I must have passed out at some point because when I woke again the woman was kneeling beside me, I flinched away from her.

"I guess I deserve that." She spoke softly like she hasn't spoken above a whisper in a long time.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"You think your mate is a monster, Daren is even worse." She spoke bitterly, "I'm his mate."

I gasped at her, I had thought Daryl was a monster but at least he doesn't hit me, or well I locked myself in his bedroom for 3 months but he still gave me space.

"I'm sorry." I tell her.

"Doesn't matter, I'm here to send you back to Daryl tell him Daren isn't going to give up he wants to be Alpha and he'll do whatever it takes if it means killing you."

She took me to a back door, I knew she was hoping I'd just make Daryl give up being Alpha for his twin, so he could stop abusing his mate. I didn't know what Daryl was going to do, if he truly was a monster he would kill his brother and his mate.

I didn't know how long I ran after Daren's mate pushed me to run through the woods, she promised that I wasn't far from my mate, that Daren and her were Rogues staying with a few people. A wolf stepped in front of me when I got to Daryl's territory line. I was in human I fell to my knees I was safe for now, until Daryl went to war with his brother I didn't know what happened between them but I got caught in the crossfire. I would pay from Daryl's mistakes.

The guy shifted I turned my face going red. A part of me couldn't wait to see Daryl, and another part wanted to punch him in the face, he growls as soon as he sees me in another man's arms. He had caught me before I fell I was still pretty weak, I knew I had lost a lot of blood, and I don't know if he kicked me or beat me while I wasn't awake but I was hurting everywhere and there was blood everywhere.

Daryl rips me away from the guy who I didn't know. He carries me into the house whispering words I couldn't understand over and over, I couldn't think other than how nice it felt to be in his arms. I knew we weren't on the best of terms, but thank god for him right now in this moment.

"I'm sorry." I heard Daryl whisper over and over and over, he just held me and didn't set me down not for a long time after we made - or he walked us up the stairs he didn't dump me on the bed like I thought he would.

He takes me into the bathroom, and sets me on the sink, I don't look in the mirror afraid of what I'd see. He starts up the bath, he barely looks at me, I turn and look in the mirror to see how bad I look, I noticed that my shirt isn't even a shirt its rags with rips in it, and I think Daryl is trying not to look at me naked until I'm ready for him to see me that way. I had cuts and blood from the whip marks, I felt tears form in my eyes, Daryl stood in front of me. A little ways away so if I wanted I could get down from the sink.

The water was running, and he just kept looking at my back, he had a murderess look on his face, I knew he wasn't mad a me. I knew he wouldn't hurt me either. I didn't know if he was upset with himself or what had happened to me.

"I have a massage," I breathed out I haven't spoken since talking to Daren's mate.

"Shh" Daryl said. "It's okay, I know."

I lend forward, I didn't even realize I was doing it but I put myself down from the sink, and leaned against him. In some sort of awkward hug thing, I just didn't want to be alone, even though he was just turning off the water.

"Stay," I begged him.

"Joyce. . ." he trailed off, I haven't gotten naked I knew that at some point he would have to see me that way.

I blink the tears away so they slipped over, he's face softens. "Okay, okay if you want me to." He says I nod.

I slowly pull the rag like shirt over my head, I whined as it hurts the cuts in my back. Daryl's hands were there helping me, he's eyes darkened at the sight of my naked chest. I blush it's been a while since a guy saw me this way. He looks away from me to give me some privately so I could take off the rest of my clothes.

I take my pants off and get into the warm water, I look up at Daryl. He's looking at me. I smiled "Come on get in too."

"I don't think so." Daryl said looking a little conformable.

"Please." I begged him, the water had started to turn red from the blood, but I didn't care. I loved having Daryl so close, I've been so wrong about everything. I needed him close, and my wolf was loving it.

He sighs and starts getting undressed, I blush deeper. I don't want him get naked, I just wait for him to slide in behind me. The bath was too small for us, but I didn't care he grabbed a rag and wiped my back softly, I bite my lip trying not to scream as it hurt.

I don't know how long we sat there not talking. Daryl rubs the towel up and down my back, I could feel myself falling asleep. Daryl plays with my long hair getting it up into a bun. Rubbing along my neck.

He stops and stands I look up at him but am only meet with his junk. My eyes widen as I shirked. He laughs at me before grabbing a towel from the counter.

*****

I don't remember falling asleep but when I wake I'm on my stomach. I could feel a strange soreness in my back and shoulders, I blinked for a minute wondering if I had sex with Daryl last night but the ugly memories of what his brother did to me came back to me.

I listened to the room, it was quiet I sat up, whined a little. I got to the door, I was in a hospital thing they put you in when they take your clothes. I already knew no one was in the room with me, I was hoping Daryl was but he wasn't.

"Is she awake?" Daryl's voice boomed through the hallway as soon as I opened the door, he wasn't yelling just using a high voice to be heard.

"Alpha, I haven't -" Daryl cut the nurse off with;

"She wasn't your first priority?" Daryl snapped angrily.

God, Daryl could you be anymore mean to everyone? I thought as I made my way towards him.

Daryl's eyes snapped to mine as I walked through the dark hallway, it was as if I was meeting him again for the first time. Only I met his eyes this time. The world stopped for a second, last night in the tub filled my brain, it was so sweet of him to do that for me.

He blinked first pulling me out of last nights thoughts before taking his jacket off, why he was wearing it in summer was beyond me. He wraps it around me.

"Sorry, but you're hardly dressed." He says when I give him a questioningly look. I blinked did he just saw "sorry"?

We walked back to Daryl's house, he was so weird he could be so kind and loving but then so cold the next. I was honestly glad he hadn't left me alone last night.

"You have a visitor." Daryl told me as soon as he opened the door for me.

Jake stood in front of me. He had a sad look on his face. I knew whatever he was going here wasn't good.

Okay shout out to my friends first book!!! yay! Please guys if you'll give it a try I'm adding it to the end of every chapter of mine, so please read it.

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