha from talking and opened the link to hear whatever was goi by to be said.

*'Lord Beta… no one can wake Queen Dylan'*