Chapter 208: Mate bond
Nathan let out a long breath to steady himself before entering the room.
"I’m coming in..." he informed the betas from his pack that he personally assigned to strictly secure Raine’s room. The betas slightly bowed their respect, and all left their post upon Nathan’s signal for them to go because he wanted his privacy with Raine.
Opening the door, Raine was still unconscious on her bed. One would think that she was in a coma, but according to their doctor, she was bound to wake up any minute now, and he wanted to be by her side the moment she opened her eyes.
Quietly, Nathan sat on the side of her bed. His eyes gleamed with love as he gently caressed her cheek, his gaze lovingly landing on her beautiful face. He then let out a sigh. As soon as her wounds were tended, he had personally cleaned her up and changed her outfit, cleaning up the blood that had soaked into her clothes from the fight.
Nathan closed his eyes, filled his lungs with air once, then stuffed it all out with a quiet grunt. He had been on the verge of losing himself the moment he saw a bloody Raine lying unmoving on the ground back then. If it had not been for Aspen, who had telepathically calmed him down by confirming that Raine was still alive and that Davin arrived in time to help her, then he would’ve probably already ripped apart all of the werewolves that had harmed her to pieces right then and there, regardless of the consequences afterwards.
Opening his eyes, he found himself checking the deep wounds she sustained from the battle. He frowned, noticing that not even a single scar was left on her skin. He blinked at the sleeping Raine, wondering what kind of human she was for her to be able to heal this fast. He was already aware that Raine was above any average human because of her extraordinary gifts. Still, he didn’t exactly know what she truly was. Not that it mattered to him, of course. Although, he was still curious enough to have some interest in knowing.
Nathan had already tasked Davin with investigating Raine’s origins. Hopefully, they’ll be able to find out more about it soon. Despite Raine’s disinterest in her own origin, a part of him still wanted to know more about the woman he loved.
"Ngh..."
His heart skipped a beat when he heard Raine stir. He had thought that he was ready enough for this, but there he still was; his lips quivering with nervous anticipation as he watched her slowly open her eyes. He had already prepped himself to be hated by her; to be scorned by what he knew would be construed as him ’betraying her’ as her initial reaction. He had a lot of explaining to do, but he somehow trusted that Raine would eventually understand, knowing her personality. However, despite all of his psyching himself up, he still couldn’t help but feel anxious at her reaction.