Two weeks . It had been two weeks since I carried a bleeding and almost dead Ama into the hospital . Goddess , the sight of her pale and barely breathing has haunted my nightmares every day since . And the guilt , don't get me started on the guilt . She was here , in our pack for seven years . For seven years she was held captive by her parents . Not only was she held captive , but she was beat , if the scars are anything to go by . Her back and arms are covered . Both old and new . Goddess , how had she survived seven years of hell . In these past two weeks , Cal's and I life has turned completely upside down . Our father attacked James as he escaped from the pack house . He had not renounced our pack until he was over the boarder , ensuring that no one would attack him on his way off our lands . James had been rushed to the hospital and into emergency surgery . Uncle William had to stop doing stitches on our mate to save our beta . 4 After Amalie and James were stable , I sat with Ama and Rose while Cal went to deal with Ama's family . The three had been dragged to the cells in the pack house basement . They were still being held there until Ama woke up and decided what she wanted to do with them . Calyx came right back to the hospital after he dealt with the three . He scooped up Rose and held her . I could feel the rage coming off him and Zviad in waves . That night he told me what he found in the basement . The next day , I went over and took Rose's and Ama's things from the basement . I had asked Rose what she wanted from her old home because I was going to burn that place to the ground . Rose was adamant that Ama had a treasure box hidden somewhere with pictures and treasures in it . Rose wanted us to get it before destroying the place . I was slightly concerned when she asked if she could like the house on fire once the treasure box was found . That had Calyx choking on a laugh , his first real laugh in years . 1 I decided that I would wait to burn the house down . Hell , I was pretty sure that Ama would want to light the match as she held onto Rose . We would burn the place to the ground and then have marshmallow . Could a three - year - old eat marshmallows ? And then there was the absolute perfect little pup in the world . Rose was a ray of sunshine and happiness . She had spent the first week glued to my or Cal's hip . She jumped at every loud noise in the pack house . It was so bad that we had to stay with Uncle Mike and Uncle Will at nights so that way Rose could sleep . On the bright side , she had become attached to Uncle Micheal . She had taken to asking for rides on his lap as he wheeled himself around his home , the pack house , and pack lands . It wasn't hard to figure out that the pup had been through hell too . She jumped at loud noises . She had taken shelter behind Calyx once when James , now fully healed , and Nick took to wrestling and arguing . Rose had cried that they were mad and going to hurt her next . Through tears , she said that the winner would hit her next . Rose had explained that they would beat Ama first and then her . So , a rule had been put in place , no wresting or yelling in front of Rose for now . For two weeks Cal and I had been going to the hospital . We had been taking turns sitting with Ama as she was in her coma . It was supposed to be Cal's turn , but Aziz wouldn't rest . Knowing that he was still mad at me , I went to the hospital to sit with Cal and Ama . Cal had raised an eyebrow at me as I plopped down in the chair on the other side of the bed . " Aziz ? " Calyx asked as if it explained everything . " Aziz , " I agreed . The pair of us had been talking for a few hours when Rose burst into the hospital room . She was a bundle of excitement . James and Nick trailing in after her . " Guess ! Guess what we did ! " Rose shouted as she danced at the foot of the bed . I was about to respond when Ama's heart monitor started to beep more rapidly . Calyx and I zeroed in on our mate . Her eyes shot open , and she tried to sit up . " Mommy ! " Rose sobbed as she saw Ama awake and moving . She ducked under one of Nick's arms as he went to grab her to keep her out of the way . Rose was successful in climbing up , onto the hospital bed when James was able to grab her and keep her out of the way . " Mommy ! " Rose sobbed again . Ama growled . It was a deep and primal growl . It effected James as he had a hold of Rose . " Let my pup go ! " Ama stated , her voice hoarse from disuse . " She'll be okay , " Calyx tried to sooth . Ama didn't seem to listen . She fought harder to escape . She was ripping the I.V. out and other sensors that had been placed on her to monitor her vitals . A few of the worse wounds started to bleed that hadn't healed . " Stop , please , Ama , " I begged . She was hurting herself . " Mark ? " Amalie croaked as she finally saw me . 1/2 " It's me , Ama . It's me . We finally found you , " I said , my hands on her shoulders , trying to keep her in the bed . I ignored the sparks that flew through me from the mate bond . " Mommy ? " Rose continued to sob . " I got her , " Calyx spoke up . " Cal ? " she asked in disbelief at seeing my brother here as well . " Hi , " he whispered as he brought Rose closer to the bed . Ama was about to reach out and take Rose when the door slammed open . We all were jumping at the noise . " Everyone out , I need to check and make sure Amalie is okay , " Uncle William stated as he walked into the room . " Dramatic much , " James snipped . 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