Casaio and Dominick stepped into the VIP wardroom at once. Seeing their family, they first apologized to their parents for not being present at the palace.
"What happened to Gabriel?" Casaio asked promptly.
"He was injected with a syringe carrying so toxins. Gabriel is fine, just not in a conscious state," said Raidan.
Dominick wondered how Gabriel ended up in the hospital when he was supposed to interrogate Jake. He excused himself and went out of the room. Calling Karn, he waited for him to answer the call.
The mont the call connected, Dominick spoke urgently. "Why did Gabriel go to the hospital? He was found unconscious. Did he say anything to you before heading there?"
"What?" Karn’s voice rose in surprise. "No. Prince Gabriel had finished interrogating Jake. Jake told him that his mate was admitted to so hospital and begged him to save her. Within seconds, Prince Gabriel disappeared. I assu he went there to help Jake’s mate. Is he injured? It sounds like soone attacked him."
"He’s not physically hard," Dominick replied grimly. "But soone did inject toxins into his system through a syringe. You don’t need to co here. We’ll talk once Gabriel wakes up." With that, he ended the call.
Returning to the wardroom, Dominick overheard Casaio speaking. "I’ll stay behind and watch over him."
"I’ll stay too," Dominick added.
Raiden nodded, then turned to his wife and Alie. "Since our sons will be staying here, we should head back."
"Alie, let’s go ho," Mabel urged gently. "If Gabriel wakes up and finds out you stayed behind, he’s going to be furious with us."
Alie opened her mouth to argue, but stopped herself. She gave a small nod instead. Before leaving, she looked back at Gabriel one last ti, her eyes lingering on his unconscious form. Then, without a word, she turned and walked out with her in-laws and Kate.
Casaio and Dominick sat on the chairs.
"I called Karn. I found out from him that Gabriel ca here to save Jake’s mate. Then soone attacked Gabriel," Dominick briefed.
"Anything could’ve happened to him," Casaio murmured and sighed.
"I’m sorry. It was my fault. I involved Gabriel in this matter," Dominick said, feeling guilty.
"Whoever our opponent is very strong and clever. They didn’t use any spy this ti, but a layman, who even if would get caught wouldn’t give any crucial information," Casaio opined with a serious expression.
"So, do you’ve any plan in mind? This ti Zilia was ordered to kill you. We haven’t told our parents about this. But once they find out, they will eliminate Zilia forever. I also think if Zilia is gone, they won’t have anyone to attack any of us," Dominick asserted.
"I will go to the Blood Dominion Pack with Zilia. That’s my next plan," Casaio affird.
~~~~~
Alie tossed and turned in bed, but sleep continued to evade her. Every few minutes, she glanced at her phone, hoping that a call would co from Casaio or Dominick with news. But no call ca.
It wasn’t until the early morning hours that exhaustion finally pulled her under. She slept deeply, waking only around ten o’clock. The late hour made her jolt upright in bed.
Rubbing her eyes, she mumbled, "How could I fall asleep...?" Panic creeping into her voice, she quickly grabbed her phone and dialed Casaio’s number.
Back at the hospital, Casaio’s phone lit up and vibrated in his hand.
"Alie is calling," he inford Gabriel, who was now sitting up in bed as a doctor examined him.
Gabriel reached out with his left hand and took the phone from Casaio, answering it without delay.
"A," he said softly.
"Gabriel? How are you? I’m coming to you," Alie cried, her voice trembling as tears slipped silently down her cheeks.
"I’ll be ho shortly," Gabriel replied gently. "I’m fine. Don’t worry."
"How can I not be worried?" Alie whispered, her heart aching at the sound of his voice.
Gabriel paused, his gaze lowering as he murmured, "Hmm... you’re right. But if you stress too much, it’s going to affect Noa. Think about the pup first. In an hour, you’ll see in front of you. I wish I could teleport to you, but my energy is low at the mont."
"Don’t do that. Just co ho from the car," Alie stated. "Now, I’ve heard your voice, I feel much better." A smile appearing on her lips.
"That’s what I wanted to hear. I’ll see you soon," Gabriel said and hung up.
Gabriel handed the phone back to Casaio just as the doctor stepped forward.
"Everything is fine, Your Highness," the doctor said respectfully. "Your discharge has been completed. You’re free to go ho."
"Thank you," Gabriel replied.
A nurse approached and gently removed the IV needle from the back of his right hand, placing a small bandage over the spot before stepping away.
With nothing more to delay them, the three brothers exited the hospital together.
Inside the car, silence lingered briefly before Gabriel broke it. "The one who ca to kill Jake’s wife... she was no ordinary attacker. She was a trained warrior. I rember her face clearly. But the strange thing is, I didn’t sense any wolf in her."
"Maybe she’s wolfless," Dominick suggested thoughtfully.
Gabriel shook his head slightly. "No. She was strong. Her strength alone makes no sense."
"Maybe she hid her wolf," Casaio suggested. "Like masking it. I’ve heard there are certain tonics that do that. They suppress the wolf’s scent entirely. It makes it nearly impossible to detect one."
Gabriel leaned back slightly, his expression darkening in thought. "That must be it... That’s likely the reason I couldn’t sense the wolf in her," he muttered, piecing it together. "I need to find her because she’s a strong link to this case."
"I won’t allow you for it," Casaio spoke with a serious tone. "You should stay out of this matter."
"Why?"
"Because it’s my fight. They all targeted from the beginning, so I must end it in my way," Casaio affird.
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