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Natural Selection

Part three

The Hunters

Chapter nine The full moon approaches.

As a pair of tanned, tattooed arms wrapped around her, Roxy tried not to flinch, she could feel Dean's sense of betrayal, as this other man touched her flaring along their bond. She wished there were some way she could reassure him, that nothing would ever happen with this man, she was Dean's mate, and she wanted no one but him. However, allowing Randy this kind of contact, meant that she was no longer restrained, and that gave them more of a chance, if only she could find out where Genna was. She had not seen her sister again since the previous day, when they had, had breakfast together, and then Hunter ranted at them some more. Her sense of smell, though more sensitive than the ordinary human, tailed off after the full moon, and right now, was not much more acute than Randy's would be, so there was no way she could just sniff Genna out. Stephanie had been in to check on her earlier, the other woman carried her sisters' scent, so Roxy knew at some point she had been to see Genna.

"How did you sleep, are you hungry?" Randy 's voice broke into her thoughts, he wasn't too bad she reflected, if you forgot about the whole kidnapping thing, or the fact that he'd probably cheerfully kill her, if he found out what she was.

"Not well." The truth was she had not spelt at all, she was too worried about her sister, and the rest of the pack, her need for Dean was growing with each passing hour. "No I'm not hungry, must be something about that drug." This time she felt him flinch slightly.

"I do wish all this hadn't been necessary, but I am so glad that I got to meet you." Randy was nuzzling her neck now, and she tried not to let him realise how it made her feel.

She rested her hand on his arm, she was doing what she had to she told herself. She wasn't leading the man on; there could never be anything between them, not while Dean was alive and the only man who would ever have her love. There was a wrongness about this that she could feel deep in her soul; which cried out for Dean and only Dean.

"You need to eat Rox." She almost rebelled at hearing him use the pet name her mate had for her.

"Honestly Randy, I'm not hungry." In truth her stomach lurched right now at the thought of food, rolling dangerously. She had never been able to eat much around the full moon, and now that her body had finally been able to make the transition, she didn't want to eat in these few days at all, though after the moon's cycle was over, she would be ravenous; that was if she survived this time. There was no doubt in her mind that they would kill her, should they find out what she was, even this man who claimed to have feelings for her.

Randy sighed; he didn't know if Roxy was just being defiant; or if Jamie and Joey really had messed up, and over dosed the two young women on the drug. He noticed that Genna was not eating much either. She must be feeling the beatings she had taken from Hunter and Stephanie, he was glad neither of them had put their hands on Roxy, he wasn't sure how he would react to that. He was pretty sure though, that he would not sit back like Seth did, and allow it to happen. She felt so good in his arms; it was nice to have someone he could feel close to again. Though at the same time, he knew she didn't really feel anything for him, in time though, he hoped she might come to.

He knew Hunter planned on hunting the wolves the following night, Randy wasn't sure how he really felt about hunting the wild animals. All they were dumb beasts, living out their lives in the wood, no threat to anyone really. Oh yes, Hunter insisted it was because the monsters could hide amongst them, but in all the time he had known the other man, apart from the murder of his family, they had not encountered the weres at all. Oh Hunter had been looking for them, yet there had been no signs of them, nothing to say there was anything more than humans out there. Didn't humans perpetrate enough horrors on each other, without there having to be monsters in the darkness he wondered? If not for the death of his family, he wouldn't even be here, he had wanted no part of any of this, it had been forced on him by those monsters. They had drawn first blood. His thoughts were pulled from the past, back to the young woman in his arms. How would she react when she found out what they were going to do tomorrow? Jamie and Joey would be out there making traps for the wolves right now. Tomorrow they would load up the van with weapons, not guns as you would have expected he reflected. No they would be using knives, bows and arrows, Hunter would even have a sword, it made no real sense to Randy, but it was the way Hunter insisted, that things had to be done.

Letting Roxy go, Randy walked over to the phone, before looking pointedly at the bed. With a heartfelt sigh Roxy walked over and sat on it, allowing Randy to secure her wrists. Thankfully the ties were not used much anymore, since they had a habit of cutting into her skin and breaking it; however, the cold metal that now secured her, would be much harder to break, if she was even able to.

With Roxy securely restrained, Randy picked up the phone and called down to room service, ordering some lunch for himself, along with a hot drink for the young woman, she was at least drinking something, he consoled himself.

After the food had been delivered, he released Roxy once more, before tearing into his meal hungrily. Relieved to be free again, Roxy sipped on her drink, and tried to think through their situation. Yes she might be able to escape and go for help, but in the time it took her to either find Genna and help her, risking being recaptured herself, or get to the rest of the pack, the men could react to the situation and move Genna to a different place. Then there was the fact that Hunter would probably guess she was different, he might put the pieces together and figure out that she was a were; from there he might go on to realise that where there was one were, there could be more. From there he might surmise that the packs were more than just ordinary wolves, and they would all be at risk.

As soon as he got her into his room, Seth swept Genna up into his arms carrying her to the bed thought she resisted him, the young woman knew she did not have the strength to fight him off. Her fear spiked hard, as he chained her to the bed once more, however instead of the attack she feared was coming, he walked to the bathroom and remerged with a first aid kit to treat her wounds.

Seth noticed the young woman relax slightly, as he began to doctor her hurts. He could not help wondering, how much more her body could take; she had spirit he had to admit, even if not aloud where Hunter could hear it. She had tried to fight back, even hurting as she must have been, she had stood up to them.

Genna couldn't believe how much pain she was in, even her bones ached, she felt hot and feverish, and food was the last thing she wanted. Her body craved sleep but it wouldn't come, she didn't dare to lose control, who knew what this man, these men might do to her while she slept.

Once he had tended to her hurts. He was shocked to see how yellowed her bruises were, though Hunter had mentioned something about the family known as Hunters' being more resilient than the average human. Seth picked up the phone and ordered food. He had missed lunch, and they probably wouldn't be summoned for dinner until Jamie and Joey returned from setting the traps for the wolves. Genna needed to eat too, not a morsel had passed her lips since they had taken her. At first it could have been the drugs, now though, he wasn't at all sure it wasn't something else.

His order placed, he lay on the bed beside the young woman, wishing she would let him wrap her in his arms, he knew thought, that she would try and pull away again, maybe hurting herself in the process. As he lay there against her, his hands behind his head looking up at the ceiling, Seth frowned as he noticed the heat radiating from her body, he hoped she wasn't getting sick.

The knock on the door pulled him from her side, going over and opening the door, he accepted the tray from the guy who stood there, handing him a tip after signing for it. Pushing the door closed, he carried the tray to the bed and put it down there.

Genna felt her stomach roll as the smell of the food on the tray wafted to her nose as Seth removed the lids. revealing the meals there. She hoped this wasn't going to happen all through the first part of her pregnancy; of course it might have something to do with the beatings she had been getting as well. When Seth brought one of the plates close to her face, she turned her head away, a wave of nausea washing over her.

Seth frowned at her actions. "Genna you can't starve yourself like this, you need to eat." He was getting to the stage where he was going to force the food on her; she was making herself ill by not eating. "Genna, don't make me force feed you."

"Try it and see what happens." Genna mumbled, her gorge rising as the smell wafted over to her again, as Seth moved the plate once more.

"I'm serious." He growled at her, trying to force her face back around to the food.

"So am I." She snapped back at him. "If you don't want the bed to be covered in vomit; get that food out of my face."

If Genna had been looking at him, she would have seen the look of worry flash across his face at her words. He could feel the heat radiating from the young woman's body, it was now obvious to him that she was becoming ill, the problem was would Hunter care? Seth doubted he would, not unless she became seriously ill and needed to see someone. Up to that point, he knew he would be the one expected to care for her. Pulling the plate away from her face he put it back on the tra,y before getting up, and placing the whole thing on the dressing table. Pulling up a chair he began to eat, deciding for now he would leave it, maybe he could mention something to Hunter later on. After he finished eating, Seth took the tray and placed it outside the door, before going to the bathroom and brushing his teeth, then laying on the bed beside Genna once more.

"Do you want to watch something on TV?" He asked, at least it would be something to pass the time.

"Do what you like." Her voice was soft and tired, she ached everywhere, and all she wanted was Roman right now, to be safe in his arms, she knew he would comfort and take care of her.

"We're not the bad guys." Seth told her, as he picked up the remote. "We're the good guys here, we want to protect humanity, we want to keep people safe, and we want you to help us do that." He wished he knew the way to put the words, so that she would understand the truth, and accept it. Nothing any of them said seemed to get though to her.

Genna decided to try a different track on him, though her body ached all over, probably from the beatings she had received, she just had to hope she had been able to protect her unborn child. "You don't act like the good guys." She tensed as he picked a show and then wrapped an arm around her. "Drugs, kidnapping, beatings, you trying to force yourself on me; what is there about any of that makes you the good guys?"

"I'm not trying to force myself on you." He protested, and was rewarded with a glare from her. "Just stop defying Hunter, he won't hurt you if you just listen, and take on board what he is saying to you."

Genna sighed softly; she was too tired to argue with him, her body hurt too much she just wanted it all to stop. She held her body stiffly, as Seth tried to pull her closer to him. A lone tear trickled down her cheek, she missed Roman so much, there were times she could have sworn she could feel his emotions, she was just fooling herself though she was sure; her pregnancy was making her fanciful. She'd close her eyes, just for a moment and try to relax, even though it was difficult for her with Seth forcefully holding her against him.

After a while of watching the mindless show Seth felt Genna's body suddenly relax, looking over at her he realised she had fallen asleep. While sleep might help her body fight off whatever illness she was brewing, Hunter might not be happy to find that she was not sleep deprived, when he took her back to join the others. Seth debated with himself about waking her. In the end though, he decided with the fact she could be getting sick, she needed the sleep to help her fight off the infection.

It was night the moon hung low in the sky signalling that dawn was not too far away, how she knew that she was not sure. Stephanie had bought her a pure white nightgown that came down to her feet; it was trimmed in lace that caught in the undergrowth of the woodss. It's neck could either gape open sliding off the shoulde,r or be secured tightly with a string like, cord. She wore it open, and she could feel the cool wind catching at the neck and caressing her breasts as she gathered the skirt of the gown up and plunged deeper into the wood.

She was looking for something, someone, but she was unsure who or what was the object of her search, she just knew it was imperative she find whatever or whoever it was, she was looking for.

The howling reached her ears, making her smile, the pack was here, and unthinkingly she began to run towards the sound, all she could think was that her mate was waiting for her. Her hand stoked her belly, thinking of the child that lay inside her safe and warm, Roman's child, made by their love.

Entering the glade she stopped, her hands flying to her mouth, her mate was here but he wasn't alone; the hunters were present as well. Roman in his wolf form paced back and forth trying to find a way out. She tried to run to him, to be with him against these men, to show him she would never be one of them, she would be with him, or die trying. A hand grabbed her and pulled her back, Seth, she could see that patch of dyed blond hair in the moonlight.

There was no sound, yet she could see that Hunter was laughing, he held a bow and arrow in his hands, and as she watched in growing horror, he drew back the sting and sent the barbed projectile flying towards the man she loved. Roman tried to evade the arrow but it flew straight and true, embedding itself in her mates' chest. His howl of pain ripped the air telling everyone of his agony, he tried to move to her, needing her, she wasn't sure how she knew that but she did. Now that her mate had howled, she could hear the laughter coming from Hunter.

"Roman." She screamed, as another arrow followed the first embedding itself into him. "No." She fought with Seth, but he held her tight keeping her away.

She watched as her lover turned from wolf to man looking at her from those grey eyes of his. "Genna." He called to her in agony.

Then she began to scream, as Hunter stepped up to her helpless mate, and drawing a sword, cleanly sliced off his head.

Seth was shocked to hear the scream on Genna's lips; it was a primal scream, full of terror and agony. Whatever she was dreaming about must be a nightmare, he had woken himself up often enough screaming like that. He pulled her flush against his chest, seeking to comfort her, she was sobbing inconsolably, her tears soaking his shirt and wetting his skin.

"Shush, it's okay nothing's wrong, you're all right." He tried to sooth her, rubbing her back. Maybe finally she was coming to accept the truth.

"Let me go." The horror of the dream was fading from her mind, if that was what sleep had to offer for her, she would rather stay awake.

It had all seemed so real, the blood pouring from Roman's wounds, then the way Hunter clove skin, muscle and bone, to slice her mates head from his shoulders. She continued to cry quietly, even as she tried to pull away from Seth, he might be scared of what the weres might do to them. Genna on the other hand, was worried about what they might do to her pack. She didn't realise it, but her dream and subsequent reactions had transmitted themselves along their bond to Roman, enforcing his feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Finally Seth let her go, seeing that Genna wasn't going to stop fighting him; he knew Hunter would be calling them back to his and Stephanie's room when Jamie and Joey came back. He wasn't sure how long it would be till that happened. He could see the young woman shaking; whatever she had dreamed about had really affected her. Getting up, he walked over to the bottle and glasses that stood on the dressing table, his own hand shaking slightly, that scream which came from her had un-nerved him slightly, he poured two generous measures, Hunter might favour bourbon, this however was his own favourite and he took it to her holding it against her lips. Genna swallowed a mouthful, and began coughing at once, as it burned its way down her throat. Turning her head away as he tried to pour more of it into her mouth, she gasped and yanked on the chains trying to cover her lips.

Seth pulled the glass away from her mouth; and swallowed the liquid down in one go, enjoying the burn of it, before going to the other glass and savouring it. Genna looked at him, more tears leaking from her eyes, this time for the burn of the alcohol against her throat.

"How the hell can you drink that?" She demanded.

Seth's answer was cut off by the knock on the door, putting the glass down he walked over and opened it seeing Hunter standing there. Pulling the door wide, he allowed the other man to enter. Pushing the door closed, when he turned back to see what was going on. He found Hunter standing there, looking at Genna. He could see the silvery tracks of her tears running down her cheeks, and obviously so could Hunter.

"What happened?" Genna was glaring at the older man, as he asked the question.

"She had a bad dream." Seth was the one who answered, and Hunter turned to look at him, before letting his eyes rest on Genna once more.

"We all have bad dreams." He stated, and Seth wondered if he heard a slight slur in the other man's words. "The monsters are in all our nightmares."

Genna turned her head away; she could not put into words her disgust for these men. Seth sighed, he hoped Genna was not going to anger Hunter once more, no good was going to come from doing that, and the young woman could well be in trouble again.

"She's not well." The words were out of Seth's mouth before he could stop them.

Hunter glared at him again, before covering the distance to the bed, and placing his hand on Genna's forehead, the young woman flinched away from him, and his touch. Seth held his breath, praying that Hunter would keep his temper.

As the older man touched her, Genna could smell the booze on his breath, she wondered how Seth couldn't, it was so strong, and after what he had just given her she felt herself growing nauseous again. She half expected the customary blow that always seemed to come when Hunter touched her. Instead though, he pulled his hand back frowning slightly; before turning slightly to look at Seth.

"She does feel a bit warm." He acknowledged, his eyes travelling up and down Seth, who hastily pulled his shirt straight, and smoothed down the front of his pants, tidying himself up. Hunter nodded at the other man, before going on. "She's probably just catching a cold, she'd be better off if she ate something, still." He trailed off, deciding not to finish that sentence. "Get her tidied up and bring her to my room, Jamie and Joey are back, it's time for us to have dinner." He turned away, heading for the door. "We have things to talk about." He added, as he walked out of the door letting it slam behind him.

Seth walked over to the bed freeing Genna's arms and looking down at her, his gaze travelled over her body, making her shiver slightly, she wasn't sure what the emotion in his eyes was, but she didn't think she liked it.

"Can I trust you?" He enquired. "Will you clean yourself up, or do I need to come with you?"

"I'll do it." The thought of even just a few moments to herself was irresistible to her.

He nodded, letting her get off the bed and walk to the bathroom alone, thought his eyes followed her. Letting the door close behind her, Genna leaned against the wall, closing her own eyes for a second. She had to take a few deep breaths, trying to centre herself. She missed Roman more than she would ever have imagined it was possible to miss anyone, back before she met him. It was like being without a limb, and she felt off balance. Turning on the tap she ran some cold water, splashing it over her heated skin. She really hoped she was not getting ill; it would be awful to feel that much more helpless around these people. Sighing, she straightened her clothes, and then washed her face, before doing her hair and putting it into a simple tail. Then finally she used the toilet, washing her hands, and rejoining Seth, before he got impatient, and came looking for her.

Seth smiled as Genna emerged from the bathroom. "You're beautiful you know that right?"

Her steps faltered to a stop at his words, and she looked at him her eyes wide and shocked. It was the first time that Seth had really said anything that didn't have to do with obeying Hunter, or their supposed destiny. The way he was looking at her, made her shiver though, it was like he was the big bad wolf, who wanted to eat her up.

"I'm battered and bruised." She replied crossing her arms over her chest, unconsciously pushing her breast up. "I've been kidnapped, and forced to dress in a way that isn't me."

Seth sighed before walking over, and grabbing her arm. "I thought for tonight we could play nice, since you are getting sick and all."

Looking at him in disbelief Genna tried to fight against the force he was exerting to make her move, and leave the room. "Nothing about what any of you have done to Roxy and I, is playing nice." She stated, as finally he dragged her out of the room, and down the corridor slapping his hand over her mouth once more, to prevent her from crying out for help.

Tapping lightly on the door, Seth was relieved when Stephanie opened it and he was able to drag Genna inside, everyone was there barring Randy and Roxy. If he had to guess, Seth would say the pair would not be joining them, keeping the women apart, was probably all part of Hunter's master plan. Depositing Genna on the now familiar chair, Seth secured her once more, glad to see no blood was seeping through the bandages on her wrists.

Seth smiled when Stephanie handed him a glass of champagne, he noted everyone else had one too; Hunter was in a celebratory mood, that much was clear. Smiling, the older man waited till all eyes were on him before theatrically clearing his throat.

"My friends." He looked at each of them in turn, his eyes almost flicking over Genna, who was glaring at them all; he probably didn't want to ruin his own good mood Seth reflected. "Finally, our wait is over, we are where we need to be, and tomorrow we start the first stage of our plan, to help eradicate the monsters from the face of the Earth." He paused, his eyes resting on Stephanie. "My dearest wife, you know the dedication it takes to adhere to our cause, the dedication I know you can pass on to the new female members of our group." He raised his glass to her slightly, and Stephanie smiled back at him. "Jamie and Joey have put into place the first part of our plan today." Genna felt her heart skip a beat, this talk had to have something to do with the wolves he knew to be in the wood. "Tomorrow is the first night of the full moon, an auspicious time for us to act against our ancient foe; tomorrow we remove the lupine camouflage, which they like to hide amongst." His eyes drifted to Genna, a smile touching his lips at the horror in her eyes. "On the first night of the full moon, we go into the woods, and hunt the pack that lives there to extinction." Seth felt a thrill run though him at Hunter's words, tomorrow was the start of everything and when they were done, he Seth would have it all. "To us, Stephanie, gentlemen." He raised his glass. "To our destruction of the monsters and protecting the human race; but most of all, to Seth and Genna our hope for the future." Genna glared at the mocking smile on his face, as he looked at her. "To tomorrow and a successful hunt." He took a gulp of his wine, the rest of them following suit, while Genna wished there was some way she could warn the pack.

"You monsters." She almost shouted at them. "You evil, evil monsters."

Hunter stood in front of her smirking at her before throwing what was left of his drink in her face, watching it drip off, and onto her clothing. "You'll learn Genna." He told her grabbing her chin in his hand. "I win, I always win, I always have a plan." He smiled at her before letting her go. "Do you want to know what Jamie and Joey have been doing today?" When she just glared at him he went on. They've been digging traps in the wood, traps filled with sharpened stakes perfect for killing wolves." He did not see the look that passed between the two men he had named; they were both thinking the same thing 'traps'? "Tomorrow your precious wolves are going to die, then we get rid of the men, finally we move into Meadow House, where you and Seth can raise your children, things may need tweaking a bit, but you'll see, it will all work out in the end."

He smiled before turning away from her and gesturing to the trolley on which there sat several covered dishes. Stephanie at once moved to uncover them, and the smell of the food made Genna gag.

"Too bad you're not feeling well." Hunter told her over his shoulder. "I do believe it's time for us to eat."

As Genna watched them all tucking in, she reflected that never in her life before had she wanted to see someone dead, as much as she did Hunter.

Eventually the impromptu party came to an end, and Seth dragged her back to his room, she guessed she should think herself lucky that Hunter had not decided to smack her around again as the entertainment. Thankfully Seth let her get changed in the bathroom, before securing her to the bed again. She lay there staring up at the ceiling as he slept beside her, her thoughts with Roman and the pack, praying for a good outcome the following evening.

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