The Tormented Soul

Aleera's POV

For the first time in a long time I was able to sleep without any nightmares. You can just guess how nice it was, I had nothing to worry about.

I felt something move over my right cheek. What was this strange and unfamiliar feeling that this touch left me with? Why does it feel like my guts are filled with butterflies and electricity that travels over my body?

Then the feeling was gone. It was probably nothing, so I didn't think much about it and I tried to get back to sleep. I needed rest to get my strength back. Wait, that unfamiliar feeling is back. I felt something move over my cheek again and this time I opened my eyes to see Darius brushing his hand over my cheek. I moved back with fear all over my face.

"Sorry if I woke you up." He said in a calm voice.

"W..ha..t are you do..in..g." The words came out in a stutter.

"You had something on your cheek so I removed it for you." He answered me.

I was confused and I guess my facial expression showed it. "W..ha..t did I ha..ve?" I stuttered.

"You had a tear on your cheek." He answered me back with a sad smile on his face.

Was I crying?

It was not before I looked around I noticed that Celia was not in the room.

"Where is Celia?" I whispered, slowly starting to feel less scared.

"She had to go and take care of an emergency so she asked me to come and sit here with you until she came back." He had a slight smile when he said this.

a bit nervous about him being here, alone with me. Celia is not here to save me if he does something so I laid close to the left side of the bed farthest

before I felt his hand over my hand. I looked down immediately when I felt the sparks travel where our skin touches. It

me to drift away and I don't know how to explain it but I loved his eyes. I was terrified and a warning voice echoed in the back of my mind. What

I whisper out

you thanking me for?" He

know, for saving me." I

the same thing as I

nothing. I am just a girl and you don't know me. So why?" I spoke really fast and I didn't know

bit at him, avoiding his eyes. I could see he was confused and that my question had formed a question

you? You are not just a girl, you are more than nothing, and yes I do not know you now but I do plan to change that." His voice was calm but a little

my question." I was

a deep breath

what a mate is?"

do with why you saved me?" Now he was getting on my

my mate." he said loud, proud,

stuck in my throat, I was

that can't be."

out in the forest when I got a whiff of your scent and I

a breath again before

not the only reason. I would have saved you anyway because you don't treat a woman that way. When I found you, you were in quite a bad state. I thought I was going to lose you right then and there. I have been looking a long time for my mate and I was so happy when I found you but I was furious when I saw what state you

for a couple of