“Jake!” I scream as I hear my older brothers footsteps thundering down the hallway.
“What’s wrong” He flutters.
“Ivan's gone!” I cry, his eyes widen and he pulls me in for a quick hug.
“We will find him, he can’t have gone far” He replies.
“I’ll go and scout further, stay here and I’ll howl if I find him,” Reece says and I laugh at the image of him howling.
I hear a groan from Avas room and we both rush to see if she is okay Dar sits in a chair next to her and he beams at us.
“She’s waking up,” He says and I nod, Jake goes to get her some water and I sit on the bed.
Her eyes open and I see a hint of red, she smiles at me before pulling me in for a hug.
“I’m so sorry, I couldn’t stop it” Tears roll down her face and I shake my head at her.
“It wasn’t your fault” I reply, she hiccups a sob and I wipe the tears from her face.
“I know where your twin went” Dar pips in and my head whips to face him.
“Where is he?” I ask my head tilts and my lip curls.
“He’s gone to rescue your pack, he forced me to tell the location of them and then he made me swear not to tell you” He looks down and I sigh.
Chapter Seventeen
I cup my hands around my mouth and let out a howl, hoping that Reece will hear me. I wait for a minute and then smile as his howl sounds.
“He will make a good werewolf” Jake laughs from the doorway and I smile, the fact I now have Jakes approval of my mate makes me so happy.
I feel more than see Reece as he blurs to my side, I nod to him and he tilts his head. Jake laughs at the wolfish gesture and I shake my head with a smile.
“Ivan’s gone to rescue the pack. We need to stop him otherwise he will get himself killed. If we can maybe we can rescue them together but I know for a fact it will be a vampire stronghold” Jake says, I nod in agreement but my eyes widen as I get an idea.
“What about Percy’s wolves, the ones who don’t stay here and wait for Percy's call?” I ask Jakes eyes widen as he thinks about my idea.
“In Percy’s office is all the numbers we need!” Jake yells and rushes off to go get the numbers.
I laugh as Jake runs back into the room at such a fast pace he misses a corner and ends up sprawled on the floor.
“I’ll start calling them if they all say yes how many wolves will we have?” I ask.
“I know that most of these wolves owe Percy a debt, he saved them so most will say yes and as for how many I’m sure we will storm and rescues our pack which will add to the numbers,” Jake says, I sigh and pick up the phone.
“I’ll help, do you have another phone?” Reece asks Jake and he hands him a phone.
Together we call the wolves, I tick the names who say they can help and cross the ones who can’t help.
It takes hours to finally ring every werewolf, my eyes drop as I call the last one. Reece takes the phone off me and speaks to the wolf himself.
He ticks the werewolf's name and I yawn, Jake comes into the room and throws weapons onto the dining table.
“What the hell are they for!” I yelp, just seeing guns making me shiver from the memories.
“I was only a kid when your mum saved my life, she too had to save the pack but from hunters. She nearly failed and I’m not going to let that happen. I’m going in with more fire power than the vampires can handle” He growls at me and I nods slightly.
“Normal bullets won’t affect a vampire. What are you going to use?” Reece says as he leans against the door frame.
“Wooden bullets, I’ve heard stakes affect vampires so I have loads of wooden bullets” He replies with a smirk.
“Well, then what are we waiting for, as soon as the werewolves arrive we should go,” Reece says and my eyes start to close, blocking out whatever the boys are talking about.
“Let her sleep” Is the last thing I hear before the darkness takes hold of me.
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“Some of the wolves are here Nat” I hear as I’m shaken awake.
“How long was I out?” I ask, Reece shrugs his shoulders and points towards the werewolves who stare at us.
“You didn’t tell us you are mated to one of the creatures” One werewolf growls.
“It’s none of your business, you’re here to help save Percy and my pack!” I growl back, the need to be the top alpha surging through my bones and I know he is an alpha.
My whole body tenses and I wait for him to say or do anything else but instead, he bows his head slightly and looks to the floor with his throat exposed.
I nod and he meets my eyes again, the others watch without speaking. Knowing that we could both be set off and it could be a fight to the death.
“I am sorry, didn't mean any offence,” He says and my wolf backs down slightly.
“Anyone else got a problem?” I snarl, they watch me but don’t speak up and I sigh in relief. I really don’t want my wolf taking over at a time like this.
“That’s good, let’s get to work!” I say and the werewolves nod.
I see Jake at the back of the group and he beams at me, his head nodding as if to say I did the right time by challenging the other alpha.
Everyone helps as we sort out weapons and who is going to go in their wolf form. I put my hand up for that one and Jake nods to me.
“Well the ones who are going in wolf form go shift, I have a surprise to make your claws work better,” He says and I roll my eyes before going to my room and shifting.
I plod out to the living room to see twenty werewolves in wolf form, the rest are in human form.
Jake motions me forward and I comply, I sit in front of him and give him my paw. He wraps a sharp wooden protective layer onto it, where my nails are he has made sharp dagger-like claws from wood.
I inspect the invention and nod my approval, the rest of the wolves get theirs on and we all get ready to set off.
I watch as the werewolves in human form panic and rush around, I keep the wolves in check and I see Ava watching from her bedroom door.
I snarl at the wolves for good measure before walking slowly towards her, she sees my claws and takes a step back. I whine and she stops and waits for me.
“I wish I could help you,” She says as she looks down, I shake my head trying to says I don't want her to help.
“I have this, it's a magic dagger. It will stay on when you shift, so if you get into trouble you can fight your way out” She says and kneels down, I feel the cool knife being tied to my ankle.
I shake my leg to get used to the new weight and I bark my thanks, she smiles before walking back into her room and shutting the door.
Chapter Eighteen
“Wolves! Get ready, you will go in first!” Jake shouts from the back of the group, I snarl and hold the wolves. They snap their teeth and jump around, my snarls only just hold them.
“GO!” Jakes half yell half howl meets my ears and I let out a battle howl, the wolves around me join in and we race towards the building my pack are meant to be in.
I think about my brother and I really hope he doesn’t get caught up in all this fighting, he may be my twin and meant to be an alpha but he was born the wrong coat colour. He shouldn’t be an alpha as he isn't willing to fight for anything; I’m the one that fights.
I shake that thought off as I see blurs surrounds us, wooden bullets fly from behind us and I know that Jake is covering us.
I jump at a gust of wind, it screams and stops blurring as my claws dig into its flesh. The vampire tries to bite me but I dodge and use my claws to rip out its throat.
I see wolves all around me attack the vampires, we can easily beat them and my spirits rise.
“Nat, go get the pack!” Jake shouts from across the field and I howl to let him know I heard him.
I race past the wolves and dodge the vampires as I get into the building, I follow the weak scent of my pack to the basement.
The scent of blood make
s my nose wrinkle but I ignore it and shove myself into the locked door, it breaks and I roll over the stairs.
I jump up and shake myself, well that wasn’t a good idea, I roll my eyes at my stupidity.
Eyes meet mine and me huff, I hear a shuffle and turn my head to the right to see my mum who grabs the bars and beams at me.
“I knew you would come,” she says weakly.
I nod and walk to her cage, looking for something to break the lock with. I huff when I can not find anything, Mum looks at me and then to her lock before standing back so I can look closer at it.
I tilt my head and paw at the lock, it rattles and I cringe at the echo. I look to my wooden claws and nod to myself, it could just work.
I bring my paw up high and swing down hard and fast towards the lock, as the claws meet the lock it cracks and I yap in a victory.
“I’ll get the rest out, keep watch for us?” Mum asks as she climbs out of the cage. I nod and run to the stairs.
“You got lucky with that lock, it was faulty. I can’t get the rest out” Mum’s panicked tone meets my ears just as I feel a gust of wind.
I snarl and use my instincts to detect when the vampires are going to strike, I jump at the last second and the vampire falls short. I huff and wait as he jumps around me, I can hear my mum focusing on opening the cage and I let the wolf fully take over to give her some time.
I let my mind wander as I watch through my wolf. The vampire fakes a left but we jump to meet his right, we bite down on his arm and he hisses as he pulls away.
We jump at him while he is distracted, his eyes widen and I feel his fangs sink into my neck as I bite down on his throat. I yelp and pull away quickly and then my wolf gives me full control back. I realise my wolf can still feel the pain of the vampires bite and I curse myself for not listening to her. The vampire's body falls to the floor as his blood pours from his large wound.
I huff and turn to my pack, most are out and looking wearily at me while Percy and Mum help to get the others out.
A howl has my head tilted, I bark and wag my tail at the tones of victory in Jakes voice.
“Let’s get out of here” I hear Percy say and I nod, I stay at the front while Percy stays at the back of the pack to make sure everyone stays safe.
Once we are out of the house Jake runs towards us and hugs mum. I keep watching as the pack start to shift so we can go home.
Percy gives a bark and the pack start to run, I see Reece waiting for me but I stay behind to check everything is okay.
Just as the pack are out of site I feel a gust of wind at my back and I turn, not faster enough as the vampire pins me down and injects me with something. I howl to my pack just as my vision fades and my hearing becomes just ringing.
Chapter Nineteen
I groan as pain ignites in my veins, the force of it causing my heart to stutter. I try to make myself move but my body doesn’t respond to me, the darkness behind my eyes panics me and I wonder for a moment if I am dead.
My head pounds, my limbs feel heavy and I try to get my wolf to made the shift happen however she doesn’t respond to my calls.
“She’s waking up,” A male voice says from my right and my lip curls.
I force my eyes to pop open, bright lights assault me and I turn my head away from the direct light. My eyes try to close again and I sigh, pain in my chest makes the darkness swirl about me.
“Do the test while she isn’t fully awake” A panicked voice yells.
I look down and notice ties keeping me in place, a hint of fear and panic runs through my veins but I try to ignore the sense of doom.
“Clear,” The male says and I scream out, pain like I’ve never felt runs through my body and I buck to try and escape it. I bite down and realise my tongue was in my teeth, blood pools into my mouth and I start to choke.
Someone grabs my head and turns it to the left, the blood trickles from my mouth and I take in a gulp of air.
“That’s why she needs to be secure! I don’t want her dying before we complete the tests” A roar makes me want to cover my ears.
“Try again! This time without her biting anything”
The pain starts up again and I keep my head left, hoping that this will end soon. I feel myself slipping into my mind but I stop it if I fall I’m as good as dead.
I gasp as the pain becomes so strong it’s all I can think about, my wolf nowhere to help me and I feel so alone.
“Give her the silver!” A shout makes me panic, silver hurts like hell anyway but with whatever they are doing it will make the pain unbearable.
I cringe as I hear gunshots, people rush around me and I pull on the ties. I need to get out of here before the hunters get me.
Cries and screams meet my ears as I pull the first tie free, I focus all my energy on the second and pant as it starts to give way.
I cry out in frustration when the tie doesn’t break, I use my free arm to pull at the tie but it still won’t give up.
A gust of wind rushes through the door and I snarl, the thought of a vampire getting to me before I can get free spurs me on and the second tie breaks.
“Easy, it’s me” I hear Reece voice and feel him pull at the other ties which break easily with his strength.
His hands slide under my body and he picks me up, His eyes sparkle with red and I sigh. A purr escapes me as he cuddles me tighter.
“I’m never letting go of you, I nearly went crazy without you” He mutters before we speed out of the room.
I look around and see wolves fighting, some in their human form and some holding guns.
“What the hell did I miss” I roll my eyes.
“Here” Reece hands me his wrist and I tilt my head and at when I see the cut.
“Drink, your mum told me it will help you heal” He replies to my look.
I grab his wrist as he shifts my weight, I look at the blood and cringe. I feel like I’m in a trance as I put my mouth on the cut and suck gently, Blood slides down my throat and I feel my strength returning to me. My wolf snarls in my head and I smile.
“Thank you,” I say as he puts me down.
“Anytime” His laugh lights up his eyes and we walk hand in hand towards the door.
“Nat” I hear Ivan cry, I turn round to see him barrelling towards us.
I gasp as he jumps at me and we hug so tightly I feel my ribs about to pop. I look over his head and see Percy who nods to the door, I nod back and he lets the pack know we are going home.
Two wolves come and walk either side of me and Reece, I smile as I scent them. The wolves smile back at me and I sigh at finally being complete again.
“I never want to go through something like that again,” I say and Reece nods into my hair.
“THIS ISN’T OVER WOLF!” I hear a bellow from the building and my eyes widen and the pack star to run, I jog and Reece stays slightly behind me.
I shiver and feel the wolf pushing my shift, with a grin I quickly let the shift happen. I jump to avoid my joints being damaged, the shift completing itself as I fly through the air.
I notice all the human form werewolves doing the same and we run as a pack.
Chapter Twenty
The pack house is quiet as we rush to our rooms so we can shift. I shift quickly as my curtain sway in the wind, my mind races as I rush to close the window. Thoughts of the pain nearly bring me to my knees but I shake myself off and pull on some clothes.
“Nat, you okay?” I hear my mum say from beyond my closed door.
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