"I'll walk in first, everyone else flank out." My father tells everyone. We all nod our head in agreement. The door creeks open, dust falls off the sides of it. You can tell it's been years since this door has been used, and people have been in this tunnel.
In front of us is two hallways, one goes to the left and the other to the right. My father negotiates with the Beta and Gamma, trying to figure out which direction to go in.
"You think Aren's alright?" Christian asked me. In our friend group Aren and Christian are closer together, than I am with the both of them. He worries about her sometimes, and her about him.
"It's Aren, she's the toughest girl I know. She'll be fine." I assure him.
"Ok 1st group follow me, while the 2nd group follow Henry. The 3rd group will stay down here, just in case something goes wrong." Me, Christian and Zeta all go over to the 2nd group. We all say goodbye to each other and split off.
Going down to the hallway to the right, there's nothing for a while. On the way we did see a skeleton. Vet did mention that some Khans escaped through these very tunnels, from the looks of it some didn't get out. Above us I can hear voices, very distinct voices it sounds like Quinneth's.
"Do you guys hear that?" I say pointing above me.
"Yeah, sounds like Quinneth's voice. Guess were above the prison." says Christian.
I step forward in front of the group, eager to get Quinneth and run up out of here. Before my hands reaches the door, my father stops me.
"What do you think you're doing?" His eye brows lift with suspicion.
"Uh going to get Quinneth." He shakes his head.
"Son, we can't just walk in. I'm sure they have tons of guards that would kill you instantly. We'll send in a few warriors then they'll clear the path." As I see the look on my father's face, I realize how he's right. My hand moves slowly from the door handle, understanding where he's coming from.
Three of our best warriors get their guns and sword ready, ready to jump at any moment to kill someone. The door opens up and they disappear inside, I couldn't even see what was on the other side due to my father blocking the view. We lean up against the wall, waiting for the signal to go in.
I've never had to wait so long for something, my fingers tap impatiently against the concrete walls. Looking down I can see a name written out, it says Bethany. That must be the name that belongs to the skeleton I found walking in. She must have been waiting to be saved and sadly wasn't. It was hard years ago living in the werewolf world, Sasha's father was trying to kill any and every one that did him and his family wrong.
I'm suddenly taken out of my thoughts by the sounds of screams on the other side of the door. A neck cracks and a sudden bang hits the door. Sounds like someone was thrown against it. Then instantly. . .silence. We all look at each other, trying to figure out what was going on over there. Obviously, people were dying, but who's people were they.
A few seconds later, the door opens up. Two of our warriors stand there, blood is all over them as a couple of dead bodies lay on the ground floor. "You all can come through." said one of the warriors, Elliot. Elliot is one of the new warriors, tall and strong.
I usher through the crowd, ready to get to Quinneth. In front of us is a flight of stairs. My feet pump erratically on the ancient stairs. I can hear the others following behind me, the eagerness to see her radiates through me.
Arriving on the floor, I see a bunch of prison jails. The first one on the left I look to see two girls laying on the ground. One is asleep and the other is writing on the wall, her big hair crowds her face. It's Quinneth, it's really her. Before I walk forward a hand raises to my shoulder, it's Zeta.
"Let me go, make sure no one is lurking. Elliot and the others said they took out some, but maybe one or two come along."
"I'm not letting you g-"
Zeta pushes me aside and walks forward, god she never listens to anything. She lurks against the wall, waiting for someone to come out. Around the corner, I see a woman come. Zeta grabs her by the shoulder and throws her against the wall, the woman struggles under Zeta's strength.
Zeta pushes the pressure point on her shoulder and the woman faints to the ground. Damn, that was fast. She ushers for me to come over to her, behind me follows Christian and the others.
"Quinneth?" I ask quietly. Her head lifts up, those chocolate brown eyes bore into my black ones. She looks tired, and a little dirty but her beauty shows in all of it. I could tell she was cold, a tight red corset dress clings to her frame, where the hell did she go dressed like that? Off to the side I see Katana, it's been years since I've seen her. Her hair is still long from when I remember it and that scar, she got from falling off the balcony still resides on her left leg.
Quinneth crawls across the floor and wakes her up. She instantly jumps up in a fighting stance, once she sees me her eyes soften.
"Alex." She musters out. The word came out raspy, I could tell she hasn't drank any water in a while. Her hands clasp against the rusty jail bars.
"Yeah, it's me. I'm going to get you guys out of here." Zeta grabs the key from the unconscious woman and hands it to me. I immediately unlock the cell. I run in quickly and wrap Quinneth in my arms.
"Alexander, how did you find me." She whispers in my neck. I let go of her and run my fingers through her curly hair. It's all bunched up together, like tangled wires.
"I heard your message, Quinn." Her eyes widen and she looks towards Katana.
"I'd knew it worked." She says happily. I leave out of bliss and come back to reality. Realizing we are in Oslow, Sasha's territory, I have to get us out of here, and quickly.
"We need to get out of here before your cousin has our head on sticks." I tell Katana, she helps me pick up Quinneth and we head the way we came in.
"Zeta, we meet again." Quinneth says to Zeta. She smiles and pats her on the shoulder.
"Yep, now let's get you out of here so we can meet another time." Before we leave the jail, Quinneth stops us just as we get to the stairs. I give her a weird look, trying to figure out why she's stalling us.
"What's wrong Quinn?" She looks behind me and points to another jail cell. In their lays a guy with black hair and grey eyes. "Who the hell is that?" I ask.
"That is Leo. He's a radical that was locked up by Sasha, we have to free him."
"Wha- no, the plan was to save you and Katana. Not you, Katana and weird dude I don't know."
"He was the one who gave me the idea of channeling you."
Her eyes plea with me, I let out a sigh. "Fine, I'll get him." I leave Quinneth with Zeta and Katana, while unlocking the cell and letting out this Leo character. "Is that all the people you want to let out or is there another stranger around here." I ask sarcastically.
"No, that's it. Come on let's go." We rush down the stairs, below me we hear screaming and things being slung against the wall.
"We've been figured out; this way isn't safe we have to go somewhere else." I let out a huff and head back to our previous location. "Is there any way out of here?" Zeta asked Quinneth and Katana.
"There's another entrance at the end of the hall to the right." Katana points out the direction as we all run behind her.
We go down many of hallways until we see an entrance leading out. Going out the front door, fresh air hits our faces. It's never felt so good before. Me, Christian, Zeta, Katana and Leo all make a run to the woods. Before we can even make it out the sector were instantly surrounded by guards. They stand ready to kill us at any moment, oh god. Quinneth clutches onto my shirt, scared of what's going to happen next.
In the woods, we see a person coming out. With the mysterious person comes a bunch of others. A scar is engraved on her face, as a smirk comes on her lips.
Sasha.
"Long time no see."
Sasha stands in front of us, she stands with such gump and determination. I can see the hatred in her eyes, she wants to kill me. Rip my throat out and lay it on the ground for all the world to see. She hates that I'm taking away Quinneth, her ticket to taking over the Nygaard Kingdom from her Uncle.
"Sasha."
"That is my name, don't wear it out." Her black toed boots take a step forward, and so do the people behind her. Quinneth looks up to me, scared of what's going to happen next. While Zeta, Christian and Leo are off to the side ready to take action. "Give me her back and you all can leave. . .with your heads." A menacing look paints her face, she makes me sick.
"She's not for sale. I know you want to take over the Nygaard Kingdom from your Uncle, it will never happen. Quinneth is not that type of girl." I look down at Quinneth, innocence rakes her eyes. Her sharp nails scrap my skin, I think she's drawing blood.
I whisper in her ear, "It's ok lotus, I've got this." My attention is back on Sasha.
"Someone's a little obsessed with me, thought you were too much of a bonehead to figure out the plan. That Kingdom is in my blood, my birthright! I will do what I have to do to get it."
"The King has a son, he'll never let you take over."
"Jai'lon, my weak cousin!" She lets out a shrill laugh. "I'll never let him sit on the throne, people need a strong leader like me. The Daughter of the Red Wolf, a true descendent of the First Adalwolf. So, back down." Her fingers clench, ready at any moment to take me down.
"No." I grind out through my teeth.
"Fine, you want the hard way then I'll give it to you the hard way." Around the corner comes Aren and Will. Their arms are restrained, and I can see their faces are beat up. A deep growl leaves my chest. Sasha takes notice of this, a grim smile forms on her lips.
"Ah, you care about her, and this other dude. I'll give you a choice you can decide which one I kill. The black-haired beauty, or this puppet." She strokes her sadistic finger across Aren's velvety skin, from being far away I can see a tear leave her eye.
"DON'T TOUCH HER!" Quinn jumps from my sudden outburst.
"Is that. . .Will." Quinneth whispers under her breath. Relief fills her body.
"Yeah, why." I reply.
"I thought that I killed him in the woods, I'm glad he's alive." A beautiful smile pops up on her face. She thought she killed him?
"I'll do what I want, choose." My heart starts to race a million miles, never have I ever been put on the spot before, who do I choose? I usher Christian over to my side. I know what I need to do, but with this plan I might not get out alive.
"I need you to get Quinneth and Zeta out of here." Zeta takes heed of this and starts to shake her head frantically.
"Oh hell no. There is no way I'm leaving you here with the she-devil. You need back-up."
"He has it." Turning around I see my father, the beta, gamma and other pack warriors all standing ferocious behind us.
"See I have help, Zeta you have a child and husband. I won't be the reason they lose you. Also, Christian you have Luci, you don't deserve to be torn away from her so early." I say pleading with them. Presenting those reasons will hopefully make them understand why they can't stay.
"And what about us Alexander!" Quinn snap. "You can't- risk your life for me." I grip her face in my hands, our emotions connect more than they ever have before. Wetness starts to hit my hand; I see tears escaping her eye ducts.
"Quinneth I- I have to not only save you but the others also. The whole point of being an Alpha is making sacrifices, this is one of them." We have only been dating for 2 months now, not a lot of time to get to know each other. I would love to run out of here with her and never look back, but I have responsibilities.
If I'm going to be an Alpha one day, I have to start acting like one. Her eyes revert down to the ground, her dainty arms clutch onto my wrists. Her body is telling me she doesn't want me to leave, but her eyes say that she understands.
"I'll never forgive you for this." She says shaking her head frantically, not believing this is really true.
"I know you won't." My voice starts to crack, like cheap glass in an old house. "But to know that you and the others made it out safe will sit well with me." I plant one last kiss on her plump lips. Through the kiss I pore out all my feelings into her, showing that no matter what happens I'll never forget her.
I push her into Christian arms, she thrashes manically under his grip. Trying to free herself, and save me from making a grave mistake. Off to the side I see Zeta shaking her head, she turns around and helps Christian control Quinn. Her undissolved screams echo throughout the Oslow town, it sends chills throughout my body. Before they get too far, I hear Quinn say something, three words I've been waiting to hear her say.
"I love you!"
"I love you too." I say screaming to her. Through our bond, I feel content in her. She's no longer restraining, but mellowed out. Numb by all the feelings around her.
My father's manly hand sits firmly on my shoulder. "You sure about this."
"Never been more sure in my life." My eyes turn to Sasha, more hatred for her floods through my dark red blood.
"Let's get this party started. Since you took so long, I decided to pick the person for you." In a blink she cracks a neck, Will's neck. His body falls faintly to the ground, no sounds leave his mouth. It's like it happened in slow motion, each part of my body trying to pick at one time. Trying to cope with what I just saw. Aren stands still, scared to even breath, move or talk.
"I'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD!" I scream. She lets out a manic laugh, showing her perfectly straight teeth.
I charge towards her, fist ready to punch and legs ready to kick some ass. My father and the others run behind me, following my pace. My hand comes up to Sasha's neck, choking the life out of her. She strangles under my hold, but I can see her hands coming up to my arm bending it in an unnatural way.
I let out a shrill of a scream, it feels like I'm being bent over backwards. My grip loosens on her neck and she throws me on the ground, I slide on the ground like water on a beach. Air escapes my lips.
My father and the others fight Sasha's goons, taking them down one by one. I didn't want them to help me with Sasha, she's left to me and only me.
"You think you can take me down! You're a joke, this isn't even a fight more like training." I sneer out my teeth at her, and she laughs at me.
"I'll never back down." My hands smack her across the face, sending her flying across the field. She jumps right back up running vastly towards me. I dodge her punch as she stumbles forward. Using the open window, I have, I run over to Aren and untangle her.
"Are you Ok?" I ask her.
"Yeah I'm- fine. Just fine, LOOK BEHIND YOU!" Aren points behind me, I see Sasha coming my way. I instantly shift into my wolf form. She stops, shifting into hers also, her red fur flows in the wind.
Her growl erupts around her, engulfing us in. We circle each other, trying to see which one is going to pounce first. Sasha jumps on me gnawing my neck and fur. Her razor-sharp teeth insert in my neck, I howl out in pain.
I can feel my skin disconnecting from my bones, my fur lays in front of me. Her growl vibrates my body, she does want my throat sprawled out for everyone and anyone to see. As I lay there being torn out, my mind drifts off to Quinneth.
Her chocolate brown eyes and pearly white teeth fill my vision. I can remember the way her hair smelled, lavender and honey fill my senses. When she told me she loved me it made my heart flutter.
I have to fight for her.
Fight for our future.
A bunch of energy surges through my body, and I force Sasha off of me. Her red body falls to the ground. I find my strength and stand tall, my body looming over her. She's going down, all the way down.
I gnaw in her neck; she howls out in pain. She ends up pushing me on the ground and as she jumps over me my claws scrap her face leaving a deep gash on it. Sasha falls to the ground, her chest heaving up and down. I see the life escaping her lips, then her breathing stops. Is she. . .dead?
I look up to see Zeta fighting two guys at once. I thought she left with Christian and Quinn. She rips out one of the guy's throat and pushes the other one hard against a tree. Once she's done, our eyes connect.
"What? You thought I would leave willingly, then your dumber than you look." She looks over to me, the now dead wolf that lays in front of me. "She's dead."
"Yeah. . .she's dead."
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