My Second Chance

Ryder's P.O.V

I carried her up the stairs with ease. She weighs like a feather.

I walked softly, making no noise against the ground to avoid waking the perfect angel in my arms. I opened the room with my elbows and foot. It wasn't as easy as I thought. I hope nobody saw it, it isn't one of my brightest moment.

Don't judge.

I laid her down on the bed. Not bothering about the dirt. I stared at her wounds and her bloody hair. I'm going to kill Alec for hurting her, Jay growled. I know. But he was just doing his job, we can't blame him, I answered. I felt anger for Alec, but it wasn't his fault. I opened a drawer from my bedside table and got out the first aid kit. I dabbed at her wounds with some disinfection. She winced in her sleep. I cleaned her wounds gently, trying my best to not hurt her.

kit when I finished. Can I trust

Can I afford to let her see the real me? The broken me? Can I trust her? Yes, I can. I smiled to myself. I'm going to show her the real me, not the one who lives

tryinh to do. She wasn't trying to get away, she turned in bed to face me. She then wrapped her arms around me tightly, pushing herself into me. I tightened my arms that were around her as she

me!" Someone screamed beside me. I jumped up, in defense mode. But then, my eyes shifted to the squirming figure on bed. "Hey... Umm.." I furrowed my eyebrows at her. What's wrong? Jay panicked. "Please! I'm sorry! Don't leave me! Help! Anyone, please help!" She screamed. "Hey, what's wrong?" I asked,

I pulled her up into a sitting position, her back facing

shakingly. "I'm here baby, I'm here." I said softly, hugging

you okay?" I asked, rubbing circles on her arms. She shuddered and I smirked at the effect I have on her. "I'm okay." She croaked out. Silence envelopes us as

"You don't want to leave." I stated. Her voice was a big giveaway. She was forcing herself to leave. "I... I want to." She stuttered. "Why don't we talk about this later? Since we are both awake, why don't you go take a shower first?" I said, gesturing to the wooden door on the tightly side of the room. She nodded and walked towards the bathroom. She froze in mid step. "Umm... can I have a towel, and umm... my bags..." she smiled sheepishly. "Oh yeah, wait a minute." I said and mind linked Alec. Hey, I called. Mmppph? Came Alec's muffled voice. Get your fat ass up, I smirked at him. Hey, I'm still your friend you know, he groaned. And you're doing this as Beta, I grinned.