Chapter 5: The Turn

Chapter Five: The Turn

A tired soul will be forced to rest.

Liam’s POV

I quickly get dressed and head to the motel door. That’s where I completely freeze. I can’t wrap my head around why Ella is the way she is. I remember when I first met her. The smell that filled my nose and lungs was like none other.

I was up in the VIP room having a meeting with our rival pack. They had wanted a portion of our territory to expand their hotel chain. Negotiations were going pretty good but to be frank I was never very fond of their Alpha. He treated his members as if they were expendable and smaller packs as if they were garbage. Even though the part of the territory they wanted wasn’t being used, I wasn’t too fond of just giving it to them unless they agreed to my proposition.

“I will give you this territory, but in return I would like fifteen percent of profits for my Pack and fifteen percent profit to go into the New hope fund.” I say dryly to Alpha Matteo.

“That’s ridiculous Liam and you know it. 30 percent profit for a little bit of land. Absolutely not.” Matteo is clearly getting upset.

“If that’s the case then I guess we have nothing further to discuss,” I get up to dismiss him.

“Wait, ok fine deal,” Matteo says as he runs his hands through his hair. We didn’t need the money but like I said before, I wasn’t too fond of him. I would end up transferring our portion of the profit to the new hope fund anyways.

I started the fund a few years back. To try and eliminate rogues, we created The New Hope house. Any rogue who left their pack due to abuse, loss or any reason that seemed fitting was welcome. From there punishment to the packs responsible was handled and any other members who wanted to leave could free of conviction. Just in the few years the numbers have reached to 3,000. The contribute to the house and society to help give back to the foundation. Eventually I plan to make Carter the Alpha of all the lone wolves. He is the only person I trust besides myself to run a pack and treat his members with the respect that they deserve.

Thank you for your time Alpha Liam, I will send my Beta next week with the contracts,” Matteo says and with that he leaves the club.

I get up to leave myself and that’s when I smell her. A mix of lavender and honey. I instantly froze. Mate I hear my wolf say. Following the scent it led me to the most beautiful woman I had ever met in my life. As she turns around I grab her in an embrace and whisper mine. Her face instantly flushes red and she looks up into my eyes. I had given up on finding my mate years ago. Most of my pack had found their mates by their twenty first birthdays. But the moon goddess knew what she was doing, she led me to the most spectacular woman I had ever laid eyes upon.

“Whenever you’re ready boss,” Amara’s voice pierces through my memory. I quickly straighten myself and let go of the past. I curse to silently trying to remember that living in the past is doing me no good. I slowly open the door, hoping that singular notion will help lessen Ella’s fear. As I enter the room I see Ella dozing off with Xavier in her arms. Fuck even that tiny gesture has my whole demeanor crumble.

Ella’s POV

My mind is racing, but my body is starting to shut down. I have been exhausted for months, but I am starting to realize that no matter how far I want to keep pushing my body is finally telling me enough. I’m holding Xavier in my arms and can feel the exhaustion take over. I hear the door open, barely see Amara and Liam then out I go.

“Ella you need to wake up please wake up,” Kendra is shaking me, fear in her voice. “Ella please get up you’re in danger, please there’s not much time,” I hear Kendra speaking but I can’t see her. I know what Kendra wants to show me, it’s something that has been haunting my dreams for months. I start screaming and crying. I don’t want to see it again, I can’t see this anymore.

I feel Kendra shaking my shoulders, telling me to open my eyes. But it doesn’t sound like Kendra anymore. Something is wrong with this dream.

“Ella wake up, please Ella open your eyes,” Amara’s voice seems to be in a panic. Amara? She isn’t in this nightmare. My eyes jolt open. I’m not in my nightmare, I am in my terrifying reality. Relief washes over Amara’s face as I sit up. Panic flooding my mind, “Where is Xavier,” I say with terror in my voice.

“Calm down Ella, Liam grabbed him out of your arms when you seemed distressed. He’s right here, look we are all right here,” Amara says in her calming voice. With her words my world goes black once again.

“Liam she’s too pale and her skin is ice cold,” I can hear the panic in Amara’s voice.

“Fuck, Amara get the jet ready now,” Liam is panicked too. I can hear them but their voices start to sound further and further away.

“Xavier,” is all I am able to muster before everything goes black.

“Ella please wake up, you’re not safe here anymore,” Kendra is shaking me waking me up. I turn around and see her frantic body hovering over mine. With half open eyes I see that’s it’s 1:30 in the morning.

“Kendra? What’s wrong,” I jump up in a panic “Oh my god is Liam ok,” I ask her as my mind starts to race over what if scenarios. Liam had told me it was going to be a long night and not to wait up for him. I was trying so hard to stay awake. I wanted so bad to surprise him with what I found out this afternoon. For the past couple weeks I had been so sick. I went to visit my mom and told her that something wasn’t right with me.

“Hunny, when was the last time you had your period,” she calmly asks me. I roll my eyes at her insisting that wasn’t it. After my visit with her I go by the store and grab a test. When I got back to our room, I decided it was better to be safe than sorry. Sure enough I was pregnant. Pride filled my entire body. I know we had only been together four months, but I couldn’t picture my life with anyone else. Liam completed me in a way I didn’t even know was possible. I don’t know if this was the mate bond he had tried to explain to me, but it felt like the most consuming love imaginable. I needed to tell him tonight, that we would be having as he calls it a pup.

“ I love you Liam,” I say out loud as I am excitedly waiting for him to be done with meetings. Before I know it I fall sound asleep. That is however until Kendra woke me up.

Amara’s POV

This isn’t looking good at all. I don’t know what happened to Ella, but she needs a Dr. immediately. I am starting to fear the worse as she becomes more limp by the minute. I get the jet ready as fast as I can. Liam grabs Ella while I grab the baby. We are going to have to abandon the car for now. The flight doesn’t take long in theory, but the mental anguish makes it the longest flight I have ever been on. I can hear Xavier starting to cry and my heart squeezes. The poor baby, so new into the world and already chaos.

“Hey hey, shhh little one, mommy is going to be ok I promise,” Liam says in the softest tone I have ever heard. The gentleness in his voice seemed to be soothing Xavier for I didn’t hear anymore sounds coming from him. I can sense Liam is crying over his mate. The love he has for this woman runs so deep that even in the darkest of moments his love would not falter. I don’t know what caused Ella to leave but I pray she finds her way back to Liam. I land the jet at the Haven pack house and head over to the baby. He is starting to fuss again so I decide to unbuckle him from his car seat and carry him in my arms. The poor babe must be missing his momma’s touch. He instantly snuggles up into my chest and starts to fall asleep once again.

“Get every fucking pack Dr. here now,” Liam mind links us all.

Sarah is the first to arrive in the front entrance. Her eyes go wide as she sees Ella’s fragile unconscious body. Ella’s breathing is shallow, heart rate deadly low. I can feel the pain and sorrow washing over our Alpha. Tears begin to stream down my face as Sarah evaluates Ella. I don’t know what is going on with her but I can sense her slipping further and further away.

“Alpha I need to take her now, she doesn’t have much time left,” Sarah states worriedly. Liam is still holding Ella and goes to follow Sarah’s rapid pace. He turns around and looks at me.

“Amara,” Liam begins to state.

“Liam go, I will protect him with my life,” I state and with that he turns back around.

The front entrance is now crowded with members confused on what is going on. Many of them staring at the babe in my hands. An uneasy feeling starts to creep over me as they stare, waiting for an answer.

“Our alpha said pack Drs. To report so unless that’s what your are continue on with your fucking business before the Alpha gets pissed,” Carter my mate booms behind me. Simultaneously every wolf puts their head down and walks away. I sigh in relief for his appearance at that given moment. Xavier starts to fuss and I know he must be hungry. I look through his bag hoping to find formula but my suspicions are correct, she is exclusively breast feeding. Fuck I know how important that decision is for a mom. When my youngest was born I got a bad infection and wasn’t able to continue breastfeeding. It broke my heart knowing I couldn’t make that decision, it was chosen for me.

“Hold on baby boy just a bit longer, “ I coo at him as I grab my phone. Quickly searching a breast milk bank, I call the number to the first one I see.

“Thank for calling mother’s milk bank, this is Tricia speaking, are you looking to donate or are you needing?” she says professionally on the other end.

“Yes I am needing milk for a newborn, his mother fell very ill and was breastfeeding beforehand.” Nervously I speak to the woman on the other line.

“Absolutely, that is what we are here for ma’am I need a little bit of information first and we can get this started. First, did the mother have a supply of milk on hand?”

“No ma’am she didn’t.”

“Ok, no problem, how old is the baby along with name and sex?”

With that question I freeze. I had no idea how old this baby is. I mind link Liam

“Liam I need to know how old Xavier is,” I hurriedly ask him.

“Fuck Amara I don’t know.,” He says in an angrily tone

“He is no more than two days old,” Sarah mind links me stating.

My mouth literally drops open. Two days old? I hurriedly tell the milk nurse the information and she tells me she will get a month supply ready for Xavier. Carter gets one of the members to run to the milk bank while I try to soothe Xavier the best of my ability. Tears fill my eyes at what Sarah had stated. He is so young and already going through hell. What in the hell was Ella thinking leaving the hospital so quickly? Is this why she is so sick? I silently pray to the moon goddess to look over Ella.

After what seems to be an eternity, Jackson comes up to me with the delivery. I scramble to the kitchen hoping that there is bottle in here somewhere. After searching three cupboards and six Drawers I thank the goddess that I find one. I know breast milk does better sitting in hot water, but I heat it up to the appropriate temperature in the microwave. After doing the quick wrist check I give the bottle to Xavier who now is in hysterics. His eyes open wide and he instantly starts to guzzle down the liquid gold. Sighing in relief I hold him in my arms while he gets more content with each passing minute.

Liam’s POV

I don’t even have time to let my thoughts catch up to me. Every moment seems to be blurred into one as I stare at Ella’s lifeless body. I hear her whisper that she loves me on the jet and I start to cry. At this moment I don’t care who sees me vulnerable. I can hear her heart getting slower and I watch her breathing become unbearably shallow. Xavier starts to fuss and my heart breaks. I try to comfort him softly and it seems to work. I remember the jet stopping and Amara grabs Xavier while I hold on to Ella’s lifeless form.

“Get every fucking pack Dr. Here now,” I mind link the pack shouting in fear. Sarah arrives before anyone else. I see the look on her face, the sorrow in her eyes and I almost lose it right there. Sarah informs me that Ella’s doesn’t have much time. I shatter as she speaks those words. I rush to follow Sarah to the pack hospital. Looking back I see the understanding in Amara’s face. Without even have to say it she vows to keep Xavier safe. I know in my heart that she will do just that.

“Liam, lay here down here,” Sarah instructs me and I do as she says. As quickly as she can she starts to hook Ella up to monitors. She starts to feel Ella’s stomach and I see her flinch. I am pacing back and forth with tears streaming down my face. “ I need the other Drs. Liam I can’t do this on my own. We need all the help we can get.” And with that statement I bark a mind link that if they value their lives, they will get here now. I am never heartless to my members but I mean every word I speak. Within a matter of minutes the three Drs. And two nurses come barging in.

“We need blood now,” Sarah barks at one of the Drs. Without saying a word he nods his head and disappears. Sarah grabs a needle and sticks it in Ella’s arm. I see some rubber tubes but have no idea what the hell they are for.

“Sarah what are you doing?” I ask in a frenzy.

“Liam I will answer all your questions later, right now we don’t have the time,” and with that she continues to work her magic. Sarah is barking orders left and right while every Dr. And nurse falls into place. I decide to stand back so I’m not in the way of the team.

“Liam I need to know how old Xavier is, “ Amara is stating through mind link

“Fuck Amara I don’t know,” I state. I know I said it angrily, I can hear my own tone. It dawned on me though besides his name, I know absolutely nothing about Xavier.

“What’s going on over there Liam, I can see the glaze in your eyes, is Xavier ok?” I can see the worry in her face as she asks me.

“Amara needed to know how old Xavier is, to be honest I have no idea,” I say as shame washes over me. I see the flicker of anger cast over Sarah as she starts to mind link someone. What the fuck is wrong with me? The moment I had seen I was in the maternity ward I wanted to take her right then and there. If it wasn’t for the nurse holding that damn radio, I probably would have. Fuck. Ella has every right to be scared of me, I’m a fucking monster. Not caring about her safety and being selfish over my own wants, I put them both in danger.

“Fuck, hand me that syringe now,” I hear Sarah yelling at her partner. He swiftly grabs it and hands it to her. Before I can ask what’s going on she jabs it into Ella’s chest. I lung forward in a panic towards Sarah.

“Alpha if you care about her as much as you say you do, I need you to get the hell out of here now. I can’t keep focusing on you while trying to save her life,” Sarah is pissed at me I can hear it in the way she is speaking. I stop dead in my tracks and lower my head. She’s right. I have no right being in here right now. It’s time for me to stop acting so fucking selfish and put Ella’s needs first. I nod my head, agreeing with Sarah and with that I walk out of the room. I don’t know what has gotten into me lately. The moment the witch told me where to find her, all rationality went out the window. I kidnapped my mate, brought her to a shitty motel and instead of helping her, called Amara to buy myself some more time. I should have taken her to a hospital the first time she passed out. I was so focused on finding out answers that I put her life in danger. No wonder why Ella hates me so much. I don’t deserve her or Xavier in my life. I decide to go back to the pack house. When I arrive Carter and Amara are looking down at Xavier smiling.

Ella’s POV

“Ella please wake up, you’re not safe here anymore,” Kendra is shaking me waking me up. I turn around and see her frantic body hovering over mine. With half open eyes I see that’s it’s 1:30 in the morning.

“Liam is fine Ella,” I need to show you something she says in a rushed voice.

“Please Ella, you’re running out of time,” Kendra is practically pulling me to my feet. I start to follow her as panic cripples me. She won’t tell me where we are going and I blindly follow her out of the pack house.

“Kendra we can’t be out here at night, Liam told me it wasn’t safe,” I say to her as she keeps her back turned to me. She stops dead in her tracks and slowly turns around. She’s speaking but I can’t hear the words. I start to walk towards her but no matter how many steps I take, I can’t reach her.

“Kendra please what’s wrong,” I asked her panicked, but she just stares at me with fear. I reach my hand forward and with that motion everything goes black.

Sarah’s POV

I see Ella in Liam’s arms looking lifeless. Shit this isn’t good. I don’t know what happened to her but I can tell she doesn’t have much time left. I have Liam follow me to the packs hospital and immediately get to work. After I do a quick examination I notice something doesn’t feel right in her stomach. She is still bleeding pretty heavily with clotting going on as well. I do a quick Mri on her stomach and immediately see the internal bleeding that’s going on. Ella isn’t a werewolf, her injuries can’t just magically heal on their own. Based of the examinations, blood results and simply just looking at her baby I can tell she just had the child.

Did Liam force her out of the hospital? No Dr. In their right mind would release a mother who just gave birth and has had this much blood loss. She needs a transfusion, that much I am sure of. Liam mind links the other pack Drs. And we work in unison trying to save the poor girls life. Just when I think I have her stable enough, her heart stops. I quickly administer a dose of adrenaline to start her heart back up. Thank the goddess, it worked. Liam is pacing like a trapped animal in a cage. I finally have to tell him he needs to leave. I don’t know why he brought Ella and the baby here in the first place. She needed to be monitored and cared for where she was at. Moving a patient in her condition could be life threatening, and in Ella’s case I don’t know of we will be able to save her.

After another hour we finally get her stable. I am able to see her uterus not contracted and broken blood vessels, which is causing the internal bleeding. The condition she is in now, we have to operate but I fear she isn’t stable enough. The best I can do now is pray that the blood transfusion is sufficient enough to stabilize her. I have the nurse sit with her while I try to get things prepared for when we can do surgery.

After only ten minutes of leaving Ella I can hear the monitors going crazy. I rush into her room to see that she’s crashing. The nurse is no where in sight and my blood boils. Mind linking all the other Drs. And nurses I demand that they get here now. Tirelessly working on Ella we finally get her stable once again. We had to put a breathing tube in, her oxygen levels were deadly low. She is in a coma and my heart sinks.

“ Liam I need you up here now,” I cut the mind link off before he can ask me anymore questions. I truly don’t understand how the hell she is in a coma. There was no brain damage on any of the scans and her heart stopped for less than a minute both times. One thing I do know is Liam may come in here and tear us all to shreds for not having the answers he will be looking for.

Unknown POV

I can’t believe Liam brought that bitch back to this pack house. She looks half dead when he walks into the house. I try to stay in the shadows to figure out what is going on. That’s when I see it. A fucking half blood pup in Amara’s hands. It’s disgusting that our Alpha would choose a weak human to breed with. I try to get closer but Beta Carter barks the order for us to leave now. I sneak out one of the backdoors ensuring that no one saw me leave. I know Liam is at the pack hospital with his human bitch. I lurk around. I had always been good at hiding and sneaking to places I shouldn’t be in. After Liam leaves it doesn’t take Sarah more than an hour to exit Ella’s room. Just one more person left and I will be in the clear. The nurse pops her head out the door and looks down the hallways, I’m assuming to make sure no one is around. She quickly heads to the bathroom and I seize my opportunity.

I rush into her room and look down at Ella. Before I run out of time I grab the syringe out of my pocket. Leaning down to her ears I whisper, “You shouldn’t have came back here,” as I shove the needle into her IV. Instantly her monitor starts to beep and I quickly jump out the window before the nurse even has a chance to make it back into the room. With a satisfied grin I sneak back to woods, knowing she won’t be waking up.