Claimed by Her Alpha (15 page)

Saki faced her sister again. She moved beside her, trying to gather her in her arms.

Her wolf hands were too clumsy, though, so without thinking, her full human form returned. She placed her fingers along her sister’s bleeding wound.

“Marnie, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.”

Marnie lay there unable to move. As the minutes went by, Marnie didn’t seem to get better or worse. She just laid there, sometimes struggling for breath, sometimes not. When the sun came up with Marnie still in Saki‘s arms, a clothed man in his 50s entered the clearing.

“I’m a doctor. I can help,” he said, running to Marnie side. He removed Saki‘s hand from the wound. “You did good. The pressure, it stopped her bleeding. It looks like the windpipe might have been nicked, but the fact that she is still alive is a good sign. The cut wasn’t that bad. If I can get her to the mainland, she’ll be all right. She might be a wolf, but she’ll be all right.”

Saki looked up into the doctor’s face. His words were almost unbelievable. She had sat there all night praying for her sister’s survival, and she had gotten it. After everything she had gone through, this one moment made everything feel alright.

“I saw you turn,” the doctor continued softly. “I’ve never seen that before. What are you?”

Saki looked up at the doctor, not giving him an answer. She didn’t know herself. All she knew was that her sister was safe, and she had won. Nothing else mattered to her right now. She couldn’t imagine a time when anything else would.

“Before I came over here, I was talking with the others. You’re our alpha now, if you’ll have us. I just wanted to let you know that. Don’t worry, we’ll take good care of your sister.”

More of the others came out of the bushes. Still dressing, a few of the men took hold of Marnie and carried her to their boat. Still naked, Saki followed them. She was about to get on the vessel when one of them ushered her away.

“No, get dressed. We’ll take her to Princess Margret Hospital. What’s her name?”

“Marnie Lightbourn,” Saki said, staring at her sister.

“And does her mother know about any of this?”

Saki shook her head “no.”

The man confirmed what he had heard. “Then we’ll take care of it. Come over when you can, but she will be alright. I promise. You did it. You saved her life. We’ll take it from here,” he said before returning to the boat.

Saki watched the doctor’s speedboat pull away. She felt lost without her now. So when Lane and his pack entered the beach, Saki could do nothing but throw her arms around him had inhale his reassuringly masculine scent. This island was theirs now. They didn’t have to fight for anything else. Their lives were as good as they would get, and Saki had the love of her life to thank for it.

Lifting onto her toes, she moved her lips closer to his. He grabbed the back of her head and cradled it in his hand. He pressed his full lips against hers. Parting them, he slipped his wide tongue into her mouth. Their two tongues danced, sending a warm feeling rushing through her body. She loved him, and she would never have to be away from him again.

The end.