Chapter 8

Freya

The man in the fire was Titus, he was looking at me with pleading eyes. I couldn't understand why the fire was only able to burn Titus and why not me?

"Help me Freya," Titus pleaded, his voice full of agony.

"Titus, hold on, please don't give up," I cupped his face in my hand.

"I won't be able to hold for long Freya. My wolf is weakening and I won't be able to heal myself anymore," he whispered.

" What can I do to help you, Titus?" I asked in helplessness.

"Only you can extinguish the fire Freya," Titus was losing consciousness.

I was starting to get panic seeing Titus's deteriorating condition," How can I do that Titus, please don't leave me. Tell me how can I extinguish the fire," I shook his body to keep him conscious,

"You are the fire Freya," Titus said before his body went limp.

I woke up with a jolt, I could feel the fire around me, though it was not burning me I was still able to feel its heat. I looked around in panic and found myself on a bed in the pack infirmary. Memories from earlier had started to crawl back into my mind.

Titus had left, my mate had left because his father didn't want him to be with me because I didn't have a wolf. I remembered my dream and was surprised about what it could mean. Why I had seen Titus burning and why I was unburnt from the fire? Was my subconscious playing some trick on me? Had it mixed up the Janitor's prophecy and Titus's abandonment of me and formed its own theory?

Titus had not abandoned me by his will, his father had forced him to and even I had insisted him to leave. I couldn't blame Titus for what happened, it was not his fault. It was my fate that had never been kind to me. First, it had taken away my wolf and now it had taken away my mate from me.

Mom was fast asleep on a chair beside my bed and the whole ward was empty apart from us. I checked my hand the doctor had removed th IV. If only I would have been like the other werewolves and had gotten my wolf when I turned eighteen, I won't have lost my mate.

I tried getting up from the bed, my bladder was full and I need to relieve myself. I was feeling exhausted, my feet were feeling numb and the moment my feet hit the ground and I tried standing on them, a wave of dizziness overcame me and my body swayed. I knocked a glass from the nightstand in the process of balancing myself.

Mom woke up from the sound of the glass dropping and shattering into a thousand pieces. I had dropped again on the bed, I couldn't understand why I was feeling so exhausted. It was like someone had drained all the energy out of me. Was it because of the mate bond? Was being away from Titus affecting me mentally as well as physically?

We hadn't rejected each other and we weren't together which meant that this mate bond was going to drain us of all the strength. I was not as strong as compared to the other werewolves without my wolf. Though I had Alpha blood in my veins, still I needed a wolf to be strong and to be able to heal. My chances of having a wolf had diminished more after my mate left because the wolves couldn't survive without a mate.

"Freya are you okay?" Mom asked with concern.

"I don't know Mom I feel like someone is draining out life from me," I told the mom in a helpless way.

"Its the mate bond affecting you, if Titus doesn't want you, he should reject you. Otherwise, the mate bond will weigh you down," Mom touched my forehead in concern.

"Thank God, at least your fever has gone down. You have been unconscious for nearly three days now," Mom said with concern.

"Three days?" I asked with shock.

"Yes, Freya you were out for three days. Your father and I had been so worried. Your fever was only worsening until yesterday," Mom brushed my hair aside which had fallen on my forehead.

I was shocked that I had been in an unconscious state for three days. It felt like yesterday when Titus had left along with his father. I should restrain myself from thinking about him, but I couldn't help it. He had left his mark on my heart and mind in a mere hour we had spent together.

I noticed the tube coming out from below my gown, it must have been attached to my bladder. Why didn't I noticed it earlier when I woke up? My mind was not in the right state and I didn't know what I was supposed to do after today?

"Do you want some water?" Mom asked.

"I want to use the bathroom," I told Mom.

"I will call the nurse so she could get rid of the tubes," Mom pressed a bell button on the headboard and a nurse appeared at my side after a few minutes.

The nurse got rid of the tubes and helped me along with Mom to walk to the bathroom. They helped me back to the bed after I was done, " Mom, how long would I feel like this?" I asked.

"You will have to be strong Freya," Mom pressed my hand that I had placed on the bed at my side.

"I am trying Mom," I said with tear-filled eyes.

I was really trying but the only thing was I didn't have a clue what to do and how to deal with my situation. I had not been this hurt when I couldn't shift because I never had my wolf, but I had lost my mate after finding him and that loss was not letting me live.

I stayed in the hospital for one more day, just in case my fever returned. When the Doctor was sure that I was okay he discharged me from the clinic. Mom and Dad brought me home after the discharge. The family of Beta and the Delta had assembled at the Alpha's house to celebrate my recovery.

Dora, my friend was the daughter of, Delta Samuel. After the initial greetings, everyone settled down in the living room. I was feeling much better than yesterday. I had gained back a little strength and at least I was able to manage to stand and walk on my feet without any help.

Dora slumped on the couch beside me, I knew she wanted to ask me about Titus. Dora was still to find her mate yet and I was sure she must be dying out of curiosity about Titus. She was speaking to me about school in presence of my parents and I was sure the moment we would be alone she would start firing me with the questions.

"So, what happened between you two when you left the party?" Dora asked as soon as we were alone.

I had come to the kitchen to get myself a glass of water and Dora had followed me to the kitchen. Dora pulled me outside the kitchen through the backdoor into the backyard of our house.

"Now, tell me," she insisted.

"Dora I don't want to talk about it." I shut my eyes in agony.

Even a little mention of Titus was enough to shatter my heart. I understand Dora was curious, being my friend but I really didn't want to talk about him. She could be really annoying and persistent at times.

"Freya, we are friends and I wanted to know what happened. Don't you want to share your joy and sorrows with me?" she asked batting her long eyelashes.

"I know you are my friend Dora, but even a mention of his name or any indication about him is enough to hurt me. I have lost my mate Dora and it is not easy for me," I said dropping down on the steps of the house which led into the backyard.

"So is he really your mate?" Dora asked with wide eyes.

"Yes Dora, he is my mate and he left because apparently his father didn't approve of him being with a girl who didn't have a wolf," Tears started slipping from my eyes.

Dora sat beside me on the steps and wrapped her hands around me and hugged me. I broke down in her arms trying to find solace in my best friend.

"I dont know if he will ever come back," I said in between sobs.

Dora had also started crying along with me. I knew she loved me truly and she was the only friend who had stayed at my side, all through my hardships.

I felt a cold shiver ran down my spine and tingles erupted all over my body. I had last had this feeling on the afternoon of my birthday just before I had found the janitor. Was it the janitor again? Why was he following me? What did he want from me now?

I looked around into the dark surrounding trying to adjust my eyes to the darkness. I kept roaming my eyes on the trees on the edge of the forest and then I saw them. A pair of glowing red eyes were staring back at me from the forest.