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Brooke swallowed and slowly climbed out of the car. "So, how is this going to work? Are you just going to follow me around all day?"

"It's going to work like this," Alec said and grabbed Brooke's arm. "You're going to follow me around all day." Alec pulled Brooke towards the school and she scowled.

"You don't have to manhandle me," she snapped and shoved him away from her. "I'm perfectly fine not being touched!"

Alec stared at Brooke for a few moments before nodding and walking up the stairs towards the school. Brooke rubbed her arms and followed behind him. They went to Brooke's locker first which was not a good idea.

Brooke gasped when she saw Harry across the hall. His eyes locked with hers and he barged past Kal's shoulder and walked straight in Brooke's direction.

"Don't!" Brooke whispered. "Don't come near me!"

Harry was grabbed by Kal and Ace and pulled back. "You can't put Alice in danger," Kal was saying as Harry fought against them. Brooke slammed her locker and walked in the opposite direction.

"He doesn't care about her, does he?" Alec said, once him and Brooke were away from Harry. "About your friend."

Brooke sighed and rubbed her eyes . Harry had looked so good. So safe. Her comfort. "No," Brooke groaned. "He cares for very few people."

"But you care for a lot."

"Can we just go to class?" Brooke said. "Spending our time talking about Harry is going to make it much harder to stay away from him."

"No matter how hard it gets you'll do it," Alec said. "For Alice."

Brooke gave Alec a look. "So, how's this class situation? You're not in hardly any of mine."

"I am now."

"Yay," Brooke said sarcastically.

"Lets go."

*

Indianna walked into school with Harry, Ace, Kal and Kimberly. Nervous looks where being shared between her, Kal and Ace. They weren't sure what Harry would do, especially after he nearly tore the pack house down yesterday after they read the note.

Indianna had left Kal and Ace to calm Harry and she had taken Sasha to a spare room. "Sasha, I'm going to tell you something and I'm afraid it's going to be quite a shock," Indianna had said to Sasha and then explained everything.

She had left Sasha alone to let the world of werewolves sink in. Sasha had remained at the pack house while the others went to school.

She then found Harry outside the house, crouched under a tree. His head was in his bloody hands. Indianna wasn't sure what or even who he had punched, but she had forced him up off the ground and took him to Doc to clean him up.

Harry hadn't spoken since, lot that he spoke much anyway, but his few comments were missed.

"I think-" Kal stopped talking when he saw Brooke down the corridor at her locker. Alec was standing beside her. "Um... Harry, there's something behind you that you should really look at."

Harry's eyes locked with Brooke's and he roughly barged Kal's shoulder, walking straight towards her.

"Don't!" Indianna heard Brooke whisper. Her eyes were wide with panic. "Don't come near me!"

Kal scrambled forward and grabbed Harry's arm, yanking him back with Ace's help. "Harry, you can't put Alice in danger," Kal said desperately. "Please!"

"Oh, but we can just let Brooklyn around with one of Rogue's men by her fucking side!" Harry growled.

"Harry, we all want Brooke back," Indianna said softly. "But we can't let Alice be harmed."

"I don't give a shit about Alice!" Harry growled.

"No, but we do," Indianna said sternly. "And if you go near Brooke then we will never forgive you."

Harry shoved Kal and Ace away from him and stormed off down corridor.

"How can he not care about your sister?" Kimberly asked Kal. Indianna saw her look him up and down, silently checking that Harry didn't hurt him.

"Harry doesn't care about many people," Ace sighed and rubbed his eyes. "When he does he cares too much."

"We know that Brooke will stay away from Harry," Indianna said. "We just have to make sure he stays away too."

"You do realise he can take all of us down in a fight," Kal said. "If he wants to get past us then he will."

Indianna sighed. "For now, he's not near her. Let's hope it stays that way. Come on, we need to get to class."

*

Harry tried to attack Alec five times throughout the day. He stormed out of class 4 times and Brooke had even heard he'd punched numerous walls.

Her heart ached when she saw a glimpse of him as she was walking to Alec's car. His knuckles where bloody and red.

"Keep walking, it won't do you any good to stare," Alec said and Brooke glared at him. "I know exactly what it feels like to be away from your mate," Alec said stiffly. "Do as I say." Alec opened the car door and Brooke forced herself to not look back at Harry as she got into the car.

"Please, just drove quickly," Brooke begged. Every fibre in her body longed to scramble out of the car and run over to Harry.

"I hope to one day have the love that you two have for each other," Alec said suddenly as he drove away from the school.

Brooke frowned. "What?"

"It's clear that you drive each other insane, but you are completely and utterly in love with him," Alec said.

"You don't love your mate?" Brooke asked, raising her eyebrows.

Alec sighed and swore. "I shouldn't had said anything."

"Oh, who am I going to tell?" Brooke gasped.

Alec gave her a look. "I don't know her well enough to love her," Alec said. "We hadn't known each other for very long before Rogue kidnapped her."

"Oh," Brooke said. "That's... sorry."

"You've got nothing to apologise for," Alec sighed.

"You're as much a victim as we are," Brooke murmured. "Aren't you?"

Alec glanced at Brooke and gritted his teeth. "Just because I'm playing the bad guy, doesn't mean I want too."

*

Indianna let out a sigh of relief when she got into Kimberly's car at the end of the day. "That was exhausting," she sighed.

"He really doesn't like to give up," Kimberly said and started the car. "I don't even really know this Alice girl, and I don't think I'll get the chance if we don't keep an eye on Harry."

Indianna ran her hand over her face. "We'll keep him away."

"You are all exhausted after one day," Kimberly pointed out.

Indianna waved her hand. "Lets just go home."

*

Indianna had retreated to Greyson's room when they got back to the pack house. She looked to the door and sighed. Usually Brooke would walk in and force her out, she would bring Indianna's mind back from the edge. But now she didn't have Greyson or Brooke.

"What am I going to do," Indianna murmured and looked up to the ceiling. She closed her eyes. "You made it look so damn easy, you ass."

If she focused really hard she could almost hear his voice.

Indianna stood up and found herself walking through the pack house. She spotted Kimberly with Kal, and Harry with Ace but she walked past them and made her way outside. Her legs carried her forward, she wasn't even sure where she was going until it was too late.

Indianna stopped in her tracks and stared at the tree in front of her. Under the tree was Greyson. His grave.

Indianna took a shaky breath and stumbled back. She had never been so close to it. A lump formed in her throat as she looked at the gravestone. Flowers were laid in front of it. Indianna walked forward and picked them up.

"You hate flowers," she said and threw them to the side. She took their spot and crouched down in front of the gravestone. "Hi," she whispered. She looked at the ground, refusing to look at the gravestone. "I don't know what to do. Greyson, I don't know how I'm going to raise these kids like this. Without you."

Indianna gasped as tears formed and she wiped her eyes. "How?" She asked. "Twins, Greyson. You need to bloody be here!" Indianna covered her face with her hands. "I never wanted to come to this damn grave. I always thought by coming it's just confirming to myself that you're... g-gone." Indianna wiped her eyes. "I don't want to believe that, Greyson."

Indianna jumped when she heard someone next to her and seconds later Kirstie had wrapped her arms around Indianna, letting her cry into her.

"Its twins, Kirstie," Indianna whispered and sobbed. "We're having twins."

"He'd be so proud," Kirstie murmured. "And happy."

"How could he be happy when we live like this!" Indianna cried.

"Because you're fighting," Kirstie said firmly. "You all are."

"I just want to give up," Indianna mumbled.

"Don't. Don't give up. Fight for them. Fight for your babies and the world you want them to live in."