Peaceful Sleep?

Gail POV

There are monsters in the world that roam the night and terrorise anyone who stumbles upon them. These monsters are the stereotypes that everyone fears. They are strengthened by the darkness of night and lure their prey into the pitch black conners where their preys meet their demise. I am not afraid of those monsters, they don't scare me at all...not as much as the ones who walk under the day light, the ones who smile at you with malice, the ones who pretend to care but will sell you to the highest bidder if it so benefits them , the very beasts you call friends, fans, family and all things in between. I have met plenty and with each one I have had an encounter with , each have left me just like how their world is...hollow.

After I left Arians house I decided to take a short run around the woods nearby the pack just to clear my head. When the pain from earlier shot through my veins almost leaving me paralysed I had thought it would be the end of me. I had believed that I would open my eyes and never see my world again, I was almost happy, but then something pulled me back to reality. A feeling or presence I have never felt before ripped me off the jaws of death and brought me back to life again. When I opened my eyes and saw Arian looking at me like his life depended on mine I had a warm feeling dance around my chest, almost as if my heart had found something it has been looking for. Maybe I was just exhausted and confused, maybe it was because I didn't expect what happened to happen, but he was there and his distressed gaze that had a hint of relief on it created a path in which I could see that the strange feelings and the ghostly presence that lingers around my heart guarding it, making sure I don't fall into the pit of hell was emanating from him.Arian. Did he pray to the Goddess for me? Why?...

"I THINK WE BOTH KNOW" Terra comments hesitantly.

"Why?..Why me..Why Us?...You don't even like him!?..Did you see what he tried to do? He used his Alpha voice on us and tried to force us to confess.! I know he is not a totally bad person but what happened earlier makes me feel a little confused. How does anyone treat their mate like that?! " I bellow to a Terra who stays silent.

"I THINK HE JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH US. IT IS NOT LIKE YOU WOULD TELL HIM EVERYTHING IF HE ASKED. HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE AN ABUSIVE LEADER OR PARTNER. I HAVE HATED HIM FROM THE BEGINNING BUT YOU HAVE ALWAYS SEEN HIS GOOD SIDE, WHICH MEANS HE IS NOT AN ENTIRELY TERRIBLE PERSON. HE IS A RUDE BITCH YES BUT HE IS NOT EVIL. SO. . . . "

"Is this why you have been acting weird lately" I say cutting Terra off

"NO, LATELY I HAVE JUST BEEN TIRED BUT WHEN HE HAD THAT LITTLE PANICK ATTACK OR WHATEVER THAT WAS I FELT THE NEED TO REACH OUT TO HIS WOLF SO THAT WE WOULD BOTH SURVIVE. I FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I PROBABLY AM THE REASON WE DID NOT SENSE HIM EARLIER BECAUSE I WAS BETTING ON COREY BEING OUR MATE SO EVEN IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I PROBABLY JUST TOOK IT AS HIM BEING ANNOYING. BUT TODAY YES, HIS PRESENCE IS THE REASON WE ARE STILL STANDING..WE ALMOST DIED GAIL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT DOCTOR MEANT WHEN HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BUT YOU FELT IT RIGHT? THERE WAS SOMETHING AND I THINK ARIAN ALSO MIGHT HAVE SEEN IT, HE PROBABLY IS AS LOST AS WE ARE BUT DOESN'T KNOW THAT WE ALSO DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS." Terra says, his voice sounding weary. I feel bad for him. In our world a wolf is nothing without their human, same applies to a man without their wolf and he fought an unknown entity just to keep us alive. I need to hear what he is saying and stop being so strong willed. We both need Arian. We need our mate.

"You take a rest, you sound tired . I will go find Arian and see how this goes. I can't believe he of all people turned out to be our mate. Do you think he knows that we are his mate?" I find myself unconsciously asking Terra . Terra doesn't respond but I feel him sleeping.I don't take time to think about Arian and I's situation. I use all the strength I have to run back to the pack house. I don't know if Arian knows about us , I have not sensed him at all, I only feel deeply drawn to him and every time he is near my body naturally reacts to whatever it is the does almost as if he was a giant magnet pulling me in , but even if he doesn't know that I am his mate he should be able to help me.

The moment I reach the pack house I rush up the stairs and reach the floor where Arians home is, I ring the door bell and tap my foot while still trying to catch my breath, anxiously waiting for someone to open the door. When I am about to turn and go look for Arian elsewhere the door opens and there stands a stressed looking Arian with concern in his eyes, the third emotion that I have now realised his face can make. I have so many things I want to say to him, so many questions and maybe a pending heartfelt letter of apology from his side but I have an even bigger problem and so the moment I try to open my mouth to talk a flood of tears becomes the first speaker of our little meeting. Arian immediately ushers me inside, his normally stoic face replaced with the one of guilt. I move closer to Arian and grab his black shirt tightly by its hem and rest my head on his chest. I can feel his body stiffen a bit in shock because of my sudden gesture but he eventually relaxes and continues to place his right hand on the back of my neck, he isn't aggressive like before but softly lets it rest on my neck and slowly makes soothing circles in hopes of calming my hysterics.

"I am sorry. I am really sorry Gail. While you were gone I had some time to think I will never ever do that again. Never. It is okay if you decide you want to punish me, but please forgive me. I am really sorry Gail." he says in a gloomy voice, clearly still thinking I am mad at him.

"Terra is sleeping" I say in a whisper through a wave of sobs.

"Gail what do you mean Terra is sleeping, Isn't that a normal thing" He asks with worry and confusion in his voice.

"Terra never sleeps Arian, He never sleeps!"