Livianaâs POV
âAndre?â I said again. He gave me a small smile.
âHi, Liviâ he said and then g*****d in pain.
âDamn it, Andreâ I said in frustration then turned to El whose wolf looked shocked as well.
âEl, can you carry us back?â I asked and he gave me a nod before he lowered himself.
Some of my men shifted to their human form and helped get Andre on Elâs back while I did the same as I held him to keep him in place.
âThis is a n-nice reunionâ Andre chuckled then g*****d. I glared at him.
âShut up, Andre. Youâre literally dying you fcking psychoâ I hissed at him and he chuckled again making him g***n once more.
I sighed and El started to ran with us on his back. I kept Andre close to me as I still put pressure on his wound.
âT-this feels niceâ Andre muttered as his body is close to mine.
âIf you continue talking, Iâm literally going to put my finger in your wound to teach you when to shut upâ I warned and he stayed silent until we got to the pack house.
The doctor was already waiting outside and we were assisted inside and to the guest room.
I lightly held the doctorâs arm and he turned and looked at me.
âI just need him to fall asleep. Iâll do the restâ I said. He looked at confused.
âHe might die if I do that, Alphaâ the doctor explained. I shook my head.
âPlease. I know what Iâm doingâ I said and the doctor stared at me for a moment before nodding.
I went inside with the doctor and Andre.
The doctor glanced at me and then injected something on Andre.
âYou need to work fast, Alpha. Whatever you plan to do that isâ he said as he kept the pressure on Andreâs wound.
I nodded and replaced his hand with mine on Andreâs wound.
âOkay. Please get out and lock the doorâ I said and he nodded before getting out and shutting the door lock.
âW-what are y-youâ¦.â Andre tried to speak but he quickly became unconscious.
âThis will hurt me more than it will hurt youâ I said as I took a deep breath.
I focused on my energy.
My eyes glowed gold and I felt the sudden energy rush to my hand as it lit up.
This one is going to hurt like a btch.
I just know it.
I started healing Andre with my jaw clenched.
But I couldnât keep it in as I threw my head back and I screamed in pain.
There was that same sensation again.
Like my life force was being taken away from me.
But it was the best choice to save Andre.
After a while, his wound finally healed.
I gasped for air and the door burst open.
Iâm 100% sure that it broke.
âLiviana!â Dante came in with Edmond, Alex and El.
I gave them a small smile.
âIâm f-fineâ I managed to say before I blacked out.
I donât know how long I was out, but I felt really really.
The training from before really exhausted me so Iâm guessing thatâs also why I feel so tired.
I slowly opened my eyes and sat up.
I looked around.
Iâm in my room now.
I wondered if Andre was already awake too.
Itâs been so long since I last saw him.
I was 12 when he left and he was 15.
Andreâs mom was a pack doctor. His father had died when he was 7. Then, his mom found her second chance mate when Andre was 15 so they had to leave our pack and move to another.
I owe Andre my life.
Not just because of what happened today.
But because of something that happened years ago.
Flashback to 8 years agoâ¦
I sat beside a tree crying my eyes out.
I donât want to train anymore.
Then, I heard rustling and I stood up on alert.
Andre appeared.
âThere you areâ he said and approached me.
âIâve been looking everywhere for youâ Andre said and pulled me to him in a hug. I continued to cry as I hugged him tightly.
âI donât want to train anymore. Iâll never be aa good as Pa or youâ I sobbed as Andre caressed my hair.
âThatâs not true, Livi. I know youâll be even better than us if you keep tryingâ he said and I shook my head.
âYouâre just lying to make me feel betterâ I said.
Andre cupped my face and looked at me.
âI would never lie to you, Livi. Neverâ he said seriously then wiped my tears.
âPromise?â I asked and he nodded.
âPromiseâ he said and I smiled slightly.
Then suddenly we heard some rustling followed by a growl.
The next thing we know, a rogue had jumped out of the bushes.
Andre hid me behind his back and growled back at the rogue then quickly shifted.
He had only recently started to shift a few months ago.
The rogue looked like it was way older than the both of us.
My whole body shook in fear as the rogue suddenly pounced at us and Andre nudged me to the side and hid me behind a bush to protect.
I watch terrified as they fought each other.
Andre was doing really good at fighting while in his wolf form.
But then the rogue was able to claw him and I saw a lot of b***d as Andre whimpered and fell to the ground.
âNo! Andre!â I screamed as I got out of the bush to rush to him.
The rogue turned to me and eyed me before making its way to me.
I backed away as my whole body shook in fear and my heart started racing.
Then, I ended up falling back and landed on my bottom.
I started crying again as the scary rogue made its way to me.
Am I going to die now?
The rogue pounced in my direction and I closed my eyes.
But the pain didnât come.
And I wasnât dead either.
I opened my eyes again and saw that Andre had restrained the rogue in his canine.
I watched as his eyes glowed bright blue and I saw b***d come out of the rogueâs neck as it squirmed and whimpered.
Then Andre ripped its head off and threw it somewhere.
I rushed to Andreâs side when he fell to the ground as he bled out.
âHelp! Someone help! Please!â I screamed as I cried while I held Andre in my arms.
âHelp us! Please!â I kept screaming and then looked at Andre.
âHold on, okay?â I said and kept screaming for help.
End of Flashbackâ¦
We were both found that day and Andre was rushed to the hospital.
He was in critical condition that time and I always blamed myself for what had happened.
But he always assured me that it wasnât.
He didnât want me to feel guilty.
After that, I trained even harder.
I didnât want anything like that to happen ever again.
I was so helpless then and I didnât want to be like that anymore.
I promised myself that I wonât let anyone get hurt because of me again.
But here we are again.
The same person who saved me and got hurt years ago got hurt again.
Suddenly, the door to my room burst open and I saw Luan.
âLivianaâ he said rushed to me and hugged me.
âAre you okay? What happened?â he asked worried as he scanned my whole body.
âIâm fine, Luan. Iâm not hurtâ I assured him and he sighed in relief.
âThank the goddessâ he said as his head fell to my shoulder.
I caressed his back softly.
âWhy didnât you give me a call or reached out to me?â he asked almost in a whisper.
âIt was so sudden and after the attack, we rushed back here. My thoughts were all over the place so I couldnât exactly reach out to youâ I explained. Luan sighed and then lifted his head up to look at me.
âAtleast youâre safeâ he said as he cupped my face. I gave him a small smile as I held his hand on my face.
âI am so you donât have to worry anymore, okay?â I said and he smiled slightly.
âI will never not worry about you, Livianaâ Luan said making me blush.
He put his forehead on mine.
âI shouldnât have leftâ he said and I cupped his face then shook my head a little.
âDonât even blame yourself for this oneâ I said and he sighed before hugging me.
âI was so scared when El called meâ he whispered and I caressed his back.
âHavenât I proven myself enough to let you know that Iâm more than capable of handling myself?â I asked him. He shook his head.
âItâs not that, Liviana. Itâs the fact that anything and everything can happen and thatâs what Iâm afraid of. Itâs not because I donât trust youâ he explained and I smiled slightly as I understood his point.
We stayed like that for a few moments until the door burst open again revealing Andre, Dante, Edmond and El.
âLivi!â Andre shouted and rushed to me.
He pulled to him and away from Luan.
âAre you okay?â he asked worried. I nodded.
âIâm fine, Andre. Are you?â I asked as I looked at him. He nodded.
âFortunately, yesâ he said and then hugged me.
Luan and Dante growled.
We all looked at both of them as they stared at us. I coughed and cleared my throat as I carefully pulled away from Andre.
âAndre, since you already know El and Edmond. Let me introduce you to this twoâ I started as I looked at Luan and Dantr
âAndre, this is Dante. Heâs Paâs younger brother, my uncleâ I introduced Dante.
âAlpha Dimitri has a brother?â he asked and
I nodded.
âWoahâ he said then turned to look at Luan. He slightly tilted his head to the side as he eyed him.
âAnd this isââ
âPrince Luan Grey?!â Andre exclaimed with wide eyes.
Luan pulled me to him as he kept glaring at Andre.
âYou know him?â I asked.
âOf course. Iâve heard about the royal more than a couple of times while I was traveling aroundâ he explained.
Oh.
âWhat is he doing here?â Andre asked.
Luan looked at me and I gave him a small smile.
âHeâs my mate, Andreâ I told him honestly.
Then there was silence.
I trust Andre and I know I can trust him with this even though we havenât seen each other in so long.
Luan held me by the waist with a smug look on his face.
I almost chuckled.
âHeâs your mate?â Andre asked again and I nodded.
âSince when?â he asked.
âWhatâs it to you?â Luan growled and I stopped him from approaching Andre.
They both glared at each other.
âBe careful there, buddy. I donât give a fck if youâre royaltyâ Andre growled back and El and Edmond held him on both sides.
âStop it the both of you. You literally just met and youâre already in each otherâs throatâ I said and gave them both a warning look.
They continued to glare at each other.
âYou both should stay away from my niece and take it outsideâ Dante blurted out. I gave him a look of disbelief.
âSeriously, uncle?â I said in disbelief and he just shrugged.
âThatâs fine with meâ Andre said with a smirk.
Luan chuckled.
âLetâs take it outside thenâ Luan chuckled.
âBring it on, princessâ Andre said making Luan growl angrily at him but I held him back.
âNo the f*ck you wonâtâ I growled and everyone looked at me a bit surprised.
These guys seriously.
When will they grow up?