"I–I..."
Alex choked when Gabriel pulled him up straight with his hair. The prince’s face looked dark and grim, devoid of any expression, except for those violet eyes, which burned with rage.
"I did nothing," Alex finally managed to say.
"Your Highness, I beg you to let go of my son!" Ethan begged. Vinette did the same, crying and pleading with the prince.
Gabriel slapped hard Alex before speaking, "Did you send someone to kill Amelie? Say the truth or your mouth will be ripped apart first!" He threatened Alex this time.
Alex looked at him with a terrified gaze. He knew Gabriel wasn’t joking. Amelie weren’t there either, so no one could stop this crazy bastard from using the violence.
"It was Flora! Not my son!" Vinette screamed.
"Answer me, Alex," Gabriel said. His hand moved toward his mouth.
"Please forgive me. I didn’t want to do that. It was Jodie, who called me. She’s the one who asked me to hire someone to get rid of Amelie," Alex said, his eyes turning moist. Never in his life he ever felt like crying until tonight, right in front of Gabriel, who once again showed him what it felt like to experience death right in front of your eyes.
Gabriel’s fist landed right across Alex’s mouth, hurling him in the air before getting thrashed against the end table of the living room.
"No! Honey, do something," Vinette glanced at her husband.
Their own pack wolves had turned against them, keeping them as captives while surrounding them.
"Prince Gabriel, please listen to me once," Ethan pronounced as Gabriel took steps toward Alex. "Please don’t resort to violence. I–I apologize to you on my son’s behalf. Please let him go for this last time," he pleaded.
Gabriel turned around to look at Ethan. "When a child commits a crime, the parents must not defend such a child. Your son attempted to kill my mate. How do you explain it? I did send Alex back in one piece the last time he did something similar. But he repeated it again. He didn’t even have remorse for attempting to take two lives! Alex will not live anymore. If you two can’t see your son dying right in front of your eyes, then turn your backs," Gabriel pronounced.
Ethan was quick to take out the phone and pressed the King’s personal number while keeping the phone on the speaker.
"Prince Gabriel, you aren’t thinking rationally. I am afraid, but I have to involve the Alpha King in this," Ethan stated.
Gabriel chuckled and ignored it as if he didn’t care. "Call whoever you want. I don’t give a fuck about it, Ethan Morgan," he said and turned around.
Alex was crawling against the floor to escape Gabriel. He was again caught by the throat, this time the grip was too harsh and he could feel Gabriel’s elongated sharp nails, which dug into his skin, ripping it.
"Ahhh!" Alex screamed in pain. His hands shot up to Gabriel’s, attempting to get free of his grip.
On the other hand, the Alpha King didn’t answer the call. Probably because it was the late midnight.
"Please, let my son live. Punish me, Prince Gabriel. I am the one, who takes the responsibility of his actions," Vinette screamed again for the life of her son.
"Alex must take the responsibility of his own actions," Gabriel said, his grip kept tightening, blocking the path of the air through the windpipe completely.
"Stop it!" Dominick suddenly appeared as he ended up pulling Gabriel’s hand and gave him a gentle push.
"Amelie is in pain!" He informed. "Do this later," he asserted.
Alex turned unconscious as he fell to the floor while a panicked looked occupied Dominick’s face.
Gabriel knew he had to leave immediately, but before that he got on his knees and placed his hand over Alex’s head. He pulled him up and disappeared followed by Dominick.
As they arrived back in the mansion, Gabriel shoved unconscious Alex to the floor, ordering Karmen to throw him into the dungeon.
"Where’s Amelie?" Gabriel asked Dominick.
"She has been taken to the hospital," Dominick replied. "We must hurry. But," he paused seeing the blood on Gabriel’s hands and the dirt on his shirt. "Change before we head to the hospital. Amelie may not want you to see like this," he said.
Gabriel hardly had time for that, but he couldn’t stand before Amelie looking like that. He rushed to his room upstairs and within a few minutes, he returned with a neat pair of clothes. By now, his body had been drained of energy. He got into the car with his second brother and they left for the hospital.
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Amelie had her hands clutched around her belly as she writhed in pain.
A nurse held her head while Skye stepped up with a needle in her hands. "Amelie, this will let you fall asleep for a while," she remarked and inserted it in her vein on the left hand.
Amelie’s cries stopped slowly before she slipped into a slumber.
"I need an immediate blood report," Skye instructed the nurse, who was holding the samples in two flasks on a metal tray. She rushed out of the door when Gabriel stopped her.
"How’s Amelie?"
"Uh...she’s being treated yet. I cannot tell anything because the doctor is still examining her. I need to hurry. So, please excuse me," the nurse said and walked away with hurried steps.
Katelyn stood up seeing her both brothers.
"What happened?" Lucius asked her.
"Amelie complained of having a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. We searched for you but you weren’t in the mansion," Katelyn explained in brief.
Gabriel’s mind spun with all sorts of negative thoughts. He silently prayed for Amelie’s and Noa’s safety. He didn’t know why he was even praying the Moon Goddess, but that was the only one who came in his mind. ’Don’t let anything happen to her and the pup. Please,’ he thought with a concerned gaze.