I sat by Theo's side in the hospital room, his limp body wired up to every machine imaginable, the only sound echoing throughout the room being a faint beeping, signalling Theo's heart continued to beat, but barely.

I gazed down at his scratched and bruised face, silently begging for him to open his eyes, but I knew it wasn't going to happen anytime soon.

It had been a few days since the ordeal, and I was almost fully healed, but Theo's fate was unknown. Logan had got him breathing again, whilst I cried next to him, Rosalina comforting me as I watched Theo scrape death. The doctor didn't know when he would wake up, or if he even would; she said his heart could give out at any moment; his body had been through too much.

I spent my days sitting by my best friend, praying that he would open his eyes. All I wanted to see were those shining emerald green orbs. Just one more time.

Logan would visit me, begging me to sleep or eat, which I would reluctantly, not wanting to be gone if Theo's body did eventually give up. I wanted to be able to say goodbye to him.

I lifted my head to see Rosalina walk through the door, smiling at me sadly. "How are you doing?"

I shook my head, biting at my lip, looking back towards Theo's lifeless body. "I just want him to wake up."

Rosalina nodded, dropping her gaze. "It must be hard not knowing whether your mate is going to wake up or not."

I furrowed my brows, confused, before my eyes widened and I composed myself, nodding. "Yeah, it is."

Rosalina studied me questionably, raising her eyebrows at my delayed response.

"I haven't seen you in a few days," I said, trying to change the subject.

Rosalina nodded. "I thought you might want a little bit of time with him, and I've also been helping Alpha Logan try and figure out who it was that did this to the both of you. He suspects it's the same rogues that attacked me."

I nodded, agreeing. "That would make sense."

"I heard Logan yelling for you that night. He sounded...different. I knew something was wrong. I'm just sorry I didn't find you in time to save Theo."

I raised my eyebrows at Rosalina, tears welling up in my eyes.

"I mean, I know he's not dead, but..."

"He could be," I finished, allowing the tears to fall, causing Rosalina to make her way over to me, engulfing me in a hug.

"I just hope he will be okay Eliza," she whispered as she squeezed me tighter.

The Whipping was fast approaching and I wanted Theo by my side. I didn't want to do this alone; he was the one who I needed support from the most.

Rosalina pulled away, smiling at me sadly, pushing her curly brown locks behind her ears. "Alpha Logan wants you to meet him at his house if that's okay? He said he wants to talk to you and then you must go home and sleep. It's late and you need some rest."

I sighed, closing my eyes, but I nodded, knowing in order for this plan to go well, I needed to be strong and well rested, and if Theo wasn't going to be there to help me, then I was going to make him proud by ending this tradition myself. It was what he would have wanted.

Giving Theo one last longing look, I exited the room, rubbing at my puffy and swollen eyes. I made my way out of the hospital, and through the village, with Rosalina following closely behind me; the sound of my feet padding against the cobbled path giving me a headache, causing me to slow my pace. The village was mostly empty; only a few people were wandering around, gazing up at the shining stars and packing away their remaining stock from their pop up stores.

The lanterns lit the path, twinkling brightly in the late night sky, making me feel warm and cosy despite the harsh breeze drifting through the air. I rounded the corner, making my way up the path and stopping in front of Logan's house, turning to see Rosalina had stopped just at the corner, checking to make sure I made it inside safely. I smiled softly as the door opened revealing a very worried looking Logan; his brows furrowed and his mouth set in a firm line.

Logan made his way over to me, quickly engulfing me in a hug and planting a soft kiss on my forehead, causing me to gasp and pull away desperately.

Logan looked upset, looking down at me in surprise.

"Rosalina's watching," I whispered, causing Logan to scan his surroundings, squinting in order to make out a form in the dark.

I turned to see Rosalina staring at us, her mouth hanging open and her eyes wide. Her gaze flickered from me, to Logan, and then back to me. She then shook her head, dropping her gaze.

"Rosalina!" I called as she turned to walk away, clearly shocked by what she had just seen.

"Rosalina, stop!" called Logan, causing her to stop and turn to us.

I slowly made my way over to her, Logan following closely behind. I took in her stiff form and aggravated expression. "Your mate is dying Eliza, and you're doing this..."

I sighed, shaking my head, unsure of how to respond.

Logan cleared his throat awkwardly, stepping forward. "Rosalina, it really isn't what it looks like."

"I will forever be grateful for what you did for me, but I had higher hopes for the both of you than this. You have truly lost my respect," Rosalina's voice was soft, but a harsh tinge could be heard, and I knew she was deeply saddened by what she had seen.

"Rosalina, Theo isn't my mate," I whispered, causing her brows to furrow.

"What?" she asked, confused.

"Eliza and I are mates, I didn't want the pack to know until the next Whipping was over. It's just too dangerous right now. There are too many people who want this pack gone," announced Logan, his eyes pleading with Rosalina's.

Rosalina dropped her gaze, scratching her head in confusion. "So Theo isn't your mate?"

I shook my head. "I care about him; he's my best friend, but Logan is my mate."

"Please Rosalina, you can't tell anyone," pleaded Logan.

"If you're doing this to keep Eliza safe, then I won't say anything," said Rosalina, sighing.

"Thank you," I said, smiling sadly.

Rosalina nodded, tucking her dark hair behind her ears. "It's late. I'm going to head home."

I watched as Rosalina made her way round the corner, feeling guilty that I had lied to her, knowing she was upset and hurt by it. I felt Logan's arms wrap around me, and he pulled me to his chest, inhaling my scent deeply. "It's cold, let's go inside."

I nodded as we entered the house, suddenly feeling the warmth of the central heating grace my skin, causing me to sigh in bliss. However, before I could take a step towards the stairs, I was lifted into a strong pair of arms, and I squealed, looking up at Logan who was gazing down at me. He carefully walked up the stairs, and into his bedroom, gently plopping me down in the centre of the bed.

I smiled, taking in Logan's form as he stood at the foot of the bed, feeling grateful that I had him in my life. I had come too close to death.

"Thank you," I said, locking my chocolate brown eyes with Logan's glowing hazel ones.

"For what?" he asked, cocking his head.

"Everything," I said, sitting up and crossing my legs. "Whilst I was down at the bottom of that river drowning, I thought about so many things, and one of them was that I never got to tell you or show you how I really feel."

Logan settled down on the edge of the bed right in front of me, cupping my cheek and rubbing it with the pad of his thumb gently, making sure to avoid the healing scratches. "I never imagined having such a strong mate."

I leaned into Logan's hand, breathing deeply, closing my eyes. Suddenly, I felt Logan press his soft plump lips against mine, kissing me slowly. I smiled into this kiss, wrapping my arms around his neck and he climbed over me, causing me to rest my head down on the pillow, Logan hovering above me, holding all of his own weight on his elbows.

Logan trailed kisses down my neck, stopping just under my collarbone, causing me to sigh deeply, gripping onto the back of his neck.

"You're so beautiful," whispered Logan, pulling back to gaze into my eyes, his hair now messy and his lips swollen.

I stroked Logan's cheek softly, focusing on him with lust filled eyes, causing Logan's eyes to shift from their usual hazel to a stormy grey colour. Logan brought his lips back to mine, running his hands up and down my body slowly, feeling every inch of me as I pressed myself up against his body, wanting closer contact.

"I don't want you to do anything you're not comfortable with," mumbled Logan, kissing me on the forehead softly.

I shook my head, laughing. "You don't have to worry about that."

Logan smiled as he threw his top to the floor, revealing his perfectly sculpted chest, my hands running up and down his abs as he kissed me slowly. I pulled off my sweatshirt, revealing my black lace bra, causing Logan's eyes to turn black as he studied me, biting his lip.

Logan pressed his lips to mine yet again and I sighed deeply into the kiss, enjoying every second of it.

This was how it was supposed to be.

This was the night Logan and I fully accepted what we were to each other.

Soulmates.

I gazed up at Logan through my doe like eyes, watching as he visually undressed me, his eyes raking down my bod, causing me to shiver from underneath him.

"I want you," I whispered, causing my mate to take in a deep breath, reaching for my bottom half, pulling away at my clothing gently, until I was laying in just my lace underwear.

"Do you always wear this kind of stuff?" chuckled my mate, smirking at me, causing me to blush.

He leaned down, bringing his lips to mine and kissing me, his whole body pressing against me, allowing me to feel how turned on he was.

A wave of anxiety ran through me, and I was nervous I wouldn't be able to please Logan, since I didn't really know what I was doing, but I was hoping, that he would take the lead.

I moaned as Logan pressed soft kisses along my collarbone, slowly making his way down to my bra, unclasping it from the back and throwing it to the ground.

He took hold of my nipple in his mouth, sucking on it gently, causing my back to arch in pleasure; a small moan escaping from my lips.

"You like that?" teased my mate as he took my other nipple into his mouth, twirling his tongue around it, whilst massaging my other breast in his large hand.

"Oh my God," I mumbled, closing my eyes as I felt Logan pull away, the sound of him undressing the rest of the way, causing me to gulp, and I quickly peeked my eyes open.

I gulped as I took in Logan's size, unsure of how I was going to cope with it, but my core was dripping just from the sight of it, eager to have him inside of me already.

Sitting up, I leaned forward to grasp Logan's length, wrapping my tiny hand all the way around it, and slowly starting to move up and down. I gazed up at Logan, his eyes fixated on me as he growled lowly in his chest, tilting his head back moaning.

"Fuck, Eliza."

Feeling brave, I wiggled forwards on the head until my behind was perched just on the edge, and before Logan knew what was happening, I took him in my mouth, twirling my tongue around the head, causing him to moan loudly, his body shaking.

"Just like that, baby," he mumbled, running his hands through my hair and pulling it back so it wasn't in my face, allowing me to work faster on his length.

Logan's moans became louder and closer together, and after I started to such harder, he stepped back, shaking his head, chuckling.

"I'm not going to cum like that during our first time," he said, tracing his hands down from my breasts to my underwear, where he hovered over my core, my underwear already soaking from my lust.

"Logan..," I groaned as he pulled my thong to the side, slipping his fingers inside of me, slowly massaging my wetness, his thumb sliding across my clit. Pressure started to build up inside of me, and Logan gazed down at me as I opened my legs wider for him; his fingers becoming faster.

Suddenly, he growled, ripping off my underwear, frustrated that it was in the way, and brought his mouth to my clit, licking and sucking on it, causing me to moan in pleasure.

"Fuck," I whispered, my voice shaky as pleasure racked through me.

"Nope, you're not going to cum like this either," teased my mate, who pulled away, causing me to pout.

I watched as my mate made his way closer to me, gazing into my eyes, almost for permission. I looked down at his length, gulping, but nodded, my body throbbing just from the thought of him entering me.

Logan gripped my thighs, leaning over me as he stood at the end of the bed. Closing my eyes, I felt him at my entrance, half of him slowly sliding into me, causing me to hiss in pain.

Logan furrowed his brows, looking down at me with discomfort, noticing the pain I was in. "Are you okay?"

I nodded, allowing my body to adjust to my mate's sheer size, my core being stretched painfully.

Logan started to move gently, watching my reaction, a low growl forming in his chest, causing my more lust to overcome me. I pushed away the pain to the back of my mind, focusing on the way Logan felt thrusting inside of me, eventually moving faster once he heard me moan.

"Tell me if it's too much," mumbled Logan as he leaned down, pressing his head into the crook of my neck, kissing it, his canines grazing my skin.

"Go faster," I moaned, and my mate growled, picking up his pace, his fingers moving to my clit, rubbing on it in small circular motions, my back arching as pleasure racked my body.

Pulling out, Logan hoisted me up, turning me around so I was on my hands and knees, and he entered me from behind, his fingers still dancing against my clit.

"You feel so good," moaned Logan from behind me, slamming into me faster and harder, his other hand gripping my hip, pulling me back down onto his length with every thrust.

I shook as the pleasure became overwhelming, the knot in the pit of my stomach quickly becoming undone. "Logan, I think I'm going to cum."

My mate growled, his thrusts becoming harder, causing me to yell out in pleasure as my body reached its release, Logan suddenly pulling out and spilling out onto my behind, grunting.

After I had caught my breath, I turned around, Logan instantly pulling me into a hug, placing a soft kiss on the top of my head.

"That was amazing."

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