The Lycan King’s Gamma
Chapter 66

Lycan Prince Hunter

I watched Kailen walk into the bathroom before getting out of bed to find something to wear to answer the door. It must be important if Greyson or Zach are knocking on the door. I'm sure they tried texting or calling, but I'm not sure where my phone ended up. It's probably still in the ballroom.

Pulled on a shirt and my boxers, I answered the door. Angled between the door so I could talk to the warrior on the other side and still monitor the room. We needed to get the hell out of this place.

"Sir, I'm sorry to disturb you. They have cleaned everything up. And Beta Greyson has asked me to inform you that Alpha David would like to speak with Princess Kailen." The warrior said.

"Did Beta Greyson mention the reason Alpha David would like to speak to my mate?" I asked him. I'm not sure how I feel about someone asking to speak to my mate after everything that has happened. She needs to rest, not make appearances.

"He didn't say, but it must be important if Beta Greyson asked me to disturb you." He said. And that made sense. It had to be important for Greyson to disturb Kailen.

"Okay, let them know," but before I could finish my orders, I heard Kailen.

"Who the f**k are you?" Looking into the room, I found the bathroom door was now closed. Kailen wouldn't have closed the door.

"If he can't have you, no one will." I heard a male voice growl out.

Panic filled me as I rushed to the bathroom door. Trying the handle, it was locked.

"Sir, what's wrong?" The warrior asked. Before, I kicked the door in. Thank the goddess, my wolf's strength was returning, or maybe it was my fear of someone locking themselves in with my pregnant mate.

The door bounced off the wall and almost hit me in the face as I rushed into the bathroom. Kailen let out a scream as a knife was lunged into the top of her shoulder.

Kailen was trying to hold back the stranger with one hand while she wrapped the other around her waist, protecting our pups. Her forearm had a deep gash, and her blood was everywhere.

Before the intruder could pull the knife from her shoulder, I moved across the bathroom. When I was behind him, I twisted his head, breaking his neck in a smooth movement before tossing his lifeless body to the side.

"Hunter," Kailen cried out. Looking up at me, she was about to collapse until I caught her in my arms.

Turning behind me, the warrior was standing at the door.

"Get Greyson and Dr. Connors." I ordered, before turning my attention back to my bleeding mate. The knife still lunged at the top of her shoulder, stopping her from bleeding out.

I pulled my shirt over my head to wrap it around Kailen's forearm to stop the bleeding. She was panting and crying out when I tightened the shirt.

"I'm so sorry, baby. I know it hurts, but I need you to breathe. Our babies need you to breathe." I said, taking one of her cheeks in my free hand.

Kailen was shaking as she dug her nails into my forearm as I held her close to my chest.

"Hunter, everything hurts." She cried out, tears running down her cheeks.

"I know, babe. Dr. Connors is on her way. Tell me what happened, baby?" My voice was desperate. How the hell could this have happened? And in our room? I was right at the door.

"I don't know. I was looking at my baby bump and then the door closed and it wasn't you. He attacked me with a knife, going for our babies first. Everything is such a blur." She cried, and I pulled her as close as I could without moving her shoulder with the knife sticking out.

"Hunter, we should have left. I should have got on the plane and never looked back." She sniffled and I could hear her guilt. I felt just as guilty. I should have brought her to the door with me to speak to the warrior. She should not have been out of my sight. "It's my fault, baby. Please, just hang out. How are our babies?" I asked her.

"Aurora is keeping them safe." She cried out.

"Hunter, everything hurts too much. Why doesn't everything hurt this much?" She cried out just as Dr. Connors, Greyson, and Zach came rushing into the bathroom.

I'm surprised no one slipped on the marble floor that is now covered in my mate's blood. Dr. Connors rushed to Kailen's side. When her eyes landed on the knife, I could see her panic.

"We need to remove the knife." Dr. Connors said, trying to stay calm.

"Everything hurts." Kailen cried out, and Dr. Connors cursed.

"Find out who the bastard is and where the f**k he came from!" I yelled out to Zach and Greyson. Kailen let out a whimper as Dr. Connors examined the knife.

"Prince Hunter, you need to stay calm." Dr. Connors said through gritted teeth. I know she didn't want to scare Kailen, but I could see this was serious.

"Prince Hunter, I'm going to sit Kailen up and you will move behind her and hold her tight." She said.

Once, I was behind her, holding her tightly, Dr. Connors turned her attention to Kailen.

"This is going to hurt, and I'm so sorry. But we need to remove the knife." She told her calmly.

"It hurts so much. Everything hurts." Kailen cried, her body tense under my hands.

"Kailen, look at me." Dr. Connors said, holding on to Kailen's cheeks.

"I need you to trust me right now. I'm going to do everything in my power to save you and your babies." She pleaded with her and I knew it was bad. Kailen nodded in her hands. "Prince Hunter, place this over the wound as seen as I remove the knife," she told me, handing me a towel and I nodded.

"Okay, Kailen, on the count of three. One, two," and before she said three, she pulled the knife out. Kailen let out a scream as I replaced the knife with a towel to stop the bleeding. She cried out again as I applied more pressure. "It's okay, baby. I got you." I whispered in her ear as she whimpered.

"Is the pain getting any better?" The doctor asked Kailen, and she nodded. I let out a breath.

"We aren't out of the woods yet. We need to get her to a hospital so we can monitor the blood loss and the pup."

"Pups." Kailen corrected her and her face twisted in confusion.

"Kailen, there's only one baby." She told her and she shook her head.

"Her brother is hiding behind his sister," Kailen breathed out.

"Okay, let's get you and the pups to the hospital. Try to stay awake. The ambulance is waiting outside." Dr. Connors said.

Kailen's body relaxed in my arms and I knew she was about to pass out. She had lost too much blood and Aurora is taking care of the pups.

"Kailen, stay awake." I whispered. Dr. Connors took my hand's place on the towel that I placed on Kailen's shoulder.

"Prince Hunter, pick her up. We need to get her down to the ambulance." Dr. Connors said, and I didn't hesitate to lift her into my arms, standing with her while Dr. Connors applied pressure to the wound.

Kailen screamed out from the movement of her body, and I was terrified. Were there more cuts causing all this blood? Dr. Connors must have been thinking the same thing as I rushed fast with her beside me and Kailen in my arms.

Kailen's body was going more limp with every passing second and I knew she was having a hard time staying awake. I finally hit the main floor and there were warriors, alphas, and betas everywhere.

I ignored all the gasps, and the doctor, and I rushed outside to the waiting ambulance. Cathy and Thomas came rushing up behind me while I laid Kailen down on the gurney. Her eyes were no longer open and her breathing was shallow and her heart rate was low. "What the hell happened?" Cathy cried out, trying to reach for Kailen.

"We need to go," I said.

"We'll follow." Thomas said, pulling his sister away from the ambulance and Kailen.

The doctor and the paramedics were already working on Kailen as I entered the back of the ambulance and the driver closed the doors behind me. My mind was in a blur as I held Kailen's hand while they worked to stop the bleeding.

I didn't even notice that we had pulled up beside the hospital until the doors to the back were thrown open. I moved with Kailen as they pulled the gurney out of the back and rushed her into the emergency department of the hospital. Kailen's doctor stopped me before I could rush back with Kailen and the others. My hand slipped from hers and I panicked, thinking that this was the last time I'd see her alive. I can't lose her. I know I couldn't live without her. "Prince Hunter, I'll come get you when I have news. But for now, let me do my job." She said with her hand on my chest before she disappeared behind the doors where they took Kailen.

I'm not sure how long I stood at the doors, willing them to open. How could I have let this happen? I'm never going to let her out of my sight again. She is going to need round-the-clock protection, even after the pups are born. And then it hit me.

What if we lose them? What if that's why there was so much blood? My stomach and heart twisted painfully at the thought of losing my mate and our pups. Greyson interrupted my terrible thoughts, grabbing my shoulder. Turning, I found not only Greyson, but Zach, Thomas, and Cathy. I felt like I was going to fall apart at any moment.

It wasn't until Cathy moved over to me, tears staining her cheeks as she looked up at me. She took one of my bloody hands in hers, squeezing it.

"She and the babies will be okay. Kailen is stronger than any of us. And her wolf will protect them."

And that's the moment I finally broke down.