Chapter 5

~Derick Mondragon pov~ 

I was sitting at my desk, going over some paperwork, when my phone rang. I picked it up, not expecting anything out of the ordinary.

"Hello?" I answered.

"It's Lucas," a voice on the other end said, urgent and tense. "We're under attack."

My heart dropped. Lucas was my second-in-command, and if he was calling me with news like this, it is serious. "Who's attacking us?" I asked.

"The Night Walkers," Lucas said, and I could hear the anger in his voice. "You know they've been our biggest rivals for years. They caught us off guard, but we managed to fight them off, we need you here right now."

I stood up from my desk, adrenaline pumping through my veins. "I'm on my way," I said, and hung up the phone.

I dropped by Mia's desk, my closest confidant, and asked her to follow me right now because the pack house is under attack. "Let's go," I said, and we rushed out of the building.

As we drove to the pack's house, my mind was racing. The Night Walkers were known for their viciousness and ruthlessness, and the fact that they had attacked us meant that they were escalating the situation.

When we arrived, I saw my pack members scattered around, some with wounds and others in a state of shock. "What happened?" I demanded, surveying the scene.

Lucas stepped forward, looking grim. "We were taken by surprise. They came in fast and hard, but we managed to fight them off. I think I have seen one of them at your company before."

I felt a wave of anger wash over me. I had always prided myself on being a good judge of character, but if someone had infiltrated our pack like this, it meant that I had failed. "Who is it?" I demanded.

"I don't know yet, he managed to escape from me that day" Lucas said, shaking his head. "We're still investigating. But we'll find out."

I nodded, feeling the weight of my responsibility as pack leader heavy on my shoulders. "We need to stay alert," I said. "This isn't over yet."

As the night wore on, we tended to the wounded and fortified our defenses. I knew that the Night Walkers wouldn't give up so easily. We were in for a fight.

But I was determined to protect my pack at all costs. And if that meant facing off against our biggest rivals, so be it. We will not be defeated. 

I was helping Lukas tend to the wounds of our pack members when Mia walked up to me, looking troubled.

"What's wrong?" I asked, noticing the worry etched on her face.

"I just found out something," she said, lowering her voice. "It's about the Night Walkers."

I leaned in, curious. "What is it?"

"I learnt that their Alpha, Blake, is the mate of Sophia," she said, referring to one who had been rejected by her mate.

I frowned, trying to process what she was saying. "Sophia? Are you sure?"

Mia nodded. "That's what I heard. And if it's true, then she could be the one who fed them information about our pack. Maybe she's been working with them all along."

I felt a surge of anger rise up in me. If Sophia had betrayed us, it was a huge blow to our pack. "We need to find out for sure," I said, determined to get to the bottom of this.

Just then, Lukas called out to us. "Hey, guys, we need your help over here."

Mia and I rushed over to where he was tending to a particularly bad wound. We worked together, focusing on the task at hand, but the news about Sophia and the Night Walkers continued to weigh heavily on my mind.

I know Sophia was rejected, but I don't know who her mate was.

After we finished with the wounded, I pulled Lucas aside. "We need to investigate this further," I said, filling him in on what Mia had told me.

Lucas looked at me with a mix of surprise and disappointment. "You hired a Night Walker pack member?" he asked, clearly taken aback.

I nodded, feeling a twinge of guilt. "She needed a job, and she seemed qualified. I didn't know she was from their pack at the time. My secretary only brought me her document to sign. I never knew who she was at first."

Lucas shook his head, but I could see the respect he had for me as his Alpha preventing him from saying anything further. "We'll have to investigate her involvement with the Night Walkers," he said, his tone serious. "We can't take any chances."

I agreed, feeling a sense of responsibility for not being more thorough in my hiring process. "Let's gather some intel," I said, determination in my voice. "We'll get to the bottom of this."

Lucas nodded, and we began to make plans for investigating Sophia's involvement with the Night Walkers. We need to be careful, but we can't let this betrayal go unpunished.

But I knew that as long as we stuck together and remained vigilant, we could overcome any obstacle. 

Lucas placed a call and summoned some of our strongest allies from the extended pack. Jacob from the Black family, Ivy from the Seawater family, and Seth from the Vley family all arrived promptly. I thanked them for coming and explained the situation to them, asking them to keep an eye on our pack members and to let me know immediately if anything happened.

"We won't let anything happen to the pack members, Alpha," Jacob said, his voice low and reassuring.

I nodded, feeling grateful for their support. "Thank you, all of you. We need to protect our pack at all costs."

As they set up a perimeter around our pack members, I turned to Mia. "Let's go back to the company. We need to find out if Sophia is involved with the Night Walkers."

Mia nodded, her expression determined. "Let's go."

As we were driving back to the company, the traffic light stopped us and we waited for it to turn green. Suddenly, my eyes widened as I saw a car drive by, and I recognized the driver as Alpha Blake from the Night Walker pack, our biggest rival.

"What is he doing here in Canada?" I wondered out loud, feeling a sense of unease.

Mia's expression mirrored my own. "We have to follow him. We need to find out what he's up to."

I didn't waste a second and started to chase after Alpha Blake's car. But as we took turns and sped through the streets, I lost track of him, and I realized that he had gotten away.

Feeling frustrated, I pulled over to the side of the road and tried to catch my breath. "What could he be doing here?" I wondered, feeling a sense of unease. Then the memory of the day, I cross paths with Alpha Blake at the werewolves meeting, flashed to my mind. Alpha Blake, nearly fought with me that day with he's rogues but, he was called to order by other Alpha's, and he told me that day that. "Watch your back!" 

I snapped out of the thought, as Mia put a comforting hand on my shoulder. "We'll find out why he's here in Canada," she said, her voice reassuring.

I nodded, feeling a renewed sense of determination. We couldn't let the Night Walkers get away with attacking our pack, and we needed to find out what their next move was.

As we drove back to the company, I couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency. We needed to find out if Sophia was involved with the Night Walkers and if she had any information that could help us stop them.

We were in for a long night, but we were prepared to do whatever it takes to protect our pack.