Chapter 41 Chapter 41
Derek's POV
You're done, motherfucker.
I bite harder, and he whines, trying to get free, but I'm locked in and ready to end his pathetic life.
"Derek!!!!" Liam yells, but I'm focused till I feel a knife plunge into my side. I howl in pain, and the bitch drops to the ground bleeding. A rogue is standing there, knife in hand covered with my blood. Liam killed him, and my warriors stood the alpha rogue up. Liam grabbed the knife and plunged it into his gut, twisting it, making him scream.
"L-Liam," I stutter, "I'm bleeding bad, and black is starting to fill my vision. Anna, is she okay...the pups?" I gasp out, feeling my body start to give up. My warriors hold me up, growling viciously at the rogues.
"Kill them," Liam orders, rushing to me and looking at my wound.
"I...tell her..." I start, but blood comes out of my mouth, and his eyes widen in fear.
"Bring that bitch," he says, pointing to the aloha rogue, "and put him in the wolvesbane cell." Derek gets to kill him once he heals. " He helps Loft and me, and I fight to stay awake. I need to see Anna to make sure she is okay.
"Hold on, Alpha, we are almost there," I jeer at Vince as he holds me, and I swear I hear panic in his voice as he rushes to our pack infirmary. The rogues were right outside our border. 2
"Derek, you stay with us, please," Liam begs as they run. I hear gasps from pack members as I'm dragged, bleeding.
"Oh my God, Derek," I hear my angel say, then sob as they rush by her. She follows, crying, and it tears at my heart.
"I love you, baby...love the kids...love you all." I look up at Liam, hoping he sees I mean it, and he nods, tears filling his eyes as he pulls our mate to him. Anna rushes to me and kisses my bloody lips, touching my face softly.
"You come back to us, you hear me? We all need you. We love you, Derek; we really do. Please help him." She backs away as I'm laid on the stretcher and carted off to surgery. I have to make it so I can't leave.
Anna's POV
I watch helplessly as they run down the hall, my mate bleeding on the bed. My legs buckle, and Liam catches me as I start sobbing loud. Everyone looks horrible, so the fight must have been brutal for them. Vince steps closer, offering comfort, and I lose it. I can't lose him. I can't cling to Liam, sobbing for my mate, feeling my whole world crashing around me. He was bleeding so bad he told us he loved us all like he wasn't coming back.
"He's got to be okay, Liam...he has to; we need him," I sob, feeling him stroke my hair as Vince helps sit us down. Vince sits with us holding my hand, and Victor walks up bleeding and pissed. He looks at me, and his eyes hold misery.
"All rogues are dead, Alpha Liam, and that bitch is in a cell crying. " How is Alpha Derek? "He looks at us, waiting as we all look up at him. Victor has bruises all over him and a gash on his forehead. The look is feral, but I know he worries about Derek because they are close.
"In surgery," I whimper as tears fall. I'm scared for my mate. His eyes shift to my belly, and he drops to his knees, bowing before me.
"I'm sorry I tried to get there fast to stop it; we all did. "Forgive me, Anna," he begs, and I let go of Liam to touch Victor. My hand slips through his hair to cup his face, making him look at me. He is crying, and a sob leaves my mouth.
"It's not your fault...it isn't anyone's fault, so do not blame yourselves. Derek is a great fighter, and the bitch got a cheap shot in. I don't blame you or anyone," I whimper, hugging Victor tight as he cries, making me cry. He holds me tight till his hold goes slack and I look at him.
He is horrified because he is bleeding from a wound to his side, and when he tries to stand, he crashes back down to the floor. Vince yells for help, rushing to his brother's side, applying pressure. I helped by cradling his head on my lap, stroking his jaw.
"Fight, Victor, you hear me? You fight," I order as they take him away down the same hall as Derek. Vince stands there looking at the direction they took his brother in fear. He looks broken as others get him to sit by me. I take his hand and he looks at me, tears filling his eyes.
"I can't...I can't lose him," he sobs, and I hug him and cry too. We both have someone vital to our lives fighting for theirs. Everyone is quiet till I speak up.
"Kill the she-wolves that helped that fucker do this to us...kill them in front of him and add more wolfsbane to his cell. I want him to suffer," I hiss, anger filling me. Warriors run off to carry out what I asked while Luam and Vince sit holding my hands, each of us praying. I lay my head on Liam's shoulder, and he kisses my head.
"Derek is strong, baby, and so is Victor. Both fight like fucking machines—so precise and finely tuned that it is impressive. "I know both will fight to stay here. I know it," he says, laying his head against mine. "You sure as hell hope so, because if I lose Derek, I won't be the same ever again. I don't want to be in a world without him; I can't. He needs to pull through and snuggle me.
"I know both will fight to stay here, Liam, because we all need them." They know we love them, so I won't give up hope," I say, wiping tears as Vince sits quietly looking straight ahead. He is bruised, and I find myself looking for wounds on him. He turns to face me, and his eyes meet mine.
"I'm good; Luna is just bruised," he says, and I hug him tight, and he seems startled, but I hold on tight, hugging him.
"It's Anna, remember? Your sister type of person, so please call me that. 'I love you,'" I say in his neck, holding him. He shudders, finally holding me back.
They both better make it when we need them.