In the car ride to the hospital. Fadel found it hard to breath. Peem patted his back slowly.
"In....haler". Fadel managed to say.
"Your inhaler? Where is it? In your bag?". Peem was so scared out of his wits. "For your asthma?"
Fadel rummaged weakly through his briefcase. "Yes"
"I'll help you find it". Peem said searching Fadel's body. "Where is it?"
Fadel pushed Peem away. "No,I can do it myself. Stay away from me"
Peem looked at him for a while. "You're a Beta,not sensitive to pheromones. Gosh! You reek of Maxwell's pheromones". Peem commented and went back to helping him search through his briefcase for the inhaler. "Damn it. His pheromones sure stink. No wonder you have an asthma attack"
Fadel kept gasping for breath painfully. His chest heaved heavily as he also searched for his inhaler.
"Don't move". Peem cautioned and steadied the half conscious Fadel. He finally found the inhaler and quickly brought it to Fadel's lips so he could inhale. Fadel looked at Peem's face briefly then started to inhale deeply from it while Peem rubbed his chest slowly to prevent choking.
"Hey! Drive fast to Knight hospital!". Peem ordered the driver.
"No. Not Knight". Fadel said subconsciously his breathing was becoming laboured.
"Its the best hospital in the state". Peem said.
"Mr Ronald". Fadel shook his head. "Not Knight"
"Where should we go then?"
"I'm not going to Knight. I don't want my sister to worry"
Peem softened staring at Fadel's tender face. "Okay. Where do you want to go?"
"Its No. 9 hospital. That's where I always go". Fadel replied then lost consciousness as he fainted in Peem's arms.
"Fadel!". Peem shook him violently. "Fadel!"
******
At the hospital. Peem tucked Fadel under the sheets and watched him closely sighing. The doctor knocked and came in at that moment. Peem immediately stood up.
"Doctor,how is he?". Peem asked worriedly.
"He's better after the drip". The doctor replied. "However, his body is too weak. He can't recover in a day or two. He needs further treatment". The doctor scrutinized and eyed him for a moment. "Wait! Aren't you the Alpha who spends all day with him even though you hate Omega scent?"
"Hmm". Peem nodded.
"Finally acting like you care about him now? Humph! Why don't you just focus on torturing him less? Hating Omega's scent? Just man up already. Psycho!". The doctor snapped and walked away.
"Hey!". Peem shouted after him. He was offended by the insult. His anger was interrupted by Ricky's message.
Who told you to be so good at keeping secrets. Leak news to let him know where I am.
Peem sighed and looked away from his phone to tend to Fadel.
Peem left the hospital after a while. He went into an hotel where Ricky supposedly was.Unknown to him,he had a stalker watching his movements.
"Mr Kant. He seems to have an appointment" Adams said to the ear pods in his ears.
"Keep watching him. Be careful. You must not alert them". Maxwell replied from the other end.
Maxwell had insisted on following up on Adams' progress by staying glued to his phone and staying on call with Adams throughout the operation. He didn't know that it was planned by Ricky for them to even be able to discover the hotel.
Peem went up the elevator. Adams hurried to check the floor. Adams took the stairs in order not to get noticed and also walked with long strides to meet up.
"Mr Kant. I'll keep the line open. You can hear whatever goes on"
Meanwhile Ricky was punishing some of his subordinates in the hotel suite he stayed. Chang Ping was with him while the men pleaded for his mercy.
"Boss please pardon us. We're really sorry. Forgive us". They pleaded.
Ricky just sat quietly his eyes closed. The impact of his rut was still evident as his pheromones flew uncontrollably even his secretary who was an Alpha had to put on a nose mask so he won't choke. Ricky held a whip in his hand with which he would punish the disobedient. He suddenly stood up tired of hearing their pleas for mercy.
"Shut up! You're hurting my ears". He raised his whip and started to heat on their backs mercilessly.
Some cleaners outside heard the screams of the men inside and listened to it. They had been really suspicious of that particular suite for a while. Then Chang Ping suddenly walked out to received a call and the punished group crawled after him rubbing their pained backs.
After a while Chang Ping was seen waiting at the door of that same room. He waited for Peem. Peem finally got there and it was clearly written all over his face that he was reluctant to be there.
"What took you so long?" Chang asked.
"Something came up". Peem replied nonchalantly.
"What's with your face? Who hit you?".
"Who else could it be?". Peem snapped.
"Maxwell Kant?". Chang chuckled.
"That rabid dog". Peem snapped. "Even my secretary is in the hospital. Darn my luck"
"Listen. Boss has only just calmed down. He's in rut and suffering from mate-seeking compulsion. You'd better watch your mouth". Chang warned.
"Why should I baby him?". Peem said stubbornly. "I even got beaten. He's such a princess" He smirked.
Chang Ping sighed. "He got himself hurt all over because of the mate-seeking compulsion. Once he recovered a bit yesterday,he started to deal with the drug dealing of Country P. Those who were just punished are considered accomplices. The six main culprits who arrived yesterday are all in the hospital,four minors,two majors"
Peem was shocked. "What are you talking about?"
"Four with minor injuries,two with major injuries". Chang replied and laughed at Peem's surprised expression.
"Holy shit! His he crazy?". Peem exclaimed. "He's so brutal"
"Its not Bossy' fault, okay? Someone used the new route to sell drugs while Boss was away from HQ. Super bold but not too smart. The first batch was intercepted before leaving the city. If it was before Boss would've never let then leave alive. Boss showing mercy? Such a miracle". Chang explained.
"Psychopath!". Peem snapped.
"I heard he's doing it for the man he loves". Chang said.
"Pttf. Crazy!". Peem smirked.
Chang chuckled briefly,then opened the door to Ricky's hotel suite and they both went in.