Chapter 252: Your Alpha Was Shot!
The ambulance stopped right in front of the hospital. Renn was rushed into the theatre immediately. Dave stood frozen, still trying to process what just happened. His aunt—Renn’s own mother—had shot her son with moon-etched bullets. She didn’t even hesitate.
He couldn’t understand it. Why would a mother do something so cruel to her own child?
"Get me Taros," Renn groaned, his voice breaking as he gritted his teeth in pain. He was fighting to stay conscious, his body shaking on the bed. "I want my brothers, please. Get me my brothers."
"We have to take the bullets out first. Taros would do the same thing if he was here," Dr. Dave said firmly, trying to keep control as he directed the nurses to start treatment.
"I don’t care! Just fucking get me my brothers!" Renn shouted, kicking a metal tray beside the bed. The crash echoed through the room.
"Fine, Renn. Calm down," Dave said softly, trying to ease him. "I’ll find a way to get Taros here. But for now, we need to take the bullets out. When Taros comes, he’ll heal you."
Renn closed his eyes and pressed a hand against his forehead, trying to fight the pain burning through his body. The nurses hesitated, afraid to go near him, until one stepped forward with an anesthesia shot.
His eyes snapped open. "What the fuck is that? Don’t make me weak. I don’t want to pass out!"
Dr. Dave sighed, taking the syringe from the nurse. He moved closer, his tone softer now. "You need to pull yourself together. I don’t know what happened between you and my aunt, but I’ll keep you alive until your brothers arrive. I promise."
"Everything is burning," Renn muttered, his breathing unsteady. "Fine. Let them do it. But go get my brothers."
"I will," Dave assured him. He injected the shot quickly and left the room, pulling off his gloves and coat as he reached his office.
Something wasn’t right. The Alphas should have sensed Renn’s pain by now. Normally, when one of them was hurt, the others felt it too. But this time, there was silence.
Had something changed?
Dave picked up his phone from the table to call Taros when he heard loud voices outside. Another ambulance had arrived, bringing in one of the non-academic staff. Nurses and other medical workers rushed to take the woman to the theatre, so he had to stay back. A moment later, Alex and Stales walked in, both looking tense and worried.
"What happened? Were you at the scene of her accident?" Dave asked.
"No," Alex replied, shaking his head in frustration. His hands trembled slightly. He was still in shock, unable to believe what had just happened.
"We went there only when he," Stales pointed at Alex, "got the signal from his Alpha that something was wrong. When we reached the administration block, it exploded. Kaito did it."
"What?" Dave’s eyes widened. "Why would he do that?" He looked toward the entrance, expecting to see one of the Alphas, but none of them were there. The silence made his heart pound harder.
"Something big is happening," Stales said quietly, but Dave stopped him and led them into his office before anyone else could overhear.
"According to what we found out," Stales continued, "Kaito and Hiro were locked up in one of the rooms. They tried to break free, but Kaito lost control of his power. The god of thunder and lightning went wild, and the lower section of the building caught fire. It’s really bad."
"Oh no," Dave muttered, wiping the sweat from his upper lip. He turned to them again. "Do you know anything else?"
"Not much," Stales said. "We already had a bad feeling something was wrong with Angela, but the principal gave Alex an assignment. To finish it fast, I helped him. But that feeling didn’t go away. Then we got a message from Angela saying she was in trouble. It didn’t make sense. We didn’t know what to do."
"Let me guess," Dave said. "You went to Kaito first because Alex got the signal?"
Stales nodded. "It was a trap. All of it. We didn’t see it coming."
"Exactly," Alex added, his voice rising. "She trapped us with that work, saying it was for the good of my pack. I was so focused on finishing it that I didn’t check Angela’s first message. I didn’t reply in time." His voice cracked as he clenched his fists. "Now she’s in trouble, and it’s all my fault."
"So this is about Angela?" Dr. Dave asked as he picked up his phone and dialed his younger aunt’s number. The call connected immediately, and before he could say a word, she was already shouting.
"Can you calm down? Everyone is shouting today," he said tiredly, rubbing his temple.
"Your aunt locked me in the house with wolf’s bane! Come and get me out!" Hailey screamed through the phone, her voice full of panic.
"I can’t come, but I’ll send Alex and Stales," he replied in frustration and quickly ended the call before she could yell again. He dragged a hand down his face, feeling the weight of everything crashing down at once.
"Kaito told us not to follow the others to search," Alex said, biting his lower lip. His voice was low and tight. "He asked us to bring the woman to the hospital and make sure she was safe." He looked restless, his jaw tense. Even though they had done the right thing, his heart was somewhere else—out in the woods with Angela.
"Kaito knows what he’s doing," Dave said after a short pause. "This is the moment he needs his pack close, yet he sent you away. He’s protecting you. I think Angela’s in far more danger than we realize."
"So you’re saying I should stay here instead of going to help?" Alex’s tone broke with frustration. His eyes burned with guilt and helplessness.
"You’re helping already," Dave said, his voice calm but heavy. "Call Samuel. Tell him to bring Seraphina to the hospital. Kael is here too...it’s safer if they’re together. I don’t know what my aunt is planning, but I can feel something dark coming."
"I’ll call him now," Stales said, pulling out his phone. He dialed quickly, but only after a few seconds he frowned and lowered the device. "He’s already outside this door. He came before I called. That’s strange."
Dr. Dave’s stomach tightened. He folded his arms, trying not to let his worry show. "There’s something else you need to know," he said quietly. "Your Alpha was shot. Renn is here."
"Shot?" Stales jumped to his feet, shock written all over his face. Alex’s eyes widened too, his body going rigid as the words sank in.
Before Dave could say another word, there was a loud knock on the door. It opened, and a nurse rushed in, pale and trembling.
"Dr. Dave," she gasped. "We’re losing him. You have to come now."