Sorry that this is such a late review. Been a bad week and a hectic weekend and hopefully it will be my last bad/awful week for a long time. I wanted to write sooner but have not found a chance at all. Thank you for all the positive reviews and the amount of feedback you all give me, it's amazing.

DISCLAIMER: If I owned this book series and these characters… everyone would be jealous and life would be perfect. But I don't *le sigh* back to the world where I just write fanfictions.

The knife was all I could feel. He was running it painfully on my skin, writing vile words in which he spat at me. These words etched on my mind and would never be forgotten as they would forever remain on my body. I could hear howls of laughter and screams of joy as my pain grew stronger and stronger; I wished myself to be free or at least unconscious, anything to be away from this.

My screams filled the misty air and my life was fading in and out. My head was turned to the side whilst Ryan had me pinned down and was carving his latest insult on my shoulder-blade. I had my eyes closed for the majority of the time as I could not find myself to look at his damage he had inflicted on me, but when I finally opened them I saw my black wolf start to stare from his unconsciousness. His head shook as if he was shaking away the haze he was in and his green eyes snapped in my direction as I let out a strangled scream as Ryan's knife had drove deeper than he has ever done.

Derek wobbled to stand up, even in his awful state he still managed to pounce on Ryan and knock him off me. I jumped up as quickly as I could, ignoring the pain my body shocked me with and grabbed the knife Ryan had let slip. I spun around to face Derek and Ryan to find that Derek had been put in a binding spell. Blood from my wounds soaked through my clothes and ran down my body; Ryan strolled around the clearing as if he was taking a walk in the park.

He whistled and then strolled over to me, not even caring that I had a knife. I swung the knife blindly to fend him off when he got close enough but he must have expected this as the next thing I know I was on the floor clutching my arm and head.

He had pulled my arm down until the knife had hit the floor and then he head butted me. He was smart and my opportune moment was gone. He picked up the knife and shook his head whilst smirking.

"Oh you two are such good entertainment. Serious both of you thought you could take me?" he laughed deeply. I peeked through my hair at him and willed my eyes to murder him, if looks could kill I wished.

"Enough of all this now Derek, you took Lily's attention away from me. You basically took her away from me and now I get to take something from you." He spat. He strolled over to me, knife in hand and I knew this was the end. I closed my eyes as I was too weak and damaged to even fight back, I braced myself for the pain but it never came.

I heard Ryan's grunt and seen him across the clearing on his back. I looked over to see Kit with his arms outstretched and then saw Derek pounce on Ryan and threw him against a tree in which he hit with a sickening crack.

I sighed in relief knowing I was with the people who wouldn't hurt me now. I stayed lain on the ground, not having the energy to do anything else. I heard my aunt call my name and then I felt her touch. I looked over to Derek and saw such sadness and regret in his eyes, I could tell he was blaming himself for all this.

"Chloe! Chloe, look at me sweetheart. Chloe!" My aunt pleaded. I looked behind her and saw everyone from the safe house including Hayden and Lily. Tori had Lily in her range and made sure she didn't escape, I saw Hayden looking to the floor; ashamed. Even though Hayden had a part in all of this I didn't blame him for doing any of this, he was protecting Jace and Sarah.

I realised Sarah was his mate and that made me feel warm inside, it was so cute and it showed the lengths Hayden would go to protect the ones he loved and I can say I honestly respect him for that; after all hadn't I did the same at the Edison Groups headquarters, right?

I looked up to the sky finally and looked to the stars, they were so pretty tonight. I usually never appreciate the stars but when I have a near-death experience I appreciate all these little things. The starts were the last thing I saw before the darkness took over me.

Derek's POV:

I looked over at my mate. She was beaten, broken and bruised and I didn't look after her. I wish I caught the scent of Hayden sooner as I could have saved her before the pain was even inflicted on her. I was a failure as a mate and she deserved to be happy with someone who can look after her and give her some normality.

"But we can protect her. We love her and if we let her go we won't survive long." The wolf cooed.

I shook my head in my wolf form and I turned around to change. Dad threw me some pants and I gladly accepted them. Once I had changed back I ran over to Chloe and went to pick her up so I could carry her to the house.

"Don't you dare touch my niece you mutt!" Lauren spat at me. I growled at her but stilled my movements.

"Lauren do not call my son a mutt!" Dad roared at her. I shook my head at him and he sighed knowing that I didn't want a fuss, that I want Chloe seen too.

"Lauren let Derek carry Chloe back to the house, he has the strength to." Dad tried to reason. Lauren shook her head whilst tears poured down her face, she then asked William if he would carry her back and he agreed. I stepped back knowing I had done enough damage, I looked up to see everyone except Tori, Jace, Lily, Hayden, Simon and dad gone.

Dad walked over to Lily and waved his hand over her face in which she collapsed, he told Simon to put her by Ryan as they would need to wipe their memories and get rid of them. He turned to Hayden and said he has a second chance seeming how he told them our whereabouts. I nodded knowing it was the right thing to do, Hayden will forever be in my bad books, and I will never trust him again but at this moment; without his help my mate would have died.

Jace carried Lily and Hayden carried Ryan back to the house whilst I sat down on the floor wishing it to swallow me whole. Dad, Simon and Tori walked over to me and sat down in a sort of circle. It may seem strange but this was probably the closest bonding time we would give each other and I was grateful to have such a great family.

They care for me and I care for them, just wish I could have cared for Chloe just as much.

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