"Where am I?" I felt slurry. I looked at the surroundings and found Zeus sitting next to me.
"Baby.” Zeus held my hand. "Hold still and just lay there, you've been out for two days."
I lay back on the hospital bed while Zeus was touching every bruise I had. He looks terrible with the dark circles in his eyes. He hasn't slept for two days for sure. He looks at me and kisses my lips lightly because it has cuts also. He pulls away and gets a robe to cover my body and that's when I know that I am naked under the sheet.
We both blushed at the moment, but Zeus got himself back first.
"I think the doctor needs to see you and check your wounds, especially the one in your back," Zeus said. His grip tightened on the chair before he spun around and called the doctor.
The old woman came in and checked all my bruises. She pushes my robe down and examines my back.
"Can I get a shower? I stink." I ask her.
"Sure, you can, since the wounds are healing now. However, avoid directly positioning your back in the shower. His Majesty will need to help you to put some ointment on your back after you shower." She said while putting her things on her back.
"Thank you," I said.
"I'll go now. Be careful of your back once again. It's still healing."
"Okay, I will. Thanks again," I said.
I looked at Zeus who was standing next to the bathroom door.
"I can do it myself, Zeus, you can wait here," I said.
"Okay, just don't lock the door. I need to know you're okay inside." He said.
"Okay." I dragged myself to the bathroom while Zeus was holding my new robe while waiting outside.
I looked in the mirror and saw how beaten I was. I looked like I was back from death. My eyes were huge bags, my lips were swollen, and I got a lot of cuts. It is also dry because of a lack of water. I almost screamed when I saw my back. The whipped marks are visible. It will leave scars for sure.
I open the shower and try to clean myself without Zeus' help. I started to try to scrub my body when Zeus came inside unannounced.
"I told you to wait outside."
"I can't help it. I need to be here with you. I can't lose sight of you again, it makes my wolf crazy," he said.
I feel warm inside my heart. I turned off the shower and pulled him next to me. I don't care if my body is aching and I am naked, all I want is him. I took off his clothes while kissing him. I never wanted this feeling to end.
"You don't know what power you have on me, Baby," Zeus said while kissing my neck.
I can't stop thinking about what if he marks me here right now.
"Zeus, will you mark me?" I said.
"What?" He suddenly stops kissing me and looks me in the eyes.
"I-I just thought... you know... you ca-" I stopped what I was saying when Zeus suddenly kissed me again. I pulled away just to catch some air.
"I want to, but tomorrow is the blue moon and I can still wait till that time. I will mark you as mine, tomorrow baby. Don't worry, okay?" He said, kissing my forehead.
I smiled back at him. I almost forgot that tomorrow would be the blue moon. I can't wait for him to mark me as his mine.
"Let's shower now baby, your wounds might open if we stay here for too long." He said.
And we started cleaning ourselves but it took much longer than necessary because of the extra activities inside.
*******
"We should eat breakfast with the pack now. They are waiting for you," he said.
"What happened when I'm out?" I ask while we're walking down the stairs.
"Well, a lot.... especially my Mom and Tyler."
"Tyler? What happened to him? Was he hurt? And how about Ele? What happened to her?" Panic started to fill my body. Just thinking there's something bad happened to them makes my body shake.
"Hey don't scare yourself, baby. They are both alright." He said while putting his hand on my back and making circles. "Tyler found his mate and you will be happy who she is, while Mom and his true mate are now back to each other. Markus marks her." He said.
"Markus what?"
"Markus marked my mother and they are now mates. They are in the dining room waiting for us." Zeus.
"How can Markus mark your Mom? Didn't she have your father's marked?" I asked.
"Yes, she was, but my dad withheld the bond. That's one of the royals' gifts, though I discovered it recently when my Mother came back and told me that Markus had already marked her" Zeus.
"I don't know that there's that kind of gift from a pureblood werewolf," I said.
We arrived at the dining room and saw Markus, Ele, Tyler with....... Lily?
"Lily?"
"Kath? Finally, you're awake now, I'm so worried about you." She said while hugging me.
"Ouch!" I said. She forgets that I got whipped wounds in my back.
"Oh, I'm sorry." She said.
Zeus pulled the chair for me.
"Lily, what are you doing here? I mean... I thought----"
Tyler cut me. "She's my mate, Kath." He said.
"Oh my gosh! I'm happy for you Lily." I said, holding her hands.
"Me too, and I'm sorry for what happened to you. I can't tell you about Alpha Duren, he will kill us all," she explained.
My eyes darted to Markus who was silently sitting uncomfortably next to the Queen.
"Kath, this is Markus, my mate too," Ele said before I could process any words to say to him.
I don't hate him, but I don't like him either. He is one of my kidnappers. I'm happy for Ele though, she deserves to be happy.
"I know you don't like me, Kath, because of my brother, but I still want to say sorry for the mistake I made." He said.
"I don't like you, but at the same time, I don't hate you. Time will heal everything, but Ele..." I looked at her "I'm happy for you, you deserve to be happy." I said.
Ele smile at me.
"Thank you, Kath, now that we have settled everything, let's go to your coronation day tomorrow. Zeus and I have already prepared everything. All you have to do is to attend." She said, slightly laughing.
Tomorrow is the day that I will pledge myself to the King and I will be the Luna and his Queen.
We finished our breakfast and Zeus took me back to our room.
"How do you feel about tomorrow?" Zeus asks.
"Kind of nervous and excited," I said.
We lie down in bed while Zeus hugs me. "Me too... I hope everything will be okay and, finally, you will be fully mine." He said.
I looked at him in the eyes and kissed him on the lips slowly. He kisses me back the same way.
"I'm always yours, Zeus," I said, and once again before I fell asleep in his arms.