The Alpha's Rejected Silent Mate

Chapter 13

I sit in the bleak looking hospital room, grateful that Johnathon had the common sense to leave me alone and sit

in the hallway. I’m so angry at him for forcing me to come here when I don’t want to go. I feel a sense of panic. What if they call my father and tell him I’m here? He’ll kill me for sure. I try to hold my tears at bay as a young woman

comes walking in, dressed in a doctor’s coat. She looks concerned and I wonder if she’s been told about my injuries already. I bet Johnathon told her.

“Winter” the woman says quietly, and I glance at her name tag. It reads Laura. She continues with a smile that

I’m sure she means to be reassuring. “I hear that you’ve been badly hurt. Can you show me where?”

“I really need to get home” I say hastily. “I was expected to be there ages ago.”

She frowns. “I’m sure your family is worried about you. Would you like me to call them?”

I shook my head ” No, it’s fine. I don’t want to bother them.”

She gives me a strange look but theres no way I want them contacting my father or my brother. I shudder at the thought.

“It hurts here” I finally mumble as she looks at me, patiently waiting. I know she’s not going to leave me alone until I show her and so I reluctantly push up my shirt and jumper so she can look at my ribs. Laura gently prods my rib cage and I give a yelp, unable to help myself. Christ that hurt. Now Laura is looking away and I fidget as I see her looking over at my old bruises.

motioning for me to pull my top and jumper back down, which I do, feeling a lot less vulnerable now that my body is covered. “Your ribs are broken. I

a bad idea considering I was in a massive amount of pain. Maybe, if I rationed them, I could keep some

make me more comfortable. At this rate I won’t heal until late tomorrow and I want to be

back up” Laura orders me and I do, wincing as she puts the bandage on tight, not enough to restrict my breathing, but

at me, making me feel extremely nervous. I know what she’s about to

home?” she asks delicately and for a moment

But I don’t. I can’t and my chest feels tight as

face and I can tell she’s trying to tell if I’m telling the truth or lying.

to speak to them.

I feel bad for her. She’s trying to help me and I’m shoving it back in

says sadly and I nod, watching as she leaves,

in, all confident and cocky like. I curse myself for thinking he’s handsome. The bastard rejected me for heaven’s sake. I shouldn’t feel anything for him but everytime

mate bond between us. I frown at him but he doesn’t

and I gape at him. I can’t have him do that. I can’t have him near my house or my family. I can’t let him know my shameful secret. It’s none of his business. I don’t even want to imagine the consequences of having a boy take me home and my father seeing it. Heck, Damien would punish me for it as well and make

really need those painkillers” I force out and like I had hoped he sprung around to

and sure enough when I peer around the corner he’s gone. I limp towards the hospital’s exit, frantically dashing through, hoping that I’ll make it to the main road before he finds me. I’ve barely

booms from behind me,

to run. How can you be so stupid” he roars and I flinch and turn around,

him. What would be the point? He’d just use his alpha tone on me anyway so it would just be a waste of

down, foolishly forgetting about my broken ribs.