My Savior Alpha - Jessie Marie (adult books to read txt) 📗

seemed to still be in her dream world as she pulled the covers up her body further as she snuggled in my sheets. It made me curious to how she had lived before I had found her that night when she was running in the woods, making a mental note to try and bring it up since I feared that her living conditions were anything but good.Since she seemed to be unaware of my staring I took the time to take her in, her thick mess of unruly curls sprawled out on the pillow she lying on as I resisted the urge to run my fingers through it. To be honest I was worried that it would wake her up, the more rest she got the quicker she would get back to the state that she should be in for a female werewolf of her age. I liked a woman having curves after all, and I knew that once my mate had some meat on her bones she would be more than a little perfect in my eyes.She must have felt my eyes on her, burning a gaze into the back of her head since I heard and felt her stir. I watched her carefully as she turned over to look at me, her eyes half—lidded with sleep and she had never looked more adorable than she did right then.  "Morning, sweetheart" I greeted her, getting one of her rare bright smiles in return making it utterly worth it."Morning" she smiled, it being wider than she had before making me mirror it with my own matching grin that had her giggling adorably."So what do you want to do today, sweetheart?" I asked her curiously, wanting to know her thoughts on the matter since the more time I spent with her the better. I only got a shrug in return as she rose to sit on that cute bottom of hers, reaching her arms above her to stretch only to wince and grab her shoulder when both of us heard something crack."Ow" I heard her mumble she tried to roll her shoulder, only for it to make a grinding sound that didn't sound too good at all. My arm quickly snapped out to stop her from moving it, her eyes locking with mine as they seemed to water slightly. It broke my heart."Can I have a look, Holly?" I asked, knowing I was going to have a look whether she liked it or not. I only asked to be polite, but I was more than a little pleased when she agreed with a slight nod of her head causing her messy curls to bounce slightly. "Good girl" I praised, my wolf gloating with pride that she trusted us so much."What's wrong with it?" she asked in a mumble after I had gently let my fingers touch her shoulder, my wolf crying out in pain and my brows pulling together in a harsh frown when I took note that it seemed that the bone in her shoulder had cracked. It would heal in no time, but the fact she was that fragile make my protective instances flare as I looked into those bright amber eyes of hers."It'll be fine, how about we get you some food. Does it hurt still?" I asked her, helping her to her feet as I wrapped an arm around her waist encase she lost her balance. She didn't, but I didn't let go."Not much" she stated, it wasn't the answer I was after but I didn't comment as my gaze again found her shoulder as I kept an eye on her as I lead her downstairs and towards the kitchen.It wasn't long until I had her seated at the table while I put something together for us to eat, my gaze drifting to her now and again only to see her staring at my mobile phone with interest as it sat on the table. She looked as if she had never seen one before."You alright there, sweetheart?" I asked with an amused grin, her gaze snapping to mine as an all—too—familiar blush coated her cheeks in a manner that had me biting my inner cheek as to stop from groaning out loud at how utterly edible my mate looked. Because she did, she looked so bloody edible that it should be considered sinful."Uh yeah, sorry" was her flustered reply, my interest piquing as I walked towards her and leaned on my knees in front of her, instantly having her sole attention. I loved having that effect on my mate.

 

chapter 39

 "Why do you look so interested, surely you've had a phone before?" I couldn't help but ask, getting a gentle shrug out of her before she winced at the discomfort it must have put on her shoulder. I frowned, remembering to ask Lisa having a look at it if Holly would let her. That was something I wouldn't push Holly at; if she didn't want to be touched in that way by anyone then she wouldn't be as far as I was concerned."I was never allowed one" she replied as if it was nothing. I was internally kicking myself when I remembered how she had been brought up, they barely fed her of course they wouldn't have given her something like a phone."You want to look at it?" I asked, seeing her eyes brighten up. I shook my head at how easily my mate was amused, passing her the phone as she took it hesitantly from me as she held it as if she was afraid it would crumble in her hands. It was another thing I had noticed, how everything I had given her whether it was a shower, clothes or food as treated as if it was precious. I knew it was down to her upbringing and I knew it would most likely always be that way, it made me realize how much I and my pack mates took the simplest things for granted."Thank you" I heard her mumble as she stared at it in rapt fascination before hesitantly pressing away, testing both the touch screen and the buttons as she seemed to become completely absorbed into it."What did you have, Holly?" I asked her gently as I took a seat next to her on an empty chair, knowing that when she was distracted she tended to be a lot more generous and open with giving away things of her past. I was correct of course, my wolf purring at how I was beginning to be able to read my mate with more ease than I had beforehand."Huh?" she asked off—handily, clearly the distraction was working."You said you weren't allowed a phone, what else didn't you have?" I repeated, keeping my tone anything other than demanding. I didn't want her to feel pressured to answer me, but I was too curious to let it go completely when I had the opportunity to learn more about it."Not a lot" she answered vaguely, "then didn't have belongings so it wasn't like I was losing out on anything since I never had it to begin with" she continued, still staring at my phone as it made a few beeping noises that clued me in on the fact she was most likely on the game app that I had downloaded onto it. I shook my head, beyond amused."Didn't it bother you?" I asked with a frown, it only deepening when I saw how unaffected she seemed by my questions."Did what bother me?" she asked, glancing up briefly with confused eyes before looking back at my phone."Not having anything, being alone?" I continued, hating having to talk about this with her but knowing that it needed to be said. She was quiet for a few moments, terrifying me that I had gone too far until she spoke, her tone flat and lifeless."Yea, so many times I just wanted to end it, to escape my life. I actually came close a few times, holding a knife to my wrist with the intention of cutting through my flesh or sitting on the edge of a cliff and thinking about how easy it would be to just…jump" she stated, her pain—filled eyes connecting with mine making my wolf howl in pain and for my knuckles to turn white as I clenched them into fists."Sweetheart—" I started but she cut me off."But something was always stopping me from just escaping a world of pain, from seeking a way out of the fate I had been dealt with. My wolf, while she seemed to be dead inside she never pushed me towards death and now I know why. She was waiting for you, Adrian" she finished, her eyes still staring into mine as I instantly had her in my arms."I am so sorry sweetheart, I should have…if I had…." I stuttered, running my fingers through her hair as I attempted to soothe both myself and my mate."I like you Adrian, I owe you everything" she whispered as she pressed her cheek against mine. I had to fight back tears as I pulled away, keeping her in my arms but moving my head slightly so I could look my amazingly strong—willed mate in the eye."You owe me nothing sweetheart, absolutely nothing" I breathed before throwing caution to the wind and leaning towards her, tilting my head slightly as I brought my lips towards hers. I made sure to keep my movements slow, giving her the time to pull away if she wanted to but hoping against hope that she didn't. Because I knew that in that moment I had fallen for her to the point of no return, which I was finally catching up with my wolf's feelings. I loved her; I loved her so fucking much that I knew that I would never be letting her go.

chapter 40

Adrian's Pov

 When our lips pressed together in a soft and gentle kiss I couldn't help but feel my wolf become alive with pleasure and love, the sparks running through the both of us causing me to have to fight the urge to take her into my arms and kiss her much more passionately like I wanted to. I knew she wasn't ready for that though so I would let her go at her own pace, even if it was taking a lot of control on my part to achieve it. She was more than worth the extra effort, a million times over. So with that on my mind I