Chapter 3

She didn’t wait for the reply and cut the call. Evelyn removed her shirt and made a temporary bandage across left shoulder using her hands and mouth to make a tight knot. The knife wound was not too deep; it should heal in a day, she couldn't say the same for her other injuries. Once the knot was secured, she turned to have a look at her mate only to crash into a hard body. He pulled her flush against him and buried his face in the crook of her neck inhaling deeply. The action surprised Evelyn for a few seconds before she pushed him back.

"Don’t," she warned.

When he tried to hug her again, he found the sharp end of the knife pointed against his chest. It surprised him enough to stop him in his tracks. His eyes burned with uncontrolled anger and growled loudly. The whole room froze with fear, most of the wolves finding themselves before an Alpha male started moving back to the corner of the room. Evelyn flinched a bit, but stood her ground and did not budge.

"It's not the time for this," She explained sternly, moving to the front of the room without waiting for his reply. He made a move to grab her again but one of his men held him back.

Sounds of fighting and growls erupted from outside the room. "Looks like the battle has started," she mused.

Evelyn turned around and addressed the inmates in the cell, "I will say this only once. Stick with me and follow where I lead without questions and I will get you out. I will not stop to help anybody who is down, will not hesitate to leave anyone behind. If you want to be free from here, find your own strength to do it. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?”

Her challenge rang loud and clear and the wolves visibly flinched, backing away from her.

She pulled Erza aside and warned, "No matter what happens, stick to my side."

The young she-wolf looked scared but nodded her head. The sounds of fighting increased outside; Evelyn took hold of Erza’s hand and pulled out her knife in the other hand. The wound on her side started to throb a lot, but she ignored it. They moved through a series of stairs, the same way she was brought in. Good thing she was conscious when the Rogues took her, she was able to memorize the path leading to the cell. Most of the guards were dragged into the fight outside. There was literally no one guarding the place. When they reached the entrance, a lot of rouges and wolves were in a heated battle.

The battle was very vicious, with lots of bone-crunching and tearing noises. From the looks of it, the Blue-Moon pack had the upper hand. Evelyn was not in a position to join the fight, besides it was not her fight. She leads the group silently to the corner of the mansion; they were able to cover most of the ground without any of the rogues noticing. Suddenly a few renegades broke from the fight and dashed straight towards them. Evelyn pushed Erza behind her and stabbed the renegade that lunged at her. A few men from the group transformed into their wolves and started attacking the renegades. She did not wait to watch the fight finish, dragging Erza to the edge of the forest. The two girls kept up with her and started running away from the battle scene.

“Stop... Erza! STOP..." Someone was yelling from behind them.

They stopped and turned to find Matt, the beta from Blue-Moon pack running behind them with a few wolves from the pack. As soon as Erza saw him she rushed to him, hugging him tightly and started crying. Matt was trying to calm her down, while Evelyn bent down to catch her breath. Her vision started to blur, she was tiring out.

Matt looked over at her and mouthed a silent ‘Thank you’. Evelyn gave a slight nod of acknowledgment.

"We should move," one of the other wolves warned. They started running deeper into the woods. Erza and her rescuers were moving fast and went ahead of Evelyn as they were in their wolf form. But she refused to transform into her wolf, though her wolf was urging her to let out.