A Bitter Rendezvous

The largely unconscious Ronan and Kinnon were dug out of the mountain of dirt and hoisted carefully into the helicopter.

The helicopter was a small one. It could only carry the pilot and the two injured Alphas, so not even Lucien could tag along.

He gave Ronan one last kiss on the cheek before he stepped out of the helicopter and watched it slowly leave the ground and fly toward the St. Clarence hospital.

Over at St. Clarence hospital, hospital staff had been notified about the arrival of the two injured Alphas. 

As soon as the helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital, the Alphas were moved to waiting gurneys and taken to the Emergency Room for a detailed inspection.

Ronan's back was torn in such a savage manner that parts of the white bones were peeking out. Other than that, he only suffered from bruises and cuts all over his body and face.