Chapter 82 – True Luna Book Free: Chasing the White Wolf (Emma)

“Her lungs are damaged.” Wren said and I could hear the anger in his voice. “I’m guessing that they made her inhale something that damaged them. She will need the tube for a while.”

Andrew sobbed as walked closer to the bed and sat on the chair next to it. He leaned his forehead on her cheek and took her hand in his.

“Hi, love.” he said softly. “You are home. You are safe. You will be okay.”

I caressed her other cheek softly, wishing I could place my l*ps on hers.

“When will she wake up, Wren?” I asked, not recognizing my own voice.

“I don’t know.” he sighed. “Her body is exhausted. The injuries are extensive. I don’t know how she survived. We won’t know for sure until she wakes up and tells us, but I can tell that she was electrocuted, burned, cut, hit, and drugged. I know for sure that they injected liquid silver into her veins. I know for sure that they made her drink it.”

Andrew sobbed, burying his face in her neck.

I saw f**king red.

Leon growled loudly, trying to get out.

I pushed him back. I wanted to be with my mate. I wanted to touch her, feel her, taste her, and bury my nose in her hair and neck.

‘I want to rip them apart!’ Leon screamed. ‘I want to kill them, Logan!’

‘We will.’ I told him. ‘We will. But our mate needs us right now. Look at her, Leon. Be with her. We will kill them later.’

Leon whined, focusing his attention on Emma.

‘Our baby.’ Leon whined loudly.

‘Can you feel Eliza?’ I asked him.

‘No.’ He whined again. ‘I keep trying to reach her, but I can’t.’

‘It’s okay, Leon.’ I said. ‘You will reach her soon. She is resting.’

Leon whined and focused back on Emma.

“How come you didn’t feel all that, Logan?” Andrew asked as he raised his head and k**sed Emma’s cheek.

How didn’t I? I felt her pain. I felt her being tortured, but not that much. I didn’t feel that much pain.

“I don’t know.” I sighed, running my nose up and down her jaw. “If I felt it all, I would have gone crazy.”

I looked up and saw that Wren had left.

“Where is Wren?” I asked Andrew.

“I told him to go talk to the people outside wanting to know about Emma.” Andrew said, running his fi**gers through her hair. “Your mom, Amy, Drake, and Jacob are here. Other pack members are probably here as well. They’ve been trying to mind-link me, but I’ve been blocking them.”

I nodded. I blocked everyone as well. I just wanted to stay focused on Emma.

“Hi, baby.” I said softly as I leaned in and placed a k**s on the corner of her mouth.

That was the best I could do because of the breathing tube.

“I love you, baby.” I said, burying my nose in her neck. “I love you so much. You are home. You are safe. Please wake up soon. I miss you.”

I kept trying to inhale as much of her scent as I possibly could. It was the only thing that kept me calm right now.

I placed my hand on her ch*st, r*bbing small circles with my palm. I wished that I could heal her heart and her lungs with the touch of my hand.

“Will she be okay, Logan?” Andrew asked, his voice breaking.

I looked up at him. He was staring at her as tears kept falling down his cheeks.

“Yes.” I said. “She will wake up soon. We will go back home. I will mark her and marry her. I will tie her to myself in every way humanly possible. She will be okay. She has to be okay.”

Andrew looked at me and wiped his cheeks. He gave me a small smile.

“Maybe you should ask her brother for her hand in marriage.” he said t**singly.

“Are we in the middle ages?” I asked, chuckling a little. “Also, I would never let you say no. She is mine.”

Andrew gave me another small smile and looked back at Emma.

“She is yours.” he said quietly. “I am glad that you are her mate. I know it’s been a hell of a road, but I am glad that she has you in her life. I can see how much you love her. I can see how badly you want to protect her. That is all I could ask for my little girl. She is the most precious thing in my life, and I wouldn’t be okay if her mate didn’t understand that. I wouldn’t be okay if her mate didn’t love her as much as I do.”

He lifted her hand and placed a small k**s on her palm.

“I know, Andrew.” I said softly. “I love her with all my heart. She is the most precious thing to me as well. I couldn’t be happier that she has you in her life. You are the only one I trust with her. You are the best brother and the best dad. You raised her to be this amazing person I fell in love with. I will always be grateful to you. You will always be my best friend. You will always be one of the most important people to us both.”

Andrew looked up at me, and a tear fell on his cheek.

“Thank you.” he mumbled. “I was always afraid that her mate would take her away from me. I was always afraid that her mate wouldn’t understand how important she is to me. I’m so f**king happy that you understand.”

“I would never do that to you, Andrew.” I said softly. “I would never take her away from you. She is your sister. She is your pup. You are a part of her that I can’t and won’t take away.”

He smiled and reached out to me. I took his hand in mine and sq***zed it tightly.

I loved him a lot. We grew up together. He was my brother, my best friend.

Both of us looked down at the most important person in our lives.

I leaned in and buried my nose in her neck again.

I wished that she would wake up soon.

I missed her. I needed her.

I needed her so f**king much.

Logan POV

“Emma, baby, please come back to me.” I mumbled, burying my nose in her neck.

It had been five days since we had found her. Five days of waiting. Five days of praying to the Goddess to bring her back to me.

I missed her so f**king much. I had her body back. I could touch her, I could feel her. But I missed her. I missed my Emma. I missed her beautiful eyes. I missed her voice. I missed her laugh.

Her lungs got better, and she was now breathing on her own. Her heart was stronger. She was physically getting better, but she just wasn’t waking up.

“Emma, baby, I love you.” I said, placing a k**s on her neck. “Come back to me, please.”

I looked up at her beautiful face, but her eyes were still closed.

How is she, Logan? Andrew mind-linked me.

The same. I answered immediately. She is still asleep.

Andrew was in the cellars, taking his anger out on Samuel and other prisoners. He was stuck mid-shift, and he just couldn’t push Asher back. He was in the cellars a lot.

I couldn’t go. I couldn’t leave her. Andrew and Wren barely managed to convince me to take a shower and change. I couldn’t leave my baby. I couldn’t leave the love of my life. I wanted to be here when she woke up. I wanted to be the first one she would see when she opened those beautiful eyes.

I ran my nose up and down her jaw, breathing in her scent. It calmed me down. It calmed Leon down. It meant that she was back with us. It meant that we had our mate in our arms.

‘Can you feel Eliza, Leon?’ I asked my wolf.

‘No.’ Leon whined. ‘When will she wake up, Logan? I miss her.’

‘Soon.’ I sighed.

Wren had a theory that Emma’s mind needed a break. He believed that she needed to heal not only physically but also mentally. He even thought that Eliza was keeping her from waking up because she needed to protect her.

It made sense. I couldn’t even begin to imagine what my baby went through. I still couldn’t understand why I didn’t feel everything they did to her. I felt only small parts of it, but not everything. She went through so much, and I understood that she needed to heal, but I missed her. I f**king missed her.

Wren told Andrew and me to just keep talking to her. He told us to assure her that she was home and that she was safe. He couldn’t be sure if she could hear us, but if she could, it would help her to know that she was safe.

“Emma, baby, you are home.” I said. “You are back home with me, my love. You are back home with your brother.”

I always told her the same things. I wanted her to know that she was safe. I wanted her to know that she had a future with me. I wanted her to know that I was here and that I wasn’t leaving her side. I wanted her to know that she wasn’t alone anymore. I wanted her to know that her mate was right here next to her.

I needed her to know how f**king much I loved her.

Because I did. I loved her more than anything. Looking back, I didn’t have a f**king clue how I managed to reject her. How the f**k did I even manage to say those words?! I loved her even then, but I was blinded by duty and power. I was a f**king idiot. It was a miracle she forgave me, and I wasn’t going to throw that miracle away. I was going to keep her. She was mine. f**king mine.

“When you wake up, I will k**s the hell out of you, my love.” I continued as I ran my fi**gers through her hair. “I will take you home, and we will spend some time together. We can watch movies. We can eat whatever you want. We can do whatever you want. We will sleep in the same bed, my love. I will hold you close because that is all I have wanted to do ever since I first found out that you were mine. We will wake up together and have coffee together.”

I leaned in and placed a k**s on her cheek.

“I will mark you, baby.” I said quietly. “I will make love to you, and I will sink my canines into your beautiful neck where they belong.”

I traced her marking spot with my fi**gers. I pictured what her mark was going to look like, and a wave of possessiveness washed over me.

“I will marry you, Emma.” I continued as I ran my nose up and down her jaw. “I will tie myself to you in every way possible. We will have beautiful children. They will be pretty like you and stubborn like their father. We will raise them together. We will watch them grow up together. We will love each other forever, my baby.”

I placed k**ses up and down her jaw, savoring the taste of her skin on my l*ps.

I needed more. I wanted more. I wanted to taste her l*ps. I wanted to taste her skin. I wanted to sink myself into her and never f**king leave. She was paradise. She was my paradise.

I buried my nose back in her neck, taking a deep breath and letting her scent fill my lungs.

“I love you, Emma.” I said softly as I placed a k**s on her marking spot. “I can’t wait for you to wake up. I can’t wait to k**s you. I can’t wait to taste you again. I can’t wait to show you how f**king much I love you.”

I shut my eyes tightly, trying to stop the tears from escaping.

I couldn’t believe that I almost lost her. I almost lost the love of my life.

“I love you too.” I heard a quiet voice say, and my heart stopped beating.

Emma POV

I heard the voice I adored.

I heard him tell me that he loved me. I felt his l*ps on my neck. I felt his nose running up and down my jaw.

If this was death, I would welcome it with open arms.

I opened my eyes slowly, and a bright light made me shut them down again. I prepared myself for the light and opened my eyes again.

I was in a room. I was lying in bed. I glanced to my left and saw his hair. His head was buried in my neck, and he was telling me how much he loved me again.

---