****Ace charged at Derek and the force sent me falling backwards to the ground. I immediately sat up to see the vicious move they threw at each other. I heard noises and I turned to find more warriors from the Ocean Howls Pack join the fight. I sighed in relief when we gained the upper hand, more rogues were killed and their dead bodies were scattered on the floor. I searched for Ace and realized he was still on Derek, they had rolled off to the bushes and I could smell his blood from the different scents wafting in my nostrils. I couldn't tell how serious his injury was but it bothered me that he was hurt. I stood up, hoping to go assist him when more rogues poured in, they carried heavy guns and began shooting at once. "Ellen, duck!" Ace yelled and I immediately rushed to hide behind a rock, my heart racing heavily in my chest. I peeped and realized that a few of our team members were now down and weapons began flying around. A tear dropped from my eyes as I stood up, seeing h
***I woke up to find myself in the territory of the rogue pack, the forbidden smell of wolves who betrayed their packs and formed a clique hung heavily in the air. It was the smell of rogues. Vaguely, I heard what I later figured to be an argument. "I told you not to touch her! Did you see her body? What the fuck is wrong with you?!" A familiar voice angrily yelled and I could tell that the sound came with a push at his opponent. "She was resisting, we had to stop her somehow!""By hurting her? We had a deal, if you touch even a strand of hair on her head, I will not keep quiet about it!" I figured out the owner of the voice. It was Derek. But the other party, I couldn't identify. "Will you beat me up then? Are you going to hit me for a fuckin cunt?"There was another rough shove, "Are you trying to test me, you son of a fuckin bitch?""I told you she was resisting. Should I have let her be so she could run to Ace and have us all fucked up?""And inflicting injuries on her body w
***The next day, before Ryker came to find out my decision, Amy and I plotted a means of escape. Since I still couldn't reach Ace, I settled to find a means out of this hellhole myself. I had checked around the cabin I was locked in and the woods were too strong to be broken, also there was no escape means around. The only place air seeped through was the spaces between the logs and they were tiny enough only for insects. Our hours of planning didn't seem to be fruitful. I sighed, after trying one last time to break down the wood. "Let's try again. We can keep going until it gets weak and then we can break it easily," Amy encouraged. "We've been going all night, if we keep up we might get caught," I warned her but she continuously pushed me on. I transformed, rolled back, flexed my muscles, and prepared for another hit when I received a mind-link from Ace. Excited, I transformed. "Ellen? Sweetheart, can you hear me?""Yes, I can hear you! I'm right here, Ace," I answered, hea
***I was shoved into the large hall where the injured rogues were kept, the strong stench of their blood almost made me throw up. Ryker introduced me to the doctor they captured and told him I would be assisting him in tending to the rogues' injuries. Derek wasn't exaggerating when he said estimated the number of injured rogues, they were indeed thousands and I could only imagine the number of lives that were lost in the fight. The rogues were not thoroughly trained, from their skills one could easily tell. They majorly depended on weapons and brute forces, and they lacked physical tactics. While the Ocean Howls Pack had fiercely trained warriors and heavy weapons, the rogues had only weapons to fight them with, hence they ended up on the losing side. I turned to find Ryker behind me, glaring at me in a way that caused an uneasy jump in my belly. I tore my gaze off and got to work as he requested. I let the doctor, who already looked worn out and obviously beaten, attend to the
***Three days later, the wedding preparations were made. I wasn't sure how Derek managed to rush things up but I was unfazed. I sat in a cabin, staring idly in the cracked mirror as my makeup was done. Derek had made arrangements for the wedding and selected rogues that would attend. Glancing at my reflection in the mirror, I knew I looked like I ghost. My makeup was smeared all over due to my lack of cooperation, one would think I was going to a funeral rather than a wedding. My wedding. I stared blankly into space as my bridal gown was fixed on my body, and the dressers poured out compliments. Talking about how beautiful I was and how Derek would fall on his knees at the sight of me. I scoffed. If only he could just die. I was led outside and taken to the place the wedding would be held. The venue was in front of a river in the rogue territory and Derek was already waiting at the podium, dressed in a grey tailor suit. While he smiled at me, I pushed my gaze into the crowd, sea
***Due to the rogue blood in my body, I was losing my strength and fastly losing consciousness, but my healing power didn't stop struggling to take full control of my being and fight out the effect of the strange blood in my system. When it did, I gradually gained momentum and just as I began to force my way up, my legs were locked in a tight grip. I looked down and saw one of Derek's warriors, the others were swimming towards me professionally. With my strength from the healing ability and my Luna skills, I began fighting him off. I wriggled and kicked until he finally let go of me and I finished him off with a sharp punt across his face. The other rogues reached me and I fought them off too, their blood stained the water and it took a while to get rid of all of them. I watched as their body drove down the river. I started swimming up, using my little experience to fight off the waves while holding my breath. I was no longer choking but I couldn't deny that I still felt highly u
"My love..."A sort of calmness settled in my belly just from hearing his voice, I didn't know when I gripped my chest and breathed out loudly. "Ellen? Baby, are you there?" He now sounded worried and scared."Yes. I'm here, Ace."He breathed out, "I was so worried when I couldn't reach you anymore. Where are you? Are you okay? Are you in trouble?" "I'm fine. Really, I'm good," I said, glancing at Marissa. She smiled, picked up my empty cup with hers, and walked away."I was so scared.""Oh baby, I'm so sorry. I'm truly sorry for everything, I should have done better. I should have searched harder, I should have done everything until I can no longer do anything. I'm sorry for not putting in enough effort and letting you suffer. I'm so sorry, Ellen.""It's not your fault, stop blaming yourself," I assured him, "I never blamed you. Not once since I got into this."I couldn't tell if he was crying but there was a brief silence, I feared the connection broke and when I started to speak,
***The black wolf hopped on the henchmen and I heard the cracking of skulls. When it turned to me, its paws covered in blood, and our eyes locked; I felt a sense of fulfillment. Derek took a few steps back, dropping my hands as he transformed and charged at Ace. While they fought, both pack warriors faced themselves and battled. I noticed the old woman trying to crawl away from the bloodlust and I immediately rushed to help her. I moved her to a safe corner and began untying the ropes. Once her hands were free, I went at once for the rope on her legs, I struggled until it came off and then helped her sit. "Are you okay? Did they hurt you?""No," she shook her head, sobbing. I could hear her heavy breathing as her trembling hands clutched her chest and I knew she was scared."It's okay, Marissa. Everything is okay now, I promise. Nothing will happen to you, I will make sure of it," I assured her. She glanced at the fight scene, shuddered, and withdrew. I pulled her to me, hugging