Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 267 – My Mate, Covered in Blood

Sinclair

I roar as I stumble through the doors of the hospital, my bleeding mate clutched in my arms.

Everyone in the emergency room freezes doctors, nurses, patients. Everyone. The noise that comes from me is unending, a demand, a plea, a threat. I am halfway between states now – my eyes filled with the wolf’s flame, my hands ending in razor-sharp claws.

She breathes against my chest, barely. Blood drips from her.

The bond I can barely feel it, between she and I-

And my child-

I take a breath, then, glaring around the room, and open my mouth to shout again, “DOCTOR,” I cry.

“Get me a doctor! NOW!”

The room collectively jumps at this, patients clearing away from the desk and heading towards the sides of the room, the nurses leaping to their feet. A doctor strides forward – one I don’t recognize but he’s here, damn it, he’d better be good –

“Come,” he commands, stopping a few feet from us and then gesturing backwards towards the door to the treatment rooms. He doesn’t need to look any closer to know that she needs immediate

care. “This way, fast.”

I stride after him as he shouts out commands on his way. In my arms, Ella is deathly pale, passed out, hardly breathing. I glance down at her, at her beautiful face, her rose-gold hair falling across

1. it.

She’s strong I know she’s strong –

But she’s given so much. I grit my teeth, growling, livid with the universe for asking this much of

her. I will not lose her to this.

first met us at the entrance taking lead and giving commands left and right. They move quickly, efficiently, bringing forward

looking closely at Ella’s face as I lay her down on the bed as gently

the exact number of days, but frankly I don’t

this point. 2

up at me. “Too soon for an early cesarian.

to mine. “And

his credit, does

eyes angry as he grabs

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from me and brushes off his coat, keeping his eyes on mine. “I will move mountains for her, sir,” he bites out, his voice still low. “I will do everything I can to help her survive. We owe you that. But it will not be helped by you

back from my teeth in a snarl as I close the distance between us. “You dare take that tone with

into my eyes. “You may be our King, sir, but I am the

growl rip from my throat then, but I turn my head to look at her. So

that bed –

her sacrifice. I glare at the doctor but step away. “Do your work,” I snarl, folding my arms across my chest and stepping to the head of her bed. The doctor holds my gaze for a moment more and then does as

later, the room is swarming again with people, with beeping machines and IV’s and tanks of oxygen. They work quickly. Almost before I can comprehend it, Ella has a mask over her face to help her

the sight, but I refuse myself that indulgence. If she can endure it, then I can surely stand to watch. So

to each other as they work, speaking in a medical language I can’t comprehend. It’s

her life is in their hands, not

there’s nothing I can do.

jelly on Ella’s stomach. Then, they turn towards a screen, murmuring as they try to look at my

state.

and I hear a moan.

to me. Her uterus is torn, leaking blood at the cervix, and her organs are in failure

growl, focusing my eyes on him.

His voice is apologetic as he utters his next words. “It’s not good, Sir. If it were anyone else, I’d…I’d instruct my team to let the child go, to concentrate on

him, taking two instinctual steps forward. “You will save them both,” I