Chapter 465
Xaden very slowly regained consciousness and his eyes gently fluttered open.
He felt his entire body ache like hell.
It was as thing he had been stabbed a thousand times and left to be fed to a group of vultures.
He groaned and then suddenly his consciousness hit him and he recollected his surroundings.
Where the hell was he?
Why was he comfortable?
Why didn’t he feel worse than he usually felt.
And then it finally hit him, his environment.
He looked around.
He was in his own bedroom.
How had he gotten here?
His mind was a bit hazy and blurry.
And slowly it started to come to him.
He got flashes of how he had staggered and then finally crashed down unable to move.
And then he had passed out.
So he had actually made it back home.
He took in a deep breath.
He tried to move in his bed and he felt his entire body on fire.
He still hadn’t healed.
He gently sat up and looked at the bandages on his chest.
He was shirtless, but had loose breeches on.
He pushed away the blanket and gently set his feet down to the floor.
He took in a very deep breath.
He actually missed home.
He missed the relief of being back home, he was almost so gone that he had begun to even hallucinate Jasmine.
And then he remembered her.
How he had been so gone that he had even hallucinated seeing her in when he was escaping.
She was here in the pack .
She was definitely here with him.
And she was with his child.
They were safe that was all that mattered.
Once he was done dealing that godforsaken rogue bastard.
He walked to the window and opened it slightly to see what time of the day it was.
It was slightly towards evening.
Gods how long had he been knocked out.
His door was opened and then he felt his heart leap.
“Jasmine?” He called out
He quickly turned around but it was none other than Loren.
“No, just me my lord.” Loren said.
Xaden sighed.
Of course it was Loren.
Who would open his door without asking for permission.
“Seems you’re much better. Now that you’re up and awake.” Loren said as he walked towards the bed with his bag.
Loren walked up to him and began checking up on him.
“It’s good to see you aren’t dead.” Loren said.
“Wha… uh… how did I even get here?” Xaden had to ask.
“You don’t remember?” Loren rose a brow disapprovingly.
“No I don’t.” Xaden asked snappingly.
“Hey don’t get smart mouthed with me.” Loren warned as he poked Xaden’s forehead. “I’m not the reason why you ended up half dead at the gates of the outskirts of the pack.”
“Ow.” Xaden scowled.
Loren went on as he checked his bandages.
“They found you outside.” Loren said as he pulled open the bandage on his chest. “You were almost dead. But because I’m a magician I brought you back to life. Any hour past the moment we found you, you would have been dead.”
Xaden felt his bones tense up.
“How long have i been past out?” Xaden asked.
“Two weeks.” Loren shrugged his shoulders.
“TWO WEEKS?!” Xaden screamed in shock.
“Yes two weeks.” Loren said. “Now stay put.”
And then Xaden was forced to freeze while Xaden undid the bandages on his chest.
“The wound isn’t rotting anymore.” Loren said as he began to clean up the wound.
Xaden pressed his eyes at the pain.
He barely ever felt pain, but this was entirely different and gruesome.
“The blood is now fresh. So that’s a good sign.” Loren said as he poured herbs and oils unto the festering wound.
There was a knock at the door.
“Don’t disturb me I’m busy.” Loren said.
But the door opened regardless and it was none other than Erik.
Erik’s face was grim and then seeing Xaden awake, a grin sprung on his face.
“It’s good to see you alive.” Erik said. “Better than you always past out with no color.”
“How did you let me be unconscious for over two weeks?” Xaden asked.
Erik gave a thumbs up and clapped. “Now there is the stubborn and chivalrous Alpha I know. How the hell do you think anyone was ever going to wake you up from coma.”
Xaden sent tight lipped.
“You are alive Xaden.” Erik said. “We were all worried sick. In total you have been gone for a whole month. First half we had no idea where you were and the last two. We did finally, but we had no idea if you were going to survive.”
Xaden sighed.
Loren finished wrapping the bandages and went back to his bag of equipment.
“What happened Xaden?” Erik asked.
“Some lousy bastard.” Xaden spat. “It was a trap. It wasn’t just some random rogue attack. He made it look that way so that he could have me drawn out.”
Xaden closed his eyes as he felt one of his bones shift.
“Take it easy.” Erik said.
“You know I’m never going to.” Xaden stated.
The doors were bust open and none other than Nanny Nia stepped in.
She gasped when she saw Xaden.
Her hands covered over her mouth and her face filled with relief.
“Oh Alpha Xaden.” She said as she rushed to his side.
She knew she could not hug him so she hovered by his side and stood alert.
Her hand still over her mouth.
“Alpha Xaden.” She said. “It’s so good to see you.”
And then her eyes were filled with tears.
He smiled.
He was happy to see her.
“Good to see you Nanny Nia.” He said.
“I would have liked to hug you but…” she stuttered.
He nodded. “And I….
Nanny Nia didn’t let him finish.
She threw her arms around him and engulfed him into a warm hug.
He was surprised.
But then he accepted the hug.
Truly, he needed it.
He had assumed that Jasmine would have given him such a warm hug.
Or perhaps his sister, but getting it from Nanny Nia, a motherly figure filled the gaping hole in his heart.
Loren was frowning from the corner of the room, disapproving the hug.
Nanny Nia ignored him and she finally let go.
He smiled.
“Welcome back Alpha Xaden.” She welcomed.
“Thank you.”
She nodded and stepped back.
“Where is Jasmine?” He asked.
And the room went quiet.