Chapter 27: Chapter 27

Chapter 27 I want to be left alone, please.

MAIA'S POV

With a severe headache, I was glad to wake up from such a horrible nightmare. I wasn't sure if it was my anger towards Lucius or me getting fed up that made me have such a nightmare.

I opened my eyes and immediately closed them due to the bright light coming through the window.

'Ttsss. Did Emily open the curtains or did I?' I asked myself.

I squinted my eyes as I looked around the room, trying to find where that beeping sound was coming from, and that's when it hit me.

'Shit! It was not a dream?!' I exclaimed in my head.

I had all sorts of wires attached to my body that were monitoring me.

Memories of what happened flashed back in my head. I wanted to check my neck to see if Lucius marked me, but then I couldn't move my arms.

When I tried to move my arms again, I finally succeeded. Instead of feeling my skin, I felt a gauze instead. Worries suddenly raced in my head.

'Did he overdo it? Why is there gauze on my neck? Did he take a chunk off my neck?'

All sorts of questions raced through my head uncontrollably.

"You are awake. How are you feeling? Do you feel any pain?" Lucius asked, getting up from the sofa.

I did not realize that he was even on the sofa.

What was he doing there? Why was he in my room?

'Because he is worried about us, Bitch." Avi retorted.

'Avi! I missed you. What happened to you? Are you okay?' I asked.

'I'm better. That asshole Uriah injected us with poison. It was too strong for me to even try blocking It.' she replied.

'I'm so sorry, Avi. I promise I will make him pay for everything.' I said.

"You just woke up yet, you look like you are ready to kill someone," Lucius said with a hint of a joke.

I glared at him in response.

"Should I start running?"He asked, laughing.

He went somewhere and came back with a cup of water. I almost moaned when I felt the sparks all over my body.

"Here. Drink some water." He instructed, helping me sit.

I took a sip, and it was heaven when the water reached my throat. It felt like the Sahara desert at some point.

I was about to ask him about the gauze on my neck when the door opened and the pack doctor arrived with some nurses.

"How are you feeling, Maia?" The doctor asked.

Before I could even answer, a loud growl erupted in the room. The doctor stopped moving midair and stared at the floor.

"Forgive me for being disrespectful, Queen Luna. It won't happen again." The doctor apologized, bowing her head.

I looked at Lucius, and he just stared at them. It felt like there was some anger radiating off him.

When I realized that they were waiting for my reply, I forced myself to answer.

"It's okay, doctor. It wasn't necessary." I said.

I heard her let out a slow and quiet sigh before lifting her head.

"Are you in any pain, Queen Luna? Does it hurt anywhere?" She asked.

"I have a bit of a headache. I haven't tried moving my body yet so I don't know if there is any pain anywhere else." I replied.

"We'll monitor your headache for now and see if it will disappear in a few hours. If the pain becomes unbearable, please do inform me, Queen Luna. As for moving around, I suggest you stay in bed for at least two more days just to make sure that you are fully rested. You may stretch your legs while lying down, but refrain from walking until the third day." She said.

"When will all these wires be removed?" I asked.

"We will remove them now, Queen Luna." She answered.

Every time she calls me Queen Luna, I want to tell her to just call me Maia, but I know she won't because I have a feeling that it was an order from Lucius.

After checking all my vitals, she removed the wires one by one. From the corner of my eye, I could see Lucius holding on to the chair while his body was shaking.

Even the doctor was trying her best to slowly remove all the wires and the needles, but of course, the smell of blood was inevitable.

After my arms were free from all the wires and needles, I slowly stretched them. My hand unintentionally went up to my neck, and I looked up at the doctor.

"What happened to my neck?" I asked her.

She looked like she has seen a ghost when I asked her.

"Uhm.." she stuttered.

I looked at her, waiting for a response when Lucius got up from the chair.

"Leave." He ordered everyone.

The doctor and the nurses bowed before they left.

As soon as the door closed, Lucius sat down on the space on the bed.

"Does it hurt?" He asked.

I shook my head and said, "No."

He let out a sigh of relief and nodded.

"What happened? Why is there a gauze on my neck?" I asked.

Even though I knew the answer to my question, I wanted to hear it from him. I wanted to know what his explanations were going to be. More importantly, why was there a gauze covering it?

"I don't know what you remember before you lost consciousness, but you were injected with a very dangerous medicine that, when mixed with wolf's bane, is very lethal. By the time they tried to remove the substance from your body, it was a bit too late. Some entered your system and it was killing you slowly. The only thing that could stop was an antidote. Unfortunately, we did not have one and even if we can create one, it would have taken weeks or maybe months to successfully do so. We had a theory that could be used to substitute for the antidote and for that, we needed to run some tests. When the result came out successfully, there wasn't any more time that could be wasted and they did not know when you were going to wake up for us to wait for your decision." He explained.

"What have you done, Lucius?" I asked.

Maybe it was because of the mark that was making me less mad, or perhaps it was the fact that I knew what happened.

"You must know that at that time, it was the only way to save you. I wouldn't let you just die without trying all my options." He said.

"What did you do, Lucius?" I asked again.

"I marked you, Maia. Since I have King Alpha blood, my abilities to heal are ten times faster than normal werewolf blood. It was the only way to save you, Maia." He answered.

"You did what?" I asked.

Even though I already knew, hearing it from him still radiated off different emotions.

"I really am sorry, Maia. If I didn't, you would have died and I can't let you die. I know that I did this without your consent, so I will take full responsibility for it. If you would like to leave once you have fully recovered, I will let you. Even if you want to reject me, I will accept it." He said, apologizing.

At that moment, my emotions were at war with each other. A part of me wanted to reject him right away, but a part of me wanted to cuddle with him.

After a moment of an internal battle with myself, I have finally decided.

"I want to be left alone, please," I said, looking at the window.