When Lovers Wake

A/N: Good to see you all again my beauties. I'm sorry that I havent updated in so long. I know my writings been terrible lately and I dunno whats wrong but its just getting hard. Enough of the heavy, Happy (Belated) St. Patricks Day and Happy Easter to all of you! I was thinking of doing an off chapter to celebrate the holidays, but as you can see, it s already April, but if you guys still wanna see it. Let me know in the reviews. So enjoy this new chapter.

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Chapter 10: Choices, Judgement and Vows

Images plagued my dreams all through the night. Had I made the right choice by not helping him? Is there really something more than the Searchers out there willing to try and kill us all? What am I thinking? Of course I made the right choice and there nobody and nothing after us. There's only the Searchers after us and nothing else. I turn over and see that Ren is still asleep with a peaceful expression on his face. I hardly ever see such a soft expression on him. Most of the time he's being cocky or he's busy with something else.

But when he sleeps, he's completely at peace and I love seeing him like this. I slide out of bed and head to the bathroom for a long shower. Its only 6 in the morning and training doesn't start until 9 so, I think I can take my time with this. I stripped off my shorts and tank before turning on the hot water. Steam quickly filled the room and I felt myself slowly beginning to wake up. The hot water pounded over my body washing away all the haunting images and thoughts of last night. Tonight, we as a pack would go before the Keepers' Council and end this.

I took my body wash and scrubbed my skin almost to the point of it being raw. It didn't bother me, but I just feel upset. I just can't grasp the idea of losing an unborn child. One that I've been carrying inside me. I don't care that it's only been a week or so. I just can't seem to wrap my head around the idea of carrying a child inside me with the possibility that he or she might die.

I pressed my back into the cool steam-slick wall and let myself slide down it. I sat there for god knows how long, just trying to think about how I was going to cope with possibly loosing my baby and on top of that Ren and I have to take the pack in to report that pain in the ass pack.

God DAMN IT! If only they had never shown up. None of this would have ever happened. No. NO! This is not going to be me! I am not going to let this asshole crawl under my skin. If he thinks he can, he's got another thing comming. Washing my hair and rinsing it out, I turned off the water and stepped out into the sauna like bathroom.

I wiped some of the steam away from the mirror with my hand and stared at my reflection. I had my golden eyes and platinum blond hair. I'm still me and thats who I've always been. I looked at myself and smiled. I'm still here and guess what you punk? I'm still an Alpha around here and this is my pack territory, not yours. I felt match ignite inside me and all I need now is the fuel to the fire and Alex and his pack are goners.

Wrapping my towel around my body, I went back into the room and found Ren gone. Hmph. Oh well. I slipped on my undergarments and starting rummaging through my wardrobe to find my training gear. All right! Here it is. A pair of white cut of jean shorts and my favorite pixie's tour from the 80s. Yeah..I managed to keep this bad boy out of my mothers reach when she tried to make me over.

Slipping my gold strappy sandals, I threw my hair in a towel so that it could just dry naturally. I slipped on the ring that Ren gave me as a sort of wedding ring. I don't think I've ever treasured a single possession more than this ring.

I headed down stairs and found a note on the kitchen counter from Ren. It read:

Sorry I left while you were in the shower, but something came up and the Keepers wanted to see me. I'll be back before training. Ren.

I looked at the clock and training was starting in about an hour and a half. I trust him to be back in time for training. But what came up with the Keepers? Grabbing my phone off the counter where I left it, i slid it in my pocket. Suddenly the snap of a branch outside caught my attention. I went to the window and saw nothing. I ran to the door and flung it open; thats when it hit me. There was a scent hanging in the air. It was familar, but unknown at the same time.

Shutting the door, I dialed up Bryn. First ring she picked up. "Calla, what's wrong?"

"Bryn, get everyone to the main complex right now. There is something or someone stalking the house and I need to nip this in the ass before it nipps me first."

"You got it ,Cal." She hung up and 10 minuted later everyone was at the complex, but Ren was still MIA. He's got one hour left.

"I know that its still early for some of you, but this was a nessicary meeting. This morning. i sensed someone outside the somplex watching me or something. Ren left for a while, but he'll be back within the hour. I went outside and found a scent. I need you all to go out and see if you recognise it."

"You got it, Calla." they replied.

Heading out the same door as me, their eyes widene at the scent. But all of them shook their heads in ignorance for they didn't recognise the scent either, almost all of them.

"Cosette? What is it?" I asked her softly.

"I-I know who it is.." she started off quietly. You can always depend on Cosette when it comes to people and scents "..its one of the other pack scents. Its Raven's. Alex's second in command."

"Are you sure, Cosette?" she nodded 'yes'.

"That's it. That's the last straw. Forget the training, when Ren gets back, we are going straight to the Keeper's Council."

I pulled my phone out and called Ren. After a couple rings he picked up.

"Ren, where are you? Its almost time for you to be back."

"I'm on my way back Calla and I've got some interesting news for you when I do."

"I'll see you when you get here. Is this something that the pack needs to hear or just the two of us?"

"No. It involves all of us." he hung up with that.

I put my phone away and looked at my pack with concern. First I have to sorry about whether or not this baby might or might not live, now something else? This is going to be the death of me and my sanity.

Minutes later, Ren came striding in the house and took his place next to me on the couch.

He looked up at me and I , for the first time, saw fear in his eyes.

"Ren? What is it?" he dropped his head down and then looked back up at all of us.

"The Keepers know about the mischief of that new pack. They want us to monitor them and if they do anything that could threaten our exsistance, we are to take them all out. There's no need for us to go to the Council today. I told the Keepers everything that we know. Even about the possibility that another group might exsist that's dedicated to our extenction. They'd never heard of such a thing. We're safe. All of us are." he said.

"How long are we suppost to monitor them? They've given us all they proof that we need to take them out." Sabine asked.

"That's entirely up to us. As soon as we see fit, we could take them out tonight if we wanted to." he added.

"Ren, there's something that I haven't told you. This morning, I heard movement outside the complex and I called the pack over to help me. There was an unfamilar scent in the air and Cosette says that it was Raven, Alex's beta. It felt as if he was watching me or something."

I saw the anger and rage light behing those charcoal irises. "Lily, that's all we need. I am not going to have them snooping around the complex any longer. We need to locate their current whereabouts and as soon as we do they're finished. Calla, take a couple of members with you and head out to find them. The rest of us will scope out the area and make sure none of them are by the complexes."

We all nodded in responce. This wasn't Ren being playful or acting serious. This was Ren taking control of his pack and being the male Alpha that he always was meant to be.

"Bryn, Mason, Fey and Sabine; you're with me. The rest of you are to stay and help Ren. Let's move." I commanded. They knelt down on their right knee and put their left hand over their hearts and said "We live to serve and protect you Alpha. Your word is our Law."

"Thank you all. This will not stand. I won't let it. As long as Ren and I still stand, we will see every last one of them destroyed." As they rose, they gave eachother glances that seemed like they might never see eachother again.

I turned to Ren and he's looking at me as an equal. He's got the respect that all Alphas have for eachother, but then again. he's worried.

"Ren.." I grab his hand and lace our fingers together "..there's nothing to worry about. I'll find them and that will be the end of them."

"I know that, Lily. Just be careful. Okay?" i nodded. "I love you. So, so much."

"I love you too." We shared one long kiss before we seperated and I headed for the door. Mason and Neville were in the kitchen by the counter sharing one sweet kiss before embracing eachother as if it might be the last time they ever see eachother.

I look around the room and at all their faces and that's my fuel. My fire had just found its fuel. No matter what it takes i'm not going to lose to this pack.

"I promise you all, I will protect you all as my own family. My own brothers and sisters. I stand here and vow before you all that I will do what ever it takes to get rid of this pack. You all will see eachother again. I vow it.

With that, the 4 wolves that i picked are at my side and ready to follow orders. I look at all of them and give them a look of my position. I am an Alpha. I will protect my mate and my pack. No matter what it takes. I will. I must. I vow it.

A/N: So what do ya guys think? I know I take so long to update, but I just need to know what you guys are thinking of it and I can't really know that until I see some helpful reviews. And for that I am TRUELY sorry for that. It's not your faults, Its mine. I'm a self-concious writer who frets all day and night that one day a review will pop into my email and say that I suck and I should give up writing. I know that it's stupid, Its just me being paranoid and I know that I should get over it, but I can't. I'm that self concious. Even though you guys leave these awesome reviews, i just can't help it. I love you all and I hope that you enjoyed this chapter and I shall see you all later. Hugs and Kisses XOXOXO.

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