Big Bad Wolfie

***Maria's POV***

I grunted as they placed me onto the bed in front of Doc.

"That dog MARKED her?!" She gritted next to me, starting her examination.

"Yes, we're currently thinking of the most gruesome way possible to murder him. Do you have any suggestions?" Rose spoke matter-of-factly.

"I think I might have a few," Doc grumbled.

I rolled my eyes with an almost nonexistent smile, because it hurts to move anything.

They're not actually going to do that.

But I love them for wanting to.

It unfortunately didn't do much to fill the hole in my chest left by a certain alpha.

"Well, I can't do much for the mark," Doc said regrettably. "If I try to do anything like stitches, your body will most likely reject it and it'll just put you in more pain."

I feel like banging my head against the wall.

Mating marks are so freaking confusing and annoying.

And painful, apparently.

But that might just be me.

"How long until it's healed?" Brandon asked.

Doc sighed, "About a week, maybe longer."

All of our jaws dropped.

Ow.

"Why so long?" Rose questioned with a furrowed brow.

Doc shook her head, "A number of reasons. The sensitivity of the area, it has to remain open long enough to create a scar, and it's a way to force the mates together." She looked at me sadly. "Closeness with a mate makes it go faster, but. . . I don't think there's going to be much of that going on."

I almost laughed out loud, "No there is not," I rasped painfully.

She nodded. ". . . So! About your side, that will be healed in a day or two with stitches."

I tried to nod but froze, "Sounds good," I said instead.

"Oh, and I'm gonna give you something for your hand to help the scarring," Doc looked down at me, very unamused.

I chuckled nervously. She's referring to the one I sliced with a dagger. Oops.

This is going to be a long week.

~*~*~*~

I looked into the mirror after getting dressed for the day, and my eyes went straight to the mark on my neck.

The ugly thing is finally almost completely closed!

Though, it's being replaced by a possibly even uglier scar.

You can see, very clearly, where his canniness plunged in and how they were torn out.

Cute, right?

Anyway, I haven't seen him in more than a week. I've heard him fighting with Rose and Brandon outside my door. But he never usually gets past that point.

Last night though, while I was pretending to be asleep, I heard him sneak in.

figured he had given up because he hadn't been showing

after me for the past week. They needed some

I heard him ease the door open and tread lightly over to my bed. I stayed facing

scent made tears prick my

more hurt than I'll ever

from his place sitting behind

. . Is

sense of smell and found the saltiness of tears

He's crying. . .

to prevent from making a sound of

confuses me

makes my heart

so sorry,"

escaped from my

pretending

knows I'm faking

in me not to flinch. But his touch was gentle,

didn't mean

I hate

can't read, the

his voice broke, "as much he likes to come off as the tough guy,

his hand shaking on my shoulder. "He didn't

. . that must be his

. . . I

Um. . .

do I want to forgive him

exposed mark on my

His hand immediately froze.

touch was feather light, it triggered a chain reaction of

to remind me of everything I don't

of love on my neck. I

don't have anything this mark is supposed

smallest it's

let out a

There's no way

over, and for a second my mind went crazy over the worst possibilities, but everything went still when he placed

were practically hovering, the touch

first time in, however many

vanished and was replaced

to lull to sleep with the feeling of ecstasy comforting me and rapping around me like

and I jolted

Wolfie pulled the rug out from under me when he pulled

sighed, "Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow before I

now I'm standing in front of my mirror thinking

his team's heading on

already have

•••Jason's POV•••

through," I told Rose

like they'er back at

been telling me to give her space — the only reason I haven't thrown their @sses back in the jails — but there's no way

the closest warrior wolves over. "Get them out

immediately did as told and

"Hey!"

don't wanna do this," Brandon

Before long, there was a big commotion and the beginning of a fight in the middle of the

But the sound of the door opening and what followed shut everyone up, "Guys, it's

Rose and Brandon glanced at Maria standing

"Huh?" They

She nodded. "Really,

more by opening the door wider and stepping aside for

and replaced it with

tried to saunter into her room over my apparent win, but guilt started gnawing at