Elias POV I tighten my grip on Leroy as we race through the trees, zig zaging as my heart beats a hundred times faster than before. My need to protect my mate, unborn child, and pack, sky rockets above the moon and to the stars. Leroy grunts in my arm because I'm basically carrying him, his feet hovering inches above the ground. I keep my eyes on where we are going and the girls in front of us, and every so often, I tell them to keep going, reassuring them we are right behind them. As I fight the knowing that we, in our current state, its very unlikely we can out run who ever is chasing us. I push my panic down and away as I can hear and feel them getting closer and closer, I force myself to focus on what lies ahead, until the sounds of our hunters engulf us and are coming from all around.Shit! We stop where we are, sitting ducks, our enemies closing in on us. I wrap the three of them in my arms and behind my back, to shield them from the oncoming attack, as I feel Chilli hand grip
Now sitting in Maxwell's office as the door opens and a middle-aged woman pushes in a trolly. It's carrying some plates covered with metal domes and cups and glasses. She stops the trolly just off to the side of the room, picks up one of the plates and cups full of coffee, then sets it down on the alpha's desk. "Thank you, Sally," he says, picking up the coffee and taking a sip as she bows her head and excuses herself from the room. Maxwell then waves at the trolly and tells us to help ourselves, "You must be hungry." He comments.I am, we are, and I know Chilli hates situations like this, so I get up and head for the trolly to investigate its contents. Under the domes are some sandwiches, a choice of bacon or sausage. Knowing Chilli's love for bacon, I take one of each, along with a cup of tea and fruit juice. Returning to my seat, I hand the bacon sandwich to her as I thank Maxwell for the food. He nods as he digs into his own breakfast of eggs and toast. With a mouth full of bread
"So?" Maxwell asks inpatiently as I struggle to quickly swollow my mouth full of meat and bread. I tap my chest to help it go down and take a sip of my tea, which is way too strong for my liking, but I'm in no position to complain."It all started about a month or so ago I think, at a pack event. In the middle of the event there was an interuption, an attack and our alpha, my father was challenged for the title. We were drugged, taken and held captive across no mans land. Alpha, please understand although myself and Chilli have only just recently returned, I have been updated by Leroy and Erin, who are very trustful and reliable sources." I pause for a moment for Maxwell to interject but he just grunts, so I continue by relaying what I learned in the car ride over. "From their acount of events, my father was defeeted, and our pack... the winter pack was taken over unrightfully so..""Why unrightfully?" Maxwell interupts, unamused by my words it seems."My father was defeeted not in s
Chilli POV It feels like my heart is beating in my throat, choking me as a cold sweat threatens to drip from my brow or down my spine. I swollow my stirring panic, setterling my nerves and pulling myself together. I am glad I am not alone, I am incredibly thankful I have Elias and that he is by my side, but all I want is for this to be over and to get out of this office. The supportive pressure from Elias holding my hand in his, recentres me as alpha Maxwell's single spoken word, seems to echo around the office and our ears. "Dead?" Elias and I nod our heads together in unison, confirming it. I can't help but hold my breath, as I wait for what I assume will be his follow up question. The man's silence is killing me, freezing me still in my chair as he caresses his chin. I feel a need to scream build in my mind and just as it's about to erupt, deafening my innerself, Elias's voice alleviates the pressure almost instantaneously. 'Nothing nor no one will hurt y
'What does he know? Has he somehow figured it out?' I panic inwardly, as he goes to step forward,"It's strange," the doctor adds, stoping mid step, "it's as if the body is lacking something, or more, waiting for something, as if there is a piece missing to complete the puzzle." And with that said, the man starts walking again untill we reach and push through another set of double, swinging doors to enter a long room full of beds, with curtain tracks surrounding each one. All the beds are exposed and empty except one at the far end. The doctor gestures towards it and then leaves without saying another word."Okay..." we are both left thinking aloud, we thought he had more to say, to tell us, but I guess not.The emptiness of the ward strikes me as odd, especially as there was an altercation just hours ago and I'm sure I heard them say some of their pack members were wounded, if that's the case, then where are they all? They 5 have healed already, could they?
Elias POV A still silence falls amongst us as I watch Chilli's gaze fall on our friend hanging on for his life, lying in front of us. As I watch Leroy seemingly sleeping, movement out of the corner of my eye draws my attention to Chilli, as she starts to slowly move towards Leroy. As she reaches out her hand to touch his, I get a strange feeling from her, like she is in a trance and or going to do something she probably shouldn't. Before I know what I'm doing, I'm growling at her to stay back, warning her not to."Elias, I..." she stutters, freezing on the spot."No!" I snap at her with a hush, sharp tone, "think of her!" I snap again, feeling angry as I look at her womb, which is growing our child, our pup. Guilt then floods me for snaping at her like that, my anger turns into self-hatred and loathing for reacting towards my mate like that, for wanting to simply help. But its not simple, it could hurt or jeopardise our baby girl. Chilli steps back with a slig
Chilli POV As Elias does as Erin requests, I go to stand up and make my own way over to the empty hospital bed, to lay down as Erin asks of me. But as soon as I am nearly on my feet and standing upright, a screaming voice full of hatred, anger, and pain fills my head. My ear drums feel like they are about to burst from the shear volume and pressure building in my head, and I can't help but scream myself from the agony of it. 'YOU FUCKING BITCH!' The voice howls at me as I clap my hands over my ears, trying to stop it, or at least muffle the sound but its no use, the voice is deafening. 'YOU CUNTING HORE! HOW DARE YOU! HOW FUCKING DARE YOU!' The voice is so incredibly loud and strong, I can't even hear my own heart beat racing what feels like a thousand beats a second. It feels like it's going to beat right out of my chest or explode. I can't do a thing to stop it, let alone get a word in to ask who or what the hell it wants
Elias POV "Chilli! Chilli?!" I shout at her, but there is no response, "what the fuck is happening?" Leroy asks, completely confused like the rest of us, "did she push herself too much? Oh goddess, is this my fault?" He ponders aloud, his words dripping with guilt as a low growl vibrates in my throat. I don't mean to be growling at him, but I'm struggling to contain my emotions right now and him saying one of the many things I'm thinking has my back up. "Sorry," he whispers."Never mind all that," Erin interjects, "get her on the bed now!" She barks at me, however, as I go to lift her up, her whole body starts convolsing, shaking uncontrollably in my arms."Shit!" I panic, gripping her tighter, "Fuck!" Erin swears, grabbing a hold of her legs as we both fight to stop her shaking too much of fear she might hurt herself or the baby. It feels like forever but after what must have only been a minute, if that, she stops. "Get her on the bed before she doe