The Tormented Soul

Aleera's POV
It had been a few days since Darius was here and told me that I was his mate. I remember my wolf Pixie told me that the first
time I saw him but I pushed it away. It's not like I don't want a mate, I do, but I am not ready at all. Right now I think he would be
better off with another woman that can be with him and want to be with him right from the start.
A knock at the door brought me out of my thoughts and in walks Celia, Cassie and Darius.
I look up at them with a concerned expression. What’s going on? I looked at Celia first, then my eyes turned to Cassia and finally
to Darius. I could tell that they saw the expression on my face. Celia sat down on the chair next to me and looked at me, she
took a deep breath and then she started to tell me why they were there.
"Sweetie I want to tell you now that you're healthier and your strength is back on track, even if it's not one hundred percent back
yet, I'm going to discharge you. So you are going to move to your own room."
"What, bu..t ... bu..t where?" I replied with a slight stutter, I was starting to become frightened. Where am I moving?
Celia took a deep breath and turned her face to Darius to look at him and then looked back at me.
"You are going to move to the pack house and there you’ll have your own room on the 3rd floor. No one except for 6 people have
clearance to go up there, but it’s only you and Darius that have a room on that floor.”
My breath got caught in my throat, It felt like I couldn't breathe. Why the hell am I going to live on the third floor with Darius and
why am I going to move to the pack house? I don't want to live there not after what I have been through.
I was shaking my head so much that my long dark blonde hair danced with my movement. Celia took my hands and I looked at
her still shaking my head but slower now.
"Hun, you can't stay here forever. You will still be safe even if you move to the pack house. The pack house is the safest place
you can be at Alea." Celia tells me in a calm voice.
"No, ple..ase, I ca..n't." The words came out in a stutter again. Tears now running down from my cheeks. Celia moves her hands
over my cheeks to wipe away the tears. When she was finished she put her arms around me, hugging me.
The room was left in total silence for a few minutes until Darius finally broke it.

"Alea, I know you are afraid and uncomfortable with moving to my pack house, but I assure you that you will be safe. Your room
is next to mine and I have fixed up your room all by myself."
I looked over Celia's shoulder right Into Darius chocolate brown eyes and he looked right back into mine. During the time we
stared at one another it felt like it was only the two of us in the room and no one else. We stared at one another for a few more
minutes before I broke eye contact.
Celia moved away from our hug and looked at me. She turned her head to her sister Cassie and I could tell she was mind linking
her sister. Then I saw Cassie start to walk up to me to disconnect me from the machines.
My mind went haywire right away. 'They want me to move right now? No they can't do this to me. I feel much safer here.'
When they had removed all the cables from me I looked down at the end of the bed and I could see new clothes. 'They really
want me to move right now...'
Celia saw that I looked at the clothes at the end of the bed.
"If you want I can stay and help you or we all will go outside and wait for you to change your clothes."
"Are you really throwing me out?" I asked with a sad broken voice as tears threatened to come back.
"No one is throwing you out. You are just moving to your own room. We are not leaving you, we will always be around here."
Celia said to me.
"Do you want help or should we wait for you outside?" She asked me.
I thought for a few seconds. "Help." I whispered to her.
"Cassie and Darius can you please leave the room and wait for us outside?" She asked both of them. They both nodded and
walked towards the door. Darius was the one that exited the room last and closed the door behind him.
Celia helped me to sit up and she took the black sweatpants and the grey hoodie from the bed and she held it up to me. After I
put on the big gray hoodie she helped me to put my legs through the sweatpants and stand up. When we were done I pulled the
hood over my face and let Celia lead me out from the hospital room. Celia opened the door and I saw Cassie and Darius waiting
outside. We walked out from the hospital wing and walked towards my new room.
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Third POV
As they walked towards the pack house Aleera could feel people were staring at her and she didn't like it, it made her feel
uncomfortable. She lowered her head so they couldn't see her.
Darius walked beside Aleera. While Celia and Cassie were behind them. They walked for a few minutes before they reached the
pack house.
The pack house was not a house. It was more like a mansion with three floors. In front of the house was a lawn with a fountain in
the middle of it. We walked past it and reached stone steps. Aleera looked up just a little to notice the big black doors. When they
were standing by the stone steps Aleera started to breathe heavily like she was going to have a panic attack.
Celia was right there beside her to make her breath in a deep and calm breath. Aleera's body shivered so much that she had to
sit down on the ground.
With a stuttering voice Aleera said, "Ple..ase, do..n't ma..ke me live th..ere, I can't."
Celia got down on her knees and moved her hand up and down Aleera's back.
" I know that moving in here might bring up horrible memories. You were most likely all alone the whole time before, but this time
you’re not alone. We are here with you and we are here to stay." Celia said to her using a calm tone.
Aleera nodded her head and looked up at Celia with tears in her eyes. She also looked at Cassie and Darius. She hides her face
with her arms and bursts out in a loud sob.
Aleera feels sparks that go all over her body and she knows that Darius has put his hand on her shoulder. She looks up and
sees that Darius has come down to eye level.
"Alea, if the first steps into my pack house are too hard on you I can carry you in, with your permission of course, it could be of
some help for you." Darius said to her.
Aleera nodded her head to Darius's proposal, Darius kept his facial expressions intact and scooped her up to carry her bridal
style. Aleera puts her arms around Darius's neck for support. She buries her face against the curve of his neck as he carries her
towards her room. She inhales his scent, that's a mixture of strawberries and chocolates and it helps her relax.
Darius walked up to the pack house with Aleera in his arms. Celia opened the front door and they walked in. Darius could feel
that Aleera was shivering in fear in his arms. He moved his head just little and whispered in Aleera's ear.

"Shh, everything will be fine, I'm here with you."
Aleera increased the hold on Darius's neck as they walked through his house and climbed the stairs to the third floor.
When we had reached the third floor it was a long hall. The walls were covered in pictures and were a dark red color. Darius
stopped in front of a door and somehow he managed to open it while still holding her.
Behind the door was a large room. The walls were a shade of darker beige color with light beige carpet that covered the whole
floor and a crystal chandelier was hanging from the ceiling. The room also had a glass sliding french door that went from the
floor to the ceiling with light gray curtains on both sides. Beside the glass door were two beige colored armchairs and through the
glass door was a balcony that connected to Darius's balcony.
On the right side of the room there was a queen sized bed with a black frame and on each side of the bed were black bedside
tables. On the left side were two more doors, one to the bathroom and one to the walk-in closet.
Darius put Aleera on the edge of the bed and she looked around the room. It was so open and light. She was stunned at the
sight.
"I hope you like your room. My room is right next door." Darius said to Aleera.
Aleera nodded her head even if she was afraid. This room looked so amazing. She just wished she had grown up in a room like
this and never had to go through what she did.
"The second door to the right is your walk-in closet. I sent my betas mate Nicole to the mall to pick out some new clothes for you.
I hope you will like them, if not then once you're ready then you can get items you like." Darius told her.
She is still sitting on the bed and admiring the room. Aleera's stomach made a sound that gave Darius and Celia a signal that
she was hungry, even if she was not going to admit it, she still had problems with eating and she was afraid that she would puke
it up. But they have made progress to get a small amount of nutrition in her system.
"I will get you something to eat." Darius said with an amused smile on his face as he walked out of the room and Cassie left to go
back to the hospital shortly after we got in the room. Celia was sitting in one of the armchairs. It was silent until the door opened
and Darius stepped in with a plate full of food.
“I'll leave it here and leave so you can eat. If you need anything I will be in my office a floor down."

He left after he had placed the plate on the bedside table. Celia got up and came over to sit next to her. On the plate there was
pasta and bolognese. Aleera eat a quarter of the food. It was a huge progress.
When Celia noticed that Aleera had stopped eating she took the plate from her. She was happy with the amount she had eaten.
She got up and walked to the walk-in-closet to pick out something for Aleera to wear to bed. She found blue PJs for Aleera.
Once dressed Aleera crawled under the white duvet and Celia tucked her in.
"Get a goodnight sleep. I will be back tomorrow morning, I promise. If you need anything Darius's room is next door."
Aleera nodded her head and Celia turned around and walked out of the room and closed the door. But she left the light on on the
bedside table.
Aleera felt so comfortable in this bed, It felt like she was on a cloud. It didn't take long before she was sleeping. Around 3 am
Aleera woke up screaming her lungs out.
"They are here! Get them off me!"