Alpha's Ballet Mate novel Chapter 20

"Why isn't she talking?" The doctor's eyes met mine. She seemed to see it. "She isn't ready to yet. Give her some time to adjust to bring back. She will talk when she is ready. In the meantime, don't force her to eat much at first. Gradually get her back into normal eating habits. That should help." I could see Theo nodding in the corner of my eye.

"What about dancing? How long until she can do that." For the first time in a year a half smile started to form. How did I deserve a mate who cares enough about me to ask about my hobbies for me? "I don't see why she can't dance right away once she is comfortable." She directed a pointed look at me. "Just take it easy. If you have trouble sleeping don't hesitate to come back. I can give you something to help." Slowly I nodded as she wrote something down. "You can take her back now alpha."

"Thank you first seeing us on short notice." The sweet smile she gave Theo did two things. The first was give him an understanding of going on. The second was get under my skin. Maybe I was just over reacting because I hadn't been with him for a year. "It was no problem." Theo held out his hand and I grabbed it. His hand felt rough but warm in mine.

We got back to the pack house Theo made me a sandwich. Honestly the minuet I saw that sandwich I wanted to throw up. Just the idea of putting it in my mouth was unsettling to say the least. "Abbie, just eat half." Half of the sandwich didn't seem as impossible for me to force down.

The first bite was the hardest. My gag reflex was horrible after a year of in consistent eating. The sandwich was also on the dry side. Who would have thought a man who made such a delicious Alfredo would make a dry sandwich. It took half an hour to force the half sandwich down. Even then I wanted to throw it all back up.

It took me an extra few minutes to get back to Theo's room then it normally did. It took another five minutes to find what I was looking for. The pink satin was as bright as the last time I had worn them. I had gotten this pair of pointe shoes just a week before I found Theo. Dad bought them for me. The last time I wore this pair was the day before that important day in the woods.

Once I put the gel pads on and got my feet into the shoes I laced them up. Even though I had worn them for about six hours they still weren't broken in. Dad had bought me a more expensive pair this year. Said he wanted them to last longer than the last pair. A soft glow of light danced across my shoes as Theo walked in.

It was a week before I started dancing again. I spent all day in this room I found. No I've came in so it was just me and the music. Maybe Theo told them not to bother me but I don't care.

At first I was just practicing techniques. For three hours straight it was all turns, leaps, jumps, and even my splits. Hell, I even got bored and decided to see how many fouettés I could do in a row. I ended up doing them for two whole songs. The bruises had gone away so it was not painful. In fact it felt liberating.

That whole year I was locked up all I wanted to do was dance again. I was doing more turns when I noticed Theo standing by the door. "I remember the first day I saw you. You were dancing around the woods." He laughed a small bit. "It seemed like you didn't even care that the woods were there or that one wrong step could hurt you." Slowly he came over and cupped my face. "And you enchanted me right from the start."