Sold To The Alpha
Chapter 41

The bedroom door burst open and Aaron thundered through the doorway followed closely by Justin, Alistair and Jared. Taking in the scene in front of them, Aaron dropped to the floor next to Charity's naked unconscious body, grasping her hand he muttered in panic 'no baby no! don't leave me!' Alistair placed his hand on his son's shoulder, while Justin carefully handed him a blanket to cover his mates body with. Looking up with fear in his eyes, he grabbed the blanket, placing it carefully over her mutilated body, protecting her from everyone's gaze before scooping her up in his arms and racing back through the door toward the pack doctor, his father and the two Beta's at his heels.

The four men burst through the clinics door, calling for Dr Charles who came hurrying out of the back room drying his hands on a towel. Seeing Charity's blood soaked body in Aaron's arms, he ushered him into a room whilst the Alistair, Jared and Justin waited outside.

Laying his mate down carefully on the bed, he held her hand tightly as the Doctor started to examine her, 'her wounds are deep, some of these slices are not knitting together, was there a knife?' he asked worriedly. Aaron shook his head in panic 'I don't know, I just saw her and brought her here, save her please' he begged as tears fell from his eyes.

Dr Charles patted his arm comfortingly 'I will do my very best for our future Luna' he promised, 'but I need to know what she was stabbed with so I can figure out why she is not healing, I need you to replace it while I care for her'

Aaron nodded in understanding though his face showed his reluctance to leave his mate 'I'll take the best care of her Alpha, trust me' Dr Charles added 'if you want to help her, replace what hurt her'

Aaron stood for a moment, holding Charity's cold and lifeless hand before swiftly bending down, kissing her forehead and whispering 'come back to me baby, I need you' Looking up at the Doctor, Aaron choked back a sob 'I trust you, look after my mate and our baby' before turning on his heel and leaving the room.

Alistair, Justin and Jared rose to their feet as he entered the waiting room, 'She's not good' Aaron said fretfully 'some of her wounds are not healing, we need to replace what stabbed her so the Doctor can counteract it'

Without a word, the three men fell into step behind him as he rushed back to their bedroom in search of the weapon who had hurt his mate.

As they stepped through the door, Aaron's eyes fell upon the lifeless body of the unknown red head, anger filled his body as he stared down at the one who had hurt his other half. Striding over he kicked over the corpse to reveal the lifeless gaze of Gemma, from the look of her injuries he could tell that Charity had put up one hell of a fight and a small part of him glowed with pride at the way his Luna had protected herself and their cub.

Justin stepped round him and gasped in shock, 'man, I know she didn't take you replaceing a mate well, but what the f**k?' he breathed

Aaron squared his shoulders 'get her out of here and off our land' he ordered 'she gets no burial here after attacking the future Luna, she became a rogue as soon as she entered this room' he snarled before turning his back and starting to canvas the room for the knife.

Justin and Jared lent down behind him and lifted Gemma's body from the floor before silently taking her from the room. Alistair reached out to his son 'She'll be ok son' he said softly before bending down and starting to sift through the remains of the chest of drawers looking for the missing knife.

Tossing debris and pieces of furniture out of the way, Aaron rushed around madly searching, Justin and Jared soon returned and started to help with the search. After 10 minutes Justin gave a triumphant cry and stood up next to the small bedside table, the kitchen knife clasped in his hand. Grabbing it from him, Aaron sprinted from the room and down the stairs toward the clinic. Bursting through the doors, he yelled out for Dr Charles who came hurrying out of Charity's room and took the knife immediately. 'I have fixed her wounds as best I can' he said 'go sit with her, I will be back' he shouted over his shoulder as he set off at a run down the corridor to a room at the back.

Turning slowly, Aaron placed his hand apprehensively on the door handle, taking a deep breath before quietly pulling the latch downwards and pushing the door open. Stepping into the room his world broke around him, Charity lay motionless on the bed, her blood soaked blanket had been stripped from her body and thrown hurriedly into a basket to the side. A surgical gown had been placed on her body and an IV line ran into her vein. Both her eyes were already showing signs of bruising and a large gash adorned her left cheek that Dr Charles had carefully sewn shut. Her breathing was laboured and touching her skin, he found her cold under the pressure of his fingers.

Pulling a chair toward the bed, Aaron slowly sat down grasping her hand in his, using his other hand to smooth the blood matted hair from her face. 'Stay with me baby' he whispered 'I need you, i'll die without you' he choked as tears fell unending down his cheeks. He had no idea how long he sat there in silence before the door quietly opened and Dr Charles stepped in, walking straight to her IV he inserted a syringe of light blue liquid into her veins. Charity's eyes flew open and she took a shaky breath before closing her eyes again and returned to unconsciousness. Staring wide eyed at the Doctor, Aaron growled 'what did you do? what happened?'

'It's ok' Dr Charles replied carefully 'The blade of the knife she was stabbed with was covered with wolfsbane, I gave her an antidote, the shock to her system caused her to wake momentarily but she has not really regained consciousness yet. In good news, the blade did not hit any major arteries' he took a deep breath, 'Alpha Aaron, your baby is also fine, it seems she used her own arms to defend against the knife and protect her womb from being hit. We now just need to wait and hope we got to her in time to reverse the damage to her body' he said softly. Gulping Aaron asked 'when will we know?'

Dr Charles grabbed his shoulder compassionately 'If she does not wake in 24 hours, she will never wake' he said sadly before giving a bow and leaving the room.

As he left the room, he was replaced by Justin who pulled his friend from the chair and hugged him tightly. 'She's a strong girl is our Char' he said vehemently in his ear 'she'll wake up bro, I know she will'

Pulling away slightly Aaron nodded, his eyes devoid of any emotion but pain 'I need her Jus, I need them both, like I need air' he whispered.

'I know mate' Justin replied 'i've known that since she walked in our front door and steam rollered over our cocky Alpha to be's life' he laughed huskily, bringing a weak smile to Aaron's lips.

'That she did' he conceded, looking down at Charity's white face with nothing but pure adoration and desperation.

A quiet knock on the door drew their attention as Alistair and Mary entered the room, bowing to the Alpha and Luna, Justin excused himself to give them time alone. 'I'll be right outside' he said to Aaron as he shut the door behind himself.

Rushing round to the opposite side of the bed Mary grasped Charity's other hand to her chest 'oh my poor girl' she wept, tears falling onto the crisp white sheets that covered Charity's body. Glaring up at Aaron and her husband she demanded 'How did this happen? how did someone get to her!'

Aaron looked down 'We were in a meeting, planning a team to research the curse' Looking up at his mother, his eyes swimming with unshed tears 'I failed her mum, I didn't protect her'

His mother immediately softened, using her spare hand to reach over and grasped his tightly 'You didn't fail her chub a cub, that little b***h would have found a way to get to her sooner or later' Turning to her husband she growled 'I hope that little skank was disposed of outside of our territory'

Alistair nodded sternly 'She destroyed her welcome on our land when she attacked our daughter, her corpse will replace no rest here either' he growled angrily.

Staring at his parents, Aaron felt their love toward his mate, unconditional and unending, they had accepted her into their family long before he had accepted her himself. Squeezing Mary's hand he looked into her eyes 'Thanks mum' he said softly. 'What for?' she asked surprised

'For knowing how amazing Charity was, for choosing her for me when I was too stupid to choose her for myself, for accepting her and caring about her, making her your daughter' Aaron replied

Mary smiled warmly as Alistair walked around the bed to put his arms around her shoulders. 'Charity is as much our daughter as you are our son, we love her, and our future grand child with everything we have' she said vehemently before taking her hand from his and starting to fuss with Charity's blanket, making sure she was tucked in properly.

After a few hours, Alistair insisted that he and Mary leave Charity's room and give their son some privacy with his mate. After much protesting, she finally agreed on the understanding that Aaron would mind link her immediately if anything changed with Charity's condition. Kissing the cool forehead of her daughter in law, Mary stroked her cheek, tucked the sheets around her slightly tighter before allowing her husband to lead her from the room.

Shutting the door behind them, Aaron returned to his chair, lacing his fingers into Charity's. He leaned over and rest his head by her slightly swollen stomach careful not to touch any of his mate's injuries. 'Hey little dude' he said quietly 'You hanging in there? your mama, she's a strong one, she's going to come back to us so you just stay right where you are ok?' he stroked his hand over the blanket covering his mates barely showing pregnant belly. 'I love you little dude, I love your mama too, you can't both leave me, please don't leave me' he begged, sobbing into the bedsheets.

'We won't came a strained quiet voice from above him