The Alpha's Unexpected Mate

CHAPTER 3

“I need a doctor!” I yelled as we ran into the emergency room with my mate’s lifeless body in my arms.

Nurses and doctors ran to us with a bed and I laid Emma down on it.

“What happened?” A doctor asked listening to her heart.

“Car accident, high jacking.” I answered him with a snare.

A nurse tried to get a look at Lucy in who was in Boone’s arms squirming and crying.

“She shouldn’t be alive.” He muttered. “Surgery!” 

“Honey I need to have a look at you.” The nurse pleaded with a crying Lucy.

“What’s her name?” The doctor asked as they headed to the theatre doors.

“Emma. My niece called her Emma.” I said as I observed her grey, pale skin.

Her heart was slowing. He pushed me out of the way as they went through the doors and more nurses followed. I wanted to follow but Lucy’s whimpering pulled me away. She was sitting on a bed while the nurse was talking to her in a soft voice cleaning the cuts.

“How is she?” I asked squeezing her hand which Boone handed to me and stepped aside.

“Minor bruises, scratches, and shock but otherwise she’s very lucky.” The nurse answered with a small smile.

I sighed in relief. I couldn’t take any more if Lucy was hurt too. It was just too much my mate and Lucy hurt at the same time. How would I even divide myself?!

‘The Sherriff wants to talk to you Alpha.’ Joseph mind linked me from the waiting rooms.

“I’m just going to talk the Sherriff, sweety.” I said before kissing her on the top of her head.

Lucy was about to scream in protest when the nurse asked if she wanted a lolly. I smiled and tilted my head to say thank you

“Stay with her.” I ordered Boone.

He nodded and went to stand next to Lucy holding her hand again.

“What the Hell Lucas?!” The Sherriff hissed as we stood by his cruiser. “I told you no wars in my town.”

“It was rogues! They attacked Lucy and my staff, killing all of them.” I hissed back shaking in anger.

He sighed in sadness. “I’m sorry. But why did they attack?” he asked confused.

“I don’t know but The Blue Moon Pack in Wyoming was attacked and almost wiped out. I’m taking in 20 lost wolves.” I said leaning against the car.

It's as though my body became too heavy for me to stand up straight.

“We’ll go check out and see what can be done.” He sighed shaking his head.

“Thank you, Sherriff.” I said shaking his hand.

“But put a warning out there, whoever thinks they can roll into my town and cause havoc has another thing coming. It’s shoot first, ask questions later.” He warned getting into his cruiser.

“Yes, Sherriff.” I answered feeling numb.

“I mean it Lucas.” 

I nodded with a sigh as he started the cruiser and pulled away.

After talking to the Sherriff, he and his deputies took off to the bloody scene with Scully. Joseph had gone home to get fresh clothes for me, Lucy, and Boone while I sat in the waiting room filling out papers.

After that was done, I sat anxiously for what felt like hours. If it wasn’t for Lucy who had fallen asleep in my lap, I would have paced a hole in the ground by now. Boone had been on the phone with James and the rest of the warriors setting up patrols ectara, refusing to leave his Alpha in case of another attack.

Finally, the ER doors opened and the doctor walked outstretching his back. I was about to get up when he waved for me to stay put and came to sit down next to me.

“Give it to me straight Doc.” I said my trembling.

“She’s stable for now.” He said with a crease between his eyebrows. “But we almost lost her twice.”

My wolf howled in agony. I had all but fallen into a crippling ball of anguish. My heart stopped and my faced paled. 

“She’s lost a lot of blood and quite frankly I don’t know or understand how she is still alive.” He said rubbing the back of his neck.

“She’s a fighter.” I whispered with a small smile.

“The next 24 hours are going to be critical. Why don’t you go home? There’s nothing more that can be done but wait.” He said getting up with a huff.

“I’ll stay! Can I see her?” I asked with determination and longing in my eyes.

He sighed but nodded.

“Joseph.” I called out.

“Yes Sir.” He said with a nod.

No one called me Alpha in public.

“Take Lucy home. Ryan and John will stay with me. The rest of you go home. Boone that includes you too.” I ordered handing a sleeping Lucy to him.

Boone frowned but nodded.

“Get everything prepared for the funerals and our guests for their return.” I instructed confident in Boone’s leadership.

“Yes, Mr Lankford.” They said dipping their heads a bit.

To a normal person, it would look like a nod but to us wolves, we know it to be a bow.

“Go find rooms you and get some food.” I ordered Ryan and John before following the nurse to the ICU unit.

The nurse led me to Emma’s room. I gasped at the sight of her with all the machines that were hooked up to her. She was so pale and lifeless apart from the blue and black bruises on her face. She looked like the Frankenstein monster, full of stitches, band-aids, and grey in color. I staggered into the chair next to her bed and gently picked up her hand. It was ice cold.

“She’s a fighter.” The nurse said checking her pulse before throwing another blanket over Emma.

“I guess she is.” I said remembering back at how she fought so bravely.

The wolf at the end and the other 2 dead wolves, and then how she stood ground against us with just a knife, outnumber to protect my Lucy.

“What are you?” I whispered amazed that a woman, a human of all things could survive such injuries.

Sparks of energy kept buzzing while I held her cold, rough hand. My wolf purred in content at the touch. I could still feel that he was scared for her and her survival as was I, but the Moon goddess wouldn’t pair me with someone who was on the brink of death, would she?!