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Chapter 2
"I can't believe we haven't noticed it before."
The man, who was leaning against the fireplace glanced up at the silver haired man who just had spoken. He was tall, powerful and dangerous. His silver eyes, the same shade as his hair, were focused on him as he frowned deep in thought. He was a dominant male who could have been an Alpha if he chose to be. He was strong enough. But Kunzite was no Alpha because he chose to stay in the Denvis pack. Here, where there was another male even more dominant than he was. The male with midnight black hair, who was currently standing at the fireplace.
"They are fucking killing humans over there Darien!" Kunzite gritted out as he stared at him, his eyes flashing with anger.
Darien felt the same anger his second did. But he was controlling his feelings better. He had to learn to control his emotions when he was still a puppy. His wolf had always been strong and dominant, pushing him for control and if he actually wanted to see reasons and consequences instead of acting on impulses, he needed to lead, not his wolf. So even though he was pissed as hell now; his body was still relaxed as he stared into the fire. Fifteen minutes had passed since the call. Fifteen minutes since the female called in to report her own pack. A submissive female. What was going on in the Murdoks Pack must be worse than either of them could imagine. It had to be something terrible for it to push a submissive wolf as far as to act on her own against her own pack.
"16 wolves." Darien said narrowing his eyes deep in thoughts.
Kunzite frowned at the back of his Alpha.
"16 wolves where?" Another wolf stepped into the room his voice light, almost joking. He had short blonde hair and light blue eyes. He was a handsome man but none would be stupid enough to think he was only that. The power was pulsing from his body and his eyes showed his dominant wolf. Not as dominant as Darien but dominant enough to make him one of the most dangerous wolves around. No wonder he was one of the enforcers of the pack. Now the man stopped dead on his track and his relaxed, easy-going stand changed in one second. The air in the room was thick with anger and tension and it demanded his full attention.
"16 wolves in a pack and only two submissives." Darien repeated as if he was trying to solve a puzzle. He hated puzzles. The wolf in him agreed. He liked to act and solve difficulties fast and smoothly. No overthinking. Bring justice and kill those who killed innocent humans. Easy, nothing to consider. The wolf in him wanted to go right now. He was restless, pushing him to move. From this restless anger however nothing could be seen as Darien kept standing in front of the fireplace every single muscle controlled and relaxed in his body.
"What?" The newcomer turned to the silver haired man. "Kunzite?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Fifteen minutes ago a submissive wolf called us." The Beta answered.
"Sixteen." Darien murmured. Sixteen minutes had already passed. Sixteen minutes since they did absolutely nothing. Since they did not move, since the submissive female was back with her pack full with dominants. His left eye ticked. None of the males in the room, neither Kunzite, nor Jedite could have seen it. The movement was small and he was standing with his back toward them. Still he could feel the surprise in the air at his comment.
"Wait. Called us? You mean the private office, not the main house?" Jedite asked his instinct warning him about possible danger. A lack in the protection of the pack. How was it possible that someone they did not know, knew the private number?
"Yes. It rang here. I picked it up but the wolf wanted Darien. She reported in that her pack was killing innocent humans." Kunzite explained his attention at the back of his Alpha. Darien was motionless. He usually was good with hiding his reactions but this was somehow not the same. His stillness was ominous.
"A submissive wolf reported on her pack?" Jedite blinked sever times. Nothing about this story made sense. And what made no sense… "It is a trap." He announced turning to Darien. Well towards his back anyway. The Alpha kept staring into the flames.
"That is what I thought as well." Kunzite said. "But after investigating a bit it turned out there were at least 12 dead humans in the last month. All killed by some wild animals." Kunzite wrinkled his nose in annoyance.
A low growl broke free from Jedite's throat. "They are fucking crazy. Darien, we have to kill them all."
Kill them all. The sentence ran through Darien's head. Kill them all. All who was involved in the killings. The female had confirmed everyone was involved, forced by their Alpha. In every other situations, he would not thought about it for long. Kill them all. His wolf roared in his mind disagreeing. He did not want to kill them all. He wanted to… he wanted to go there. Right now. He wanted to kill and bring justice but there was also some tension, something neither he nor his wolf understood.
"A pack with 14 dominants and 2 submissives. There is no balance at all." He said finally turning around to look at the two other men.
Kunzite frowned. "That would explain why they are going crazy. You need a lot more submissives to keep the balance. I wonder how come the dominants did not tear each other's throat open until now."
"Their Alpha's fault for not paying attention. Now the whole pack will suffer from it. They killed 12 humans." Jedite growled not really understanding all the fuss. In his mind it was easy. Justice needed to be delivered.
"We will go there and bring justice with us." Darien said nodding. He was going to go and see why he felt this unnatural need to be there – he deiced.
"I will gather the guys and let them know we are leaving in the morning." Jedite said already turning on his heels and heading to the door.
"Now." Darian's voice made him stop before he got the chance to step out of the room. "We are leaving now." He said when Jedite's eyes met his in surprise. The blond man raised both his eyebrows in question before he threw a glance towards the windows. It was raining heavily.
"I don't think the pack is ready to hunt again after their recent kill. We can wait until morning. It won't be raining by then and the travel will be easier." Kunzite said, his voice was low and his words carefully chosen. He was talking with an Alpha and more or less disagreeing with his decision. Darien was unusually tense and it was important to choose the words carefully so he won't misunderstand it as disobeying.
"It is not even 9 pm. If we go now we can be there by 3am. The sooner justice finds them the better. Jedite, you and Kunzite are staying behind to protect the pack. Tell Nephrite and Zoisite to get ready. Andrew and Tom can come with us as well. I don't think we would need anyone else." Darien said completely ignoring his Beta's comment. It was raining yes, so what? The wolf in him didn't like the idea of waiting at all.
"Let me come with you then." Kunzite said glancing at the ground as Darien's eyes flashed at him. "I am still not completely convinced, it is not a trap. Zoisite can stay here in my place. I would feel better accompanying you." He said avoiding the blazing eyes of his Alpha.
"You don't trust my ability to protect myself?" Darien all but roared. He knew his second meant no such thing. Kunzite would never challenge him like this. But the dominant he was, his instincts roared at the slightest bit of offence. Usually he was more collected than this. But this apparently was not the time of usual. For whatever reason. He started to give up caring why he was so much at the edge.
"I don't trust myself. Knowing you could be walking right into a trap I would not be able to stay here." Kunzite said his eyes dutifully on the ground.
Darien took control over the angry wolf in him and took a deep breath. "Fine. Get ready then. We are leaving immediately." He did not believe any of the Murdoks wolves would be any real danger for him but just in case there was trouble, he didn't mind Kunzite coming with him. Any of his trusted four would be good. They were all dangerous men, dominant and the best of fighters. He would trust his or the pack's life with any of them.
As both males left the room Darien stared out the window. He was in a need of a run. He was too restless. The call now almost thirty minutes ago shook his already shaking control. He closed his eyes and tried to recall what had just happened.
He had been walking up and down in the room, growling at nothing, his lips drawn up baring his fangs. Kunzite had been handling the call well. He had heard the quit voice of the female as she had talked with Kunzite but it was so quiet he could barely made out what she had said. Kunzite had been reluctant to hand over the phone to him when she requested, almost demanded, to talk with the Alpha. Darien usually did not agree to talk with just anyone, especially not when someone demanded it, but he had thought it was a good idea to focus on something else than his shaking control over his wolf. A bit of distraction could not hurt. He didn't know who he had surprised more, Kunzite or himself, when he had agreed to take the phone. The soft female voice had caught his attention immediately as it came clearly through the phone. His wolf was focusing on nothing else but what she was saying. Or was it her voice that caught him in its net? He couldn't tell but the pacing and growling stopped. He couldn't even remember what had made him upset at the first place before she called.
Now every moment of their conversation ran over his head making the wolf in him restless again. Leave. Now. With every passing minute his body got tenser, his wolf more angry.
Suddenly he roared and the change took place. It was no use to keep his wolf trapped anymore. It would only cause more pain and could potential snap his shaky control. When the change finished, in the place of the tall, black haired man, stood a huge wolf. He really was huge. Bigger than a normal wolf by several inches. His fur was midnight black from head to toe. Blacker than the night itself. Nothing could give him away in the darkness. Nothing but his eyes. Eyes, which were deep blue and bright, like the stars on the sky. He waggled his tail restlessly. Go. No more wait.
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Serena lay on her bed staring at the ceiling with a frown on her forehead. She could not sleep no matter how hard she tried. She had managed to get back home without anyone noticing her long absence. The pack had been too busy with their recent kill and the high they have got from it. They had been around the house and in the forest running and fighting not really caring if she was there or not. Tanja and Pete had seemed to be in the mood to carry on with what they had started before and thankfully had not notice as she had sneaked into the house.
Now everything was relatively quiet. Though not completely. She had long got used to the fact that a house full with werewolves was never really quiet. Some were always up. But now it was past 3am and most of the pack was sleeping. Only she could not force herself to fall asleep. What she had done made her too jumpy to be able to sleep. This was the last night of her life – she was sure of that. Most likely she won't live to see the next nightfall.
Sighing she got up from the bed. It was no use to try falling asleep anymore. Carefully she put on a white T-shirt and jeans and tiptoed down to the living room. She was surprised to find Izzy there but then again, Izzy was much better than Pete or Tanja or some of their buddies.
The man generally ignored her most of the time and she did the same. She nodded a greeting to the other wolf, prepared a tea for herself and sat down at the window still. She could only take a sip of her tea however, when something caught her attention.
She couldn't pinpoint what made her body tense. There were no movements outside. No strange smells. Nothing but the night. Still… something was not right. The air was…. thicker. Her wolf started to pace restlessly which was strange. As a submissive, her wolf usually was peaceful. She blinked a few times when suddenly a low growl burst out of Izzy's throat making her turn toward the man in the room.
Izzy was gritting his teeth; his eyes were narrowed as he stared blankly ahead. "Something is coming." He murmured quietly.
"What?" Serena asked and her heart started to beat faster. Denvis? Were they already on the move? She had thought they would have time until at least late morning. She glanced out the window but still she could see nothing. But she knew what Izzy meant. Something was very strange out there.
"I don't know. Something is wrong." Izzy stood up, echoing her exact thoughts. He sniffed around in the room. "I don't know what it is. I will call Jacob." With that he turned on his heels.
But as it seemed he did not need to go gather their Alpha. He and Mary stood in the door way wearing only a robe. "What the fuck is happening?" He asked his body so tense he was ready to change in any moment.
Serena blinked a few times; her body was trembling slightly as she glanced out the window again. Something moved at the edge of the forest. At the same time as the movement registered in her mind hell broke out in the room.
Jacob let out an angry growl, Izzy howled as an answer.
Intruders in our territory! Jacob's voice thundered in the minds of the pack.
At this moment Serena's nose caught the scent of strange wolves as well. There was more than one. She wasn't sure how many exactly as their scents were mixing up, but for sure they were getting closer.
Only one minute passed until a knock sounded on the door. But by that time every pack member but Bran and Tanja were in the living room, facing the entrance. They were all tensed and restless as they waited.
There was a heavy silence for a moment. None moved, it seemed as if none even breathed. Jacob glanced at Izzy and signaled him to open the door. He folded his arms in front of his chest and waited with his full attention on the door. A stance of power and dominance. The pack got closer to their Alpha only Serena hesitated for a moment. In the end, the pull of her pack was stronger than any other feelings so slowly and carefully she took a step closer to the others and faced the door as it opened.
The power that oozed into the room as the door opened was so strong, so dominant, so overwhelming, it knocked the air out of her lungs and her eyes dropped to the floor mercilessly. Her submissive wolf was not used to such power and couldn't take the challenge of looking in the eyes of such dominant stranger. Her glance dropped on the floor before she had a chance to see who it was but there was no question in her mind. It must have been Denvis.
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Darien took in the room. It was a living area. A big one, which could occupy sever wolves. It was furnished with modesty. Rather functional than elegant through there was a few paintings about a forest and a waterfall on the wall. There was a couple of mini status on several small tables across the room. Four big couches and three armchairs. He took all this in within less than five seconds. His eyes met the male standing right across the door. He was tall and muscular with wavy brown hair and brown eyes. The Alpha.
I counted 14 wolves. Kunzite whispered into his mind as he and Nephrite flanked him from either side. The two other wolves from his pack, Andrew and Tom stood behind him, his eyes running around the room as well.
"What are you doing in my territory?" Jacob asked, his voice sounded calm but it could not fool Darien. The other Alpha was tense and nervous. With every right so.
He stared into the other male's eyes for a while without answering. He was still standing in the door making no movement to step inside. The other Alpha's eyes wavered but he fought to keep the eye contact not wanting to be the one who turned away first.
"Are you not going to invite me in, Jacob, Alpha of the Murdoks?" Darien asked finally, his eyes still buried into his.
There was again silence for a few moments. The clear power demonstration of two Alphas made everyone froze in spot. They could have been circling and sniffing each other and it would have had the same effect as this starring contest- Serena thought. She could easily imagine them just doing so. As the stranger talked, there stayed no more question in her mind. She recognized the voice of Denvis. It was even more powerful and dominant in real life and it had the same impact on her as it had through the phone. An even bigger impact actually. Her whole body reacted but it was such a mess she could not say if she was afraid, shocked or… interested? What a funny thought in a situation like this. She wished she could have raised her eyes to look at him, but that was just something she did not dare to do.
Darien waited patiently for an answer. Jacob had no choice; he had to invite him in. If he did not, it would mean he was either afraid of him or trying to hide something. Or both. He noted with satisfaction as for a friction of second the other male's eyes darted away from his. It took no longer than a heartbeat, but it did not escape his attention. The other Alpha feared him.
"Do come in, before you get so wet even your fur would stick to your body." Jacob said as if the only reason he had considered letting them in was because of the pouring rain. "But I would appreciate if you would stay together. You are scaring my pack." He said nodding towards the couch closes to the entrance, farthest away from everyone else.
"You pack. Of course." Darien said the corner of his lips twitching. He could smell the fear in the air. Which got even more intense as he and his pack stepped into the room. But there were too many scents to identify which belong to whom.
Serena clenched her fists nervously. As the wolves came into the room the power they carried with them intensified and she found it difficult to breath. The more dominant wolves the more they were going to hurt the submissive ones – that is what she had learned in the past. And now there were several dominant wolves in the house. She knew not because she had dared to look but she heard several set of footsteps. They did not sit down.
"So Denvis. Why are you here?" Jacob asked his eyes narrowed at the other Alpha.
"I came because you have killed humans." Darien's voice was so nonchalant as if he was talking about the weather. "I came to bring justice."
Soooo, what is going to happen next? I promise the next chapter will be intense ;)
sabina21: Well bigger question how they are finally going to meet ;)
BrightLove: I hope you also liked the second chapter!
chaoticwisdom: Yes, she is submissive but it doesn't mean she is weak and can not act as we have seen (:
raye85: Yes he was the one. And now they are finally meeting!
SerenityMorrison: I promise to update the other ones as well! I hope you liked this chapter!
Magic713: I am happy you liked it!
Chris: I hope it will be a story you will enjoy!
