"I was going to give you everything! I promised me and you can have our own lives together! Why couldn't you see it?"

Standing before Kate was a young adult brown wolf, tall and brawny with a black mask. He would have appeared very handsome if it wasn't for his face being covered in scars.

"I had a duty to my pack and my father!" stated Kate fiercely.

"YOU LEFT ME!" screamed the wolf, tears of anger spilling out his eyes. "TO BE WITH AN OMEGA!"

"No Jax! You were the one who decided to leave! You were the one who wanted to start a life together when we were just pups ourselves! You were the one who broke my heart and your own!" shouted Kate, tears coming out her own eyes. "You don't think it hurt me to see you hurt? I wanted nothing more than to run away with you! But we never would have survived on our own!"

"We would have been fine! Look at me, Kate! I'm alive! My heart still beats and it beats for you!"

"Of course your heart still beats; you're a survivor. You always have been," replied Kate sadly. Laying a paw over his scarred muzzle, she sadly went on. "But it's too late for me and you..." Kate removed her paw. "I mean what would you expect me to say to Humphrey."

"Nothing," responded Jax. "Just come with me."

"Jax," Kate cried. "I won't leave. Me and Humphrey love each other."

"He can't protect you from danger, Kate," said Jax. "He's weak! Everything is a joke to that wolf! And he only loves you for your appearance!"

"That is not true! How dare you say that about Humphrey!" snarled Kate.

"Because it's true! Do you want me to prove it?"

"Jax, I would love for you to prove it," said Kate. "Maybe when you fail, you'll then see my heart belongs to Humphrey now."

"So be it," said Jax grimly. "Forgive me, Kate. For this will indeed hurt me more than it will hurt you."

Without waiting for her reply, he swiped his big paw across her face. Blood withdrew from the side of her face as she got back up; Jax smacked her across the face again, sending Kate back to the ground. Fading out from the attack, Kate was stumbling to get back up to defend herself. Before she could, Jax pinned her to the ground on her stomach. Unsheathing his claws he placed a paw over Kate's face.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Kate screamed, thrashing her head as the claws cut into her face and making her bleed.

"Making you see who loves you," stated Jax, putting weight over Kate's head. "Thrashing your head will just make this worse for yourself."

There was nothing Kate could do but continue to scream for help as Jax was clawing her face. Pain and fear was all she could feel as the wolf she once loved was taking away her beauty. It wasn't until the sound of wolves coming to her aid, Jax had ceased in his actions. Stepping off of Kate, she bolted upright to try to get the blood out of her vision.

"Just know I'll still love you no matter how look," explained Jax, his voice filled with sorrow. "I already proved he can't protect you. Now we'll find out if he loves you for you!"

Still trying to see out of her eyes, Jax was gone before the pack had come to help her. Five wolves of the pack gathered around her as she cried from the pain and humiliation inflicted upon her.

"Don't look at me!" Kate sobbed, covering her face.

"Kate!" Humphrey's voice shouted. "I'm here! What happened?"

"GET AWAY!" screamed Kate, blindly swiping her free paw at the wolves around her.

"Kate, let us help you!"

"Will somebody please tell me what happened to Kate!" yelled Humphrey angrily. "Kate please let me look at you. I want to help you."

"NO!"

Turning away, Kate began to sprint off into the trees. Ordering for the wolves to wait back at the den, Humphrey chased after Kate. The chase given had Humphrey running like he never did before. Kate was really fast. It wasn't until Kate was forced to stop at the edge of a cliff.

"Kate!" Humphrey stopped from behind her. "What happened?"

"Leave me alone!" cried Kate, refusing to look at him.

Hesitating for a moment, Humphrey gathered up his courage and went up to see Kate's face stained with blood. Deep lined claw marks were all over her face and muzzle; she was hardly recognizable. Catching Kate's eye, she suddenly broke down crying.