Page 78 of The Alpha's Stolen Mate

Gabriel POV

Please be okay. Please be okay.

Summer had to be all right.

I wouldn’t accept any other outcome.

My stomach churned with fear as I looked at the closed hospital room door. Two of Healer Aja’s assistants had taken Summer in there an hour ago. Healer Aja had followed quickly after, assuring me that they were going to do everything in their power to save Summer.

But how could they save her when she had lost so much blood?

No.

I refused to think like that.

Summer would be all right.

It was a few hours after I killed Axel. As soon as I saw that bastard had cut Summer’s neck, I ripped off part of the sleeve of her shirt—because I didn’t have any clothes on—to stop the bleeding.

But blood had immediately soaked through the fabric of her torn shirt. And when I put my hand over Summer’s heart, it was barely beating.

I’d begged Summer to stay with me, but her eyes had fluttered closed and her head lolled to the side.

This was too severe of an injury for Summer’s accelerated shifter healing to mend her.

I frantically called for help, feeling more scared than I’d ever had in my life. Eventually, a warrior named Ava from our shifter army who had medical training came to help me. One of the Alphas called the buses back and Ava grabbed a medical kit I’d stored in there. I watched anxiously as Ava did her best to stop Summer’s bleeding. She was able to get her bleeding under control, but Ava warned me that her pulse was weak and she needed to get to a hospital soon.

Unfortunately, the closest hospital was my compound.

Two hours away.

Now, I was leaning against the wall, staring at Summer’s hospital room door, praying that she would be alright.

After the battle was over, the other Alphas took charge since I couldn’t focus on anything except for healing my Mate. Our shifter army helped transport our wounded—and the four Rogues that we captured—and brought them back to my compound. Healer Elijah—as well as some of his other healers—came over to help Healer Aja with the overflow of patients.

I began to pace and as I waited for news.

“Gabriel?”

I spun around and was met with Healer Aja and her two assistants standing in front of me. I studied Healer Aja’s face, trying to decipher what kind of news she had for me.

“Summer’s going to be fine. She needed a blood transfusion and we will have to keep her overnight, but she’s going to be all right. You can come see her now,” Healer Aja said and smiled.

I let out a long, slow breath. My shoulders slumped, most of my tension leaving me. The relief I felt almost knocked me over.

“Thank you,” I told Summer’s medical team as I passed them.

Summer was sitting up in her hospital bed, propped up by her pillows. There was a jagged red scar across her neck and her face was pale, but other than that she looked allright.

Actually, she looked strong and beautiful.

“Summer,” I breathed out, rushing to her side and grabbing her hand.

Our gazes locked and my heart skipped a beat.

“Thank you,” she said, her voice hoarse, the wound still healing on her throat made it difficult for her to speak. “For…saving me.”

“You’re the one who distracted him by…actually, I’m not sure what you did to distract Axel.”

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