!!! *** WARNING! CHAPTER CONTAINS MATERIALS THAT SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING! SUCH AS VIOLENCE AND DEATH! READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED! *** !!! ************************************************** Over the last two weeks, I haven't left my mate's side. She hadn't woken up, and I was far too nervous to leave her. Besides, who was I supposed to leave her with? Lilith? Birch? The poor woman would have freaked out when she woke up. Who am I kidding? She's going to freak out no matter what. Even more so when she finds out where she is. Keeping Lilith away from my mate was a fruitless point. She figured out that I was intrigued by this woman. Then Lilith spent every day bugging me on and off. I also told Birch to leave me be until I could figure this mate thing out. My plans shouldn't