The Tormented Soul

Chapter 13: stay please

Darius POV

I went to my bed two hours ago and I was not able to fall asleep. I laid on my back above my duvet in my boxers and sweatpants. I have been tossing and turning the whole time. I’ve tried laying on my back, both of my sides, and my stomach but nothing worked. I was starting to grow restless.

I have been working my ass off me with a lot of paperwork since I left Alea's room trying to figure out what pack she belonged to and why the moonlit pack hunted her down and beat her, but I haven't been able to find out anything.

Every time I close my eyes my brain goes haywire trying to figure out why anyone would do that to her. I put my right arm over my eyes trying again. I breathed in a deep and calm breath trying to sleep when I heard an ear-piercing scream echo through my packhouse.

I jumped out of my bed and ran toward my door. I opened the door and came out in the hallway and I heard the screaming coming from Alea's room.

"They are here! Get them off me!"

I ran towards her door and threw it open and saw Alea sitting up in her bed screaming her lungs out. I ran to her and took hold of her arms while looking straight at her face. Her eyes were empty and they showed so much fear.

"Alea! What's the matter?" Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

I don't think she heard me because she was still screaming her lungs out.

"Alea, calm down no one is here." I told her trying to calm her down. But whatever I did, nothing worked.

While I tried to make her stop screaming I heard some of my pack members asking through our mind- link,

'What is going on?'

'Are we under attack'

'Who is screaming'

'We aren't under attack. I believe that the girl we saved from the moonlit pack is having a nightmare.’ I said back through the pack mind link cut the mind link shifting my focus back on Alea when I heard Nicole in a private mind-link.

'Do you need any help?'

'No. I will handle it.' I said back.

I looked at Alea’s face and she was still screaming and her breath was not good. What the hell should I do? How can I calm her down? She was literally having a big panic attack. Then I remembered what one of my old teachers taught us. I just hope she will forgive me for this.

I smashed my lips against hers, making her hold her breath and at the same time stopping her panic attack. I held her in my arms with my lips on hers. I moved my hand up to her cheek and deepened the kiss, even if this was not my intention. I just couldn't help myself, she tasted so amazing. I licked the bottom of her lip to ask permission, I never thought she would open up to me but she did and I stuck my tongue in. She tasted even more amazing than I ever imagined.

'I have to stop this before I end up in an awkward situation.' I thought to myself when I felt my member start to grow in my sweatpants. I broke the kiss and I looked at Alea and I could see that she was now

calm and her breath was back to normal. I just hope she will forgive me. I did promise that she could trust me and I didn’t want to force myself on her.

She looked at me in shock. Her eyes were red and swollen from all the crying. I still had one of my hands on her cheek and the other on her lower back. I could see the fear on her face and the tears that threatened to escape her eyes again.

"Shh, Alea. Everything will be fine. I am here."

I slowly put my arms around her to give her comfort. It was then I noticed that she leaned her face against my bare chest and I started to rock her back and forth. I could feel that she relaxed more and more in my arms. It was then I leaned down and kissed her on the top of the head. We sat like this for a while but when I started to notice that she was about to fall asleep leaning against me I put her head on the pillow and put the duvet over her body and tucked her in. I got off the bed and started walking towards the door when I felt a hand grab my arm stopping me in place. I turned back and saw her look right up at me.

"Please. Stay," She said in a whisper.

I looked at her and thought for myself. 'Did I just hear right?'

"Are you sure?" I asked back.

She just nodded and took a breath. "I don't want to be alone" With a low voice.

I gave her a smile and I got back in the bed, but I was on top of the duvet. I laid my arm over her and she snuggled closer to me. I felt happy that she asked me to stay. Xander screamed in joy.

While I laid there I thought to myself. 'I will stay until she is asleep. I don't want to freak her out in the morning when she wakes up.'

I am happy that I have found my mate. After all, I have been looking for her for such a long time. But laying here next to her was hard for me because my instinct told me to mate and mark her, it's our nature. I can't do that to her or to me. Not after what she has been through, not right now, I will wait till she is ready. I could feel that she was breathing deep so I knew she was about to fall asleep. I will just hold her a little more before I go back to my own room.

It took a while before she was fully asleep. I moved away from her and slowly took my arm away from her so I could get up and leave, but as I moved my arm away she started to make sounds that sounded like her mind and dreams were haunting her. I put my arm around her once again and the second I had my arm around her she was quiet. I tried to leave a few more times but every time I took my arm off her she made that sound again. So eventually I gave up and decided to stay and sleep next to her. I pulled her close to my chest and wrapped both arms around her to make her feel safe and to make sure she sleeps all she needs to.

I closed my eyes and I leaned against her and fell asleep beside her smelling her amazing scent, both I and Xander were happy but we both were a little frightened about how she would react when she would wake up. But that is a problem I will handle then.