Black. The colour of the night, the cockpit of death itself. The colour that many people believe is dark and evil.

That's all I can see. Black. Nothing seems right, there are no other people here just me. I'm all alone and I can't see wall or doors or even a floor.

How am I standing without a floor?

I try and walk but each step it turns darker but there is a glowing light coming from me. I look down at myself and gasp, there is nothing there.

Is this just my conscious mind dreaming? No. Well maybe. Must be. I guess.

I jump mentally as sparks warms my hand, I know that feeling anywhere. Austin, he is here well where ever I am in real life anyway.

"Maia," he whispers and I feel warm breath against my ear making me smile "you have to wake up now, I need you. I need you to wake up so we can be like we use to be. Before...all this happened."

I try to reply but my mouth isn't reacting, I try harder but it ends in pain. I whimper internally feeling myself weaken. I need my wolf back, she is there but she is extremely weak.

"Alpha." I hear a familiar voice, Doc John. "She is showing no sign of waking, we cannot help her anymore than we have. She has to do the rest by herself. You should go home Alpha and get some rest, you haven't left since she was brought in. We will watch over her."

I hear a low growl and footsteps leading away from me, but not leaving the room. I feel a kiss on my forehead making my heart skip a beat.

Beep.

I hear what must be a heart monitor next to me. Austin's hand grips mine tighter and I feel him kiss my lips again.

Beep.

My heart jumps once again and I feel my eyes flicker the slightest bit. The blackness around my starts fading and the turning into light.

"Come on baby." I hear Austin whisper, his warm breath against my mark making me moan. Wait, I actually made a sound!

My eyes flutter open very slowly taking in the surroundings, the light doesn't burn my eyes at all but I realise it's because they are dimmed.

"I'm here Maia." A calming masculine voice says making my heart beat faster as I'm closer to seeing him since being taken from him and tortured.

"A-Austin." I say my voice cracking as I turn my head to look at his cute face with a his smile and dimples.

"I'm here," he says kissing my forehead "I'll always be right here."

I lean up and wrap my arms around Austin, I'm finally in his arms once more. He is here with me at last and I am with him. I let the few salty tears leave my eyes and trail down my cheeks.

My mind stirs making me feel a wave of nausea, I bring my hand to my head trying to stop it. Austin stands up abruptly and gives Doc a scared look.

"I'm fine." I say sitting up, Austin is quick to help me after I wince because of the pain swirling inside me. Doc slowly turns the lights up so we can finally see properly.

Austin is holding my hand tightly as if I'll be taken again any second but I love it, it makes me feel safe. I want to feel protected by Austin.

"Maia," Doc sad the other side of the bed making me look from my intwined hand "you have suffered many injuries from...recent events, you can go home today but I need to check you over just to confirm. You have stitches in your side but they will be gone by tonight since you have alpha's blood in you. Apart from that you may get severe headaches because of blood loss, just take some pain killers and lay flat."

"Okay," I say "thanks you so much Doc."

I had no idea that I had so many injuries.

Austin stays quiet the whole time while Doc checks everything; blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar, temperature, my wounds. He watches with a close eye and mind links me 'okay?' everytime I whimper or wince.

Afterwards they both left the room to ' chat' so I got changed. I whimper at my reflection; my skin is pale, my body is slightly slimmer, there are scars on my stomach and back but they are fading because of Austin's Alpha blood and that I'm closer to him.

Mates can help heal their other.

I turn away from the mirror and pull on the clothes that Austin gave me. I walk out and pull my hair up into a pony tail.

I enter the lobby and see no sign of Austin or Doc but I do see my friends. Liz, Kate, Christian, Louis and Nate.

I feel tears in my eyes as Louis runs towards me, he sweeps me into a bear hug and I hug him tightly back. Feeling a few years escape as I hold my best friend close.

"Louis." I breath out a sob and he puts me back on my feet.

"I'm so glad your okay Maia!" He says putting a hand on my cheek and I give him a small smile.

"MAIA!" My two crazy girl friends shout in chorus and both crash into me. They hug me form both sides and I bite back a cry of pain, I hug them back.

"Hey guys." I say as they get pulled of me by their mates, I give Christian and  Nate a hug but hey know when to stop.

"How are you feeling?" Liz asks leaning against Christian and I feel my heart ache slightly, I wanted be in Austin's arms right now.

"Alright I just want to go home and chill," I say "with Austin hopefully."

We all make small talk before a familiar gentleman walks through the front doors and I smile widely at him.

Running to him I hug him tightly, he puts his arms around my shoulder and squeezes me.

"Where you been Ty?" I ask pulling out of our reunion hug. His smile falters and I can't read his thoughts but his emotions show me he's conflicted.

"Uh close by," He says "I have important work to do but I promise to talk to you later." He says smiling at me one last time before walking out.

I make my ways back to my chatty friends and sit down painfully on the metal chairs. I try not to show my pain but as Luna the whole pack can probably feel that I'm not 100 per cent.

"Where are my folks and Jace?" I ask interrupting their conversations by accident.

"Jace is out working considering Austin has been MIA, staying by your bedside and refusing to move for two days." Kate says smiling.

"Wait how long have I been gone?" I ask curiously, I still have no idea.

"You were missing for a whole week and when you got back 2 days ago you were seriously injured, you got brought here and got treated but stayed coma-like for 2 days." Louis says rubbing my arm comfortingly.

"Oh." I say leaning back. So I missed a whole week here from being with those hunters. I wonder how Austin got on, because I know I felt my heart breaking from being so far away.

I want him here, I need him right now. I stand up and pace slightly, out of the corner of my eye I see Louis stand up and move next to me.

'Austin?' I mind link him and I sigh in relief when he answers immediately.

'Yes babe?' He says and I can practically hear him smiling.

'I need you. Please take me home.' I say

'I'm on my way, I'll literally be 2 minutes love.' He says then I leave my mind and come back to the real world.

I suddenly feel a wave of exhaustion hit me, my knees buckle and I land in Louis' arms.

"Quick sit her down!" I hear Nate order  and I soon feel the cold metal against my bum. I grab my head and grit my teeth.

"I'm okay." I say when I hear them trying to call a nurse. "I'm just really tired."

They all stare at me for the next few minutes while I hold my head in my hands and breathe deeply.

"Maia?!" Someone's worried voice fills my ears and I smile. I look up to see Austin rushing towards me, dodging nurses and doctors who are rushing around.

"Austin" I breathe out, I stand up and run -well he ran- into his welcoming arms. I hadn't gotten to do this earlier on because he had to talk to Doc.

I stand still savouring the feeling of his arms tightly around my waist, thinking about how much I imagined this while with those hunters.

Everytime they cut me, to deal with the pain I would think about Austin holding me tightly against his chest.

Everytime they electrocuted me, to deal with the pain I would think about Austin waking me up in the morning with a kiss.

Everytime they mentally abused me, to deal with the pain I would think of my future with Austin, with our kids and wedding. Telling our family of my first ever pregnancy, him proposing to me in a very romantic situation and me giving birth to our first ever child.

He would be in my mind all the time, never leaving me like he said he never would. He was there to help me even if he wasn't in a physical form.

"Let's go home."

***

I sit completely still starring into the open air in front of me, a hot mug of cocoa resting in my hands and a blanket around my body.

The large seat swing sways in the small breeze while the fireflies dance in circles around the trees. Wolves howling to the glowing moon in the sky.

Sitting on the balcony in Austin's -no our- room I watch everything around me, the naughty teens heading across the empty training fields and the odd wolf on a run through the forest.

My hands are warm form the heated liquid in my blue spotty mug, my legs crossed under to blanket and my hair up in a bun.

"Maia," Austin pops out of there sliding glass doors making my jump "you alright love?"

He walks over with his hands in his pockets making his biceps flex and me drool. I'm still amazing that I still get so well...turned on by him. He sits down next to me and moves his arm to go around my shoulder.

I rest my head on his shoulder relaxing instantly, he rubs my arm softly while placing a kiss on my forehead.

"I'm alright." I whisper watching the clear night sky filled with sparkling stars dancing millions and millions and millions of years away. Burning.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asks making my whole body tense, the reason I came out here was to get away from those questions.

That's all everyone has asked me, wanting every detail but it hurts to look back. I don't want to retell it because it will be like living it again and I can't go through that.

"It's such a beautiful night." I say changing the topic, he sighs and shakes his head but chuckles.

"Not as beautiful as you." He says leaning forward slightly his eyes darting to my lips.

"I've missed you so much Austin." I say climbing onto his lap and wrapping my arms around his neck, straddling him.

"I missed you too Maia." He says kissing me "I love you so much." Then it turns into a passionate kiss making my whole body tingle. I break the kiss and stare deep into his lustful eyes.

"I love you." I say and crash out lips together once more.

We mated once again and again and again that night.