This was overwhelming. I was worried about Reynolds and I was worried about my pup. Resting my fingers over the bottom of my abdomen I try to see if there was a noticeable bump underneath my fingers. It was tiny and could be passed off as bloating but I saw the little rise. Ryder was stood behind me looking at the exact same spot that I was. I had a lot of questions for him but they could wait until I had seen Reynolds. "Don't leave my sight." His voice was stern as he took my hand. Squeezing his hand back I let him lead us out of the room. It wasn't my usual guards that fell in to step behind me. I looked at the stern faces of the unfamiliar guards around me and started to feel nervous for my regular ones. They were supposed to be keeping me safe and away from the danger and they didn't do that. "You didn't hurt my guards did you?" My voice was quiet so the other guards couldn't hear what I was saying. Ryder's eyes moved down to me and he looked hesitant to answer me. Exhaling deeply he moves his eyes forward. "Cole has a bruised jaw but that happened when they were holding me down outside your hospital room. They should all be asleep now. They deserve it. Mostly." I winced when he told me that he had hit Cole but it made me happy that he had tried to get into the hospital room with me earlier. The small hospital ward of the castle was eerily silent and the doors of all four rooms were closed. Riley, her mate Jake and another she wolf were stood behind a counter flipping through papers. Riley frowns when she sees me but Ryder shakes his head at her and pulls me to the far door on the left. Ryder's hand stays tightly locked around mine even as he lets me walk through the door first. My breath catches when I see Reynolds large and pale form asleep on his side. There was a white bandage that had been wrapped around his torso a number of times but there was still blood seeping through it. My eyes flicked to the middle aged man that was sat at his side. His light brown hair was cropped back close to his head, his light blue eyes flicking to me. I quickly dismissed him though as I moved closer to Reynolds. When I saw how white his face was my legs fell out from beneath me. Ryder and the older man were quick to catch me and help me down into the seat that was recently occupied by the unknown male. My hands were shaking and Ryder crouched down next to me again. He opened his mouth to say something but thought better of it. The other guy crouched down as well but he actually managed to get words out of his mouth. "Hello Lottie it's great to finally meet you. I'm Anthony, Cole's father." Anthony didn't try to touch me at all. He just gave me a patient, warm smile. "Hi," He just nodded at my single word and flicked his eyes to Ryder and then down to my stomach. "Congratulations. I suppose you can't really feel excited because you're worried about Reynolds." "Do you think that he'll be ok?" My eyes moved back over to Reynolds. His breathing was harsh, scratching up his throat. Anthony looks towards the bed and breathes out. "Maybe, maybe not." Ryder growls lightly when a sob leaves my mouth and he squeezes my thigh. Anthony ignored Ryder and looked back to me. "I was close to Hayden and Fiona, his parents, and I want to be here for their son now if something happens. Maybe help him heal faster. But I think that you're better to do that." Lifting my hand I wipe away the tears that were sliding down my cheeks. "You think I can help heal him?" This time it isn't Anthony that speaks. He just looks towards Ryder until he answers my questions. "He's not healing properly." Ryder was lost in his own words. "Sometimes the bleeding stops but it starts again when his blood levels restore themselves. You have a connection to Reynolds. He should be able to feel your presence the way you would feel mine if you were in his position." "How's that supposed to help him?" "You're giving him something to wake up to." Ryder eyed me worriedly as I swayed a little on the seat. Reaching out my hand to take Reynolds he flinches a little at my touch but eventually settles. I feel Ryder's hand reach up and press against my forehead as he and Anthony exchange words as if I'm not there. They say something about my body and the pup burning through whatever sedative they had given me too fast. I felt the extra warmth of my body but I didn't care at the moment. After a while Anthony had stood at the end of the room near the door and Ryder sat at my feet, gently massaging my leg that sill had small puncture wounds from the rebels bite. "You're not going to leave anytime soon are you?" Shaking my head at Ryder I run my thumb back over Reynolds hand, I hadn't let go of it since I first took it in the both of mine. If they believed that my presence was going to help him then I wasn't going to leave him until I saw his eyes open. Ryder let out a deep sigh and gave Anthony I nod of his head. The door was left open a as Ryder left the room. My eyes followed him before I moved them back to look at Reynolds. "You're very good at pushing him." Anthony says as his eyes rest on Reynolds as well. My eyes look over him in confusion and he chuckles a little. "Kings are very protective of their mates and even more so of their family. Allie has always been defiant but when she was pregnant Alex gave in to her with a bit of an argument but Ryder just sighs and gives you whatever he wants." "Because a majority of the time she doesn't argue with me. I'm not going to hold back if she wants something." Ryder said as he walked back into the room and over to my side.