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(Alex)

Slipping, Alex felt her weight being pulled backwards, the mud from the bank in sucking her down. The feel of the icy waters hits her hard and knocks the breath from her lungs, so cold, it seeps into her fur. Struggling to find some sort of barring, it is useless, there is nothing to keep herself afloat. Every muscle in her body has gone numb, even the smallest of movements takes every ounce of her strength, until finally she can move no longer. Fighting the current is not an option, with every breath more water pours into her mouth, and the will to stay on top of the water seems pointless. This was a far better fate then being left to the cruel misery of that lone Alpha, Gods only know what he would have done to her. No, this was better, this way she could die in peace. Submerged in the freezing waters, Alex closes her eyes, embracing the feel of the life leaving her body. The last bit of oxygen leaves her lungs and involuntarily she gasps, taking in the biting sting of cold water, it feels her mouth and strangles her slowly.

The distinct feeling of being bitten by the back of the neck nags at her but she cannot force herself to open her eyes. Had the Alpha followed her into the freezing water? That would be a lot of effort on his part just to get some pussy. The thought is almost amusing to Alex, if she had not been in the middle of drowning, she probably would have laughed. Everything is almost gone now, the darkness is taking over, and in the back of her mind Ace's face welcomes her. It is odd, most people always speculate what the last thing you see is, before you die. Alex had always assumed it would be her family or maybe Sam but here she was picturing her Alpha Lord in all his dark handsomeness. The way his deep blue eyes changed to violet, the scar on his face, the fullness to his lips as they twitch in humor he tries to hide. A sudden sadness creeps it is way into her heart, it would have been nice to see his face one last time, even if she were only in this predicament because of him. Alex was so tired, all she wanted to do was sleep, turn her mind off and welcome the void that called to her.

The insistent nudging was irritating, someone would not leave her in peace, and with a jolting force she feels herself start to convulse. Water that had made its home in her lungs is suddenly coming back up her throat and with a forceful push to her side, she is vomiting up the remains of the liquid. Squinting her eyes open, she sees a rather naked blurry body kneeling beside her. Gods, her body was too weak for this, she had no energy to run or fight this person off.

"That's it baby, get it all up." Comes the harsh voice speaking so tenderly.

Alex scrunches her face up in confusion, that voice is so familiar, so warm. Instinctively she finds herself drawn to it, seeking it out in the dark, wanting to feel who it belongs to. "C-cold." Was all she could manage to pass through her chattering lips.

"I know, come here, I've got you." He whispered into her hair.

The press of his body against hers had her tingling, she could sense every muscle in this man's physique, it imprinted into her mind. Alex let out a little whine, cinnamon and spice, oh Gods he smelt so good. "Ace." She moaned, nuzzling into him as far as her body would let her.

"I am going to lift you now, it is not going to feel great, but I have got to get you warm." His voice sounded far away.

Alex felt her heart hammering in her chest, "D-don't leave m-me." She begged in a broken childlike voice.

"Never, shhh love," he whispered comfortingly.

Alex clung to him desperately. This was a nice dream, apart from being frozen into a human popsicle, the feel of this strong man against her was pleasant. Those were her last thoughts, before she completely gave into the blackness.

The feel of flooring was the first thing that entered her mind, her hand rested against wood, then came the warmth. Wherever she was she was definitely warm now, too warm, she turned her body absently. As her arms slung over, it smacked against something, causing her eyes to pop open in surprise. Violet eyes met blue and Alex's breath caught in her throat at the sight. "Ace?" she whispered in question.

"You know, if you wanted to get naked with me again, all you had to do was ask. Running away and almost getting yourself killed is a little extreme, don't you think?" he asked.

Alex blinked a few times in confusion, what was he doing here? Where was here? "I wanted to go home." She mumbled half to herself.

"Well, here we are." He stated his gaze penetrating.

It took a moment for his words to hit but when they did Alex sat up and looked around her surroundings. She really was home, they were lying in front of her fireplace on a couple blankets, no one was around thankfully.

"How did we get here?" she asked.

Ace sat up and raised an eyebrow at her, "Since we were closer to this place then mine, I decided given your state it was better to bring you here."

Shaking her head, Alex looked around, "Where is everyone?" she asked.

Ace let out a sigh, "They are gone." He shook his head, "With the money I sent home, per your request, your family took it and moved closer to town."

"They just up and left, just like that?" she could not help but ask. "I thought they would fix this place up." It was silly to feel so hurt over the fact that none of them stayed. This place was falling apart and in reality, it was too small for all of them. Alex knew that moving was the smartest choice, though this had been their home for the longest time, it just did not seem right to abandon it.

Ace cleared his throat slightly, "Lay down and get some sleep Alex, you have had a long day," he holds the blanket up and motions for her to come back to him.

Biting her lip Alex looks at Ace's welcoming arms, "You're naked under there." She points out blushing.

"You are too." He acknowledges with knowing eyes.

Alex swallows a little, "Are you mad?"

There is a brief pause and her heart beats rapidly, "Very, but I am just happy you are alive, for the moment that is all I care about." Ace leans over and grabs Alex by the small of the waist and brings her back down to lay on his chest, cradling her against him softly. "Woman, you will be the death of me." He whispered against her ear and Alex finds herself shivering at the statement.

"But what a way to die?" she asks tentatively looking up at him through lowered lashes.

The deep rumble in Ace's chest and the way he shakes his head gives her an odd sense of relief. The man was a glorious sight to behold indeed.