Jackson felt the sweat on his forehead fall over his face as he fought the ritual. The moon was rising soon. He felt the dark falling across the sky. If he didn't get out of here soon he was in some very deep shit. The door opened again. Pray walked in with a someone at her side she walked him to the a chair a few feet away. She placed his hands and feet in chains. He was out cold. Turning his head a bit more he gasped at who it was. Clayton Danvers. The wolf from StoneHaven. What the hell was he doing here?

Pray then walked over to him and lifted his head and gave him a drink. The blood was smooth and rich. Being part vampire he couldn't hold back the need or want of it. He looked at Pray as she set the glass back down and wiped the droplets of blood from his face.

" Pray. You don't want this. I know you don't. You never have wanted this for any of us. Stop him. Stop Val."

" You're right I don't want this. But I don't want to hide anymore either. I hate being alone. I want what you and Akaya have. I crave it. And you know no one can stop Val. No one." She walked away and not locking the door behind her.

Akya woke to a pounding headache. He head throbbing with pain. Groaning she got up and rubbed her head. She felt a sting in her back. Then she remembered. Val had taken control of Clayton and used him against her. Rotten bastard. She stood slowly, as she did she heard a muffled sound. Moving slow she went to the door and opened it. Stopping she saw Val and Erin.

He had her pinned up to a bookcase his fangs in her neck while he was inside her. He was pounding into her so hard she was screaming. She saw the blood flowing down her neck Val stopped and pulled back and licked the pinprick holes and slide out of Erin's body. He smiled in her direction. Akaya moved fast. Got out of the room and ran down the hall. Holding onto the railing she ran down the stairs and was now in the main hall. Taking a few steps she jumped back as ice spears popped up from the ground. Making her move back toward the great hall. Knowing it was her only option she shoved the door open and locked it behind her. Taking a breath she looked over and saw Clay. Running over she lifted his face.

" Clay! Oh God hey. Clay answer me. Damn how much damage did he do to you."

" Akaya?"

Akaya turned and saw Jackson. Her heart dropped as she saw him on the altar. Running all the way to him she literally slammed into the stone altar. She leaned down and kissed him over and over. Jackson returned each kiss. Placing her hands on his face she smiled. Then she saw the chains she saw how they were keeping him down. " I got you baby. Just hang on."

" Babe. Oh hell you need to get out of here. The moon is rising. Get your brother and go." his voice was ragged and pain dripped from his words.

She looked at his face. The strain to keep in control was hard for him. He was fighting so hard to keep himself in control. She ignored him and got the chain of his neck and his legs. She wasn't leaving him. He had given her a reason to live. A reason to be happy. He was her world- her very life. No. She wasn't about to leave him. She would get them out. All of them.

A snap echoed in the room and her body went still.

" No! Val stop let them go." Jackson yelled the demand.

Val just walked over to them. He saw that Clayton was waking up. Good he was in one hell of a show. Val was going to have some fun with torturing his brother. With his own woman as the main attraction. Getting up behind her he placed his hand on her shoulders, pulling her back just out of Jackson's reach. He slide the jacket from her arms and folded it and then the tank top. "Mmmm. No bra. Making this so much easier for me dear."

Tears moved in hers eyes and she felt his hands move over her skin down to her pants. The zipper hissed and the button popped open. Akaya a soft sound that was barely caught by Jackson's ears. Her eyes were closed so tight but that didn't stop the tears. His heart was breaking into pieces for being so damn helpless to stop him.

" Stop Val. Just stop. Let her go! I'll stop fighting the ritual. Just let her go damn it!" Jackson struggled with the chains on his wrist as he jumped off the altar to try to reach her. He was powerless to stop him. He was right there and he couldn't keep her save from his brother.

Clayton couldn't believe what he was seeing. That son of a bitch was going to rap her in front of her husband and him. He was a sick man like Akaya had said. Wrestling with his own restains he tryied to get them off him wrists. They were thick and heavy. He felt the one around his neck also. He couldn't speak with it so tight around him. He felt his one hand loosen and he almost had it free. Yes! Know just his other hand and he would be free- or so he thought. The pain on his skin got his attention as he saw a woman with her hand on shoulder. Her hand had burned a hole in his shirt. This had to be Erin. Clayton gave her a nasty look.

Erin just tightened her grip and increased the warmth . Which might as well been a flame itself . She was literally burning his skin.

" Just sit back and watch the show. This is the only showing." Her voice was dark and dripping with anticipation. Even a wicked grin crossed her face. Clay had a sinking suspicion that she hated Akaya. Or she was just as twisted as Val. Either way it was just wrong on so many levels.

Akaya was now naked in front of them all. She was so terrified in what Val was going to do to her. She felt his hand son her body and the slow caress were making her feel as if she was betraying Jackson. She couldn't even look at him. She heard the chains moving . Heard Jackson struggling to get to her. She knew Erin was in the room keeping Clay where he was. Dimitre and Pray were on guard at the door she knew that too. She felt were they all were and as much as she kept trying to think of a plan to get them all out- how could she when she was being held captive herself?

Elena and the other finally made it to the mansion that Akaya had told them about. She wasn't kidding that it was huge. Elena didn't even wanna try and figure out how many feet the house was or the property. She got out of the car and started walking to the front doors and they just opened for them. Jeremy and Nick followed her lead. As the approached the front door it opened for them. They all stood still for a moment and slowly continued inside. As they did they saw two people at a door facing them. Walking forward the doors shut behind them. Ice then started cracking up the door blocking it off.

Jeremy moved to the left while Nick moved to the right. Elena just stayed were she was. She could pick up Clay and Akaya by their scent in the room beyond the doors those two were guarding. All three tossed their bags near the ice covered door. Closing their eyes they then changed into their wolf forms. Elena run up at the large one who phased through the floor. That had to be Dimitre. So the other one had to be Pray. The ice was a dead give away.

Sniffing the air Elena followed the scent into a not to far room. Walking cautiously she looked for him. He was nowhere to be seen. Odd. His scent was all over the room. Suddenly a strong force knocked her back. Yelping Elena hit a wall and then a hard floor. Glaring she saw Dimitre smiling. He had hit her with a wooden club that was freakishly large.

" I thought you wolves would be much more entertainment for us. But that is okay. You're going to be the most beautiful thing I have killed." His smile was just like his words. Disgustedly evil.

Elena Moved quick as she was about to slam her with the club. She dashed and clawed at his leg. He hissed and looked darn. She had made a deep cut at his ankle. Cursing he limped after her. Dashing back out of the room she ran up the nearby staircase.

" Come back here you little bitch." Dimitre limped toward the stairs. As Elena was about to jump and attack him and large Ice spear was launched through his chest.

Dimitre looked down and his eyes wide from shock. Blood come slowly from his mouth. Turning his head he saw Pray with the two wolves. She had scratches and her dress had been toren. She had betrayed them. Why?

Why did she did this? Dimitre collapsed as the life drained from his eyes. The men and Elena walked slowly and changed back into the human forms and got their spare clothes and changed. They turned to Pray and saw the sadness in her eyes as she went over and closed Dimitre's lifeless eyes.

" Why did you help us? We are here to kill your alpha and free our pack members."

" You'd welcome vampire/wolf in your pack?" Pray asked her voice very neutral as if she was afraid to allow her emotions to take over.

" Akaya is a member of our pack and she is with Jackson. That means he is one of us. They are family. We do anything for family. Nothing more nothing less." Nick said. His words powerful and true. He valued family above all. After all Paige was not a wolf but a witch and she was important to them all. Same with Rachel and Savannah. They were witches and they were just as important. That was her pack. Ass odd and strange as it was that was her pack and as Alpha she loved them all and would care and protect them, knowing they would do the same for her.

Pray gave a small smile. Jackson had been right before. She didn't want this. She wanted him and Akaya to be happy. Not this pain and suffering that Val was doing to them. She knew of a way to stop the ritual but they had to do it fast. She would help the wolves to save her closest friends she would do anything. Even betray her own sister.

" Then I think we should go get your family back."