DISCLAIMER/AUTHOR'S NOTE

Chicago Fire, PD, and Med belongs to Dick Wolf. I'm just borrowing the characters for a bit. The plot is mine.

That night, Kelly grinned as Erin gently pinned him to her bed.

"Okay, now remember, you promised me that you'd tell me if you were uncomfortable with anything," she stated, her eyes clouded with concern.

"Just kiss me you goof," he responded. I trust you completely, he added. Hearing this, Erin grinned and kissed him, caressing his sides, causing him to moan. Damn, she's hot, he thought to himself. How had he gotten so lucky? Erin's grin grew as she continued caressing Kelly's body, relishing the way the flesh felt under her touch. Feeling his body quiver, she glanced up and her smile turned relieved as she saw the lust in his eyes. Okay. She wasn't hurting him or making him feel uncomfortable. Good to know. She repeated her actions and then began trailing kisses up and down his body, eliciting a lustful moan from the firefighter as he arched into her touch. The things she did to him…it was amazing. Erin couldn't help the grin that grew as she continued her ministrations. This was different from when they had mated because they were in heat. Then they had been driven by animalistic instincts, just wanting the closest body they could find. Now though…it was a whole different ball game. Now the movements were slower, more sensual. Kelly moaned as Erin continued what she was doing, adding playful nips to the kisses. Holy crap. She is going to be the death of me, he thought to himself. Erin's eyes shone an amber gold. Play. Her wolf wanted out and it wanted to play. It wanted to show her lover what making love was really like. But she couldn't let it happen. Could she?

"Kelly?"

"Yeah?"

"My wolf wants out. Is it okay if I shift?" Kelly looked at her, confusion in his eyes. Why was she asking his permission? He didn't outrank her pack-wise. No, they were on equal footing, even though he was a Rover. I don't want to hurt you or make you afraid of me, she told him, reading the questions in his eyes. Ah. That's what this was about. She didn't want to accidentally make him flash back to Pridgen. Damn, this girl is amazing, he thought to himself. Love that you're thinking of me, but I promise, you can do whatever you want. I know you would never deliberately hurt me, he assured. Erin smiled and then shifted and Kelly smiled as she pounced on him playfully, licking his neck. He laughed and ran his fingers through her fur.

"So beautiful," he murmured. Then, he shifted and he playfully nipped at her. Bond with me? Erin asked. Don't I need Sergeant Voight's permission? he asked. No, Erin replied. At this, Kelly let out a snuffle and nipped at her again, this time drawing blood. He then licked at the wound, swallowing some of the blood, blinking a bit as a tremor ran through him. A moment later, Erin did the same, shuddering slightly at the tremor. You okay? Kelly checked. I'm okay, Erin assured and he blinked at the reverberation in his head. Wow. Didn't expect that to happen, he thought. That was loud. Louder than the other times she had talked to him. You okay? Erin asked. Yeah. that's just louder and more reverb than I'm used to, Kelly responded and the female wolf nodded. Got it. I, uh…wasn't sure what it'd be like either. From what I've heard, it's different for everyone, she commented and the other wolf made a snuffling noise of agreement. Then, he shifted back and held her close. A moment later, she shifted back and snuggled into him. Wow. We're bonded. We are bonded, she thought to herself, a smile on her face. It was amazing. While this was going on, Hank was looking over the files he had compiled on Pridgen. Glad we were able to convince Dylan and Frank to talk some more. Without them, we wouldn't have known that Pridgen was behind the drug ring that's been plaguing the city, he silently mused. Of course, given the fact that no one could find the guy, this information was useless at the moment. But as soon as they had him and Welch, things would be different. And he couldn't wait for that. Yes, he could admit that he was feeling impatient. He wanted this over and done with. He was sick of searching for this jackass and wanted him gone. And okay, he was feeling protective of Kelly and knew that as long as the two members of his old pack were out and about, he would never truly feel safe. He could see it in the kid's eyes. The way he was hesitant about things. He didn't like it and he was going to do whatever he could the wipe that thought process out of the kid's mind. Damn. How did Pridgen get away with it for so long? he wondered. It just wasn't right. Out on patrol, Kim frowned. It seemed like the whole city was on edge, and she had no idea why.

"Hey, you okay?" Startled at Sean's voice, she jumped slightly and then gave him a reassuring smile.

"Yeah, I'm all right."

"You sure? I mean…I know things have been tense sense that wolf died."

"Yeah, I'm sure."

"Look, I know…it's pretty scary…having to be extra careful cause of some wolf war going on, but-"

"What?! No! Sean, it's not that! I'm not worried about them coming after us! The Elders will handle it." Why is he so suspicious of wolves? Kim wondered to herself. It didn't make any sense. Sure the wolves could be dangerous, but so could humans, especially some of the suspects that they had handled. At this, Sean's eyes narrowed suspiciously. Why is she so calm about the fact that the wolves have gone completely psycho? he wondered to himself. It was almost like she trusted them more than she trusted humans, which in his mind was just plain stupid. Wolves could and would tear a person apart when they were provoked. Humans on the other hand, were way more civilized. He just had to get Kim to see this, but how? How could he get her to understand how dangerous these creatures were? Why was she being so blasé about this? I need to make her understand how dangerous these creatures are, he thought to himself. Werewolves were menaces that needed to be removed. Why couldn't she see this? It was almost as if she was blind to the wolves and their faults. I need to get her to see the truth, he thought to himself. But how was he going to do that? How was he going to get her to see things the way he did? How was he going to open her eyes? There had to be a way. He just had to find it. But he had a feeling that that was going to be easier said than done. Kim bit her lip. He'd never understand, she thought to herself. Wolves had saved her life. She owed them everything. Without the werewolves, she wouldn't even be here. Not that she would ever say this. No, what had happened to her was nobody's business but her own. For a moment, her mind went back. Kim screamed as she fought off her attacker. Without warning, a blur of fur flew through the air, knocking the man off of her. There was snapping and growling as her attacker started struggling. He managed to shove the wolf off and headed for Kim and almost instantly, a whole pack of wolves had positioned themselves around her, placing her in a protective circle.

"Burgess!" Kim gave herself a mental shake at Roman's voice.

"Yeah, what?" she queried.

"Where'd you go?" her partner asked in concern. She doesn't usually space like that, he thought to himself. What was going on with her?

"Sorry. I was just thinking," she apologized. He'd never understand. It didn't happen to him, she thought to herself. If it hadn't been for the wolf pack that had saved her, she'd be dead. Not that she knew who the wolf pack even was, but that was beside the point. The point was that she owed the wolves her life and she wasn't ever going to betray them. It'd be nice to know who they were so I could properly thank them, she thought to herself. However, she had a feeling that that wasn't ever going to happen and she had to just learn to deal with it.

"Hey…you know you can tell me anything, right?" Sean asked. "I mean, I know we don't always see eye-to-eye on things, but-" he began to say.

"Yes, I know. And it's appreciated," she interrupted. "This is just…it's complicated," she said.

"Try me," he retorted and despite herself, she laughed. That was typical Sean for you. He never shied away from the hard topics. But could she really tell him about this? She had told Sergeant Voight of course, but that was more because she sometimes had flashbacks and crap and had been afraid that he'd toss her out on her ass. But of course he had proved that her fears were unfounded. And here Sean was, offering to be a listening ear. Well, here goes nothing, she thought to herself.

"I was attacked…while I was in the Academy," she confessed.

"What? Who did it?" he demanded, his eyes darkening angrily. Someone had hurt her? He'd kill them.

"Already taken care of," she assured. Looks like I was worried for nothing, she thought. She should've known Sean would have her back.

"What do you mean?" he wondered.

"I was rescued by werewolves. They protected me, took care of the attacker," she replied and her partner's eyes flickered as he nodded.

"And that's why you're tolerant of them," he commented. It makes sense. They apparently saved her life, he thought to himself. But what if it had all been a trick? They were smart like that. But then again, maybe he was letting the way he had grown up cloud his judgment. His parents had been pretty anti-werewolf and he had adopted the same attitude. That wasn't to say they hadn't had a good reason. After all, his uncle had been killed by a wolf. So maybe he needed to step away from this. At least for the time being. After all, the last thing he wanted to do was upset his partner. While all of this was going on, Tommy and Rodney were searching for Kelly. Alpha Riddle, I need to put a stop to this. I can't let Tommy find Kelly Severide if he's loyal to Pridgen, Rodney stated. Where are you now? We'll meet you there, Raymond stated and the younger wolf told him where they were. There. That should do it. That should take one person out of the game, he thought to himself. Hopefully that'd be enough to get Pridgen to back down. Without another word, Raymond headed out, only stopping long enough to collect Susan and they went to the location. Once there, they knocked and the door opened to reveal Tommy Welch.

"Head Alphas Riddle and Jessup, what are you…?" he began to ask. What's going on? he wondered.

"Come with us please," Susan interrupted, her voice brusque. This must be about Harold. They want to know what could've happened, he realized. They were looking into it. He could tell them how Severide had broken ranks and had gone nuts.

"Of course," he replied and then followed them to the Elders place of business and into an office.

"Sit down, please," Raymond requested and warily, Tommy did so. They look so serious, he thought to himself. Then again, a wolf disrespecting their Alpha was serious business, so their expressions made sense. Okay, they'll want testimony of the disrespect and the disobedience, he thought to himself. And he could give them several instances of when Alpha Pridgen had had to take control of Severide's mind to make him obey as he should.

"There have been some serious accusations against Alpha Pridgen," Susan told him.

"Against Alpha Pridgen?" Patrick repeated, not even hiding his surprise. Who the hell spoke against him? he thought to himself. That didn't make sense. It was Severide who had disobeyed.

"He has been charged with abuse of his pack and leading an attack of a member of your pack, Kelly Severide, which led to his hospitalization," Raymond replied.

"That's absurd! Alpha Pridgen would never hurt us! And how should we know who hurt Kelly? He snapped from us!" Tommy exclaimed. Who went to them? Rodney? he wondered. For sure, it wasn't him. And Harold wouldn't either. They knew how to be loyal, unlike Severide, Rice, and Sexton. He just had to figure out how he was going to explain this. "If we had had an inkling that he was in trouble, we would've been there in a heartbeat," he added. There. That should be convincing, he thought to himself. Almost immediately, the door opened and Tommy's eyes widened. What's Briggs doing here? he thought. Then again, he supposed it didn't matter as the man was like him. "Here, ask Rodney. He'll tell you," he commented.

"Sorry I'm late, guys," he responded as he went to sit with the Elders, causing Tommy's jaw to drop in surprise. What's going on? he wondered. Nothing was making sense.

"Quite all right," Raymond responded.

"What do you have to report for us, Rodney?" Susan queried.

"If I may, I'd like to link up with you all so that you can see all that I was witness to," Rodney replied and all of the elders nodded. One-by-one, the man nudged each of the Elder's minds and their eyes darkened as the images began to appear. Back at Erin's house, her mind was racing a mile a minute. So happy, she thought to herself as a smile graced her features. Then, a loud rumbling filled the room and she flushed in embarrassment. Damn…her stomach had been loud.

"Hmm…sounds like you need to feed that," Kelly chuckled.

"Yeah, and I haven't gone grocery shopping yet, so all I have is some leftover meat and stew," she replied.

"Why don't I go pick up some Chinese from Won Ton's?" he suggested.

"That sounds great, but are you sure?" she asked.

"Yeah, I don't mind. What do you like?"

"I like it all."

"Awesome." With that, Kelly got out of the bed, got dressed, and headed out. While this was going on, Patrick was roaming around town. Tommy, where are you? he barked. In with the Elders. It's bad, Alpha. Briggs is one of them. They know what we did to Kelly, came the response. WHAT!? Patrick shouted, his question coming out as a growl. Rodney had betrayed him. How dare he?! Okay, so he had two wolves to take care of. But Severide first. He just had to find him first. Squaring his shoulders, he conjured the younger wolf up in his mind and let his mind stretch out. Severide. He needed to find Severide. Kelly, where are you? he asked, bringing the younger man to the forefront of his mind. Despite the fact that he was no longer pack, he could easily slip into his mind and see where he was. And once he had the location, he would be able to go to him and kill him. With a smirk, he focused on the brain pattern that he remembered from Severide and headed towards him. Then-ran into concrete wall. What the? He wondered. How could Severide's mind be blocked off from him? That only happened when a wolf was officially part of a pack and had decided to only allow the pack or wolves they had a connection to in, and everyone knew that was something the firefighter would never do. Looks like I'm going to have to do this the hard way, he thought to himself. With that, he quickly shifted into his wolf form and began trotting off, focusing intently as he searched for the younger wolf's scent. He knew it well and it'd be pretty easy to find him. As he ran down the street, he sniffed the air, and when he finally found the scent, he quickened his pace, a sinister grin gracing the wolf's features. Once Kelly had finally reached Won Ton's, he parked, got out of the car, and headed for the entrance. He had almost reached the door when something lunged at him, knocking him to the ground. What the hell? he wondered as he tried to get his bearings. Hearing the snapping of teeth, he quickly twisted to meet the threat. When he saw Pridgen, he immediately shifted and lunged at the older wolf who simply tossed him across the street, resulting in a yelp from the younger wolf. Without a single thought, Pridgen leaped on top of Kelly. You're mine, he snarled. Erin, get Voight! Kelly called. As soon as she heard her mate's frantic voice, Erin's eyes darkened. Hank, Kelly's in trouble, she reported. Where is he? Hank asked as he immediately left his home. He was heading over to Won Ton's, she responded as she headed out. We'll be right there, he promised. Halstead, Dawson, Kelly's in trouble. He's near Won Ton's, he conveyed. As soon as they heard this, the two detectives headed out. Kelly struggled against Pridgen's hold, snarling loudly. Not letting him do this, he thought to himself. Pridgen had terrorized him long enough. Summoning his strength, Kelly leaned forward, letting his teeth sink into Pridgen's shoulder, causing the man to let out a howl of rage as he fell back. A moment later, Pridgen snapped his teeth at Kelly menacingly and then glanced back to see various wolves watching them. Shoot him! He's gone Feral! he shouted, making sure to put the proper amount of fear and worry into the mental tone as he saw Voight arrive with a few of his detectives. This is perfect. He'll be killed by an Alpha and I'll be in the clear, he thought to himself. Everyone knew that Ferals were unpredictable at best and dangerous at worst, and if a Feral attacked someone, they were automatically killed. Kelly, stand down now, Hank ordered and immediately, the younger wolf backed away from Pridgen and trotted over to Hank who then gave his shoulder a reassuring lick. You trust me? he asked, repeating the gesture. Always, Alpha, he assured. Kelly then flopped onto his back, drawing his paws in, making himself as small as possible. As one, the wolves all dropped their jaws. They couldn't believe what they were seeing: Kelly Severide was submitting to an Alpha.