The Lycan King’s Gamma
Chapter 68

Lycan Prince Hunter

Kailen was finally awake and could leave the hospital this morning. It's been five days since the event, and I've been working nonstop with my teams to solve this. The entire case was a mess, but the pieces were finally fitting into place.

Kailen and I were lying in our bed. I snuggled her into my side. She was asleep as I did some work on my phone. Zach was on the ground, trying to collect all the evidence. Greyson came back with me to help protect Kailen. When my eyes weren't on her, my anxiety was high and I couldn't focus on anything else. I couldn't even shower in the next room without having Greyson sitting with Kailen. The guilt of her attack ate away at me, like a sickness. And I would never let it happen again.

Kailen was the true hero that day. Not only did she save my life, but everyone at the event. And then she saved our pups. She and Aurora are the strongest wolves I've ever met.

"And she's ours." Rex purred in my head, coming forward to watch our mate with me.

"And she is all ours. The mother of our pups. Our heart and soul." I said, looking down at my sleeping mate.

Since she woke up yesterday, she's been sleeping more, so her body is trying to heal. If her wolf had been at full strength, she would have been healed. But Rex and I could feel Aurora sleeping. They both deserve their rest. Kailen's forearm gash is almost healed, but her shoulder still has a few more days.

My phone chimed in my hand as I was reading through emails. All the other alphas were on high alert after hearing what happened on the other side of the kingdom. My father is even there to help clean up the mess his brother left.

All the children Andrew bought were human and even some women that were sold were human. We've been handing out deals to anyone that could tell us where the bodies were. There were a lot more victims than even I expected. And all the gammas have been working around the clock to replace them. And the deal would be life in jail and not death.

Cathy: do you need anything, Prince Hunter?

Cathy came back when we had Kailen transferred, and she has been helping with her care and mine. She and Greyson are the only reasons I actually eat. If I'm not sleeping, I'm working beside Kailen.

Me: I'm good, Cathy. Thank you. I'm going to wait until Kailen is up.

Lost in my work, I didn't realize Kailen was awake, watching me.

"That bad, huh?" She whispered. I immediately put my phone down. Everything could wait until Kailen was back sleeping.

"It's better now that you're awake, beautiful." I smiled, not wanting to worry her about this mess.

"Hunter, you will have to tell me, eventually. This is my case, after all." She pouted.

"I passed this case on to the other gammas. And before you protest, please hear me out." I said. She looked up at me through her eyelashes, ready to protest.

"You can review the replaceings. But I think it's for the best if you take a back seat until after the pregnancy." I said, and she sighed.

"Would you be leaving?" She asked me and I shook my head.

"I can't even shower in the other room without you. There's no way I could leave you here without me. I just want you to focus on teaching and growing our pups." I told her. Her face softened as we stared at each other.

"Okay, baby. I understand. But I'm still curious about the case. And you need to come to therapy with me so you can get over this fear of leaving me." She said.

"I'll do therapy if you focus on your students and our babies. Eli and Damon are going to have a hard semester after what just happened," I said, and she sighed.

"It's going to be a hard semester for all of us. Both of them are going to have to step up into the alpha position before I believe them to be ready. I know they will do a great job running their packs, but I worry about the stress they will be under." She confessed. "I could always ask some of the other alphas to help them. We are all in this together. And their fathers may not be there or their grandfathers, depending on what we replace. But I could even ask Greyson and Zach for their help." I told her and her face lit up. "Thank you Hunter. And I'll help with some extra classes." She smiled.

"See, busy already. And the teams are doing everything they can to replace the victims. But you should focus on the people you can help right now. Classes will start soon and I don't want you under any unnecessary stress. You are growing our pups, after all." I told her, snuggled her closer, avoiding her hurt shoulder. She rubbed her cheek against my chest, as she got more comfortable.

"Hunter, is your dad home? I'd like to tell him about the twins." Kailen said, and I pushed my lips in a line. Not that she could see.

"He's organizing everything on the other side and bringing the two kingdoms together. And he knows. Kailen, everyone knows you are pregnant and we are having twins." I sighed. And she let out a breath.

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I thought that might happen. I was hoping to tell your father in person. I hope he was okay with hearing the news after so many others." She sighed.

"He was ecstatic to replace out he was getting two grandpups. My father never cared if we had a boy or a girl. He even changed the law, so if we had a daughter, she could take over without having to mate. Our daughter will be strong, brave, kind and beautiful, just like her momma." I said, and I heard her sniffle. The hormones were making her super emotional and I probably shouldn't have said what I said right now, but I want her to know how wonderful she is.

"Please don't cry, baby." I whispered, moving down, so her head was resting on my shoulder now.

"That was just so sweet of him and of you. I'm so happy our daughter has such wonderful men in her life. And her brother is going to grow up to be just as wonderful as his grandfather and father." She cried.

"Oh my love, are you hungry?" I asked her, changing the subject. I found when she was hungry, she was more emotional. Before classes resumed, I was going to have to fill her desk with snacks. "Yeah," she sniffled.

"Okay, baby. Let's get you fed and then we can relax. I'm sure there are some new shows we can watch or movies." I said, sitting up.

"Or we can go over the case?" She asked, looking up at me, playing with her lips.

"What, do you think just because you are irresistible, I'll just give in to your demands?" I chuckled, and she shrugged.

"I am pretty fantastic." She teased.

"If you can stay awake after lunch, I'll fill you in on some things we have found." I sighed, and she sprung off the bed, causing me to laugh.

"Be careful babe, you don't want to end up back in the hospital." I tried to scold her.

"It's fine, Hunter. It doesn't hurt. I'm feeling better." She huffed, moving to the closet to get dressed.

"So how bad is the media right now?" She called out, and I moved to the doorway of the closet. Leaning on the frame, I watched her as she got dressed.

"Well, the media is officially on your side about killing Jake. He had a lot of skeletons in his closet that came to light, and the people were furious. Which I can't blame them. They started looking into me, just in case I'm like Jake." I told her.

She walked over to me when she was dressed and pulled on her cardigan. She stopped in front of me, her hands on my chest. Breathing in her scent, hers mixed with our babies, brought a smile to my face as I looked down at my mate, who was looking up at me. "But you're such a good boy, my king." She said with a smirk and my c**k jumped to life.

"Baby, it's been too long. Stop, I don't want to hurt you." I groaned, and she giggled.

"Maybe after you feed me, you can play with me." She whispered against my cheek before pecking it. Kailen moved past me, into the bedroom. While I stood there ready to throw her on our bed and rip her clothes off. I was in a battle with myself in my mind about what to do until Kailen called out from the living room. Anxiety replaced my horniness, as Kailen was too far away and out of sight.

"Are you coming?" I rushed into the living room, and Kailen was sitting on the couch, holding her phone. She looked up at me, concerned, as I rushed to sit beside her, pulling her into my arms.

"Hunter, I'm okay. I ordered lunch. So now I can help you with the case before lunch gets here." She mumbled against my chest.

"I'm sorry, Kailen. This is just hard for me." I breathed out against her neck where my face was snuggled into.

"It's okay, baby. I understand. But I'm okay. And I know we have no secret rooms in this place. No where for anyone to hide. It's why I feel safe here. And I feel safer when you're here." She confessed.

"I love you so much, babe. I could never lose you." I mumbled against her neck, planting kisses up to her ear.

"You'll never lose me, Hunter. Our life together with our family is just getting started. And I could never leave my soulmate, my everything, my life." She said, pulling away, and I rested my forehead against hers. "My soulmate."