Thank you so much for the reviews on the last chapter. Here is the next one. It's not much, kind of a filler before the next chapter with some minor Chalek in here.

Oh, did you see the TCA's? I had hoped so much that Skyler was going to win. They didn't even announce the breakout show either! It was posted online later than The Voice had won. Seriously? That should have been put in the reality tv category! It's not fair!

Anyways, Enjoy!

I do not own The Nine Lives of Chloe King.

Alek's POV

I rushed Chloe into Valentina's office. She had already set up a table. I carefully lay Chloe down onto the table. I was so scared for her. I had done everything that I could for her wounds, but I should have been able to catch up with that human's car.

Valentina rushed in right after me, Jasmine right behind.

"How did this happen?" She demanded. Jasmine's face was in a frozen state of shock.

"I don't know." I was ashamed.

"How on earth do you not know? You were supposed to be watching her!" She yelled, as she examined Chloe slowly.

"She got in a car, he was driving too fast…I lost sight of them, I went to our training grounds and I got a phone call from her and she was crying out. Where ever she had been, she was close because I was able to pick up her heartbeat. I don't know how this happened." I couldn't take my eyes of Chloe's. Her eyes barely open, her heartbeat slowing.

"Well, we will find out." She said sternly. "Jasmine, go get me tweezers, cotton balls, scissors, alcohol, gauze, and some bandages. Alek, get me a bowl of ice water and some towels." Valentina rushed over to her desk, grabbing a small glass bowl and getting her stitch kit out of one of the drawers. Jasmine left and was back just as quick as I came in with the bowl and some towels. I laid them both on the work table beside Chloe.

Valentina went straight to work. She had to cut her shirt off of her in order to access all of her wounds. Chloe lay on the table in her bra and jeans, almost lifeless. She got the scarf off of Chloe. The flow of blood had definitely slowed, but it did not stop completely.

"Jesus." I heard her mutter. The wound was pretty deep, but not life threatening at this point. Valentina cleaned the wound. Chloe would squirm every so often. I felt awful that Chloe had to be operated on which no sedative, but it was too risky considering how slow her heartbeat was already.

After cleaning it, Valentina stitched the gash on her stomach, placing a piece of gauze over it when she was done. She had a look of relief on her face making me feel a little better.

Next Valentina focused on her leg. She had to remove her jeans as well. When I saw her leg, I was in a rage. I knew she had been with that human and everything that had happened was his fault. Her leg was completely black and blue, blood still protruding from the wound on her thigh. I tightened my jaw, clenching my fists. I wanted to know what happened.

I watched as Valentina clean and stitch that up as well. It was nowhere near as bad as her stomach.

"Jasmine, is there any way you can get her some clothes from her house? She's not going to be able to use these again."

Jasmine agreed, going out the door. She wouldn't be gone too long. I could tell she too was concerned and upset that she had been with Brian.

"I don't understand. You said she was with her human, correct?" She took a quick break, cleaning the blood of her hands and disposing of gauze, cotton balls and other materials that were cluttering her workspace.

"She got off of work and got into his car. I did my best to follow, but I lost them. I'm sorry, I don't know what to say."

"Alek, you can't chase cars. I understand that, but what I don't understand is what happened. I'm hoping that Chloe remembers. Come over here."

I walked over; Valentina had turned Chloe's head to the left, exposing the right side.

"From what I can see, this is a very severe blow to the head. I cannot begin to imagine what might have happened out there tonight. If she doesn't have a concussion, she will be a very lucky girl."

I looked at Chloe's frail body. Small chunks of glass were embedded into her skin. I looked to her shoulder. It was purple and yellow, with more glass embedded in her.

"And another thing…" Valentina continued, "The arm you're looking at, look there. Somebody must have had a strong grip on her. There's one on this arm as well."

I followed Valentina's gaze, noticing the bruised imprints. Both arms had handprints on them, completely bruised.

"The only thing I can think of is Chloe being ambushed. One person could not cause this much harm."

Valentina went back to work on Chloe, using the tweezers to take out every fragment of glass, putting each piece in the smaller glass bowl.

Jasmine was back later, a whole suitcase packed for Chloe. It was logical that we wouldn't be letting her out of our sight anytime soon. Valentina filled Jasmine in on all the information she told me as she finished cleaning and bandaging her wounds. Jasmine couldn't believe it, none of us really could.

"Help me here." Valentina asked, trying to roll Chloe onto her stomach. She had some wounds on her back that needed to be cleaned. When we rolled her over, we were stunned to see the long cut lines on her back. Valentina sighed. "She was ambushed. There's no doubt about it now. Chloe was dragged around and who knows what else." Valentina cleaned and bandaged her back now. Finally finishing, Jasmine helped her clean up. They had carefully put a tank top and some shorts on her.

"So, what do we do now?" I asked.

"For now, we just wait. You should get some sleep Alek." She came over to me, giving me a gentle smile and resting her hand on my shoulder. "Chloe will be fine."

I nodded my head as Jasmine and Valentina left. My face hardened and my jaw tight as I paced the room for what seemed like hours.

Chloe began to stir in her sleep. She was waking up. I had been sitting beside her all night, listening to her heartbeat build back to its normal beating.

Chloe's POV

My head was pounding. My entire body was aching. I opened my eyes, the light hurting them so I shut them. I went to raise one of my arms and could barely move it. It was too painful. I tried to move my other arm; it felt awful but not as bad as my other one. I opened my eyes more carefully now, squinting as my eyes began adjusting to the light. I groaned, not being able to move. I felt myself jump a little as I tried to remember where I was. I instantly relaxed, remembering that Alek had brought me back here after…

I didn't want to think of it. I could remember it all so vividly, my dream had become a reality and worst of all Brian had betrayed me. I wanted to cry, but I couldn't.

"Alek." I managed to whisper.

"Chloe, thank god!" Alek ran over to my side. "How do you feel?" I could see the genuine concern in his eyes.

"Horrible." I shook my head, and it hurt like hell.

"Chloe, most of the pain should fade within the next day, but your bruises and injuries are going to last for a bit longer than that. For now, you need to rest. You'll feel better."

I nodded softly. The metal table I was on was extremely uncomfortable and Alek must have realized because he had gently wrapped me in his arms, careful not to hurt me. It still hurt, but I know he was only trying to help.

Alek walked me down the hallway to the guest bedroom, laying me on the bed gently. The covers were already pulled back as if he knew this is where I would need to regain my health. He pulled the covers on me.

"I'll be right back." He said as he left the room. A minute later he was back with a glass of water. "Here, drink." He put a hand on my back, helping me sit up. I winced and let out a cry. "Careful." He told me as he raised the glass to my lips, allowing me to drink.

When I had finished, Alek put the remaining half a glass of water on the nightstand and helped me lay back down, fixing the pillows for me. He was being so kind to me.

He went to leave the room "Alek…" I started as he turned around, "Thank you." I said sweetly. I really appreciated all that Alek had done for me. "If it weren't for you, I would be dead…er…lost another life." I said, correcting myself.

Alek smiled back at me. "Chloe, you don't have to thank me. I'd do anything for you." He said, before leaving and shutting the door behind him silently.

I smiled to myself, falling asleep finally.

That's it for this chapter. I really like where this story is going and from the looks of the alerts that have been placed I would say you do too…so please review! It's my favorite thing to get an email that has a comment on something I worked on. :) Plus, the more reviews, the faster the updates because of the motivation and inspiration meter goes sky high!