Captive Of The Alpha
Chapter 19

Ten days had passed before she opened her eyes to replace a distorted image of the sky above her, better and more visible than before, but still undefined. Her eyesight was still badly impaired, though better than before.

There were murmurs all around her, which she could not identify what they were saying, and that smell.

Rather, those smells, it wasn’t just one. She sat up with a jolt, feeling every bone in her body creak and a wave of pain sweep through her that made her lose her strength. Arms wrapped around her waist and someone sat behind her, resting her back against the man’s chest.

The sweet scent she had smelled that time reached her nose and she raised her head in a futile attempt to make out who it was.

-Nicolas caressed the little woman’s arms and kissed the crown of her head. An innate happiness invaded him and the fragrance she gave off made him want to be by her side for as long as he could.

-Ma, are you all right?” she heard another voice and a fuzzy figure stood before her.

The she-wolf reached up, trying to touch him.

Alan grabbed it and sat on the edge of the bed. He brought his slender fingers to her cheek, which was beginning to moisten, and let the faint warmth caress her skin. A sensation he enjoyed like no other.

-Alan, ma, I’m Alan, one of your puppies,” he put his other hand on his face, feeling, memorizing what his son looked like until he smiled.

Alan couldn’t hold back a sob and rushed over to cuddle into her lap which took her by surprise. The boy had never shown such a degree of emotion for anyone. Perhaps for his closest siblings, but his body yearned to be by the side of the stranger who was now his mother, like the most primal feeling. He stirred contentedly as her hand stroked his tousled hair.

-And I Noa,” the bed sank to her side and she looked at the smaller silhouette that seemed to jump uneasily for her attention.

She repeated the same procedure with her other puppy and smiled again drawing him to her chest burying her nose in his fur taking in the lovely scent of that little person.

He turned his face to Nicolas who was admiring the whole emotional scene of his brothers.

-My name is Nicolas, ma,” he kissed her temple and wrapped his arm gently around her slender neck, pulling her closer to him, “I’m glad you’re okay,” he wasn’t that sentimental, but this was no time to get too emotional. Like his brothers, a tear ran down his cheek, mingling with the tangle of his mother’s dark hair.

After so many years in captivity, being threatened, her greatest happiness had been fulfilled. To be reunited with her children.

After endless minutes the three released her, though she remained leaning against the support offered by the wolf’s body.

-We have two more brothers, but for certain reasons they didn’t want to come to see you,” Alan began to speak, “One is Rodrigo, he’s the oldest of us all,” she felt nostalgic, clearly remembering her first swollen belly, “He was in our father’s care, so it’s better to give him time to assimilate the idea,” she said.

She imagined it.

-The other one is our little sister – she had had a puppy, she adored little girls – Her name is Catalina. She’s a little reluctant to the idea of her mother being alive. The change has been too much for her, so like our older brother it’s best to wait.

She leaned over and touched his hand. She knew her husband must have poisoned their brains over the years. Noa brought him a glass of water and put it in his hands, then stroked the skin.

-Ma, you’re so thin.

She smiled slightly, trying to dispel the atmosphere of worry.

The four of them heard the door open. The she-wolf’s body tensed and she tried to run backwards. All her alarms were ringing in her head. Alpha. Nicolas’ hands stopped her in her place.

-Calm down, ma, calm down. Don’t be afraid.

Alpha, she repeated mentally through clenched teeth and an unpleasant tremor. Hades looked at the family scene she had broken and in a way felt dejected. A family of his own was something he had wanted for a long time and his hopes were getting further and further away, but looking at it another way he had gained one, not of his b***d but under his care.

-I have things to discuss with your mother, I need privacy,” he said.

The three brothers refused, looking at each other. They had no intention of leaving her alone now that they could be together. Big mistake, Hades’ scent grew stronger in the room and the four of them tensed up. Nicholas wrapped an arm around his mother’s waist and began to run her backwards as he moved to her side.

-I said get out,” Hades said calmly but in a deep, commanding voice, he wasn’t used to shouting and it wouldn’t be the first time he had done so.

Alan and Noa reluctantly got out of bed and walked past the wolf.

-Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to him, I just need him to know the situation before something happens again,” he emphasised the last part in commemoration of the attack on his body.

Nicholas untangled his arms from her as Hades arched an eyebrow waiting for her to obey.

-Ma, this is Hades,” he thought the introductions necessary, “you can be sure, he won’t touch you, he was the alpha who with his pack helped us rescue you and he’s been watching over you until now.

He saw her squeeze the edge of the sheet until her knuckles turned white, but he nodded his head and smiled at her to let her know he understood.

-Nicolas reluctantly turned around and stopped in front of the alpha who was several inches ahead of him.

-I’m not a puppy anymore, and I won’t hesitate to defend you if anything happens.

Hades was unfazed by his words. He took two steps and stood so close that Nicholas could hear his breathing.

-And I hope I don’t have to remind you who you belong to now,” it was almost a whisper but it chilled the younger boy’s b***d, “Your brothers are waiting for you.

When the door was closed he studied the emaciated woman in the bed, who after several days and constant doses of b***d no longer looked like the living dead. He approached and smelled her fear in the air.

After almost killing him, she was afraid of him, ironic.

She reached beside the bed and took his chin between her fingers and lifted it to meet beautiful violet eyes with a fuzzy iris. A pity. Caesar had mentioned that his senses would take a little longer to recover fully, or almost fully.

-First of all, I want to know your name.

Her skin felt cold, and the dry swallow moved the muscles in her throat.

-I am not your husband, but I am the new alpha of your pack, so I demand to know your name,” he spoke slowly and without aggression.

Her lips trembled and parted, releasing the first gasp of air.

-NeNebr,” Hades waited for her to say it, not wanting to force it. The sounds came out harsh and halting.

He ran his finger caressingly over the too-soft skin on her chin. An action he found himself enjoying as he waited for her to speak.

-Nebr… Nebr… aska…

-Nebr…Nebr…aska,” Hades smiled indulgently, “Beautiful name, for a queen.