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(Fraction)

“Take them, take the American shifters. It’s of no consequence to me,” Reginald suddenly has a stench

of fear about him.

“They will all be set thee, we won’t leave any shifters here to be

tortured by you.” Reginald’s eyes flick to the black car and a man steps out, he’s younger but dressed

very similarly

“Reg. let them go and live to fight another day “The younger man says in a low whisper to Reginald, I

chuckle.

“You do realise we can hear you?” I raise my eyebrow at the men, “you aren’t leaving. You sealed your

fate the day you decided to take my Beta and pup.”

“That wasn’t me, dog.” Reginald says as I growl at him, I have to say being called a dog does not sit

right with me or Leo. “After you killed her granddaughter it seems you had one pis sed off female. She

called in the marker, I haven’t been back in this G od forsaken country for years.”

‘Who did we kill?’ Leo asks me as he prowls in the back of my mind, he’s ready to be let out and end

this. I don’t answer him as I watch some of the people leaving their cars to see what’s going on.

“Doesn’t matter who called it in, you’re the one who sent in a kid to do your dirty work.” I look at the

people behind him, “how many more of them do you force to do the jobs you’re too scared to do?

That’s it right? You’re too scared to face us yourself so you have women and children do your job for

you,”

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“I’ve taken down bigger and badder Alpha’s than you.” Reginald brags, he looks behind him. “Back in

your cars, we are leaving.”

Just as Reginald turns away from me I grab him by his shirt collar and pull him into me.

“No one is leaving,” I roar as I turn Reginald around to put him on display to his flock. “This man will

have you believe that we are vicious murderous animals. Yet he is the one who enslaves people, has

them kidnap children and murder elderly ladies.” I grip Reginald’s throat in my hand and he gasps for

breath. “If you want out of here you will open the vans and let the shifters walk away. No harm will

come to any of you.”

“Don’t believe him!” Reginald shouts before I manage to cut off his air supply.

“Keep talking and I just grip tighter.” I look back to the people who are all watching the show, “ask Eva.

Or should I say Zoe, she was stolen from her Pack at such a young age she can’t even remember her

parents. She was raised to hate herself and everything about her own kind, then this man.” I shake

Reginald a little. “this man sent her into my Pack to steal my pup! And what did I do, Reg?” I walk

forward a little giving Reginald no choice but to move with me, he’s clawing at my hand to try and make

me let him go. “She came back to my Pack, she felt guilty for what she had done. I could have killed

her there and then, instead I gave her clean clothes and three meals a day and today she has helped

us get our Pack members back. So Reg, who’s the real monster?”

“If we let them go can we leave?” A small woman asks loudly.

“Shut

up

Janet!” I hear shouted from the younger man who left the car.

“An Alpha’s word is a promise,” Darryl shouts out. “You will all be

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allowed to leave, the only person we want is Reginald and anyone stands with him.”

who

Slowly the people who are not armed start to walk towards the vans, as the guards try to stop them one

of our warriors snaps at them and they quickly retreat backwards.

“Are you seeing this Reg?” I whisper into his ear, “do you see how easy it is for us dogs to take you

down?” I want him to know that everything he has done is for nothing, he hasn’t accomplished

anything.

“You think this is it?” Reginald gasps as I grip his throat tighter, “you think I care about a few dozen

shifters? You think this matters to The Shalamayne? Take me down and more will rise in my place. We

have been on this earth longer than you have.” I arch an eyebrow at Darryl who just shrugs his

shoulders at me.

“You heard enough?” Darryl just nods at me.

“Enough to make sure every Pack between here and the sea is on alert for these f uckers, The

Shalamayne wont ever touch another American shifter.” Darryl tells him as he turns and walks away.

“Take one last look at that Reggie boy.” I move us so he can watch his flock help the shifters off the van

as the younger man tries to stop them, “see how quickly they go against you?”

“Daddy!” I smile as Aurora shouts out for me from somewhere behind

me.

“I wanted this to be blo ody, to really take my time but my pup is here and she’s been through enough.”

I’m so close to Reginald’s ear that my lips are actually tickling his hair, “rest uneasy.” Allowing Leo to

take over just slightly I feel my hand squeeze until Reginald’s throat crushes beneath my fingers. I

slowly lower him to the floor so it looks like he’s sleeping, I don’t know if Aurora can see me but the last

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want is for her to see me covered in blood while standing over a dead body.

“Go to your pup, I’ve got this.” Cas walks up behind me and claps me on the shoulder, for a young

Alpha he has a solid head on his shoulders.

“Eva? She did good.” Cas just nods at me as his eyes flick to the black car, “she needs to come back to

Swiftmane, at least for now.”

“Yeah, I know she does. You’ll keep your promise though?” Cas asks me, a few days ago when I

proposed the plan he told me that if he talked Eva into helping he would only do it if I only banished her

from Swiftmane and not all Packs. I have my suspicions as to why but I let it go, he’ll come to me when

he needs my advice. I clap him on the shoulder and nod my head letting him know I haven’t forgotten

my promise.

Walking over to the cars, it takes me a minute to maneuver my way through them but soon I’m coming

across a sight I’ve been dying to see for weeks. Sure, they are both filthy and smell like they need a

good bath but there next to my car is James smiling at Aurora as she waves her arms at me. I feel a

lump rising in my throat at seeing my pup for the first time in a long time but also that my best friend is

unharmed and actually there.

“Hey kiddo,” I crouch down as soon as I’m in front of her, “how about we get you home. I know Thomas

has missed you.” Aurora throws herself at me as much as her little body will allow, I pick her up and

snuggle her into my chest. It’s then that I notice Anna standing with a little body dressed in one of my

shirts, “and who’s this?”

“Hysion!” Aurora squeals while trying to get down, I settle her on the floor and she immediately runs to

her new friend.

“Take it we have a tag along?” I ask Anna.

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“Well James gets to bring this one,” Anna nods her head at a beaming Bellamy, “so I figure Aurora can

have this one.” I smile at them all before looking behind me, Darryl waves his hand at me letting me

know he has it from here.

“Alright, how about we get home? I feel like a trip to the medical centre is in order.” James and Bellamy

jump into the backseat of the car, I don’t miss how Bellamy snuggles into James’s side. Aurora sits on

Anna’s knee in the passenger seat, she instantly starts looking round for Hysion but settles when she

sees the little boy next to Bellamy. Starting the car I drive my family away from the place that has been

their hell for weeks.

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