I should be your Beta, not your Mate

27 - Dreams and Teams

»Are you sure that you already want to be discharged?«

Unsure Cassian watched me while I packed my clothes into my sport bag and pulled the zipper.

»Cas, my wounds are almost fully healed. Moreover the wolfsbane showed no side effects and it almost completely disappeared from my body. So, in the big picture, I'm fine. Don't worry,« I tried to calm him down.

Failed miserably.

He hugged me from behind and pulled me against his solid warm chest that made me gladly lean against him. It felt so complete.

The rising tingle in my stomach and my fast heartbeat all fell into the back of my mind when he laid his head on my shoulder. Perfect. He was perfect.

»I can just worry about you. You are a magnet for problems,« he grumbled dissatisfied and I needed to laugh.

»But that makes life more interesting.«

Quietly he snorted in disagreement. »Not if you are involved. A peaceful life next to you is enough for me.« I rolled my eyes in amusement. Humourless idiot.

»Now come. I still want to take a look at the nurse room before the shift change,« I diverted the topic and grabbed his hand before I pulled him out of the room.

The numbness in my leg had faded away after a few days but instead came the unbearable pain. Until now it calmed down as long as I didn't put too much pressure on my leg. And that was also the reason why Cassian still worried so much.

He also explained why he couldn't wake up next to me a few days ago, even though he would have liked to. But for all the time I was unconscious he let his future Alpha work slide.

Though Alpha Kenneth understood why Cassian wanted to stay at my side but Cas still needed to have reason so he could lead the pack even if I felt bad. But still, because he understood his son he allowed Cassian to stay at my side until I woke up.

After that he needed to go back to learning his future responsibilities. After all, Cassian would lead the pack and the responsibility for that was almost too big.

And my father needed to snitch on us and tell Kenneth that I woke up. No cuddle time for me.

If there should ever be a war between packs and I got hurt, Cas couldn't let the fighting slide and sit at my bed until I was cured. Then he needed to fight and be the Alpha of our pack.

His was his destiny – our destiny. And we couldn't escape from that.

Sighing he squeezed my hand and got a little faster to walk next to me and not get dragged behind.

»Even though I don't like it that you already get discharged,« he said and I giggled. Small stubborn child or more like... »You are like my Mom.«

Scandalized, he crooked up his eyebrows and looked so funny that I needed to hold my breath to not laugh out loud and that's why my face went red.

»Don't make fun of me,« he growled and pushed his finger playfully into my side, which made me flinch to the side with a squeaking sound.

Sulking I looked up to him and rubbed my side. »You are a devil. I'm ticklish there.«

»I know,« he confessed. He grinned at me with a winning grin.

»Devil.«

Laughing he shook his head and took my bag from me to throw it over his shoulder.

With joy, I knocked on the doorframe of the nurse room and immediately all heads turned to me.