The Alpha's Revenge

Chapter 7

Alpha Derrick’s POV

I am at the pack hospital in the Alpha suite with the Doctor waiting for Thane to bring Anna here. I am pacing and getting angrier as time passes. Robert, the Doctor with me and one of my best friends must remind me to reign in my aura, which is getting heavier with my increasing anger. If I don’t get it under control, the other pack members will be affected and won’t be able to work effectively. Opal walks in the door and wraps me in a hug. This helps calm me down a little.

“We will get through this, Derrick. You need to be strong because she will need you” Opal says

“We will make sure Anna is safe and healthy, and then we will bring hell to Dark Hollow and anyone else who harms our family” she says with her warrior look

This is why I love this woman. She understands me and has the same need for justice. Opal is the middle daughter of the ex-Beta of The Full Moon pack, the largest and most lethal pack in the United States. Opal was a trained warrior there and even completed their specialized elite training before we met. She is a fantastic Luna, but is a warrior at heart. I feel sorry for anyone who ever pisses her off.

We talk about other things with Robert while waiting, trying to lessen the somber situation we know we are about to face. We talked about training, hospital needs, the new twins Robert delivered yesterday and even how good dinner was. Then we get the mindlink from Tara, the head Nurse and Robert’s mate that they, just pulled up, and they are putting her on a stretcher to bring her to us.

Thane and Brian rush in holding the door open for Tara and the other assistant to bring in the stretcher. Thane’s shirt is covered in blood

“Thane are you hurt too?” Robert asks

“No, Dr Robert, this is the blood from carrying Anna to the truck”

We all look at his clothes and then at Anna, then at each other. I saw her bruised and swollen face and her pants-stained red. I look at Robert and my anger flares

“Okay, everyone out except Tara. I need to assess her and she deserves privacy. I will let you know as soon as possible what is going on”

I growled at him for instructing us to leave. Opal takes my hand and walks me out. I know we can’t stay in the room, and I know he is right, but I am blinded by rage at this point. Who would do that to a 16-year-old girl? We went to the VIP waiting room and meet my parents there.

“Derrick, how is she? What did Robert say? Thane, are you bleeding? What happened?” she is asking question after question with a rest

“Calm down Mom. They just got here. Robert is assessing her situation now. The blood on Thane’s shirt is from Anna. No one knows what happened yet” I say hugging her. She starts to cry

“Thane, you and Brian go shower and change. Get something to eat and come back if you wish” I instruct

“I will bring some snacks from the house when I come back. I have a feeling we will be here a while” he says, and they leave

“I know we don’t have all the details yet, and we have to talk to Annalisa, but Dark Hollow will pay” my Dad says

Thane and Brian come back about 30 minutes later, and they have Terri with them. She is my oldest daughter and the Luna of The Full Moon pack. I called her when I got the call from Thane that Anna was alive and they were bringing her back here. The Full Moon pack is over four hours away, so I am figuring she flew here. We had to add a helipad when Terri married Xander. She wanted to be able to come home whenever she wanted. So, he got a helicopter and built a helipad there and we built on here. She is now an experienced pilot. They also use the helicopter for their elite team missions. Just as the kids enter the room, Robert comes to update us

“Alpha, Luna” he walks in and bows

“I appreciate the respect, Robert, but right now I need my friend and Doctor” I tell him

“Okay, then everyone needs to sit down. There is a lot to discuss”

He waits for everyone to get situated. He gives a long sigh before he begins

“Annalisa is stable, but we must take her to surgery. She has a punctured lung from a cracked rib and some internal bleeding from repeated hits to her abdomen. She has a busted orbital socket and a black eye. I am not sure how extensive the internal injuries are until I get in there. She has both vaginal and anal tearing. I will have to do repairs in both areas. She is also having a lot of vaginal bleeding, so I must find the cause of it and repair that. There is some injury to her neck and vocal cords from what I can conclude is her being choked. That is the immediate concern. I can tell you she has been abused and beaten for years. There are various bruises on her body at different stages of healing and multiple scars. We sense her wolf, but she is weak like she just received it, or it has been suppressed. She is malnourished and only weighs 97 pounds, which is unheard of for a werewolf, let alone one with a wolf. We will be providing her with nutrition via an IV right now, but if she doesn’t wake up or is not able to eat based on her medical situation, we may have to put a special tube in her stomach to feed her. I will address that with you if it comes to that. I performed a rape kit and had it being expedited at the lab. I can tell you we will be in the OR for some time. I advise you all to go home and rest and I will link you when I am done to give you an update” he says

He stands and puts a hand on my shoulder before he walks out to perform surgery on my niece. We take his advice and all head back to the packhouse. We decided to go to the Alpha suite and stay together in the living area. There is enough room for people to nap and we have a kitchen for coffee. Nothing much is said while we wait, but we can not be apart right now.

Dr Robert’s POV

I finally take a look at this little person lying on the stretcher. I don’t know who did this, but they beat the s**t out of her. We do our assessment and start testing. I do a rape kit, a pregnancy test, screen for drugs and poisons, then a whole slew of general health tests. I walk to the waiting area to update the family. The only time I have seen my friend look this broken is when we got the message that David was killed. Now I must deliver this horrific news about his niece. Though I must remain professional, this is bothering me too. David, Derrick, Bastien and I are all close friends. We grew up together, and I was supposed to be the Gamma of the pack, but I wanted to be a Doctor and help them in a different capacity. Instead of becoming a ranked member. I became the lead physician of our hospital. I am on Derrick’s advisory panel. We established a school to teach medicine and an internship for training other packs. Derrick respected me as a friend when I was honest with him and I declined the Gamma position to become a Doctor, but he never stopped supporting me.

I sit down and tell my extended family about Annalisa’s medical condition. About the scars, bruises, punctured lung and the rape. I tell them about the tests I’m running and the multiple surgeries I am going to perform. I advise them to go home. This is going to be a long night. I see my mate Terri, and we hug before scrubbing and going into the OR. Injuries and abuse of children bother us. We were never able to have children. So, to see this beautiful girl being mistreated this way just breaks our hearts. We would have loved to be parents to someone so strong and courageous. We get our heads together and go fix one of my best friends’ daughters.

Alpha Derrick’s POV

It has been four hours since we left the hospital and Robert went into surgery to help Annalisa. Four of the longest hours of my life. There is not much talking going on, some are taking quick naps, but the mood right now is solemn. We are all tired but don’t want to miss anything regarding her.

“Derrick” I get a link

“Robert, you are out of surgery. Is Annalisa okay?”

“Come to the hospital and bring the family. I will go over everything, then give you guys a brief minute to see her.” He links in reply

I gathered the family, and we all gather and head towards the hospital. It is after 8am now. Everyone is awake, the packhouse is a flurry of activity, but we can’t break out of our somber mood. We are all gathering downstairs to head towards the hospital when I hear someone calling Thane’s name. It is that girl, Rachel from The Stoneheart Pack. She has been trying to get Thane to take her as a chosen mate for over a year now, but he won’t. He knows there’s nothing like your fated mate. He has told her he would never accept a chosen mate, but she keeps trying. I just wish she would get the hint and stop coming here. I looked at him to convey my annoyance that their conversation was delaying us going to the hospital.