My eyes began to glow as my wolf stepped forward.
I ran down and started fighting his men as I made my way to my mate. Asher was about to throw another hit when Aiden grabbed his arm and bent it. He got back up at his feet with the blood pooling out of his wounds and teeth grinding together from the pain.
Erin jumped down the stairs and started fighting as well. Though she didn't have her wolf, she was still very much a strong she-wolf and this strength of hers with her wolf being dormant only proved it.
I killed two of Asher's men and saw my brothers fighting others. Noah was still gone, he hadn't come back and I needed to find him.
"Go, we got this!" Nick shouted. I bowed my head and took off, running through the woods, and trying to sniff him out.
I saw him deep in the woods about to walk out and I ran faster.
"Noah!" I screamed and caught up to him.
He turned around and looked into my eyes but the happiness I thought I'd see wasn't there.
"Who are you?" He asked and I pushed down the tears and worry.
"I'm Gabriella Santos, I'm your sister," I said and he scoffed.
"I don't have a sister." I stepped back and nodded my head.
"Do you have any brothers?" I whispered and hoped he'd remember them at least.
"No. I have no brothers and I don't have a sister. Now leave me alone," his eyes had changed, this wasn't him anymore but I didn't know why.
Noah took off out of the woods and I didn't follow him.
"I'll fix this," I said loud enough for him to hear me but he didn't react. I violently wiped the tears that fell and clenched my jaw.
"I promise you I will fix this, brother," I said and turned around as I ran back to the fight.
Nick saw me returning without our brother and I just shook my head. We'd discuss it later.
I screamed as I jumped up and started fighting those who came at me. The blood was spurting everywhere and I was constantly trying to look over at Aiden.
"When did you get so strong, huh?" One of the men asked with a laugh as he stepped around me.
I growled and extended my claws.
"When you started harming the people I love." I jumped and kicked him down and slashed his throat.
This was a werewolf's therapy. Not talking or discussing your feelings. If you wanted to feel better or had a lot of pent-up anger- which most of us did- this was a blast you couldn't compare to anything else.
I heard someone choking and looked over at Aiden in fear but then I saw him with his fingers around Asher's throat. He fell to his knees and Aiden fell with him. He looked horridly into his brother's eyes.
"This wasn't how I wanted it to go-" Aiden said and cupped his brother's face. Everyone stopped and looked at them.
"-but you're not allowed to longer walk this earth and harm what is mine." He said and dug his claws into his brother's neck...slowly.
"I'm sorry...I wish things were different," He said and leaned his forehead against Ashers.
The life was leaving Asher's eyes and I ran over to them.
I fell beside the brothers and looked at Asher dying.
He reached out his hand and placed it over mine.
"I'll see you in another life," he choked as the blood fell from his mouth and then he was gone.
Their Alpha being dead didn't stop his men and the slaughter began. Because now we didn't fight to protect ourselves, we fought to protect everyone else and none of these men dissevered to be alive.
Nick looked around, dead bodies lay everywhere and he had his hands around the last one. He wrung the neck of Asher's last follower and the body slumped on the ground.
I saw Nick's eyes moving and locking down on someone. He gulped visibly and inhaled a deep breath. When I turned my head to see who it was that he saw, it was Erin, with the same loving expression in her eyes.
Erin began walking over to him when she stopped and looked down at the ground. She turned halfway but was pulled back around and Nick slammed his lips down on hers.
They were mates. My brother finally found his mate but I dreaded what his heart might have to endure.
Everyone dried their hands on the clothes they had left on their bodies. Nobody had shifted and it was all fought in our human forms.
"It's over," Cassy said and that was the first time I had seen her. I cried when I saw her face and she smiled as she ran over to me.
When I pulled away though, I knew the truth of the matter.
"No-" I said.
"-Only this chapter, the other has just begun," her smile fell and I cupped her cheek.
Her eyes hooded and I saw the tears begin to fall. She looked around frantically and then grabbed my arms.
"Where is Noah?" She asked and turned to the others when I didn't answer fast enough.
"Where is he?" She asked.
"He didn't remember me or Nick or Edmund. It was like he was another person, he left," I said and looked at my brothers.
"But we'll get him back and find out what this shit is." Cassy fell to her knees and sobbed into her hands.
"What's wrong?" I asked as I squatted down next to her.
She lifted her head and licked her lips. Aiden came over and laid a hand on her shoulder, gently squeezing it.
"He is your mate, isn't he?" Aiden said and Cassy nodded her head.
I gasped and stood back up. My head was spinning and I couldn't think clearly.
Aiden came around and grabbed under my legs and lifted me up.
"You're hurt!" I said and tried jumping down but he tightened his grip.
"I don't feel it when I'm near you," he said and leaned down, placing a kiss on my lips. A feeling I had longed for.
We were back at the pack house and Aidens parents came rushing out to help him inside but not before giving me a big hug. I had missed Maries hugs, whenever her arms were tied around me I felt safe and warm like you should feel in the arms of a mother.
We walked into the communal hall and Aiden sat down on the couch. The witch was there as well and she smiled at me.
Everyone was going to their homes or into their rooms to get cleaned up and go to sleep even though the sun was up and it was morning. We were all exhausted.
Aiden's parents tended to his wounds and Marie looked up quickly but then stopped and her face shifted. She did a double take, her eyes locking in on the girl standing next to my brother. She slowly stood with a wondering expression on her face.
"Hey, we haven't met," Marie said and stretched out her hand.
"I'm Marie, Aiden's mother, who are you?" She asked.
She smiled and grabbed Marie's hand.
"It's nice to meet you, I'm Erin." It looked like the blood drained from Marie's face and she turned pale as a ghost.