Chapter 77
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She went limp under me. The pain seemed too much for her to bear, but I could not stop my wolf from keeping me going till I had my release; I felt guilty, but the blood on her neck required immediate attention.
I knew I ought not to use my healing ability to speed up the healing so I just stared at her, reaching out for the tissue close to the bed to clean up the blood.
Standing up and walking to the corner of my wardrobe, I wore a short before taking out a first aid kit. Attending to her, I made sure the mark was wrapped up nicely and ready to heal properly.
She made a little movement, and my body tensed up, expecting to see her open her eyes to look at me, but she didn't. She kept her eyes closed, but the evidence of the pain in her neck was still there.
Carrying her up in my arms, I kick the bathroom door open and place her in the tub before going down to the process of bathing her.
‘Let's claim her.' My wolf growled in my head.
'That's enough, we have done enough," I replied audibly.
'Liam?" She called me weakly, putting me on alert.
'Yes, Sweet. Just relax, let me handle this." I told her and she struggled to nod. I held her tenderly and sponged her body more softly.
'My neck." She cried, her hand shakily reaching for her neck.
'Shhh." I hushed softly, stopping her from touching it.
'It will heal up nicely okay?" I told her, and she sheepishly nodded at me; I knew she still wasn't aware of her immediate environment. I just had to play along till I got her dressed and back to bed.
Wrapping her up in my towel, I got her to my bedroom to see an unexpected visitor. I didn't have the time to look at Harper's face.
'Get the fuck out of my room, don't let me repeat myself. You won't find it funny." I glared at her almost naked figure.
'I have something to tell you." She folded her hands beneath her breast.
'Keep it till later. Now leave the same way you came, else you won't like yourself." I said emotionlessly.
I still had Moon curled up in my arms wrapped in my towel, her wet hair a constant reminder that I needed to get her hair dried up and put her back to bed.
'It's important." She insisted, her red and puffy venomous eyes directed at Moon.
'One." I started counting.
'Fine! I will leave but I will wait for your call." She had her hands in the air before walking out slowly."
'Two." I continued and she hurried off.
Taking Moon to the bed, I used the hair dryer to dry up her head and oil her skin before dressing her in one of my shorts and t-shirt, which was almost swallowing her up.
There was a knock on my door just as I was about to get into the bathroom to have my bath.
'Wait," I called out before rushing into the bathroom to take my bath. It was a quick one and soon, I was done.
Walking briskly towards the door, I saw Kyle's worried face staring back at me. My heart stopped beating for a moment before it resumed beating harder than ever. I assumed the worst.
'Is this about Aunt Olivia?" Kyle shook his head before sighing.
'There are two couples here, they keep making a fuss about seeing their lost daughter."
'Their lost daughter?" I asked him and he nodded.
'Don't tell me…"
'Yes, they are." He nodded.
Turning to look at my mate, I sighed, remembering what she said. ‘They did. They contributed.'
I held the door till Kia startled at the cracking sound coming from the impact of my hand on it. I thought of putting them in the dungeon till my mate woke up but decided against it. She might end up not liking the idea of that, so I pushed the verb thought of that to the back of my mind.
'Tell them to wait. I will be with them shortly."
'I fear…"
'If they don't comply, make them," I ordered and he bowed before turning to leave.
I saw him pause halfway before turning to look at me.
'How is she?" I could tell he was cautious about the question.
'She is good. Just marked her."
'Oh! Congratulations. The introduction?" He corked his brow.
'Soon, she is in the recovery process," I tell him, and he nods before turning to leave.
'Wait." I stop him.
'Harper…" His body was tense; I could see how stiff he became at the mention of her name.
'We are done she approached me with interior motives." He said without taking a break.
'Yeah…" I drawled, I didn't know what to say in response.
I had initially wanted to ask him why she could still access my room but his words made me reconsider.
He looked at me with expectations and when there was none, he bowed. 'I will take my leave now Alpha."
'I will be with you soon," I told him before closing the door.
Walking towards Moon, who had turned to adjust herself to a better position in her sleep. I tucked her hair behind her ears.
'I will be right back Sweet." I kissed her forehead after that and I was off.
'You…" On seeing my figure, the elder woman stood up, her index finger pointing at me in accusation.
'You…" The words got stuck in her throat. Her eyes didn't blink; I only looked on, wondering why they were staring at me the way they did.
I could tell she initially wanted to accuse me of kidnapping Moon with the intensity in her eyes the moment I stepped in but now, it felt like they had just seen a ghost.
She fell back to the chair, but her mate hurriedly caught hold of her before she completely fell into the chair and hurt herself, all the time, their shocked eyes on me.
'How can I help you?" I put my hands behind me, my legs astride as I watched them struggle to catch themselves again.
'You…are you the son of the Alpha?" The man asked me.
Right there, I heard a loud ringing in my ears; the last thing I wanted was a stranger linking me to my asshole of a father.
