Leo’s POV

I jolt awake, not knowing where I am. The smell of antiseptic and b***d is strong in the air, but it is also accompanied by something else. The floral scent of roses hangs in the air as well.

“Raven,” I yell as I sit in the bed, causing pain radiating up my side and down through my leg.

I look around the room for my mate, not caring about the pain, and my eyes finally land on her. Raven is curled up in the small hospital chair, sleeping soundly. I watch the gentle rise and fall of her chest as she sleeps, and I know she is okay.

Quietly, I lean back in bed and lift the hospital gown to see the damage I have redone to my wound. It doesn’t look as bad as I expected. I have a new row of stitches, but that is all.

A subtle knock on the door catches my attention, and I look up to Alpha Ace standing in the doorway. Raising my finger to my lips, I signal for him to be quiet because Raven is sleeping. He looks over at his daughter and lets out a sigh.

“You know, if you keep saving her life, I am going to have no choice but to accept you as her mate,” Alpha Ace says with a bit of humor.

“I would prefer neither of us to have to put our lives in danger again,” I chuckle quietly. “How long has she been here?”

“Since you were brought in,” Ace whispers to me. “They treated her with the antidote to wolfsbane, and she immediately began asking for you. We had no choice but to bring her in here. I think this is the first that she has slept in days.”

“Days?” I ask. “How long was I out?”

“About a day and a half,” Alpha Ace tells me.

“What has happened since I have been out?” I ask curiously.

“Well, Elder Winters is dead, thanks to you, and Elder Clark has gone on the run. The two were likely working together to dethrone Raven. Elder Garrett has decided to let Raven use her power of vision on Harry to see how much he knows. My brothers are pissed that Raven has been attacked twice and are currently on their way here, so prepare yourself for that.” Ace continues to rattle off everything I might need to know, but I cannot take my eyes off Raven.

She stirs slightly in the chair and shivers as if she is cold. Grabbing the thickest blanket off my hospital bed, I get to my feet and cover her up. My fingers brush against her cheek, and she smiles in her sleep and snuggles into the blanket, breathing in my scent.

She stirs slightly in the chair and shivers as if she is cold. Grabbing the thickest blanket off my hospital bed, I get to my feet and cover her up. My fingers brush against her cheek, and she smiles in her sleep and snuggles into the blanket, breathing in my scent.

Alpha Ace watches in silence as I tuck the blanket around his daughter. I can see the concern building in his eyes before he looks away.

“Tell me about yourself,” Ace finally asks as I return to bed.

“What is there to know?” I laugh quietly. “I was a rogue. Now I’m not.”

“Were you born a rogue?” Ace continues to press me for answers.

Swallowing hard, I look down at my hands. “I wasn’t born rogue. I am the bastard child of the former Alpha of this pack. When I was born an Alpha instead of an Omega like my mother, he banished us for fear that I would challenge his legitimate son for the pack.”

“My mate kicked both their asses,” Ace says proudly, and I can only laugh.

“So, I heard,” I smile.

“How did you become an Alpha among rogues?” Ace asks.

“I didn’t,” I admit. “My mother did. She found the rogue colony that is now the Blue Moon Pack and took them under her wing. She taught them how to live and work together as a pack.

Eventually, we integrated with human society so we could become more self-sufficient. Once we were able to create our own little town, we did. Our pack has everything we need within the confines of our borders. When she died last year, it was only logical that I take her place.”

“That couldn’t have been an easy way to grow up,” Ace says sadly.

“It is the only life I know. I may not have grown up in a recognized pack, but I was cared for by a community,” I respond. “So when the Elder Council started looking for new packs, I knew I had to apply. I owed it to my colony. I owed it to my mother’s memory to try.”

A tiny sniff comes from the other side of the room. Ace and I look in Raven’s direction, and she is awake with tears streaming down her face.

“That is beautiful,” she cries. “I am so sorry I misjudged you.”

Spreading my arms wide, I beckon for Raven to come to me. She is in my lap instantly, wrapping her arms around me. The pain from my wound begins to subside, and I feel at peace. I gently k**s the top of her head and hold her tightly against me.

Ace clears his throat awkwardly. “I think I will leave you two alone,” he says with a smirk on his face.

“Be sure to put in a good word for me with your brothers,” I yell after him, and he simply gives me a thumbs up before walking out of the hospital door.

Raven pulls herself away from me and gives me a stern look. “You should be lying down.”

“Only if you promise to lay with me,” I joke, but I am surprised when Raven climbs into the bed beside me.

Turning on my side, I wrap my arm around her and pull her close to me. Her curvy round a*s wiggles against the bed until she gets comfortable, and the dirtiest thoughts run through my mind.

‘You have to take your time with this one,’ Luca interrupts my daydream. ‘She is not like the others.’

‘I am taking my time,’ I growl at my wolf. ‘If I go any slower, she will think we don’t want her.’

My wolf growls as he retreats to the back of my mind, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

Raven wiggles herself closer to me again, and her butt brushes up against my c**k. I pull away from her, not wanting her to feel my growing e******n, but this hospital bed is too small.

“Is something wrong?” She asks coyly.

“I just don’t want to give you the wrong idea,” I say, as I try to discreetly adjust my c**k.

“Right,” Raven says with sadness in her voice. “You don’t want me to think that you want me.”

In one swift movement, I flip Raven onto her back and hover over her. “Oh, Little Bird,” I g***n. “I want you. Just not like this. I want to be able to worship every inch of your body with my tongue and fingers before sliding my c**k deep within your folds. So let’s not be mistaken. I want you.”

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