*Liam POV*
I was so happy to have Mel awake, but dreaded this conversation. "No, baby. Not all of them. I'm sorry. However, your dad and brothers, Eric, Michael and Todd are in the cells. Your brother, Thomas and the Alpha got away. They will be taken care of though, I promise you. We were also able to put Lisa back in custody as well. While they attacked us, they sent her to get you. One of our warriors was able to catch her before she made it to the hospital doors though." I told her.
The look of disappointment that they weren't dead was evident. She closed her eyes and whispered, "It's OK, I'm sure you all did your best, and I'm just thankful that you are all still alive. What will happen to them now?" I told her that we would have to contact the Royal Council, and they would have to do a surprise investigation into Mystic Shadows, and that the pack would probably be disbanded. I also told her that we had sent warriors into Nehalem to search for Thomas and Alpha Scott. If found, they will be captured and placed in cells with the others.
She seemed satisfied with what I said, and asked me to lie with her for a while. I lay next to her the best I could in the small hospital bed, and she snuggled her head next to mine. "Liam, can I ask you a question and you be 10000% honest with me?" Melian asked. "Of course you can." I answered. She opened her eyes and looked up at me as she whispered, " I want this to work with the three of us, but I am going to need patience and time when it comes to mating. Is that going to be a deal breaker?" I was shocked that she even asked that question, and I linked Loki and asked him to come over to us.
He came and sat on the other side of Mel, and I asked her to repeat that question to Loki. She did as I asked, but this time tears fell from her eyes. He bent over and kissed her on the forehead, and then answered her for the both of us. "Melian, babe, we will wait as long as you need. We already love you, and couldn't imagine our lives without you in it. So, please don't worry about that. We will go at whatever pace you need, OK? Now, I have a question." She breathed a sigh of relief and nodded her head at him. She looked at me for reassurance and I pecked her on the lips to give it to her.
She asked Loki to ask his question, and he replied, "How do you feel about marking each other soon? With all the craziness going on, having that connection to each other is important." Looking at us both, she smiled probably the biggest smile I have ever seen from her, and answered his question. "I am alright with marking each other, especially since I was certain you would both reject me over the mating situation. Ruby agrees that marking each other is important right now. When do you want to do it?" Loki linked me to say that today wasn't the day, because he knew that was my answer.
I chuckled because he knew me so well, and I told her within the next couple of days. That way she could get her strength back. Marking takes a lot out of you, and I didn't want it to cause issues. As we were discussing everything, Rebecca approached us and cleared her throat. "Guys, can I fill you in on a little information? Marking her would only help strengthen her, and would probably help her heal." she informed us, then asked us if we wanted some coffee or anything from the cafe in the hospital. Mel's eyes lit up and 'Hazelnut coffee and a pumpkin muffin!' left her lips. Rebecca gave her a salute and said "Yes Ma'am!" and left the room.
I asked Loki and Mel both if they were OK with going ahead and marking each other, and both agreed. Loki said we could do it after Mel had her coffee and muffin. That way, if she were to fall asleep afterwards, she would have food in her belly. We agreed and Jason joined us for some conversation. In no time, he had Mel belly laughing at the things he was saying. The sound of her laugh was contagious, and warmed my soul. Rebecca returned with our drinks and you would have thought it was Christmas for Mel. She happily took her coffee and muffin and took a big sniff of her coffee. "O-M-G this smells like pure heaven. Thank you so much."
After finishing her muffin, she seemed in better spirits. Jason and Rebecca left to check on Trinity, and that left just the three of us in the room. I heard Mel giggle and looked over at her. "So, are we going to do this or what?" she asked with a huge smile. Loki bent over and pulled her into a deep kiss, and she winced from pain.
"Sorry, the jaw is still a little sore, but doc said it's healed nicely since I got Ruby." He apologized to her and she pulled him back into the kiss. She went between him and I, kissing us passionately. I told her to mark us first, just in case both of us marking her at the same time caused her to pass out. She had me come in closer so she could get to my neck, and nuzzled her nose into the crease of it. While she was inhaling my scent and lightly kissing my neck, I suddenly felt a sharp pain as her fangs broke the skin.
It quickly went from pain to the most amazing feeling I had ever felt. She licked where she marked me and then gave me a kiss and turned to Loki. Doing the same to him as she had just done to me. She asked us to sit her up and we did, then proceeded to kiss her neck and, at the same time, placed our mark on each side of her neck. She moaned in pleasure and then went limp. I started to panic before she started to laugh. "What's so funny?" I asked her. She opened her eyes and looked slightly embarrassed. She then answered, "Is it common for someone to orgasm while being marked without sex?" Loki and I looked at each other and then we smelled it, she had cum during her marking. It instantly made us both hard. I went to answer her question but she had fallen asleep.
"Loki, I know we promised to be patient, but with her arousal smelling like that, it's going to be very hard." He laughed and ran his hand through his hair and agreed with me. We laid beside our mate the best we could and rested with her. This bond we had was even stronger now. Right now we rest, later we leash hell on her tormentors.