Callie's POV
I sat in the hospital room with Jaz and Alpha Alfie waiting to be discharged.
Alfie had said I wasn't allowed to work in the club anymore, truthfully I was sulking but trying to act unphased hoping the decision wasn't final.
He and Jaz were discussing my training schedule, Jaz was comparing it to her work schedule to ensure she could be with me to help.
An uneasy feeling washed over me. My heart began racing. I stood trying to shake it off but it became more intense. Suddenly a sharp pain whipped through my chest. I crumpled on the floor in pain.
"Callie?!" Jaz and Alfie called out in worried tones.
Jaz grabbed my hand -" Callie what is it, what's going on"
The pain was so real, so intense, the only word I could form was " heart."
I could hear Alfie calling for the doctor to come quickly before I slipped into darkness, letting the pain take over.
"Callie, Callie, …please wake up" I heard a low husky voice. The scent of rain in the forest overwhelmingly familiar.
"J..Jax?" I muttered.
"Yes I'm here, I'm here darling" he whispered close to my ear.
"What happened?" I heard Alfie ask sternly.
"It's the mate bond Alpha…someone must've…hurt her." The familiar voice of Doctor Mary said softly.
A brief silence filled the room.
No one hurt me I was sat with Jaz and Alfie before this happened.
"I'll kill him" Jax's low dark voice growled as he stood up.
"Jax you don't know it was him, it might not have been" Jaz began trying to mediate his rising temper. "NO! Don't make excuses for him Jaz, you know as well as I do. Knox caused this!" Jax thundered cutting her off.
A tear rolled down my cheek. "Will someone please explain what's happening to me" I cried, crumpling from the torment.
Alfie sighed gently, the bed dipped as he laid beside me. I turned into his chest burrying my face instinctively.
"Callie, sweetheart. The mate bond it's… it's a complicated thing. It can bring great happiness and love but also pain. A mate can feel your emotions, the good, bad and ugly… it can also sense betrayal.." he tapered off letting the information settle.
Betrayal.
"What do you mean betrayal?" I asked.
Alfie looked to Jax who was pacing the room, hands fisted. He paused and let out a unsteady breath, he rubbed his hands on his face "tell her" he said defeated.
I looked up at Alfie. Eyes pleading. I needed to know what was going on with me. I felt like I was loosing my mind. I felt that same stir in my chest, another low growl escaped my throat. A warning.
"Okay" Alfie held his hands up in surrender. " That pain you felt.. i.. it was because one of your mates betrayed you.." he tapered off.
"A betrayal so deep it hurt your soul, a betrayal caused by your mate being with another" Jaz cut in softly, eyes filled with sadness.
I let the words sink in. Silence filled the room as they waited for my reaction.
"One of my mates slept with someone?" A statement and question.
The three nodded sympathetically. Jax moved to my side and settled in on the bed. "I'm sorry darling." He whispered in my ear before placeing a gentle single kiss on my jawline.