A Mistake Mate novel Chapter 56

Doctor White finished and though I wasn't looking at him I could tell that he was glancing between Xander and I, his words having a double meaning. If possible my blush darkened, thankfully nobody was able to see it though I could tell that Xander felt my cheeks burning against his skin because he softly chuckled.

"Thank you doctor, I'm very grateful." Xander replied to the doctor with a polite nod. The man didn't reply but I did hear the door open and close so I assumed that he and the nurse had exited.

After a few silent seconds I finally decided that it was time to again face the embarrassing parents that stood a few feet away. I exhaled deeply out my nose and slightly smiled when I felt Xander shiver before pulling my head away from his neck and turning towards our parents.

The four of them all stood next to each other simply watching us. Different emotions played on each face, Emily's being relieved that her son was awake and alright, Reed looking proud for who knows what of the many reasons, my mom looked happy with a hint of the excitement from earlier while my dad looked at ease, with a small smile on his lips.

"I'm so glad that your alright sweetie." Emily finally spoke, breaking the silence we had previously been in, before rushing towards her son and engulfing him in a hug.

The way Emily's arms wrapped around Xander was a bit awkward seeing as I was still pressed to his side and she was quite a small woman. I began to pull away from him, intending to get off of the bed and allow him better access to his mother, when a low growl left Xander's lips and he tugged me back to him with force.

A huff of air escaped my lips as I fell back onto the bed before Xander wrapped his arms tightly around me and pulled me back to his side. He didn't look happy that I had tried to leave him and I guessed that it was because of his wolf. Xander's wolf was probably feeling quite vulnerable after the attack and craved for the comfort of his mate.

I sighed before relaxing back into his side, laying my head on his chest and draping an arm across his waist. I glanced to Emily, who still stood by the bed, to see that she looked rather amused by the whole situation.

So instead of trying to go in for another hug Xander's mother settled with gently kissing her son on the head before moving back to her mates side. Reed studied Xander for a few moments before speaking up.

"You did a good job son." Reed spoke, sounding proud, and he had the right to because Xander had held off about fifteen rogues for who knows how long.

A slight frown appeared on Xander's face and the grip he had on my hand slightly tightened, he was deep in thought about something. After a few moments he sighed before glancing up at his dad.

"I let them get away." Xander muttered. I lifted an eyebrow immediately knowing that he was talking about the rogues. I could tell that he was pretty upset about the subject.

"Hey you did everything you could to stop them, there was just to many." I reassured quietly. Xander's frown only slightly lessened.

"But I could have done more, I could have held out longer, called for help sooner, paid more attention to my surroundings,-" Xander didn't even get the chance to finish his somewhat angry rant before I connected my lips with his.

He was frozen in surprise for a few seconds before he quickly responded to the kiss. It didn't go far, it stayed simple and sweet, before I pulled away. I looked upwards at a now quiet Xander before speaking.

"There was nothing more you could have done, you were brave and you fought for as long as you were able to. I'm proud of you and so is everybody else so stop beating yourself up about it." I ordered before bringing my lips back to his.