Chapter 34
POV Dylan
"Hey!" Lewis quickly crouched down to be at level with my resting self, he gently cupped my probably bruised cheek with his hand, and stroked his thumb over my cheek bone, this was getting weird. "This is nothing that won't heal, Dylan. You have got to stay strong. I know you are hurting, but keep your mind firm." I couldn't see any point in fighting it any more, I really couldn't. My body was screaming at me, agony coursing through every inch of me. "Don't give up on me, please, you can't give in." How on earth was I giving up on him? by doing what exactly? Becoming a punch bag for the king and his family?
"Look at me?! I'm broken, he's done it. Any form of hope I ever have just gets destroyed. I'll accept his stupid mark, maybe then my life might at least get a little easier." I sniffled as I hollowly spoke, my words were emotionless but my heart was anything but. The thought of actually accepting such a cruel sadistic man caused my breath to hitch. I'd be bound to him forever.
"Im not going to stop you, if that's your decision, but really think about it. I always thought that if Josh actually found his mate, he would mellow, but this... I don't think someone like him deserves a mate at all." The beta was acting so strange. I couldn't understand why he was being so nice to me. "If you accept him then that's it, there's nothing you can do! I swear to you, your life will have no chance of getting better."
"You've changed your fucking tune..." I stated only to realize that I was still talking to the royal beta, my dry lips quickly went in between my teeth as I realized I'd misspoken, my eyes shut tight as I braced myself for even more pain, but it never came.
"I know... I thought you would be good for him. I thought maybe after being with you for a while he might see that we all aren't that different. Equality between the two species is possible, but not if Josh doesn't change his views. Now, I just don't think it's possible. I don't think Josh will ever change, he likes having power over people." I understood exactly where he was coming from with that one.
Not much was known about the king before the new world celebrations, he kept himself to himself, he hardly ever made public appearances. So I guess everyone is a bit shocked at how much he's been in the public eye, especially since meeting me, it also seems he's showing his true colors too. I don't think anyone, human or lycan was expecting the king to be so violent and condescending towards my kind, and no one expected him to be so vicious towards me.
As my thoughts began wondering, the doctor from yesterday strolled in. He looked at mine and Lewis's proximity and raised an eyebrow at us. Lewis was extremely quick to straighten his legs from his crouched position and take a step away from my mutilated body. He cleared his throat loudly before walking over to me himself.
"Is everything ok, your grace?" Lewis quickly replied to the doctors question with his own, speaking in my stead, which in all fairness I was glad because I really hated being referred to as your grace, and I would have snapped a little.
"Can she get something for her pain?" The doctor nodded his head before fingers met the sheet on my back.
"Of course." The doctor quickly began to speak to me directly though, and I cringed already knowing how much pain it would cause. "I need to check your stitches and assess the remaining damage anyway so I'll numb your back completely and we can go from there."
"Ok..." At that moment I would have said yes to anything in order to get rid of the pain. The doctor nodded before once again walking out of the room. While he was off getting whatever pain relief or numbing agent I was about to receive Lewis once again spoke to me, his concern for my well being was touching yet confusing.
"What hurts more? Your back or your arms?" Lewis seemed really concerned about me and it felt nice to have some one ask. I completely forgot about the burns because of the pain radiating from my mutilated back.
"My back!" I whimpered slightly when I moved a little bit, but I knew I'd be fine once my pain was numbed.
"Ok..." the doctor quickly made his presence known again as he walked back in with a surgical tray full of equipment. "This is going to hurt, I need to uncover your wounds in order to administer the anesthetic."
I swallowed thickly and clenched my fists into a ball, which caused tension and pain in my burnt forearms. I began to feel the doctor peel the sheet off my back and cried at the torment it brought. I tried to stay quiet but it wasn't really working.
"Oh my goddess!" The Beta was quick to look away once the wounds were uncovered, it must have been extremely grotesque for him to have that reaction. I didn't even want to know what it looked like. All I knew is that my back was damaged beyond repair, and the scar tissue that will be left will be excessive.
I felt a huge stinging sensation and then very quickly the pain I was feeling was gone, I must have been given an injection.
"I'm going to have to restitch some of these as you've pulled the ones from yesterday, you also need a lot of rest, the damage to your skin is excessive." He got to work quickly, I could feel a lot of tugging and pushing which made me believe I needed more stitches than I originally thought.
Now that my back was completely numb the pain in my arms seemed to radiate ten fold. I was unsure weather I should tell the doctor or not, in all honesty I seem to just be radiating agony. Of course I didn't want say anything that would cause me more strife, however the doctor currently helping me was already a step ahead, it was almost as if he read my crumbling mind.
"Lewis, those bandages on the tray are for her burns, can you soak them in that Gel and remove her old ones for me." The doctor began to order lewis while I just lay there unmoving. I watched him take the rolled up bandages and place them in a metal bowl, I assume it's some form of antiseptic gel.
He then began to fiddle with one of my covered arms and I had to suck in my breath to my teeth to prevent me from shouting out.
"I'm really, sorry about this." Even he seemed to be on the verge of tears as he fiddled, and eventually removed the dressing. My eyes slowly moved to my now uncovered wound and a wince graced my features.
The blisters that rested on my arm were horrendous, it did however look cleaner than yesterday. It was crusty and yet had a wet look to it. In all fairness it grossly resembled a burnt pizza.
"Try and not burst any of those blisters, she could get a nasty infection." Lewis nodded at the doctors words before walking round my bed bound body and beginning to uncover my other arm.
How could someone, how could anyone, be so cruel as to enjoy other peoples misery to this extent.
I mean sure, I laugh when someone falls over, and I couldn't contain my humor when Freddy got his leg stuck in his crib and the wolves had to come and saw him out. Of course I did get a lashing for the disturbance, but I found some form of humour in it. However this is just torture, plain and simple.
The air that hit my arms was like pure bliss. Having nothing constricting them was lovely, and I relished in it slightly. I sighed when the beta was finished due to the relief but frowned deep at how quiet both men had been, it was extremely quiet for a few minutes and you'd be an idiot if you couldn't sense a drastic change in the atmosphere. They must have been mindlinking, a private conversation between the two of them. Curiosity was eating away at me and so I enquired about it.
"Is something wrong?" A pause met the room and goosebumps formed on my skin as I let the words I really didn't want to hear sink in.
"The king wishes to see you?!"
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