Arsen POV:

"Arsen please rest you've been here for two days. Have you even eaten? Showered? She wouldn't want you like this." Macy asked while I continued staring at Grace's pale face. Her beautiful brown hair was laid on the pillow, as she peacefully rested.

I grunted at Macy and waved her off. She let out a loud sigh before I heard her footsteps leaving the room.

I didn't want to leave my mate at all. Especially after what happened. How could a happy and fun night turn into a nightmare?

I wanted to be right next to Grace as soon as she opened her eyes, I wanted to tell her that I loved her as soon as I could. I had wasted enough time.

I squeezed my eyes shut as my thoughts wandered back to what happened two nights ago.

Flashback

I was using as much power as I could go fight off Sean's men. I still didn't have my wolf since they injected me with wolfsbane and that meant they had more power than I had. I wanted to eliminate all of Sean's men so I could kill him last.

I would make him pay. He would suffer the consequences of killing my father and Grace's pack.

I suddenly felt a searing pain in my shoulder as I was fighting off the last two wolves. I quickly cracked their necks before turning around see Sean.

As if everything was in slow motion I watched him as he plunged the knife into Graces' stomach. I let out a roar as I ran towards my mate who lay there.

I picked her up in my arms and tried shaking her awake but her eyes remained closed as I feared the worst. I lowered my head down to her chest where her heart lay and listened in. A flood of relief passed through me as I heard the faint thud of her heart beating.

I saw Matthew and Nick grabbing Sean before giving me a quick nod. I ran out of the warehouse all the way towards the pack house.

I barged into the pack house and ignored the calls of my mother and Macy. My top priority was getting Grace to the doctor before she...

No. I shouldn't think that way.

I called for the pack Doctor as soon as I entered the infirmary.

"Tom! I need your help right now!" I yelled using my Alpha voice.

Tom scurried towards me and took a quick look at Grace before ushering me to the bed.

I quickly placed her as Tom paced around trying to grab materials.

"What has he done? He's poisoned her to no end." Tom said shaking his head while plugging in an IV.

"Tom save my mate." I growled at him getting impatient. He ushered my out of the room much to my displeasure. My head was spinning but I knew I had one last thing to do before going back to my mate.

Walking out of the pack house, I walked towards the woods where I saw Matthew and Nick dragging a bloodied Sean. Nick kicked him to the floor as Sean fell harshly on the ground with a thud.

I walked towards him and kneeled on the floor in front of him. I picked his head up using his hair as he hissed in pain.

He looked up at me with his bloodied face and gave me a sadistic smile. "She'll never survive. I've done my damage." He said laughing.

Losing my patience, I lunged towards him. I attacked him and ripped him to shreds before snapping his head off. I gave him what he deserved for killing innocent people.

Kicking his body away from me, I looked towards Matthew and Nick who were bloodied and bruised just like I was. I mustered up the best smile I could manage as a thanks to them before walking back into the house to see my mate.

Flashback over

It had been two days since then and Grace hadn't woken up yet. The doctor didn't know when she would wake up due to the trauma and poisoning she endured. He managed to save her before the silver consumed her organs which would've killed her.

I gave her a quick kiss on the forehead before walking out the infirmary. I trudged back to my room where I took a quick shower. I didn't want to stay in the room too long because it reminded me of Grace too much.

I quickly got dressed in T-shirt and jeans before walking out towards the kitchen. As I was passing by I heard the cry of my sister. "When will she wake up Matt? He's miserable without her, I want my best friend back." She cried to Matt. I squeezed my eyes shut and walked back towards Grace's room. I had lost my appetite thinking about how long it could take for Grace to wake up. I wanted to keep an open mind but I still had that fear in the back of my mind.

Sitting down on the plastic chair beside her bed, I took her small hand in mine and squeezed it.

"Please wake up Grace. I need you more than I've ever needed anyone. I can't sleep knowing that I could lose you. You're my other half that I can't live without. You put a smile on my face and make me happy with just your presence. I love you Grace. Please wake up." I said painfully, pleading to her.

I knew she couldn't hear me but it made me feel better. I got my wolf back but he too was sad about his mate. He closed himself off and hadn't said a word to me since we killed Sean.

Resting my head on the bed, I closed my eyes, I was exhausted and soon sleep found me.

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I felt someone moving, before a hand whacked my head.

I shot off the bed and looked towards Grace who was smiling at me laughing.

Wait Grace was laughing? Smiling?

Must be another dream.

"I'm not a dream idiot, I'm real." She said pinching me.

"Grace, oh my god...you're, you're awake..." I said before pulling her into my arms.

"I woke up about 20 minutes ago, I saw you sleeping peacefully and didn't want to wake you." She said caressing my face.

"So you were watching me sleep? Kinda creepy but sweet." I said to her while she blushed and hit my arm.

"Shut up." She said trying to act mad, but I could see the ghost of a smile on her face.

I pulled her face towards mine and crashed my lips to hers. She passionately kissed me back, tugging on my hair. I had yearned for her touch for the past two days and I was the happiest man alive at the moment knowing that my mate was okay.

I pulled back from the kiss and looked straight into Grace's eyes.

"Grace, I love you." I said to her as her eyes went wide.

She stared at me for a good 20 seconds before she broke out into a huge smile. She pulled me in for a quick kiss before pulling back.

"I love you too Arsen." She said to me sweetly.

For the rest of the afternoon we stayed in, laughing and talking to each other. We were finally at peace and nothing could come between us anymore.

We were now one. A team that would stick together.

Forever.

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I'm actually very sad knowing this was the last chapter before the epilouge.

I want to thank every single one of you who have been with me since the first day.

I couldn't have done it without you, with that said, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and are looking forward to the next one!

Lots of love!