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“Was she hurt before?” He questioned, and I sighed.
“When she broke the love potion with Alpha Ian, it almost killed her. That’s how the doctor knows her.” I explained to him, and he sighed.
“Ashlyn was right about her life being fucken complicated.” Derek said, leaning forward, resting his head in his hands.
“When did she say that?” I asked him.
“After I found her in the woods, she told me all about you and Ian,” he answered. And I groaned.
“Guys, the toxin must be the same that was used by the vampires that attacked Ashlyn the first time. They are the same symptoms as before.” Brandon said, and I agreed. We were definitely dealing with vampires, but how the hell did they get through our borders and into our pack house?
A nurse finally came to escort us to Ashlyn’s room, and I was feeling anxious about seeing her again, lying in a hospital bed. The nurse informed us she was breathing on her own but was heavily sedated and wouldn’t wake for a few hours.
I reached for the door handle but couldn’t bring myself to open her door. I knew what I would see, and guilt overwhelmed me. She almost died again, and I wasn’t there to protect her. How can she not understand that I keep her close because I love her so much and the thought of losing her is my worst fear?
Derek started rubbing my shoulder to comfort me. He asked everyone to give us a moment while he opened the door and led me inside. Ashlyn was lying on the bed looking angelic. You would never think that she just almost died.
The heart rate machine was beeping at a steady pace and her breathing was stable. I just stood there staring at her while Derek was comforting me.
“Hey, it’s okay. It’s hard for me too.” He told me. I finally walked over to her bed. I took the chair that was closer to the window and Derek moved a chair to the other side that was closer to the door.
I took her hand in mine and sparks shot up my arm, engulfing my whole body in tingles. She was alive, and that’s all that mattered right now. Goddess, how I wish this war was over so we could focus on finding a house and having pups? All of this was exhausting.
“Mason, are you okay?” Derek muttered. And I nodded.
“I think we need to think about moving. The pack house is no longer safe for her.” I told him.
“We can figure all of that out once she wakes up.” He told me and I nodded. I hope Ashlyn understands that when she wakes up that I’m never letting her leave our home again.
Misunderstanding
Beta Brandon
I was trying to mindlink Liam while the three of us were waiting in the hallway. Mason wasn’t handling this very well. Again, Ashlyn is in the hospital and Liam could be somehow involved.
“How often does this happen?” Sage asked, and I sighed.
“Way too often,” I told her.
“And can we trust Liam?” Matt asked, concerned.
“I’ve been friends with Liam since we were kids. He has loved Ashlyn since the moment we met her. This all must be a misunderstanding,” I defended. I knew for a fact that Liam would never hurt Ashlyn.
“How is she?” Liam was finally in my head.
“Where the fuck are you? She asked the doctors to find you, and now Mason is losing his mind.” I exclaimed. I could hear him grumbling.
“Did she say anything else?” He asked, which I thought was weird.
“Liam, what are you saying?” I demanded.
“Don’t tell Mason yet. I’m handling it.” He closed the link, and I cursed him. What the fuck was going on?
“Are you okay?” Sage asked, resting her hand on my thigh. I let out a breath.
“No, Liam just answered. He said he was handling it and not to tell Mason.” I sighed.
“That doesn’t sound suspicious at all.” Matt commented, and I had to agree with him. Fuck. I reluctantly decided to trust in my friend and wait for him to tell me the truth. Hopefully, this doesn’t come back to bite me in the ass.
Gamma Liam
I know Brandon was worried, but I needed to handle this. Mason is going to lose his shit when he finds out that it was Madison that tried to kill his mate. And I’m not even sure what Derek is capable of.
I finally made it over to the interrogation building and was greeted by warrior Nick. We both walked into a room with monitors to see into the room where they placed Madison. Ashlyn’s blood covered her.
“We caught her at the gate trying to leave the pack. It’s a good thing you alerted us when you did or she would have gotten away.” Nick was telling me.
“Get a CSI team over to the pack house, the dining room, the woman’s washroom. Also, has she said anything?” I asked him. And he nodded.
“She’s been crying and asking for you. I take it you know her?” Nick asked.
“She stabbed our Queen.” I told him while walking out of the room to enter the interrogation room with Madison. She started sobbing when she saw it was me who had entered. I was thankful they cuffed her to the table so she couldn’t get near me.
“Liam, what is going on?” She cried.
“Why are you covered in blood?” I asked her while taking a seat across from her.
“Someone attacked me, Liam. Believe me, I did what I did in self-defense.” She pleaded.
“Then why were you fleeing?” I asked, and she stopped sobbing.
“I didn’t think you’d believe me.” She gasped out.
“So if I test that blood, it won’t come back as Ashlyn’s?” I asked, and she paled.
“Liam. I did it for you, for us. You’re mine.” She stuttered out, and I slammed my fist against the metal table, making her jump.
“For us? You haven’t talked to me in months, Madison. There is no us and there never will be.” I yelled.
“Please Liam, I love you.” She cried. She will never know how long I’d be waiting to hear her say that, but it doesn’t matter anymore. I don’t love her and I never will again.
“You never loved me Madison, you loved what my position offered you.” I clarified.
“Liam, please don’t do this?” She started sobbing again.
“You will be arrested and charged with attempted murder of our Luna Queen Ashlyn Knight.” I stated and left the room.
I told Nick to process our suspect and told him of the crime that she was to be charged with. I also instructed that she would be in solitary confinement until I said otherwise. Only her lawyer could visit her.
I left the building and headed to the hospital. I had to check on our Queen and, hopefully, her mates didn’t kill me.
Prince Derek
It was hard to see Ashlyn lying unconscious in a hospital bed. But it was even harder to watch Mason fall apart over our mate. He has been here before and I knew he was blaming himself. He was torn between love for his mate and love for his childhood friend.
The others were still waiting in the hall when a nurse came in to check on Ashlyn. When the nurse pulled back her cover and removed the bandage to apply a clean one, I gasped at what I saw. I looked over at Mason, and he was staring at Ashlyn’s stomach in horror. She had a deep cut from her bellybutton to just under her breasts.
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