Weeks passed by and Ashton was still in deep slumber.
Maya, Theo, and Eliphas could check on him from time to time. They also gave him some liquid food supplements to prevent him from being emaciated and feeling weak once he regained consciousness.
His quick recovery was a relief to all of them. His strong will to live gave the three of them the urge to stay strong and wait for him to recover.
Although Maya lost a lot of weight in a few weeks, she was not as sad as she had been at the start. She also stopped crying every time she saw him. She could now sit at his bedside and calmly tell him all kinds of stories.
Eliphas had said that talking to him will speed up his chances of recovery. He won’t feel lonely even in his sleep.
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Back at the ash band pack…
…. Gael’s funeral was as grand as could be. After Kevin’s advice, Kelly gave it his whole in preparing for his grandfather’s funeral. He invited almost all the pack leaders, be they their foes or friends. He wanted to establish his stand in the world. He was also indirectly sending out a message to those who wanted to mess with him that he was not easily trifled with.
The funeral was one of a kind as Kelly represented himself well as the new alpha of the ash band pack.
Those who had been disdainful of him at first had no choice but to show him some respect. Although they did not fully trust him and his course of being the alpha, they still thought that he was better than the bastard Ashton who could not even let off the hand that had fed him.
After Gael had been laid to rest, it was time for Kelly now to start playing the role of the alpha.
In his passing, be it an official meeting or a pack’s gathering he did not forget to smear Ashton’s name. He gave his promise again and again that whoever found Ashton, would be rewarded handsomely.
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Mark on the hand after learning that lily was pregnant, gave up all his plans to keep her company.
After Lily regained consciousness and learned that she was pregnant, she was shocked but delighted at the same time. She never imagined that the dream she had for a long time would be fulfilled at a time like this.
And after learning that Mark had stopped his search for Maya, she could not be happier.
So whenever Mark came to see her, she made sure to cling to him without letting go. She stopped being arrogant and became very obedient and Mark became suspicious of her. But seeing that she was carrying his baby, he did not say anything to her and let her be.
He was busy preparing for the ceremony to announce the coming of the next alpha of the pack. He was the alpha of the wind winders pack and his luna was pregnant. It was a special occasion for the pack that called for a celebration.
Even his parents had been excited when they heard the news. They immediately stopped their vacation and rushed back to the pack. They could not wait for the celebration and more so for their grandchild who was only eight weeks old to be born.
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It was exactly one month since Ashton fell into a coma. Maya was doing her daily routine of wiping his body when she felt a movement beside her.
She felt that Ashton had moved his finger but when she looked, it was as still as always. She thought that it was her normal hallucinations again and continued to wipe his body with a serious and unwavering expression.
She meticulously wiped his body from head to toe without leaving any part of his body. At first, she had been shy but both Theo and Eliphas had encouraged her to do it, saying that such actions would cement the relationship between the two of them so that even if Ashton woke up someday, there won’t be any form of awkwardness between the two.
Maya agreed in the end because she felt that it was her responsibility to take care of Ashton. He was her mate and her savior, if she did not take care of him, then who will?
After Maya finished wiping Ashton’s body, she took the towel and the basin out of the room. She did not take long as she came back with the medicine to massage his muscles. This was so to prevent his blood from clogging his veins and his muscles to wither.
But when she pushed the door open, no one was on the bed. In her panic, she threw the bowl of medicine in her hands down and her expression immediately turned pale.
Her heart started beating so hard that she could hear her heartbeat. Maya nervous went to check in the bathroom but there was no one there, in her panic-stricken state, she immediately dashed outside the door.
She could not comprehend what had happened to Ashton within the few minutes that she had left. How could someone just disappear in a blink of an eye? He was still in a coma? Could he have melted in thin air?
Maya fumbled to the door but before her foot could touch outside, a firm grip landed on her hand from behind and before she could react, she spun around and fell on a hard chest. Because she was unprepared, she almost bit her lips off making her eyes involuntarily turn wet.
She was lifted in the air and before her mind could register what was going on, she was thrown on a soft bed. She bounced and when she landed, a tall figure came towering above her.
Maya was scared. She struggled to push man the away from her but the man refused to budge.
Maya’s mind was in turmoil and for a moment, she did not know what to do. It was slightly dark in the room so she was not able to have a clear look at the person messing with her.
It was only when the man was about to land his lips on hers that Maya found her voice. She thought of screaming but when she opened her mouth, she realized that she could not scream.
She could only hiss in pain from being held down on the bed in a firm grip and said in a low, dangerous voice. “Who are you and what do you want?” Maya asked.
The person seemed not to have heard as he continued to find her lips.
“Do you know who my alpha is?” Maya asked again.
“Don’t you dare do anything to me, he won’t let you off. And I advise that you start running for your life because once you are caught, you will feel sorry for yourself.” Maya said. She never imagined that she will encounter a hooligan in her uncle Eliphas’s house.
The man on top of her found what he was looking for and before Maya could close her mouth, he immediately dived in with his hot tongue. But the man had not anticipated what was to come next because his tongue was a beat hard with some cheeky teeth.
The man groaned in pain and laughed lightly.
Maya was stupefied when she heard the voice. The switch in her mind went off and she almost fainted from the shock.
‘The voice, doesn’t it belong to Ashton? He always gives out that saucy laugh every time he teases me!’ Maya thought.
Her mind that had blanked out immediately felt so bright that you could think that a thousand-watt bulb has been lit.
The other time, she was about to faint from scare and shock, but this time, she is about to faint from happiness.
“Darling, I missed you so much,” Ashton said in a hoarse voice and immediately his voice fell, hot kisses landed on Maya’s every inch of her body.
She was so overwhelmed as she eagerly returned the kisses that were directed toward her lips.