The Imperial Wolf Series Books 1-3
Chapter 67

Erick POV

I sit with Kate, alone. I told everyone to leave me here with her alone to figure out how to best care for her in this condition. It is time to give her another sedative. Maybe if I skip it and let her wake, I can talk to her. Perhaps the older woman is right. Perhaps I can bring her back to me and destroy the wolf. Maybe she will remember that I love her.

Trip buried the older man, Abe, before he left. He took it upon himself to handle it. I did not ask him to take on that burden alone, but he did it so I can sit with Kate. I had planned to do it after I checked on Kate. Trip did not want the old man to sit in my kitchen. Baby Belle is with Austin at Cassie's. I need to check on her. I have no idea how being away from her mother and me will affect her right now. All of this is too much. I hold Kate's hand and try to decide if I should sedate her again.

"I love you, Kate. Why did this happen? Do you still love me?" I ask her as she sleeps.

I hear a creaking downstairs. I wait to see if I hear it again. Nothing. I should probably check it out. I take the sedative and give Kate another shot first. I cannot risk her hurting someone else. I kiss Kate on the forehead after giving her the sedative and leave her to rest. I will return my love. We will figure this out together.

I go down the stairs. Desire is sitting in the kitchen waiting for me. "I want to kill her, Alpha," Desire says.

I sit down at the table with Desire. "I know. You made that very clear, Desire," I respond.

"She could have killed Cassie. Cassie did not deserve this. She has been nothing but good to you and your family. She has served this pack and Kate. FOR WHAT? To be torn to shreds! This is not the way it should be, Erick! You have to do something! For your pack, your child, for Cassie. What about our safety?" Desire screams at me.

"I do not know what to do, Desire. I love Kate," I say to her.

"Kill the bitch or let me do it for you. Just say the word, and I will take this burden from you, Alpha," Desire says. Desire begins to shed tears of pain and hate.

"I cannot kill her. She is my wife. We have to help her. I have to give her another chance to come out of this," I say.

"Cassie forgives her, but I do not. I will never forgive her. I will never trust her," Desire says. Desire leans back in her chair. She is furious. I would be too. I will kill someone if they hurt my family. I know why she feels this way, but I cannot make this decision yet. "I need to kill the white wolf, and then Kate will return to Kate. I have to give her a chance, Desire," I say.

"How do you plan to do that? What is the plan to kill the white wolf, Alpha? No one has ever been able to kill the white wolf, so I am dying to know how Alpha. Tell me how?" Desire asks.

"I do not know, for now, I will keep her sedated until I figure it out, but there has to be a way to kill the white wolf," I answer her.

"How the hell do you plan to keep her sedated? She is a hybrid! You cannot sedate her. There is no way to sedate a fucking hybrid. Are you insane?" Desire yells at me.

"She is out now. I have her sedated. The shots seem to be working," I say.

"I hope you have her chained and bound somewhere. It would be best if you moved her somewhere far away. Put her in a dungeon. Put her in a hole in the ground. She will kill you, Erick, and that little girl too. Mark my word she will kill us all, unless you let me kill her," Desire says.

"I have to protect her. I cannot kill her," I say.

Desire has had enough. She gets up from the table. "First chance I get, she is dead, Erick. The first time I see her away from you, she is dead. I will have my revenge for what she did to Cassie. I will never forgive this. Even if she comes back and it is all sunshine and rainbows, guess what? I will kill her," Desire says. She storms out of the kitchen. When she gets to the front door, she stops.

"Since you did not ask, I will tell you. Your baby is fine, and so is Cassie," Desire says as she storms out of the house.

"Wait, I am concerned for Cassie and my child, Desire. I do want to know how they are. I am just a little fucking preoccupied right now with all of this," I yell at her.

"Your child should be your only priority, Alpha," Desire yells. She slams the door and leaves.

Baby Belle. I have to go check on her. I need to leave Kate and see about my child. I could give her an extra sedative before I leave to keep her knocked out until I return.

I go up the stairs to give Kate an extra shot of sedative. I go into the bedroom. I lean down to kiss Kate on the lips. Kate kisses me back as I press my lips to her. "Erick, why am I chained? What is happening?" Kate asks me.

"You tried to kill Cassie," I answer her. Kate looks confused as I tell her she hurt Cassie.

"I would never hurt Cassie. Is she okay? What about Belle? Is Belle, okay?" Kate asks me.

I touch Kate's arm. "She is fine, and you will be too. I am trying to replace a way to help you," I answer her.

"Can I see her? Please, Erick, let me see my baby. Please, can I see my baby?" Kate asks me.

"Soon, we need to get you back to yourself, my love. I am doing everything I can to help you. I love you, Kate. I want what is best for you," I answer her.

"I feel fine, now. I feel like myself. I do not remember anything except running with baby Belle. Someone was after us. I had to protect our child," Kate says. Tears begin to roll down Kate's cheek. I gently wipe her tears away from her face.

"I know, my love, but we have to get rid of the white wolf first. That wolf is doing nothing but harm to you and baby Belle," I say.

Kate looks around. "What white wolf? What are you talking about, Erick? What wolf? Am I in danger? Is our baby in danger?" Kate asks me.

"The wolf that you had attack Cassie," I answer. Kate thinks for a moment. She looks at me and smiles so sweetly, and then begins to cry.

"I would never hurt Cassie or you. I love Cassie. I love you, Erick," she says.

I lean down and kiss Kate. "I love you, Kate," I say to her.

"Please let me see my baby. I promise to be good, Alpha," Kate begs me. I look around the room. I do not see the wolf. Kate is herself, begging to see her child. I begin to untie her to let her go. I need her to be okay and be herself. Is she okay now? Did the wolf leave her alone?

Kate immediately goes into my arms, and I hold her tightly." I was so worried about you, Kate," I say to her.

Kate begins kissing my lips and then moving to my neck. "I want you, Erick. It has been so long since we were together. I have missed your touch. Make love to me, Erick," Kate says.

Kate pushes me back into the bed, straddling me. She is rocking her hips on me, making me hard. "Don't you want me, Erick? Don't you want to f**k your wife? Haven't you missed my pussy," Kate says. She is moaning and grinding against me.

She rips my shirt open and runs her nails across my chest. I moan as she begins to take charge. She unzips my pants and pulls my pants off of me. She removes her pants and panties. She is on me fast, taking me inside her.

"Don't you want me to fuck you, Alpha?" Kate says as she begins to fuck me. I am not sure if this is my wife. I am fucking. If it is not, maybe I can bring her back to me if she feels how much I love her. Maybe she will remember our connection. Kate begins rocking her hips, pushing me inside her deeply, moaning as she fucks me. I have missed her. I have missed being with my wife. I grab her hips and push up into her. Please be Kate. Remember our love.

"You feel so good, Kate. I love you so much," I say to her. She leans down and kisses me as she fucks me.

She is wild as she fucks me. I reach up and touch her b****t. She moans. "C*m for me, Alpha," she moans.

She rocks her hips, clawing at my chest as she fucks me. I see her eyes changing. "I love you, Kate. Tell me you love me," I say to her.

"Tell me, Alpha is my pussy as good as Cassie's?" she says to me.

"Get off of me! You are not my wife!" I scream at her. I push her off of me, throwing her to the floor.

"You took my baby and gave it to that bitch! You gave my baby to your whore!" Kate screams at me. She rushes toward me, pinning me on the bed. Her fangs descend, and she is on my throat. She pierces my throat with her fangs and begins sucking blood from me. Her wolf claws penetrate my side as she bites my neck.

I cannot get her off of me. I feel my neck begin torn, and my side clawed. She is trying to kill me. "Stop, Kate, Stop!" I scream at her.

Kate stops, she gets off of me. I lie in a pool of blood. I feel my life is over. I am dying. "I will kill everyone in this pack. I want my child, Erick," Kate says as she leaves me to die.

I lie in the bed, trying to pull myself together. I hear Kate running through the house, tearing it apart. She has lost it. I still do not see the wolf. I am waiting for the white wolf to come and finish the job she started.

Kate comes back. She leans down and kisses me. "I love you, Erick. Well, I did love you before you decided to fuck Cassie and take my child," she says.

"I never touched Cassie," I whisper.

"Yes, you did. The wolf showed me. I saw you in her arms, fucking her and talking about taking my baby from me. I know you plan to kill me. I know everything. So, I am going to kill you instead," Kate says.

She leans down and begins sucking my neck. "You taste delicious, Alpha. I am going to drain you dry, and then I am going to kill your whore," she says.

"I love you, Kate," I say as I begin to blackout. She stops sucking my neck.

I hear her going down the stairs. She has started destroying the house again. I try to stay awake. I am so cold. I need to live for baby Belle. I cannot die and leave my child to be raised by this monster.