Chapter 10: Bad Habits

Winston sat at the edge of the den a worried look on his face.

"Don't worry dad, they will be fine" said Kate.

"I hope your right" said Lilly as she took a seat next to her father and sister.

"Why did Garth have to go" she whined.

"Because Garth is one of the bravest alphas out there" said Tony as he also took a seat among the Western wolves.

"Well I can still worry can't I?" said Lilly.

"How's Humphrey Kate?" asked her father.

"He's fine I think he's resting right now, I feel so bad, he can barley move."

"What does he think about all this" asked Lilly.

"He's just glad I didn't have to go" replied Kate.

As the group conversed Tonys ears pricked up.

"Do you hear that Winston" he asked.

The group fell silent as Winston heard faint snarling.

Flare and his patrol teams burst through the clearing snarling as they spotted five bulky Sothern wolves. The wolves did not fight back as the alphas pounced on them quickly killing them.

Flare released the neck of one of the wolves and looked at him.

The wolf laughed as he looked around at the team of alphas. "I guess that kid was right" he gurgled as blood slurred his speech.

"Were the rest of you" growled Flare.

The wolf looked at Flare "you lose" he said and then died.

"What was that all about?" said Garth.

"O my god" PATROL TEAMS BACK TO THE TERRITORY!" screamed Flare.

Sudden realization hit Garth as he started to help rally the troops.

A dark gray alpha came rushing up to Winston. "THERE ATTACKING FROM THE SOUTH, WE NEED HELP!"

Instantly Winston was up along with Tony. "RALLY EVERYONE, EVEN THE OMEGAS." Shouted Winston.

Within seconds wolves were everywhere running towards the South barking and howling.

Kate watched as Lilly, Tony, her mother and father run towards the South. Winston stopped and looked at Kate.

"Kate we need everyone let's go!" he shouted.

"But what about Humphrey?" she replied.

"He'll be fine" "Now we fight for our territory."

With that Winston ran off towards the South.

"Kate what's happening" asked Humphrey as he limped towards her.

Kate quickly explained what was happening.

"I have to go Humphrey" she said.

Humphrey looked at the ground. "Please come back to me Kate I would never forgive myself if you didn't."

Kate nodded "I will". Humphrey watched as the love of his life ran towards the South to fight with her pack.

Kate reached the clearing were the fighting was. And immediately joined the fight, pouncing on a black wolf and ripping at his neck, killing him instantly.

Before Kate realized what was happening she was in the middle of the clearing enemies and foes all around.

Kate spotted her father and fought her way over to him biting and slashing at anything that confronted her.

She soon reached her father and helped him finish a wolf that had just struck down a member of the pack.

Before Kate could get any closer she noticed Flare and his alphas shoot through the forest and immediately join the side of the losing eastern and western wolves.

"Kate!" her father shouted over the sound of the snarling and yelping. "Were is Fang?" "We need everyone" he shouted as he clawed at an enemy wolf.

Kate's heart stopped. "Oh no" she said.

Before Winston could ask what was wrong Kate tore off in the direction of the Alphas had just emerged from, to home, to Humphrey.

Humphrey looked up as he watched in terror as two immense black wolves entered the den. "Were is she" snapped Hunter anger in his tone.

"I don't see her" said the other wolf.

"Be quiet Slash we don't need your obvious comme… Hunter stopped as he saw Humphrey staring at him. "Well well well we meet again." Said Hunter a smile spreading over his face.

"The one that got away" said Slash.

"Shut up Slash" Hunter yelled.

Before Humphrey could say anything another wolf appeared the mouth of the den. Fang looked at the two Southern wolves and smiled.

"You guys found your way pretty well" said Fang casually walking up in between them. "

Where is she" snapped Hunter.

"Things didn't work out as well as I thought" said Fang.

"She joined the others instead of staying here and watching over her pup like I thought she would" stated Fang.

Hunter snarled.

Humphrey looked up at Fang. "You betrayed your own pack?" said Humphrey disbelief in his voice. Fang smiled as he began to explain what happened to the dumbfounded Humphrey.

Flashback

Fang shook with anger as he left the Den. The nerve of Winston taking away his responsibilities for putting an Omega in his place. Before he knew it Fang found himself in a vast meadow near the territorial border. Fang sat there fuming until he heard someone sigh. Fang looked up to see Hunter take a seat in front of him.

"You look upset" said Hunter making a joke of it. Fang gulped.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to kill you" said Hunter. "Then why are you here?" said Fang. "Because I know how you feel" said Hunter.

Disgusting little Omegas deserve the right to be put in their place."

"Let me guess, you were punished for that little stunt of yours?"

"How do you know about that" asked Fang.

"We get around" smiled Hunter. Hunter looked at Fang.

"How about I make a deal with you." Said Hunter. "You help me and I'll make sure you get what you want."

"Betray my pack" asked Fang uncertainty in his voice.

"A pack that chooses Omegas over Alphas? A pack that punishes you for doing what's right? Now that's a pack I wouldn't want to be in" said Hunter as he silently stood up.

"No problem" he continued "I'll make the offer to someone else."

"No!" said Fang, "I'm in."

"Are you sure this will work?" asked Hunter.

"Of course it will work; while there all busy fighting you can take Kate who will be with Humphrey whose mine."

"Ok then" said Hunter "We will send the scout in an hour make it convincing" Hunter laughed "like you actually care about the pack Fang."

Fang smiled "it will look like I risked everything" said Fang.

Hunter laughed again "Let's get to work."

Reality

Humphrey stared in shock at Fang, "everything was set up!" "The close call with Flare, the supposed army to the West, everything you said was a lie Fang!" Yelled Humphrey.

"Don't you ever get tired of deceiving everyone? Why can't you stop the lies?" screamed Humphrey.

Fang smiled "I don't know" he said "bad habit?"