The Lycan King's Keeper

Scarlet “I'm so sorry, Scarlet. If you had come just a few minutes earlier, we would have been able to save her.” The silence that followed the doctor’s words was loud. I blinked, a chill flowing up my spine, as I turned my gaze to the female doctor who looked at me with pity. There was blood smeared all over her coat, and gloves, showing how much she had struggled. Nausea clogged my throat, almost sending me to my knees. The ground shook, my vision spun and it was all I could do not crumple to the ground in agony like everything in me screamed to. Try as I might, I couldn’t look. I couldn’t turn my gaze to the tiny form on the hospital bed that had was too big for her. “If you want a moment_” “No...” I heard myself whisper, unable to stop the ringing in my ears that were becoming louder by the minute. “We need to check you_” “No!” I screamed, pain exploding deep in my head as I turned on shaky knees, towards the door. No. No. No. My baby was not dead. The only person who had become the calm in my storm, was not gone. We had come in for slight fever. The blood was not hers. Couldn’t be hers. And there was no way the lifeless form in that bed was my baby. Tears clogged my vision, but I kept my eyes open, not blinking as I wished for them to go. All I had to do was go back home. To the pack, and finally get his attention. Finally get him to look at me with love in his eyes like he used to, and hear him tell me all was fine. I couldn’t stay one more minute in this hospital. So I fled. I jumped into my car, ignoring the calls from behind me, ignoring the pain from my stitches, and quickly shut the door. From the corner of my eyes, I saw the doctor and a few nurses running towards the car, but it did not stop me as I turned on the engine and drove. To him. Exactly one year ago, I had met my mate. Alpha Zeke. Things had spiraled too fast after that. I had been eighteen, and dad couldn't wait to get me married off. Thinking of the night I met Zeke brough out a pained laugh from my lips. I could still remember that night like it was yesterday. Could remember being swept off my feet by the most beautiful man I had ever set my eyes on. Suddenly, marriage did not seem that bad. For the first time in my life, I was treated with care, and someone wantd me. That is, until he didn't. Which was way sooner than I expected. Zeke's family had a long line of reoccuring pregnancy loss, and because of that, we had gone the scientific route when it came to our first child. He had never touched me. We had been waiting till the child was born. I swallowed, and continued, this time, tucking away my painful memories. The lights were still on when I reached the alpha’s mansion. “Where the hell is Zeke!” my voice was loud enough to awaken the whole house, but the man in front of me didn’t bulge. For the suration of our marriage, I had been restricted from stepping into Zeke’s side of the house, and as painful as it had been, I had obeyed. For the sake of our baby. Tonight, I was done. “Luna, I’m sorry, but the alpha made it clear that you are to stay in your quarters and would only come when he needs you.” Cade, Zeke’s beta rolled out the words, completely ignoring how hysterical I looked, or the bloody stains on me. “He is my husband, and I demand to be let through!” I yelled, trying to push past him, but he didn’t bulge, blocking my entrance. “Zeke! Zeke! I know you are in there! I know you can hear me! Come out this instant, or tell your beta to let me through!” I screamed, my throat dry. How could he be so cold? His child... our child, was lying in the hospital bed... I needed to see him. I needed him to come to me. Just this once. Cade, for a moment, looked at me with pity, before it disappeared and was replaced by annoyance. “You should go back to your quarters, luna. You have done enough for today. You are heavily preg_” Something snapped in me at the mention of my baby, and before I even knew what I was doing, I bared my canines and attacked him, sinking them into his neck in a blood-surging rage that clouded my reasoning. Cade had not been expecting it, and I had him weakened long enough to slip through and bound towards Zeke's bedroom. The bedroom that used to be ours. I knew I had just a few seconds until Cade was on me, so I had to use it wisely. I took the stairs two at a time, despite the pain from walking. Blood pounded in my head, making me dizzy, but I ignored it. “Luna!” I heard Cade call, and heard heavy footsteps, and knew he was coming after me, so I increased my pace. I reached the door, and without thinking twice, turned the door knob and pushed the door open. “Zeke_” Whatever I wanted to say, died in my mouth as I took in the scene in front of me. It was slow to register, and for the first few seconds, I didn’t want to believe my eyes weren’t deceiving me. But as they moved, and turned their gazes to me, I knew it was real. Tangled in the sheets was my mate, with the woman he had sworn was his distant cousin. His mouth glistened with her juices as he had just raised his head from between her legs which were still spread open. “Sc_Scarlet_t?” I blinked. Once. Then twice. Taking in the sight before me. My mate. This is why he had changed. This was why he suddenly left me and our daughter. It started with a blinding pain, from deep inside my chest, and then it spread, as I watched Zeke scramble to his feet. “W_what are you doing here, Scarlet? You shouldn’t be her_here!” Zeke cursed, his expression hard as he tried to pull on a pair of trousers. My lips quivered, and as if being controlled by a mind of their own, my legs moved. I turned, feeling my whole world begin to cave in. I had lost it all, in one night. My daughter. My mate... I heard someone yell out my name, but it seemed so faraway as my blood suddenly turned to ice. Someone or something touched me, blocking my path. A howl tore through the air, shaking even me, and it took me a second to realize it had come from me. I felt pain in my arm and saw that I was being pulled by a pack guard. I heard him say something about the alpha ordering me to my quarters. I don’t know how or when, but something snapped inside of me. One moment, I was being dragged, the next moment, there was blood everywhere. My hands, my clothes... “Scarlet! What have you done!”