I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked to my right to see Alex looking just as pissed as I was but with a hint of pity.
"Maybe it's the safest choice, until we get Natasha here and figure something out. We all saw the strength she fought you with, brother. That wasn't her." I closed my eyes to have a moment of peace. He wasn't wrong, it was the safest choice but that still implied that I had to send my mate to the fucking dungeon.
I opened my eyes again to see everyone shaking and bowing their heads, showing their necks, they were submitting, all their eyes were cast down on the floor and I could hear their wolves whimpering. Amber held my hands, stroking them gently.
"We can all sense your wolf, James. You need to calm down." Oh fuck.
I calmed Blade to where his aura wasn't forcing everyone into submission and saw how they all started to recover. I then turned back to Alex.
"Take her to the dungeons, but make sure she's fucking comfortable or you'll join her." I warned before sending out a mind link to all the ranked members.
'Meet me in my office in one hour. It's time'
"Why one hour?" Amber asked me looking worried.
"I need to take a run." I went out of the house and shifted right away not minding my clothes being ruined.
'It's him. He's back'
Blade was just as mad as I was if not more so. He had what some people call anger issues.
How do you know?
'Trust me, I just do. I hate to admit it but the dungeon is the safest place for her to be. This time will be much worse than the last'
Are you going to tell me how you know this?
'I can't...'
You can't? You realize we're the same body and mind right? How come you get to know what I know but I don't get to know what you know?
He was quiet.
Just fucking tell me, Blade
'You'll know in time. I can't tell you because what I know isn't for me to tell. But it will show, soon'
Fine
So the bastard dog knows something that may or may not be able to help the situation but he won't share. Suit yourself. I blocked him out for the rest of the run and just enjoyed a moment of peace and quiet. The only noises were the wind blowing through the branches and the water from the lake up ahead.
I ran around a little before going to the clearing where me and my dad used to go. I sat down and stared up at the sky.
' Why didn't you run? I would've really needed you guys right now, especially you mom, and dad you always followed her wherever she went so I would've gotten you both either way. What am I supposed to do? Finding the wizard and killing him is already on the list but how, and how do I keep Avery and everyone else safe while still being there for her? Her birthday is in June and we have to get married or we both die. I might be able to talk to Natasha about that though, see if there is a way around it. I miss you guys. Take care of each other.'
I got back on my paws and started running to the cave not far from the clearing. Me and Alex put a bag of clothes there for whenever we shifted before thinking, we did it so often that the bag of clothes became a must. I grabbed the bag between my teeth and ran back to the house.
I ran behind a tree and shifted back, putting on my clothes and heading in.
"Alpha!" It was Elizabeth, the kitchen Omega. She waved her hand running over to me.
"How is the Luna?" The question alone made me sick to my stomach.
"She just needs some rest." I said as convincingly as possible.
" In the dungeon?" My eyes turned black and Elizabeth stepped back, fiddling with her fingers.
"I-I'm sorry, Alpha, words travel fast." I took a few deep breaths to calm myself before addressing her.
" Some things are happening to the future Luna, but they are being taken care of. I want no more speaking of her among the pack members, is that clear?" I used my alpha authority on the poor girl but the things happening to Avery were nobody's business.
"Yes, Alpha." She bowed her head before running back to the kitchen. Guilt spread through me quickly but I suppressed it. Although Elizabeth wouldn't be speaking of Avery, which she probably wasn't doing in the first place, it doesn't mean that the other wouldn't. I had to deal with that later.
I walked up to my office where all the ranked members were waiting. We had a meeting a month or so ago regarding Avery. Trish had noticed her acting odd when we were in the communal area the day before Christmas. Her behavior and her eyes also changed from time to time. I had noticed it too. At the meeting was were we came up with the sedative plan, in case something were to happen, this way we could immobilize her without hurting her.
That was what Amber gave her earlier that made her fall asleep. We were expecting something to happen, but not something like this, not by the wizard and not this quickly.
"Natasha is on her way." Alex informed me the second I stepped. I gave him a nod and went to sit at my desk. I dragged my hand over my face, not sure what to say anymore, not sure what to do. This was the first time I felt helpless.
"James, we're going to figure this out. Avery is going to be okay. She has to be, you're not the only one who has fallen for that girl." Lisa said, giving me some hope that I didn't know I needed and everyone nodded their heads in agreement.
There was a knock on my door. Please let it be Natasha. No sooner than I prayed did the door open and in came the witch I had learned to love.
"Everyone, it's time. We have to kill her." Everybody's eyes widened and Amber looked close to tears. Me, I was about to shift right here, right now. I jumped up from my seat but before I could make a move on the bitch, she continued, erasing any love I had learned to have for her.
"Relax guys, I'm just kidding, please have a seat, we have important matters to discuss." Her voice was full of amusement. Suddenly I wasn't the only one about to shift anymore.
I could sense everyones wolf was close to surfacing.