Blue Moonlight(BxB)

Chapter 12: Our Love

Viktor's POV:
I carry Cyan upstairs in the infirmary building which is basically like a small hospital clinic.

"Dr. Richard, we need your help", Vance calls Richard while I lay Cyan down on the bed.

Everyone else is waiting downstairs in the waiting room while Vance and I stay with Cyan.

Cyan stirs as I lay him on the bed, he grabs my hand sleeve and his eyes open slightly as a small whimper escapes his lips.

"I'm right here, Cyan", I smile and cup his cheek carefully, "I won't leave you, ok? You're safe here. I won't let anyone hurt you".

I sit down in a seat besides the bed and he moves his hand up and rests it over mines. He closes his eyes again and falls asleep.

"How is he?", I ask Dr. Richard after we help him clean and he patches up out mate.

"His injuries aren't that bad, but this many cuts is unbelievable. I can only imagine the torture he faced. His cuts were also drenched in lemon juice...", Richard sighs, "Other than that he just has a fever and some bruises. Oh, and it seems he consumed a considerable amount of water and he has pulmonary edema or fluid in his lungs which would explain his labored breathing. I gave him medication for it. Don't worry, alphas, he'll be fine".

Vance and I sigh, relieved to hear that and Richard smiles before leaving the room.

"We need to find out why Peter targeted him, and we also have to think about how he got in here. We've lost Mark and nearly lost our mate", I started.

Vance looks over at me and sighs, "I won't forgive that man.... Look what he did to him. We couldn't protect him".

He looks away from me but I can tell that he was crying. I dabbed at my eyes. It was rare for Vance to cry or show any weakness, but I could understand his feelings.

We're alphas, we're supposed to be strong and capable of doing anything, yet we couldn't even protect our own mate. The pain of seeing our mate hurt like this was indescribable, like being cut with a knife through out heart or being poisoned only to wait to die.

"Vance", I rubbed my nose and wiped my eyes, "It's ok. We won't let it happen again. I'm partially to blame. We share this burden, and we will share whatever pain Cyan holds... Why don't you stay here and watch Cyan for a bit and calm down. I'll go work on some things", I walk out of the room after patting my brother on the back and shoulder.

I go to the bathroom, splash cold water on my face and sigh deeply.

This is the burden of being a leader, of being an alpha. The pressures and expectations that fall on us. Everything that happens is the result of our actions and reveal how competent or incompetent we are.

I sigh again and head back downstairs.

Spencer greets me as I arrive downstairs and I nod.

"How's Cyan?!", Lyova asks immediately and I smile, "he's fine. He's sleeping right now".

"I need to ask you something, Edwin. About Cyan. I think we deserve to know why he's being targeted", I begin, "I'm sure you know this already, but Cyan's out mate and we need to know".

Edwin looks at me and nods, "I'll tell you, but can we wait until Cyan is awake. He needs to know this too. I've been keeping it from him for too long".