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“There are too many,” muttered a few.
“We are not going to survive,” someone else sneered.
I growled and turned to face everyone.
Everyone went quiet as I scanned the faces that stood before me.
“Listen up,” I yelled. “I know there seems to be more of them than us, but we have trained every day for years to deal with these situations. We will come out on top of this stronger.”
I glanced around, taking in everyone. People’s faces hardened. “We will take these mutts down, and we will become the pack we are meant to be,” I yelled. “We are not just fighting to save the pack; we are fighting for it and the people who are unable to. People that you may love, who will come out of this and find out that there will be a new era for our pack, but also the most feared. We will take everyone down.”
People nodded, and fear was replaced with determination.
“The pack link is open if anyone needs help,” I said. “Use it; we are all in this together.”
The pack link opens, and everyone’s emotions hit me like a tidal wave, hard and fast.
I cleared my mind as Blaze came forward. “We kill them,” he says. “We kill them and get mate back.”
I let Blaze come forward as we join as one.
I turned to look back at the rogues. There seemed to be more there from when I last looked. But as I scanned the faces till my eyes landed on the one person who started all of this.
Alpha Trevor.
Alpha Trevor stepped out and was accompanied by his Beta.
I looked over to Jason, who was staring at them. I opened a mind link to him, and only him. “His Beta is with him. Can you tell if there are others from his pack?” I asked.
Jason didn’t say anything for a few seconds and let a low growl out. “I can spot some, but not all the pack members are here,” he snarls. “His Gamma is not here either. He must have kept them all back or something.”
I growled as my eyes locked onto Alpha Trevor, who was smirking.
“I can’t see Roxie,” Jason says through the mind link. “Where the hell is she?”
I scanned the crowd, but Jason was right; there was no sign of Roxie.
“Naomi’s not there either,” muttered Keith, standing next to me.
I growled.
After what felt like hours, Alpha Trevor roared as his eyes bore back into mine.
“ATTACK,” he yelled, and all rogues behind him started running toward us. There was a massive band of them; if I would have guessed, there were definitely more than a thousand of them.
I watched as human and wolf forms moved forward.
“NOW,” Blaze and I shouted as I charged forward.
Pack members growl out, and all follow me right into the abyss.
ROXIE
I struggled against the chains, trying to get free, but there was no use.
Every time I moved, the chains dug into my skin more, causing more pain.
The movement outside where I was being held was loud; it sounded like many footsteps running away.
I glanced at the doorway, but no one came inside.
I sighed and glanced back.
There was still no sign of Bex.
I needed her back; I needed her to help me.
I couldn’t think of a plan to kill Naomi, but I might have to wing it when it comes. I knew I could take her, but it was all depending on where her head was at.
Movement came from the doorway, pulling me back to look. As I glanced around, Naomi was standing by the door. She stared at me, looking pissed. I could tell she was muttering to herself.
Something was wrong.
Naomi looked at me and snarled. “WE HAVE TO GO,” she shouted.
I didn’t say anything.
Naomi walked toward the gate and pulled it open, stepping inside.
I didn’t know if I was strong enough to take her.
Naomi looks at me and walks toward a lever, kicking it. I don’t see it coming as I fall to the ground on my knees, and my hands land on the floor.
I grit my teeth as pain shoots through my kneecaps, but I use my hands to steady myself.
“MOVE,” screams Naomi. “WE NEED TO LEAVE NOW.”
I looked up as Naomi grabbed the chains and yanked them toward her, making me fall on my face.
I groaned out, but I got up.
I know if I don’t do something soon, she could flick more pain on me.
I use what strength I have and get up onto my legs.
I stagger toward her as she pulls me more with the chains.
Using the pain radiating from where the chains were rubbing into my wrists, I grit my teeth. I might be in a lot of pain, but I knew I needed to move and know where we were.
Naomi didn’t utter a word; the only thing she was doing was pulling me and muttering. I couldn’t help but overhear the muttering coming from her. “Stupid mutt,” she muttered as she dragged me out of the cell, through the gate, and out the doorway.
We walked through a corridor that had windows on either side.
I couldn’t help but look around, and I had a funny feeling about where I was, and I knew I wasn’t far from the pack.
As Naomi opened a door in front of her, the light from outside blinded me. Naomi stepped outside and yanked me again, which made me stumble due to my inability to see.
I land with a thud on my knees as I blink away the brightness, which hurts my eyes.
Once the blurriness went, I knew where I was.
There was a small hut once used for hunters back in the day; no one knew about it, and it was old. But it was something many kids would use to hook up with someone back in the day, and it wasn’t too far from the pack.
“GET UP b***h!” yells Naomi, who kicks me in the side.
I grunt out as I land on my side.
Naomi was still holding the chains; an idea came into my head. I could use them.
I waited, but something hit me again, but this time, it hit my face hard.
I grunt out as blood comes out of my mouth as I spit it out.
I looked at Naomi, grinning back at me. “I might have to keep you tortured for a while, but my brother is so stupid thinking I would let you live,” she says.
I looked at the chain in her hand.
I know she didn’t use the chain when she punched me.
“I will kill you,” she yells at me. “Lex will be mine.”
The mere mention of Lex has my heart aching. I knew the mate bond was in full effect, but I generally care about him. My feelings back then were always there. I had a lot of time to think while being tortured. Lex sent me away to help Blaze. What happened back then was more over what the she-wolves were doing to me. I didn’t believe in having a chance with Lex; he never showed that he was into me that way.
I knew I wanted to be with him.
I wanted more than anything to get back to him right now.
Naomi clenches her fist, but as she draws it back. Her face goes blank, and her eyes change, “NOW LITTLE WOLF,” came a voice.
Naomi’s voice changed; it was Elle.
I knew I had to move fast.
I used the chain, pushed Naomi to the ground, and punched her face as her eyes returned to Naomi.
“STUPID WOLF,” she shouts, but I move. Staggering to my feet, I wrap the chain around my knuckles as quickly as possible and turn my hand into a fist. I use the chain and pull it hard toward me, making Naomi come hurtling toward me.
I punch her in the face again, which makes her groan.
I don’t stop the attack on her as I keep punching her till Naomi falls back on the ground, covered in blood.
I move quickly and straddle over her, with the chain still wrapped around my knuckles. I knew we were both bleeding, but it was hard to tell where the blood was coming from and where the chains were.
I used the strength I had that seemed to find its way somehow back to me and hold Naomi in place.
