Chapter 3

I am being thrown across the clearing and catch a tree in the small of my back, hard and fall in front of it breathing heavily.

"Well that was pathetic I mean really, where was all the training that I taught you? Ok break time." Alpha says clapping his hands and turning around to face the werewolves who have taken a liking to watching my "training" sessions witch feel more like torture sessions not fun but I have to endure them because I left ten years ago and didn't complete the training. Latter today I have to go through magical studies and practical uses. I feel like I'm back in school again. Perfect… wait a minute he turned his back, low a fast. I get up and run, fast and slide tackle him and flip over extending my nails and placing them at him throat.

"Never. Underestimate. Me. Do you surrender?" I say huffing.

"Yes."

"Ok let's eat I'm starving." I get off and pull him up and keep facing him so he won't do anything sudden and unexpected like say attack me we sit down with the wolves and eat a little (if you call it little, by human standards it is like a three course meal for a snack..) I sit beside Logan and grab a sandwich.

"Well, Staravia shall we get to the studies?"

"Sure Father."

We move back to the clearing but further away so that the wolves can't see/hear the spells that we/I am practicing. I start my incantous stance (A.K.A. my sitting in lotus/cross legged position and hovering 2-3 feet off the ground.) I start my incantation of one of the spells that I am working on mastering. I get through the spell and touch down again. I sniff the air, something different or should I say someones are hear. Alpha sees me distracted.

"What is happening?"

"I think someone or someones are here and there is no commotion and so that suggests the wolves know and trust them. Shall we investigate?"

"No, not yet let's finish the lessons for today, the wolves have been instructed to keep a distance until we return and that is what they are to do. Now focus."

"Yes Father." He nods and we get back to work.

I start my chant, tunneling into my host's mind, trying to focus and keep the connection stable and undetectable. I watch the scene unfold, like a movie behind of my eyelids.

The door bell rings. Logan goes and answers it. He looks through the peep hole out of habit. He smiles and opens the door.

"Savannah! Adam! It's great to see you again it's been to long!"

"Logan! Oh come here you." She embraces Logan in a bear hug. After a few moments she releases Logan and Adam extends his hand and Logan shakes its.

"It is good to see you Logan."

"You to Adam. Come on in make yourself at home. Guys! Mom! Dad! Come here look who it is!"

Everyone comes running at the cry and quickly take turns embracing the two in bear hugs and exchanging pleasantries.

After everyone had said hello they all went to sit in the living room to the left of the entranceway.

"Well what's new guys?" Savannah asks. Everyone shift uneasily. "What? What's wrong I thought something was outta whack, that's why we're here, we're married but no concern. Tell me everything."

"Well…" Logan starts. "We have some interesting company-"

"Ok what I miss?" Paige says sleepily as she walks in from the hallway from the staircase.

"Hi Paige nice to see you again." Savannah says.

"Hello Paige nice of you to grace us with your presence I haven't seen you in three days. But I've scented you around the house so I didn't worry but still." Nick says.

"Sorry guys I've been a little busy you know with the company and everything and you guys have been busy with Mac and Alpha Mac. So excuse me. Hey Savannah how did that last job go?"

"Pretty well, although the timing was a little of but Star pulled us through."

"Who is Star?" Paige asks

"Oh she is the girl Hope went to, Karl went to us she went to her although I have no idea how they know each other but I have a weird feeling about her though like something is off."

"Do you know her full name?" asks Logan

"No she only went by Star nothing more nothing less. Wait who is Mac and Alpha Mac?"

"Oh-"

I break the connection. I turn towards Alpha.

"Time to make our appearance." I say. He nods and we speed away at incredible speed.

Just as Nick was about to explain I walk in with my father.

"Hello everybody!" I say "Hi Savannah I assume this is Adam?"

I walk over and shake his hand.

"Well that mystery is solved." Jeremy says.

"What mystery?" I ask innocently.

"The one of who was working with on the kidnapping." Paige says.

"Oh alrighty." I turn to Alpha 'How is Angela?'

'She is adjusting well and learning a lot.'

"Have you heard from Hope and/or Karl?"

"I haven't hear from them, now that I think about it I haven't heard from Angela, where is she?"

"I can't tell you that, the arrangement I have with Hope Marsten is that I not return her for a certain amount of time so she has enough time to learn and control her powers. I was simply wondering if you had spoken with Hope or Karl lately because I have been kind of busy."

'Should I mention the attack on your village?' Alpha asks.

'No please.' I answer.

Just then the door flies open. Karl and Hope walk through the door.

"That is seriously good timing." I say looking over. "Hello Hope how are you?"

Within moments I am up against a wall hanging by my neck and Karl's forearm at my neck. I wave back Alpha and Logan.

"Where is she?"

"Who Angela? Hope didn't tell you? Seriously Hope tell your husband things that concern him please. Any way I would appreciate if you would remove your arm or I might have to remove it for you."

"Uh, Karl, I would do as she says if I were you." Hope says gingerly.

Karl growls, ignoring her comment.

"I will give you one more chance to remove your arm or I will have to respond."

"Oh bite me." Karl says.

"Very well." I say.

"Oh dear." Hope says

I take hold of Karl's arm and shove hard it through him of balance and I flip him on his back and pin him down and bite his neck, hard.

" What was that for?" Karl growls.

"You told me to bite you and I did Hope warned you."

"Yeah."

"That was a bit excessive no?" Hope asks.

"Perhaps but I like to show certain people who is the real alpha." I say with a quick glance at Karl narrowing my eyes. I stand up and pull him up one handedly. I walk over to Hope and give her a big hug.

"It's good to see you again" I say, nuzzling my face into her neck.

She steps back and looks up at me. "Yes it has been too long. I really hate calling you under those circumstances."

"I know I'm sorry I should have called or something we really shouldn't have left like that."

We hug again. Then I turn around to face everyone. They look at me then Hope then me again.

"Well I just finished explaining to Savannah that your daughter is very safe and she is learning how to control her powers. She is shielded from everybody so they won't know where she is including your father. You will be able to have her back shortly at the pace she is learning she can come home in roughly 3 days."

"Ok." Karl says. I throw a look at him, he looks at the ground awkwardly.

"I see you aren't too happy being beaten so soon would you like a rematch?" I ask.

"Oh hell yeah!" Karl answers

"Ah honey not a good idea-" Hope pipes up.

"Let's go."

We walk out to the clearing behind the back porch and got into a fighting stance.

"Are you ready to fight? I have to ask in case you want to back down there is no harm in walking away now before anything happens." I say

"Born ready baby!" Karl says grinning.

"Ok ready?"

"Yes."

I lunge and immobilize him in less than a minute.

"Give up?"

"Never!"

I get off him and walk away leaving myself completely exposed and counting on him to tackle me. 3… 2… and… a… 1… Duck! I duck just he Karl lunges at me and missed and lands awkwardly on his back. I walk over to him and inspect him to make sure he is ok. When I determined that he is ok I pinned him down and put my forearm on his neck.

"Surrender?"

"Never!"

"Ok." I pick him up with one hand and throw him into a tree on the far side of the clearing. I shift into a very big wolf and growl at him, circling him. He looks up stunned.

'Give up now?' I message.

"Yes."

'Wonderful.' I shift back into human form releasing my wings and then retracting them, making sure that everything is alright with my wings, also making sure my wings slide through the slits in my shirt.

"I am always amazed when you do that." Hope says.

"Yeah I know." I say.

"Wait always you mean this isn't your first time seeing her wings?" Clay says

"I concur is this true?" Alpha asks.

"Um… Yes." I say scratching the back of my head.

"You know the rules!" Alpha says. Advancing on me

"I know but-" I start taking a few steps back.

"But nothing the rules are there for a reason." He continues to advance on me.

"Ok but some rules were meant to be broken."

"Don't start Hunter… I'm warning you." I go wide eyes and bow my head.

"Yes Father." I say kneeling down.

'Wow that could have been a lot worse.' I message to Hope.

'Yeah I've seen him when he went all ape shit on you that one time.'

'Wait what time?'

'Yeah what time I would like to know that as well.' Alpha butts in.

We both jump and turn to him with wide eyes like a deer in the head lights.

'Busted!' Janice messages.

"Ok WHO THE HELL WAS THAT?" Hope screams.

"Um… That was Janice. My medical healer, she does that from time to time. Sorry."

'JANICE STOP IT NOW! Oh and how is Angela doing can you connect her to me please?'

'Yeah sure thing if you connect me to lover boy and cut your connection I want to talk to him in private.'

'Damn it Janice I swear your smirking right now.'

'Oh don't worry I am. So how 'bout it?'

"Hey Logan can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Yeah sure." He walks over to me. I hug him and he hugs me back and I levitate fast up and out of hearing range.

"I need to ask you if you would… do me a favour?"

"Sure what is it?"

"Have a conversation with a friend…"

"What kind of friend?"

"My medical healer, I swear she is really nice, a teency bit possessive at times but overall really nice."

"About what?"

"I don't know, but if you do that we can talk to Angela and Karl won't want to kill me… for the next hour."

"Oh I see your trying to win brownie points with him using me."

"Um… yes."

"Well in that case sign me up!"

"Wait what?"

"I think I missed something. You are willing to talk to my crazy friend in your head by yourself in exchange for me connecting Karl and hope with their daughter?"

"Yes."

"Ok I like you even more now." I start to lower us towards the ground but his hand moves to stop me but grabs my head pulling it towards him and kissing. He pulls away both of us gasping for breath.

"I had to get even." I continue lowering us.

"Get even for what?"

"The fact that Nick kissed you first."

"Yeah but I liked you first." We touch down and I let go of Logan.

'Ok, fine! You get a limited amount of time with him and he has the option to pull the plug got it?' I message Janice.

'Ok fine. Stand by. And by the way I would have done it even if I didn't talk to lover boy but now but now that you said I'm holding you to it!'

'Hello?' Angela asks.

'Hey sweetie you remember me?'

'Yeah you're the girl that rescued me and has weird friends.'

'Yeah, I do. But listen sweetie I'm standing here with your parents and you know the no contact rule?'

'Yeah…?'

'Well that's about to be broken hold on…'

"Hey guys?" Everyone turns to face me. "Hope, Karl, do you want to talk to your daughter?" Hope starts to cry. "I'll take that as a yes." I connect them.

'Say hello sweetie.'

'Mom, Dad? Are you there?' Hope almost falls to the ground but Karl catches her.

'Hi baby, how are you doing?'

'Mom, Dad oh my god I miss you guys so much.'

'We do to baby.'

'I'm learning a lot is this what you want through mom?'

'Yeah Baby very similar.'

'It gets kinda personal though.'

'Yeah I know but it's worth it!'

'Wait what do you mean personal?'

'Um… mom if you will.'

'They do a thorough examination of inside and out every nook and cranny where your power could hide.'

'Yeah but don't worry the person who did it was Janice, remember her?'

'Yeah she likes being thorough.'

I giggle and disconnect from that conversation. I wince I really don't want to hold up my end of the deal. I take a deep breath.

"Ready?" I ask Logan.

"Ready."

"Wait ready for what?" Nick asks. I walk over to Logan and kiss him connecting him at the same time. He wobbles a little, but I hold him in place.

"Yeah sorry connecting with another Original has some kick to it."

"No kidding."

'Ok, say hi Janice.'

'Hi. Ok the connection's good now get out before you blow the pour kid's brains out.'

'I should be telling you that. Good luck Logan!' And with that I disconnected.

This will be interesting.

"Uh, Mac?" Clay says.

"Yeah."

"Um why is Hope sobbing into Karl and Logan look like he just went toe to toe with and airplane?"

Nick listenning in closely.

"Well Hope and Karl are talking to Angela and Logan is talking to a friend who blackmailed me into giving her a connection."

"Ok. That looks like that covers it. Thanks."

"No problem." I go and sit down on the edge of the porch and watch my handy work. Ten minutes later Logan is really pale and look really embarrassed and like he is going to pee himself. I walk over and kiss him, connecting at the same time. He goes weak at the knees and I slowly lower him to the ground.

'Ok party's over Logan is about to keel over good bye Janice.' I disconnect her and me and anyone else for that matter.

"You ok?"

"Oh yeah just peachy."

"I know she can be invasive."

"I'll say."

"You want anything?"

"Water maybe."

I pick up some sand and squish it opening my palm, revealing a glass and I spin it and water forms.

"You have got to tell me how you do that." I smile leaning into him. "I rearrange all atoms."

I lean back and watch the blush sweep across his face. I chuckle and give him the glass stepping away from him I go and stand by Nick.

"Ok, what did you say to him to make him blush like that?"

"I simply said I could rearrange all atoms. I couldn't possibly know why he is blushing." I say innocently.

"Ha!" I walk over to Hope and Karl. I connect with Hope. Karl winces.

'Sorry to cut the little reunion short but Angela you need to get back to your studies the faster you finish them the faster you can come home.'

'Ok Star, I'll see you soon mom and dad take care of yourselves and I will be home soon, I love you!' Angela messages

'By baby see you soon.' Hope and Karl messages

'Ok I'm ready.'

'Ok bye Angela I will be in touch.'

I disconnect everybody and look around at every body it looks exactly like my vision. I look in front of me and Dad is standing there. I run up and hug him.

"It's time isn't it?"

"Yes. I have taught you all I can and you are ready just be careful and be prepared for anything, and know something I love you! I have always loved you. Say goodbye to everyone for me."

"I will." I say with tears in my eyes.

"Don't cry you have to be strong for all of us and besides I have lived a long time I'm ready for a change. 33.2 million years of living here on this planet I want to see my family who has moved on themselves."

"Ok I suspect they will be here shortly so prepare yourself I love you."

"Guys! I have to tell you something. There-" I was cut off by the sound of a helicopter. I look at Alpha and give him a big hug then step away, into my spot. The Helicopters come over head and the people repelling and coming down and surrounding all of us. I get four walls of meat holding me down. A familiar face walks up towards me.

"Hi sweetheart miss me?"

The guy gets up and pulls out a gun and shoots Alpha Right between the eyes. I blink. He looks disappointed. Just then, Logan breaks free of his guards and tackles the guy standing in front of me. I smirk but then two of the four "walls o' meat" peel off me and pick Logan up and hold him back.

"Well I see you've found a new boyfriend, slut."

"Well I see you've learned your lesson and muscled up."

"Ha, ha, very funny."

"Really I thought it was pretty good." He steps towards me and slaps me across the face.

I look back at him.

"Wow that almost tickled."

"I see you haven't changed much."

"No not really, but I see you have… Alex."

"Do you want a taste of our fire cocktail again?"

I jerk back, throwing the two guys holding me off balance. But they regain it quickly and immobilize me.

"I see you remember that one. Ah that was my favourite one how it made you scream, just beautiful."

I look over to Logan and meet his gaze.

'Logan don't do anything. Please! I know what they can do and if they give you that fire cocktail you will die. It spreads through your body like a raging fire and it attacks your spinal column from the bottom up slowly reaching your head but stop to simply lock you into your head. For me it attacks my vocal cords plus all that. It is the only thing in this world that I know of that can knock me out for a significant amount of time.'

'Well what do you want me to do? Stand here and let them take you away?'

"Yes." A tear rolls down my cheek.

"What was that peach?"

"I said yes."

"To what I didn't even ask a question?"

"Yes you did. Have you forgotten what I told you a month ago?" I say with a smirk.

Alex takes a step back.

"I thought so…"

"Very well then, let's rock and roll boys!"

I get shoved forward. I start to hover a few inches off the ground so I won't trip on anything. I look over my shoulders at Logan, and give him a smile. Alex walks over to me with shiny iron shackles for my wrists and ankles.

"I was so not looking forward to seeing these again."

"I know."

He claps them on and double checks them. An iron belt goes across my hips, and the two big boys on either side have a harness on and my hip belt and shackles are clipped to them. They let go of me and clip themselves into the rope system to go into the helicopter. I scan the clearing one last time. There are still two guys holding Clay. They start pulling him towards me.

"No! You said if I go willingly that you wouldn't hurt them."

"And I won't as long as you behave this is just collateral."

'And your fuck buddy but let's not ruin the surprise shall we?'

"You sick perverted bastard!" I struggle forward.

He laughs and walks up to me again.

"Yeah, yeah, call me what you want but I always get what I want."

I keep struggling and manage to break on of the clips that attach me to the two men. Alex pulls out a needle and inserts it into my neck. I stop struggling and step back and let out a scream, no not a scream an angelic scream. What and angel sound like when they are being murdered. I shatter all the windows and everyone hits the ground covering their ears. Two minutes, two excruciating minutes, I blackout.