The Alpha Queen

Chapter 8

Abrham tried to take Sean from me so I wouldn't have to carry him, but Alex pushed forwards and loudly said, "Mine."

I was a little surprised, but I felt the same way. I felt like Sean was meant to be mine. Someone mind linked the doctor so he was ready and waiting when we walked in. We were led to a room and I gently laid Sean down on the bed. 

I went to step back do the doctor would have more room, but Sean grabbed my hand and his eyes told me just how scared he was. I smiled gently at him and put his hand in both of mine. 

Doctor Krane smiled at me, I guess he understood the bond. 

"Alright young man, tell me where do you hurt?"

Sean looked at me and I nodded for him to speak. "My left knee and my ribs."

I felt like my heart was being ripped.

Doctor Krane nodded and cut the pants to see the knee. It looked almost twice the size it should. 

"I need x-rays of this knee and those ribs as well." He said with a frown. 

I nodded and he left for a few minutes before coming back with a nurse. They had to get Sean in a hospital gown. I turned so I wouldn't make him uncomfortable and he squeezed my hand, hard. I looked over at his face and he looked terrified. 

"Everyone, could we have a moment please." They all nodded and left. I turned back to Sean and put a hand on his face. Alex released our peaceful aura and that calmed him down a lot. 

"Is it going to hurt?"

"I don't know." How I wish I could tell him it wouldn't.

"Will you come with me?"

"If you want me there, then I will be."

"Thank you."

"My sweet boy." I breath. "Would you like me to help you change or would you like me to get the nurse?"

"You please." 

I nod, "What's your favorite color?"

He looks like he's thinking hard, "Blue, like the sky."

I smile, "That's mine too. Have you had any schooling?"

"I know the alphabet and a little math." He looks embarrassed.

"Don't worry, we'll get you caught up in no time. What did you normally do during the day? Before the attack?"

"Mostly, I was kept in a locked room."

Some tears fall from my eyes, "My sweet boy, I'm so sorry." I take a deep breath. "Alright, you're ready for those x-rays." I mind link the doctor and he comes in. "Sean would like me to stay with him through the tests."

Doctor Krane smiles and nods, "That's fine, my Queen. Let's go." 

Thirty minutes later the tests are done and we're waiting for the results. I mind link Abrham and Austin to come in. 

"Sean, this is my Beta, Abrham, and my Gamma, Austin. Guys, this is Sean?"

"Nice to meet you, Sean." Austin speaks first.

"Welcome to the Royal Pack, Sean."

"Austin, would you make a run to the store for some clothes for Sean? I'll take him shopping when he is feeling better so he can pick out his own clothes."

"Sure, Sean is there any particular style of clothes and shoes you like?" 

Sean just stared at him. 

"Austin, why don't you stick with pajamas, underclothes, jeans, t-shirts, and sneakers." 

"Okay, I'll be back." Austin leaves and Abrham takes a seat in a chair. 

"Abrham, I want you to call the Wild Moon Pack and ask about both Timothy and Terrence Black. I want to know what they have to say about the whole situation. If the happen to have Terrence, I want him sent here with someone who can speak for their pack. If they don't have him, ask if they know where he may have gone, and get a description. Then call some of the surrounding packs and see if anyone has seen him or took him into their pack." 

"On it." He gets up and leaves. 

I look back to Sean and he's dozing off. I let him, I'm sure he didn't sleep much in that cell. 

In another twenty minutes the doctor comes back, I step away from the bed so we can hopefully talk without waking him. 

"He has two broken ribs and three fractured. He has been withstanding quite a bit of pain. The x-rays of his rib cage show multiple breaks that have healed." 

"Sean divulged that he was often kept in a locked room, I've no doubt he was beaten."

"As for the knee, it's to need surgery. I'm going to schedule the surgery for three o'clock this afternoon. In the meantime, we're going to work on getting the swelling down. We'll also need to put an IV in and start giving him fluids, he is severely malnourished."

"Alright." 

I go back to Sean and put my hand on his cheek. He begins to stir so I run my fingers through his hair to gently help him awake. 

"Hey, I'm sorry to wake you but the doctor came in to update me on your x-rays. You have a couple broken ribs and several that are fractured. He is concerned about your knee and feels that he has to do surgery on it."

"Does he have to?"

"Yes, my sweet boy. Don't be scared, I trust Doctor Krane. He is a good doctor. In a few minutes a nurse is going to put an ice pack on your knee to help with the swelling. She is also going to put a needle in your arm. It'll pinch for a minute and then you'll forget it's even there."

"I'm scared."

"I'm going to be right here, I promise. I won't leave your side." He nods, but still seems a bit unsure. 

The nurse comes in and places the ice pack on Sean's knee. As she gets the IV ready, I move Sean's head so he looks at me.

"Sean, do you like movies?"

"I remember watching TV with my mom, but it was a really long time ago."

"Would you like to watch a movie with me later? We can watch anything you want."

He smiles, but suddenly tenses. The nurse just put the needle in. 

I run my fingers through his hair to try and calm him. It works, soon he smiles again.

"Do you have a favorite food?"

"I remember really liking spaghetti."

"Then that's what we'll have for dinner then."

He grins and begins to doze off again. He sleeps until it's time for his surgery. I wake him to tell him and I hold his hand while they give him the anesthesia. He's out like a light and I go to the waiting room.

Abrham finds me there and I update him on what's going on. 

"Now give me an update on Terrence Black."

"So, everything happened the way Timothy said it did. Unfortunately Terrence was caught and has been in their pack prison ever since. When I told the alpha that you request that he be brought here with a representative, he wasn't very happy. I told him that if he refused, we would come get him ourselves and possibly declare is pack as hostile." 

I smiled a bit and raised my eye brows. "I like it, good job."

"How are you? It's been a bit of an emotional day."

"It has. I'm glad I spoke with everyone who was captured. I'm not happy that I wasn't informed that a child had been captured." 

We fell quiet and soon Austin joined us and I filled him in on Sean and the Black twins. 

"Should we tell Timothy that we found his brother?" Austin asked.

"If one of you would be willing to go tell him, that would be good." 

Austin nods and leaves.

After another hour, Doctor Krane comes to get me. "I believe he will make a full recovery. I want to see how the knee is tomorrow, but if it's doing well you can bring him home day after tomorrow."

"Thank you, Doctor Crane."

I sit with Sean until he wakes up, but while I'm waiting I ask Abrham to ask the cook to make some spaghetti and meatballs.