Samira's POV

Lance is driving us down a dark country road that he says will take us to the place to get help for the wolf. I find myself becoming overwhelmed with worry and emotion from everything that happened tonight. I may seriously need to get out of this town very soon. Ever since I have been here I have had nothing but bad luck. Really the past 6 months have been hell for me. Maybe I need to move out of the country and make a new life for myself? My thoughts are interrupted when we turn down a long, windy, and steep driveway. We climb up it slowly until we reach the top of a hill and a big beautiful mansion comes into view. Is this the vet's house? I bet he's not going to want to help us take care of a wild animal? Then I see a sight I didn't think I would be that excited to see. Jared's police car.

"Lance, is that Jared's car? Is he here?" I ask my voice laced with hope.

"Umm, yes he is. But I need you to help me get this wolf inside before you see him. After all, he is a wild animal and you managed to get him to trust you enough to put him in this van. First we need to go inside and find the doc and then we will all come back to get him." He says with a smile.

"Ok. I will." I say in return.

We walk inside the huge home and I have to say it's absolutely gorgeous. It has a very rustic and homey feel with a large stone fireplace and open floor plan. It's decorated beautifully too. This doc has good taste.

Lance turns to me and says, "Wait here while I find the doc."

I hope the doctor isn't mad we are just barging into his house but Lance seems to think it's fine. I don't question it, I just want to get the wolf help and I really want to see Jared. I need to talk to him. I wait for a few minutes before I see Lance reappear with a middle aged man following behind him.

"Hello, my name is Dr. Edwards. I am going to take a look at the al...wolf. Can you please help us get him inside?" He asks kindly.

"Sure." I reply back simply.

We go out to the van and open the doors to see the black wolf still passed out from the trauma. His wounds are slowly healing and there's a lot of blood in the back of the vehicle. I slowly pet his face and he begins to wake up. He stares into my eyes and I almost get lost for a minute in them. They look so familiar. Like I have looked at them before. The wolf then looks at the two men and begins to stand up. Shit. I hope he doesn't try to run away and he isn't frightened. He calmly climbs out of the van.

The two men exchange a look and then say "Please follow us inside."

Ha! They are taking to the wolf like he is a person and will understand them. They have lost their minds. He's probably going to attack us all.

But to my complete and utter shock he just follows behind them into the mansion. I pick my jaw up from the ground. What?? Wow this doctor must be a wolf whisperer or something. Amazing. I just follow behind them in complete astonishment. As we come inside we go down into the basement of the home where there seems to be a large clinic. Ah, so the doc must see patients here at his home. That makes sense now. Dr. Edwards goes up to a metal surgical table and pats it to signal the wolf to climb up. He does this without a fight. Ok so he is either really injured and has lost his mind or is extremely tame? I sit there completely baffled and listen as the doctor makes his examination. After a few minutes, he looks at Lance and I and begins to tell us his diagnosis.

"So, he has very deep lacerations all over his body and has lost a lot of blood. That's why he is weak. They are healing very slowly and that concerns me. I need to take some blood work and run some tests. I am going to hook him up to an IV. Can you please look after him while I do this? Make sure he stays still and rests?" The doctor asks.

"Yes." I say. "I can do that."

"Good, maybe pet him like you were. I think it calms him." He says.

The doc then takes some blood samples, he hooks him up to an IV and leaves the room. Lance and I look at each other for a moment and then he says,

"So I am going to go make a few calls and I will be right back." He says breaking the silence.

Where is Jared already? I stop Lance before he has the chance to leave.

"Lance, can you please find Jared and tell him to come talk to me? I think he is avoiding me and I need to speak with him." I tell him.

"Yes I will. I will be right back." He says.

"Thank you." I reply before he leaves the room in a hurry.

The wolf falls to sleep while I sit there next to him. I start to doze off in the chair until I hear the doctor come back inside with Lance following. Still no Jared. Damnit I didn't think I pissed him off that badly. He's avoiding me. I stand up and start to walk out of the room. Lance grabs my arm to stop me.

"Where are you going?" He asks.

"I am going to find Jared to talk to him. I can't stand him avoiding me. I need to see him and tell him a few things." I say trying to free myself from his grip.

"Please don't leave Samira. I promise you that he will be here in just a minute. Just hear what the doctor has to say first." He pleads.

"Ok fine. But if he's not here within the next 30 minutes, I am going to find him." I say firmly.

"Ok." Is all replies.

We both look to Dr. Edwards. He looks between the both of us and begins to speak.

"So I did some blood tests and I figured out why he isn't healing faster and why he is so weak." He says and then pauses.

"Ok? So what is the wolf anemic or something?" I ask.

Both men chuckle at my comment. It wasn't meant to be funny. I look at them annoyed and they get the hint.

The doctor pretends to clear his throat and continues, "He's weak because he hasn't accepted the mate bond yet and marked her. He will continue to get weaker until he finally does what he needs to do. He's so weak he is stuck in wolf form right now. They both need to accept each other soon or he may die." He says looking towards Lance his voice laced with sadness.

What the fuck is he talking about? Mate bond? Marking? Wait I remember someone saying something about marking recently. Oh God that's right. It was Luke. Right before he grew fangs. Where the hell am I? I am so freaked out right now. The look on my face must express how overwhelmed and confused I am right now because then Lance finally looks at me and speaks up.

"Samira, I know you are really confused right now but I need to tell you something and I really need you to not get freaked out. Can you promise me you will just listen to me and not run out of here before I finish telling you everything?" He begs.

Ok that doesn't sound good.

"Fine I will listen to you since you listened to me earlier. I at-least owe you that. But I don't like how this sounds and I am starting to freak out so hurry up before I change my mind and run out of here." I say panicked.

Lance begins to speak again, "So this wolf here is no ordinary wolf. He's a werewolf. And he's not just any old werewolf he's an alpha. My alpha. He's your alpha too. You are his mate. You have to save him or he will die." He says getting straight to the point.

I burst out laughing. "That's very funny. Stop fucking around with me. Where's Jared?" I say back to him.

He stares at me stone cold serious not even a hint of humor on his face. Is he serious? What the hell is he talking about? Werewolves aren't real? This place is nuts. Now I know I have to get out of here.

"You are crazy! You all are crazy! I am out of here." I say and I go to storm out of the room.

"No please stay and listen to me, I am not done." Lance pleads with me.

"No Lance, I am going to find Jared to apologize for everything and then I am leaving this town and never coming back." I say.

"What if I told you Jared was right here in this room?!" He yells.

I turn around to look him dead in the eyes.

"What are you talking about? You are insane." I scream at him.

He walks over to the table where the wolf is laying and points at him.

"This is Jared. He's a werewolf. He's my alpha and your mate and you have to save him. I am begging you." He pleads.