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She could hear him coming up the steps, and she held on tightly to her older brother, whimpering. "Please don't let him take me Ali, please don't." She still remembered the single tear that ran down her older brother's face as he pushed her behind him. Only seconds later, her uncle smashed the door open, stumbling drunkenly into her room.

"Where are you hiding little girl? Come with uncle. Uncle's gonna break you in."

Ali shook with anger as he tried to keep his anger at bay. "She's too young and you're not taking her."

Her uncle laughed and the room shook as her eyes filled with tears. "She's the perfect age boy, now move out of my way."

"No," Ali whispered and her uncle stopped smiling that horrible leering grin.

"What did you say boy?" He said softly, and she could feel the fear in her body, the immobilizing feeling of being helpless.

"I said no." Ali repeated, stronger and louder. The next second he was on the floor. His uncle picked him up by the scruff of his neck and smashed his head into the wall until he was a bloody, unrecognizable mess. "No, he says. He says no, to his ALPHA." Her uncle roared as he hit him for the last time, and Ali slumped to the floor unconscious. "You will pay, nephew. You will learn what it means to deny your alpha." Her uncle spat at her brother and called for his twin betas to enter the room.

"Take the boy to the Room." And now Anya screamed. Anywhere but the room, please! He laughed and picked her up, telling her she would make a good audience.

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Isaac woke up to Anya's screams. He was absolutely sure something was wrong, and raced towards her room only to see Derek had beat him to it. Anya was thrashing on her bed, her screams unintelligible, and her sobs heartbreaking.

"ANYA." Derek yelled, holding her arms still so she could not hit him. "Anya!" he repeated, more gently and she stopped, shaking and still between consciousness and sleep.

Suddenly her eyes flew open, flashing violet and Derek was shocked but held her steady until she came to. She did a second later, wildly looking around and fighting Derek until she remembered where she was, and whom she was with. And as she remembered, she pulled away from Derek. "I'm sorry." She said, her voice husky with tears and strained from yelling. Derek began to talk, but she looked away, and saw Isaac, who opened his arms and she nodded, too emotionally exhausted to get up, and in a second, Isaac was there, gathering her in his arms and motioning for Derek to get out.

She fell asleep like that, the sense of having someone there for her, someone who actually did care for her lulling her into a dreamless sleep. Derek came back to stand in the doorway after he heard their breathing steady, and watched the two of them sleep together. Isaac's arms were around her back and she had gripped his shirt tightly. Her head rested on his chest, and her hair was under Isaac's hand, as if he had fallen asleep stroking it.

Derek balled his hands into fists as he felt his wolf growl, and he walked away from the sight, walking to the spot he, Laura, and Cora would run to when they had transformed. He thought about the promise he had made today, to Anya. He thought about how much his words had hurt the rest of the pack he had worked so hard to create. And for the first time in a long time, he let himself admit he was afraid. He transformed and howled at the moon, trying to illicit a response like he had when he was younger. And when he finally curled up on the soft moss he had grown up tumbling on, he let the tears fall, and let himself feel alone.

A/N: (again) I want to know whether you guys would like Anrek or Isanya? Please review!