Amethyst (13 page)

Rain opened the door took in a chair from his
private office set it beside the bed and sat down. Even in the
darkness with the curtains pulled tightly shut he could see the
bandage around her head. Her eyes were closed, "you are so
beautiful. I love you sweetness!"

Kelly and Sadie had washed her clean, and she
smelled of antiseptics mixed with strawberries. Her hair had been
undone from the leather strips that held it together down her back.
It lay at her side down her body. "Her breathing seemed more
normal. His mind tried to touch hers saying over and over again
that he loved her. But there was nothing, just silence. His inner
wolf wanted to howl at the moon for her. Chase something down and
tear it apart to rid him of his frustrations, guilt and anger."
Markus had repaired the window, and Rain stood walked over to it
pulled the curtains apart a couple of inches and looked out. He
could not imagine his life without Amethyst. She had woven herself
into every fiber of his being. If he lost her now, he knew his life
would be a lonely long unhappy one. He sat back down in the chair,
and fall a sleep. Rain slept through the night. Just from sheer
exhaustion, he never heard, or knew that Sadie had come in several
times to check on Amethyst. Sadie had been so quiet, not wanting to
disturb her alpha.

Bright sun light streamed in the window.
Amethyst blinked her eyes and finally her vision cleared. The pain
in her head was extreme so she tried not to move. Breathing sound
caught her attention near the bed and she moved her eyes then her
head slightly. She clenched her teeth as the pain shot through her.
Her eyes focused on Rain a sleep in a chair next to her. He had a
day's growth of beard, his hair was a mess. "Damn how can a man who
looked like he had not slept in days be so damn handsome," she
thought. Feeling warmth begin to swell between her legs she pulled
them tight together. Amethyst inner wolf spoke, "how can my body
desire him when my head is in such pain, maybe it was the wolf or
cat inside her that wanted him," she wondered. She watched the rise
and fall of his chest never realizing her breathing matched his.
"He sure was a major cup cake, revise that thought, he was the
entire cake!"

Rain woke then jumped up out of the chair,
the chair fall backwards and hit the floor. The nurse was bending
over Amethyst. She was checking her blood pressure, temperature,
changed her IV bag. The nurse smiled, and said, "She is resting
comfortably and is sleeping. She should wake soon. Her temperature
is normal as well as her blood pressure she does not seem to be in
any pain. I added another IV bag it will be the last one. It is
nothing short of a miracle that she survived. It is still a wait,
and sees if there's been any brain damage." Smiling at Rain, "you
should get cleaned up Rain, and get some proper rests. You could
not have slept well in that chair all night. Once you're cleaned up
slip into bed next to Amethyst, it will be ok." Then she turned,
and left the room.

Rain nodded his head, and walked into the
bathroom for a quick shave, and shower. He toweled off walked into
the bedroom with nothing on, but the towel. Walked over to his
dresser picked out some boxer shorts, jeans open the closet picked
out a shirt. He turned around to see Amethyst staring at him. He
opened his mind to her sending nothing but love, and warmth to her.
She turned to her side, and in that moment she cried out in pain.
And tears filled her eyes. Then she closed them shutting out the
world and Rain.

Rains heart fall; his inner wolf wanted to be
released. Then he marched over to the bed looked down at Amethyst,
and said in alpha mode, "Look at me Amethyst. You can shut me out
of your mind, you can never speak to me again, but I am not giving
up on us. I love you damn it, and you're my mate now, and always no
matter what. I am your alpha and you will do what I tell you too!"
Rained growled, his inner wolf approved.

When he felt Amethyst in pain his heart
softened, so did his voice. He leaned down to her and whispered,
Amethyst I love you, and we are meant to be you and me. Please
don't say you hate me, please tell me I haven't lost your love.
Don't shut me out forever. Losing you would be unbearable!"

When Amethyst said nothing, he kissed her
lips her mouth opened to him and he deepened the kiss. Then he
pulled away stood, and went to walk away. "He could not make love
to her she was recovering from an ordeal that would have killed
most women." Suddenly he realized that Amethyst had opened her mind
to him. He felt her heart, and he turned and looked at her. She lay
with her eyes closed. He slipped on a pair of boxer shorts, walked
back to the bed. Rain leaned over the bed looked at her, then laid
down and put his arms around her. He felt the pain in her head
lesson, and her teeth unclenched, and her body relaxes. Rain smiled
to himself, and continued to tell her he loved her in his mind. He
knew he was reaching her, flashes of words here, and their drifted
back to him. She may have shut him out, but he was reaching her on
some level of her mind; maybe through one of the animals she could
shift into, he was not sure. Anything at this point was worth a
try.

An hour later and Rain moved from Amethyst
slipped on his pants, shirt and a pair of socks. Left the room, and
headed to the kitchen. Ten minutes later he returned with a bowl of
soup, and some warm tea.

Rain touched her cheek, and called her name.
Amethyst awoke and tried to move and couldn't without pain shooting
through her head. Rain gently lifted Amethyst and propped her with
pillows. She ate half the bowl of soup, drank all the tea. The
entire time she ate her mind kept touching his, reading his
thoughts! It was all so good, so comforting, tears sprang to her
eyes. Rain loved her when she thought he hated her. Yes she had
made him angry, but it didn't break his love for her. She knew at
that moment that second, that no matter what, her heart belonged to
him, and no other. She would love no one else for the rest of her
life.

Another day had passed Amethyst felt
stronger; the pain in her head was gone. Rain had begun to leave
her alone for short periods of time during the day. He had said he
hated to, but Markus was getting married tomorrow, and Markus's
house had to be finished. Rain had gone out to the woods checked to
see where her SUV went off the road. It was sheer luck that the SUV
and the one tree had burned and not the entire forest. Rain
searched for the brief case in the woods. It had been easy to find
only twenty yards from where he had found her. Rain had placed it
on her dresser when he got back.

When Rain left moving slowly Amethyst slid
out of bed, placed her feet on the floor and stood; she was
relieved when she was not hit with pain. The IV bag had been
removed during the night. She walked towards her dresser. Opening
the brief case she took out a small envelope, and two thousand
dollars. She slipped the money into the envelope sealed it, then
put Markus, and Silver on the envelope. A wedding gift for them,
she felt bad that she could not go shopping for something special
in addition. Maybe she could do that later.

As she closed the brief case she took the
envelope placed it on Rains dresser. Slowly she dressed. She
slipped on a skirt, and top. She brushed her hair then looked at
the slash in her hair it was four inches long, "she wondered how
deep it went probably to her brain, the stitches were removed this
morning only thanks to quick healing of were's. The scar would
disappear, and no evidence she was ever hurt. She would have healed
sooner if not for the glass in the wound." She moved to the bed,
sat down and braided her hair tying the end with a rubber band she
had taken from the brief case. She looked at her hair when she was
finished and wondered if she should cut it! Second thought she
could never do any more then trim the ends it was so much apart of
her appears for so many years. She could never cut her hair.

Amethyst knew things were strained between
her and Rain and she knew it was her fault. She knew she loved him
with all her heart, she knew he was not perfect well as a lover he
was. He did not anger quickly, when he did; watch out. He was a
wonderful alpha. He stood, and listened to Joe, when he had told of
killing a man. Told Joe he understood, and it was alright. He had
patience's; he loved his pack members, and trusted them. He had
compassion for others. And his stern ways made him a great alpha.
So why couldn't she get passed what happened. Her inner voice said,
"You want to punish him, you want him to feel the pain you felt"
She had to stop this or she may lose him for good.

She picked up the Lycan book took it out to
the small office adjoining her bedroom sat in the chair with the
ottoman and began to read.

Two hours later Rain found her a sleep he
stood watching for a moment. The book she had been reading lay in
her lap. His heart filled with love, "I have to win her back, get
her to trust me again. If I had not lost my temper she would have
never run, never have gotten hurt. Oh I know she desires me but I
want more than just sex from her, I wanted all of her; I will
settle for no less". Carefully he sat down beside her leaned in and
kissed her lips softly.

Her eyes open, he drew back said "dinners
ready would you like to come down stairs for a while".

She looked into his deep blue eyes then
dismissed the feeling rising deep inside her. She closed her mind
to nothing but rising from the chair. Rain felt disappointment, and
despair, when she did not seem to acknowledge him. He put his arm
around her and he walked out the door into the hall way. Thinking
as they descended the stair case, "I have to reach you some how,
there as to be away.” He pulled out her chair, and she sat.
Everyone at the table ask how she was feeling. She told them much
better. Then the topic moved to the wedding. Silver and Markus kept
glancing at one another in silent little signals to each other.

Amethyst mind kept going back in time to when
her, and Rain were doing the same thing as Silver, and Markus were
doing now. She felt a little jealous of them. Amethyst thought she
should have joined in the conversations, but did not feel like
talking. The others at the table seem to understand and left her to
her thoughts. Right at that moment it was really for the best!

After dinner she wanted to help clean up but
no one would hear of it. But wanted her to come into the kitchen
and talk with the rest of the woman. Amethyst agreed to do just
that. As she sat at the table and watch the women do dishes put
them away, put left over food into containers in to the frig.
Smiling at Willow as she refilled her cup with tea, she said, "Tell
me about yourself Willow if you do not mind."

Rain went into the den and turned on the TV
and watched it, but truly didn't see anything until some names and
pictures came up on the local news channel. Raw said, "Damn, it's
those men who were after Amethyst, Rain."

Willow smiled and said "certainly, my mate
Peter was killed by a hunter eight years ago. I was so lost for so
long. Then Rain and Pend came by the pack I live with. They were in
to see the elders. While there we talked they said they were
starting a pack up here and I told them I wanted to join. They said
when they have things set up they would come get me. They kept
their word both men came picked me up and I moved in as a house
keeper. A year ago they built me my little house. There is nothing
else to tell you. The last four years have been happy for me and I
would not want to live anywhere else."

Amethyst realized just how valuable Willow
was since she herself knew nothing of keeping a house, let alone an
alpha house with people coming, and going all the time. Smiling she
said, "Willow you can be the house keeper as long as you wish."

Willow rushed over hugged her said, "I was
scared you would want to take over my duties since you are now
woman of the house, and the alpha's mate. You have made me so
happy."

Amethyst hugged her back then looked up as
she felt she was being watched. Rain stood in the door way with a
smile on his face. He thought, "Amethyst has so much compassion,
and understanding to give; he just wished she would just give a
little his way."

"I need to talk to you Amethyst come with me
to my office." Amethyst felt anxious, her eyes widened. He was
angry. "He thinks I kept the envelope with the money in it for
Markus, and Silver a secret." She shivered her eyes went down, and
her head leaded to the side in submission.

Then Rain realized "he had spoken a little
harsher then he intended to." He smiled. "Just for a few minutes; I
need to inform you of new breaking events." Rising she walked past
Rain towards his office. He slipped up next to her took her arm,
and pulled back. She stopped she did not look up at him, but stood
still. Waiting! Then he took his fingers placed them under her chin
lifted her face to his and kissed her ever so sweetly. Not a kiss
of desire, just a warm sweet kind that was gentle and to make her
feel at ease. He walked her into the office pulled out a chair for
her in front of his desk. Then Rain sat down beside her.

Rain hesitated for a moment just to look at
Amethyst. She was looking into his eyes and touching his mind. "She
did a lot of that lately, but when he tried to touch her mind she
shut down. She was searching for something, and hadn't found it
yet. He would continue to keep his mind open to her. He would no
longer try to reach her mind, giving her time to heal, and trust in
him."

"Amethyst I want to tell you myself before
you hear it on the news. Those men Ray Sanjel, Dean Goodman,
Douglas Claymore were found this morning dead. It appears all three
men were shot in the head with a nine millimeter hand gun. The
police think it was a mob hit. Ray, and Douglas was in side the
vehicle, and Dean was out side on the ground. He must have been
trying to escape. The bodies were found east, and south three
hundred miles from here, some place on a back road. Mark Hartman
was arrested yesterday and is out on bail. He has disappeared, and
the authorities cannot find him at this time. If Ray had contacted
Hartman, and told him your dead then your safe. However; if Ray
didn't get in contact with Hartman before he died, your still in
danger and we will have to be more careful now then ever
before."