Eric's POV
I wake up sweating and breathing hard with Thor's voice crying and calling all our names, asking for help.
At first, I thought it was just a dream. I thought it was just my mind acting on the trauma I went through with the rogue two weeks ago. So I just stayed in my bed, staring blankly at my bedroom's ceiling design, hoping I'd drift back to sleep.
Then I hear it again. It's Thor's faint voice, calling all our names through our mind link and asking for help.
'Thor is in trouble! What the hell!' I think and quickly sit up in bed. I stand but immediately hold on to my bedside table when I feel light-headed and my heart raises with a deafening roar in my ears. I hold on tight and close my eyes, willing for my heartbeat to calm quickly and the nausea to pass.
I hear his voice again, very faintly this time and I know I dare not waste another second. Slowly, I make my way to his room, thanking God our room is now in the same wing.
"What's going on here!?" I ask the moment I step into his room when I see the almost naked back view of a she-wolf who has Thor's head cradled on her lap.
As I hurry inside, the woman half-turns toward me...
"Victoria!" I call her name with surprise.
'Is she fulfilling her concubinage duties already? Didn't the seer say Thor won't be able to mate with any other female unless Ash dies?' I Wonder as I quickly kneel on the floor beside Thor...
She didn't say anything. She just looks away, flushing out of embarrassment.
"Why are you crying? What's wrong with him? Why is his nose bleeding?" I fire rapidly at her as I lift Thor's head from her lap to mine.
'Somebody get Anders to come to Thor's room right this moment! I shout to no one in particular through the team's mind link ...
"I swear I didn't do anything to him. I don't know what happened myself. One moment we were kissing, and all of a sudden he shouted and grabbed his head like he was in serious pain. I can't explain this..."
I half-listen as she talks while at the same time trying to listen and comprehend what Thor is mumbling under his breath. I perk up my wolf's hearing so I'll be able to hear him clearly and I'm surprised when I hear him saying...
"Mate!...
Our mates...
You're hurting our mates!"
'Mate! Our mates!?...' I repeat the words to myself. I'm surprised and confused at the same time. I don't know what to make of this new development.
I look at him. I'm not sure he can see me though. His eyes which are just staring into space appear blank and sightless. He doesn't look to me like he's aware of what he's murmuring. I also can't comprehend his words and Victoria who is still sobbing and rambling out her own words isn't helping matters.
I look toward where she's standing, repeating the same words over and over again...
"I didn't do anything to him. I swear I didn't do anything to him! We were just kissing nothing else. He just suddenly..."
"The team is on their way and I'm sure you don't want them to see you like that. So put your clothes back on and control your emotions. You and I have a lot to discuss later." I firmly interrupt her rambling to shut her up before turning back to Thor to properly listen to him.
"It's okay man. Anders is on his way. You'll be okay soon." I say soothingly to get him to calm down but he only groans deeply, digging his wolf's claws into my arm.
Suddenly, his eyes become focused like he can really see me this time...
"I don't know her...
The beautiful girl with hair the color of golden wheat field...
I don't know her...
But– she's sad and– she's furious...
Furious with me... Why?
She's crying...
They're crying...
It hurts so much...
Their wailing is hurting my head so much...
Ughhhh!..."
He groans, tightly shutting his eyes. "Make it stop. Make them stop wailing, dammit! It's killing me! It's driving me insane, Eric! Make it– Ughhhh!" He groans again, punching the floor with his already bloodied fists while more blood trickles down his nose.
'Where the fuck is Anders guys!' I shout out through our mind link even when I know quite alright that Anders can't stop the pain he's going through. I think I know who can though
Thinking about it. I now understand the words he's mumbling even though they were incoherent and confusing at first. The door opens then to let Bear and Ivar in. They rush towards where I'm sitting with Thor on the floor barely spearing Victoria a glance
"Why is his nose bleeding?"
"What is wrong with him?" They both ask at the same time
"Where's Ella?" I ask instead, ignoring their questions
"She will be here soon. And Henrik has gone to get Anders." Ivar replies me
"No! My bad!... Bear, use the mind link to call Henrik back. Tell him to forget Anders. I figured out what the problem was. We won't be needing his help.
Ivar, use your mind link and get Ella here right now. Tell her to bring my phone with her. I need to call someone..."
I haven't seen my phone since when I woke up from my deep sleep. I remember I lost it inside my car. I just hope she has it.
Both of their eyes immediately glaze over as they relay my message. I look at Thor who is still groaning in pain, mumbling the words 'mate and our mate' and then to Victoria...
"Is the Alpha mated?" She seriously asks me but I look away from her without answering her question. Resisting the temptation to laugh in her face instead.
"You met your mate too didn't you?" I ask and she turns pale. I realize then that she doesn't know I already knew about her and the Rogue King. She kept quiet about it because she thought I was already unconscious when she stabbed The Rogue King. She wasn't aware I heard most of their discussion before I blacked out.
I wonder what her plans were and I doubt if she told Thor she already met her mate. I know for sure that Thor would never touch her with a one mile long pole if he knew she was already mated to another, talk more to the rogue king.
I laugh coldly at her then
"What were you thinking? Seducing him when you already have your own mate, are you fucking out of your mind? Do you think you could use sex to get him to make you his Luna despite that? Is that your plan?"
"No! That wasn't my plan! And I don't care about being his Luna if you must know." She sharply replies.
"He accepted me as his concubine before I got mated. I would rather be Alpha Thor's concubine than that animal's mate!" She fiercely says before looking away from me.
"I'm sorry! But is– is that why he's hurting so much?"
I ignored her question again. I know she saved my life two weeks ago and I will forever be grateful to her for that single act but right now, I am very angry with her. Not because she tried to seduce Thor, no! The two of them are bound to find out one day that Thor can never sleep with her if he insists on taking her as his concubine anyway.
I'm angry with her because she owes it to him to say the truth that she's now mated to one of the most dangerous creatures that ever walked the face of the earth. She owed it to him as her Alpha and yet she chose to keep her secret to herself.