Raven

“Woah, easy.” Klaus mutters as I try to sit up.

I felt like I had been in a washing machine with how dizzy I was

Closing my eyes. I lie back, trying to stop my mind from swirling. Even Midnight was quiet which was very unlike her. I suddenly sit up right, looking around for the Rogue when I’m hit with excruciating pain in my leg.

“Salem?” I mutter. I had heard his name. I was sure of it. But things were hazy.

“What do you remember?” Klaus asks softly.

“I…Uh….” I rub my head, is this what humans felt like when shit happened to them. Wait, why wasn’t I healing?

“He was here,” I mumble, “he put something over my mouth. And then I heard a scream. my scream? Was it me?

I look around, recognising my own hospital when pain shoots through my leg again. Pulling back the blanket, I see a large amount of bandages wrapped around my leg.

“Take it off!” I demand “Raven, you know that is not a good idea.” “Please take it off!” I repeat. It couldn’t be real. It just couldn’t. But deep down I already knew.

Klaus sighs and slowly unravels the bandages and the layer of dressing. There was a massive divot in my thigh where most of the muscle is missing. My skin is coated in dried blood. Ugly red wounds had been left in place where they had tried stretching and stitching my skin back together. By the looks of it, it had finally started to heal, though it would never be the same.

‘I’m sorry Raven. We can heal, but we can’t grow new muscle and that much flesh.

“He bit me? But he was my mate?” I mutter, shocked at how Salem could do such a thing. He was always so kind, so nice and cared about every little thing I did. “What happened to him?

Klaus slowly rebandages my leg as he tries to detide what to say. “He was, a long,-long time ago. But he iS not he rhan he once was Raven-Or the man he said he was. He was neveta Wolf. And to do this means he-doesn’t feel anything foryou.”

“What made him like that?” “I don’t know.”

I wanted to cry, I didn’t want to fight it. I wanted to let the big fat tears roll down my face, but they don’t come, instead I am laced with anger. How could someone be that vile?

“When you started stirring, I called Damien.” He smiles at me, “Maybe he will make you feel better.” Damien. Maybe now he would finally say those words.

“Did you do this?” I ask Klaus quietly, pointing at my newly bandaged leg.

“I did what I could. It’s going to be a long recovery.”

‘It’s okay Klaus, know what you are saying. It’s going to be a while before I can walk properly even after the wound has healed.

He nods with a sad smile.

“Thank you, Klaus.

When Damienarrives, he stands in the door frarne. His hands hooked above the door, leaning in as he tries to figureGut if I wanted him here.-He studi esme with his dark eyes. Ffeel my heart skip a beat as his sweet vanilla scent fills the room. laus winks at him and leaves.

“How do you feel?” Damien asks “Like crap.”

He nods his head and steps into the room. “So you were mated to my little brother.

‘Is that all you have to say? My entire body hurts Damien. I’ve just learned thattmy ex mate is the one who did this tome. That he is also’ somehow your brother when I could have s sworn he was a wolf. I didn’t know, I didn’t know that he was a Lycan, Clearly I never saw-him in Wolf form. In fact we barély spoke of his pack or his family.”

“Dane said you probably didn’t know.” He murmurs. “Though he did fill me in on a lot and now it all makes sense.”