Alpha Loren

Chapter 241 Chapter 241

I woke in the soft sheets of my bed, slowly opening my eyes to see Max and Milly sat at my feet.

"Hey," Milly said softly, reaching for my hand.

I furrowed my eyes in confusion and looked down at the pillow as I tried to make sense of everything.

It was a few moments of blissful ignorance before I sat bolt upright.

"Luca," I said, "Where is he?"

Max smiled and pushed me back down as I tried to stand up, "He's still in the hospital but he's alive and relatively stable."

"Relative?" I asked.

"He's in a coma. As you know, the wolf healing process doesn't trigger when unconscious so until he wakes up, we just have to hope that the human part of him is strong enough," he replied, "But they've stitched him up, given him a blood transfusion, kept his heart beating and his lungs breathing. The Doctors didn't think he'd get this far but now they say so long as he wakes soon, he'll be fine."

I nodded, "So all we can do is pray to the Goddesses that he wakes up?"

Milly squeezed my hands, "Yes."

"How did I get here?" I asked looking all around the room.

The last thing I remember was Leo carrying me through the forest as my head pounded with grief.

"You passed out. The Alpha brought you here and told us to leave you to sleep until you wake up," Milly explained, "He's gone out to clear up the territory and help with the search for injured and missing soldiers but the children are all sound asleep in bed."

I smiled, "You were amazing," I said to her, "How did you do that?!"

"I don't know," she replied, "It just felt right. To use it to protect the kids. I'm sorry I couldn't help you."

"It's okay," I said, "What you did was more than I can ever thank you for. And plus, had I got away with you, I wouldn't have had the chance to finally shoot that motherfucker in the head like I should have months ago."

Max grinned, "Proud of you, cuz," he said, wrapping his arm around me, "And you Mils," he said pulling his sister into the hug, "You two women saved this pack."

I grinned at Milly, "Does that mean you're staying?" I asked excitedly.

Max nodded and kissed us both on the head, "I can't control Milly's life anymore. She's not a kid anymore and besides...she'll smoke my ass easily."

Milly smiled.

"But I'm still your brother and you said you'd get some rest once Ella was awake," he said sternly, "Get to bed."

He then released her from the cuddle before shoving her towards the door as she laughed, "Now."

After that, Milly headed to bed and Max and I were certainly not about to wake the eight noisy beasts from their sleep so it was just us sitting in the library.

I couldn't bring myself to read with the thoughts of all the suffering and grief still going on out there and Luca fighting for his life in the ICU. So I sat with a book splayed out in my lap, staring at the fire in the hearth.

Max was pouring over some thriller. How he could read such a thing considering the circumstances I don't know, but it had been at least half an hour since he las looked up to check on me.

He was engrossed.

"What are you reading?" I asked, dragging my stare from the flickering flames to Max.

"Zombie genocide," he said without taking his eyes off the page, "It's good."

I rolled my eyes, "How can you read right now? Are your thoughts not too loud?"

"There's no point sitting there wallowing," he replied, "Distract yourself."

"Were you injured?" I asked and he sighed before looking of from his book.

"Or don't..." he muttered, "No. I was lucky to get off with a few scratches and bruises. It was a blood bath."

"So we've lost a lot of men?" I questioned.

He nodded, "Hundreds."

I sighed and rested my head on my hand, "There'll be a lot of work to rebuild the pack and help the families who lost soldiers."

"Fortunately for us all, we have the best Alpha, Luna duo the world has ever seen to do that," he said, "We'll get back on our feet soon. Don't worry, Ells."

I blushed, "I'm gonna go and make some food to distract myself. Are you hungry?"

"I'll just finish this chapter and then I'll be down..." he said already fixating his eyes on the page once again, "Hold on..."

So I got up alone, wandered along the dark hall to the stairs and then down to the dark kitchen. The house was deathly quiet. With every step, the floorboards groaned and the clock on the wall in the kitchen ticked intensely against the silence.

It was the stark contrast to the usual noise in the house that you can hardly hear yourself think over.

As I opened the fridge, the quiet shattered with the ringing of the doorbell.

I looked at my watch. It was the crack of dawn. Hardly a time to pop round with good news.

My thoughts immediately went to Luca and how we'd be one of the first to be told if something awful had happened.

Panic already setting in, I rushed into the hall and tried to peer out the window to make out any shadows but there was nothing. The only thing suggesting I hadn't imagined it was Max appearing at the top of the stairs.

"Do not open it," he ordered, "I'll get my gun just to be sure."

He had a point. The war was over but some stragglers of Andrea's army could still be about. My dumbass was too concerned about Luca to even think about that.

bashed through the door and hurled any threatening words.

to get a better look out the window.

the other side of the door. Whoever it was was in a great deal of pain so I didn't hesitate to grab the key off the top of

I saw was nothing short of a shock.

back and reached for the door to slam it

slammed onto the door. The action seemed to sap all the remaining energy out of the owner

sorry," he whispered. "I didn't know

the other hand from his stomach to reveal

he added as I just continued to stare down

would come

smile on

said

to be hesitant," he replied, his voice getting hoarser. "But I won't hurt you.

the forest. It was still and empty. I then looked back down to

before crushing all my doubts and leaning down to put his arm over my shoulder and

"He may not be so accommodating."

a deep groan as

get him over the threshold, Max appeared in the hallway, gun

said, in an angry but deeply

I said as I strained under

"He

please," I

or not, he's caused you nothing but pain. Why would you even consider helping him?"

evil or not he's still a person and I can't just let him

to Max, with a weary, pleading expression before I felt his knees buckle and suddenly I had all his weight on me. I couldn't take it and began stumbling as Luciano dropped to

He asked me, pausing as he held Luciano up.

I replied firmly.

about half a foot and judging by the amount of muscle, probably heavier too. Although not elegantly, Max succeeded in moving him. His head lolled, the blood practically poured and

and kids' stationery that had been left in the flurry of evacuation before Max lifted him

it a bullet or a

claws," he replied

from just below his armpit on one side right down to his hip on the other. They were too deep, wide-spread and long to come

kill you,

Luciano nodded.

clearly wanted him dead and interfering with it was interfering with the Alpha.

did this doesn't change anything," I said ripping Luciano's shirt out of

this to Luciano, it was entirely aimed at

of water and salt and the medicine kit," I added.

hesitation and soon I had a whole stack of towels and the

loyalty to him and news of Luciano's appearance would get back to him and Luciano's chance of survival would

men Andrea used to drag back to the house in

two towels down on his chest and instruct Max to

he did that, I prepared my sterilised

before even the appearance of the needle so there was no bother worrying about his pain, not that I had much sympathy

clothes, all over the kitchen floor. Every few stitches, I had to wash away some of it with the salty water so that I could see what I was doing but as I worked my way along the widest of the three slashes,

kitchen looked like a crime scene and Luciano was white as paper but his heart still beat and his lungs still breathed. All that I could do now was wipe him with antiseptic and

it must have been intense because as it seeped into the stitching, it

winced and then suddenly his hand was

shot to his feet and pointed his gun

be dead," he whispered, ignoring the

hissed, "Seven years ago and six times

slightest laugh which was more just an exhale of air, "Yet you

out of his hand and glared down at

to speak again before he

at Max and sunk

going to be furious,"

And he'll probably kill him

him either. He wants to but he just

an eyebrow, "Something

many times has Leo left him to die and

taking my hands, "Luciano is the lowest piece of shit to ever walk the earth...maybe Martinez was his one rival for that title. And he is never

I nodded.

we both agree. That

there were footsteps coming down the drive.

distinct rhythm and weight of his

my hands on my bloody shirt before going to the door. It would probably be best if I could try and explain before he saw Luciano unconscious

before he would have done and put

I said.

my clothes and went forward to hug him.

look in his eye before grabbing my shoulders and stopping me from coming

in blood," he said, shaking me. "Why? Are you

I replied quickly. "It's just-"

could continue, he had smelt the air and

straight past me into the kitchen and of

dripping with blood in one hand and Luciano's ripped shirt in the

just let out a deep growl. But then his anger was

explain what the fuck is going on or...?" he

I said. "I couldn't let

helped Luciano Megestanis?"

Was my only

Wrong response.

arm and

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