Okay, so, not sure if I mentioned this earlier but my external hardrive completely crashed...and I lost everything on it. Including all my notes for this story. So, if I make any mistakes on which regions I placed certain people/packs...please let me know.

Warnings: talk about past abuse, violence, and rape

A plate piled high of what smelled like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were placed just inside the cage. Leeloo glared at the man who simply turned on his heel, rejoining the others hissing in the room. The hissing made her shiver. It was a sound she wasn't used too. Growls, grumbling, yips and howls...those were the noises she knew and deeply missed. She wanted to go home, she missed her parents but mostly she missed Mason. Was he sleeping okay now that Leeloo wasn't there to protect him from falling over the edge of the bed?

"Lee..should we eat them?" Rhiannon whispered behind her, a slight whine edging her voice. She swallowed hard and really wanted too, she was starving but she was scared to eat anything that they gave her. Whoever they were hadn't touched them the moment they were shoved into this cage but she didn't know what they wanted. The hissing was a way of them talking together and Leeloo couldn't understand it.

"I don't know…" she answered, turning away from the bars to squish closer to her packmates. Oz, Willa, Henry and Kenton hadn't spoken a word, only cried softly. They were all hungry and Leeloo needed to get something in at least Henry's stomach...he was the youngest and was already looking a bit sick. Holding her breath a bit she reached out for one of the sandwiches and took a very small bite of it. It tasted and smelled normal and once she finished half of it, she quickly fed the rest to Henry. Rhia quickly snatched the plate closer and helped feed the other three before she and Leeloo ate.

"We're not going to hurt you."

Leeloo froze in mid chew and stared at one of the females staring back at her. She was pretty, long black hair curling around her face and shoulders. The eyes were terrifying even though the smile on her face was kind. They were bright yellow, a flare of orange around the outer edges of her irises. She'd seen variations of yellow within her own family, mostly golds or something common with the sun but never this...straight on yellow.

"Then why did you take us? Why won't you let us go back home!" Rhia cried out, her friend taking in a shuddering breath when Leeloo grabbed her wrist.

"To send a message of course," she hissed.

"What message?" Leeloo demanded. The woman smiled and Leeloo felt a sickening lurch in her tummy. The teeth were even scarier than the eyes…

"That we need to talk but we will not allow for more of our people to be murdered," she hissed. Leeloo eyes widened, mouth dropping open.

"Our parents didn't murder anyone! You hurt our friends!" Rhia shouted. The woman gave a harsh laugh, fingers tightening around the bars.

"That may be so….but you wolves know nothing but violence. We tried talking...but you only answered with murdering our people out of spite and entertainment," she said, a tear falling slowly down her cheek. Leeloo stood up and moved a bit closer, Rhia's hand closing around her fingers.

"Lee…"

"We're not like that...m-my parents would never hurt someone for fun. Please...if you take us home I swear they'll talk to you," she said softly. The woman blinked a few times, the tears quickly drying as she stood up.

"Of course they'll talk, they'll have no choice if they want to see any of you ever again," she said quickly moving away from the cage.

"Lee...our parents are going to kill them for taking us…" Rhia growled out. Leeloo shook her head, turning to look at her friend and gently brushed some of her golden hair behind her ear.

"No, Pappa and Daddy will figure this out and will talk to them. Whoever they are...something happened to them from before…" she said looking over at the group, the hissing softer and muted now.

Castiel hummed softly, rubbing at his belly to try and calm the pup. She was moving around almost anxiously now and he'd barely gotten any rest the moment they called for Gadreel to come. Balthazar was still in the interrogation room so they opted to use Dean's office for this meeting. Dean almost asked for Castiel to not be in the room, almost.

"Here twin, try this," Keelie whispered handing him a steaming cup. It smelled like chamomile and lavender and Castiel couldn't drink it fast enough. The pup nudged at him before slowly settling and Castiel breathed out a sigh.

"Better?" Keelie asked kneading her fingers into his back. He groaned with a nod, draining the rest of his tea.

"Thank you...I think she's just as anxious to get her sister back," Castiel said with a grim smile. Keelie blinked a few times and quickly nodded, her head shifting to the side to wipe quickly at her eyes. Castiel opened his mouth to speak when there was a sharp yip from the front door.

"You sure you want to be in the room baby?" Dean asked suddenly appearing in the doorway. Castiel nodded, reaching for Dean's hand and pulling him in closer. Having his sister and his mate so close helped calm him and all three of them shuffled closer.

"Dean? Gadreel is here," Sam said softly. Castiel felt Dean nod and they broke apart from their hug before starting to head towards Dean's office.

The strange awkward wolf sat in one of the chairs, his fingers gripping the arms tightly as he watched Dean, Castiel, Keelie and Benny file into the room. Instead of Dean taking to his own chair, he leaned up against the front of his desk, arms crossed over his chest. Castiel could feel the rage building in his mate. They had no clue if Gadreel really had anything to do with their pups but he couldn't help feeling that he did.

"Do you know why we asked you to come?" Dean asked quietly, the soft tone of his voice contradicting the flash in his eyes. Gadreel sensed it enough that he flinched, his head swinging quickly to look at the others in the room before settling back onto Dean.

"No? I-I don't…"

"This has probably been, one of the worst weeks I have ever been through. And it's not even done yet...so please, do me a favor and don't play the stupid card. I'm exhausted and do not have patience for games," Dean growled out. The little color remaining in Gadreel's cheeks completely drained out as his breath locked up in his throat.

"Do you know who took them?" Dean asked even softer.

"Wait...took who? T-They weren't supposed…"

"So you do know who they are," Castiel said moving to stand next to Dean. Gadreel's wide eyes were glassy and he was sucking in harsh breaths.

"Y-Yes but, they weren't supposed to hurt anyone!" he cried. Dean's hand thrust out in a blur, his fingers digging roughly into the other wolf's jaw.

"Who are they!"

"I don't know! I swear to you I have no idea who or what they even are. All that I do know is that they wanted to get a message to you!" Gadreel declared, a few tears rolling down his cheeks.

"A message? What could they even possibly want tell us by taking our pups and killing our friends! You know something don't you son of a bitch!" Castiel cried, his heart hammering in his chest as he struggled to get out of the sudden grip around his waist. He knew it was Benny and no matter what he did he wouldn't get loose but it didn't mean he wouldn't try.

"I didn't know! Oh my Gods, please I didn't know that they were going to do that!" Gadreel shouted, a sharp cry exploding out of his mouth when Dean suddenly struck him. Castiel gasped and stopped struggling, a soft whine leaving him as he saw how broken his mate looked.

"Start talking….now!" Dean growled out, taking a step back away from Gadreel. Castiel wanted to reach for him but thought better of it. Dean needed to focus and his touch could very well distract him.

"I'm so sorry...I didn't know what else to do...my pack, we were attacked by a much larger one…"

"The same one who took your Omegas?" Castiel asked.

Gadreel let out a bitter laugh, "Yes. Their High Alpha is trying to work his way all through the east coast, taking over every pack on his way. One of his many followers tried to push into Texas but somehow, Eldon pushed him back out...and into our territory. We begged Eldon for help but he refused, saying he had bigger fish to fry."

"They practically decimated us...took our women and Omegas, tied the rest of us up so we couldn't move. Most of them they...violated right there in front of us. Left them to die as they dragged the others off, saying it was retribution to the ones they lost. Somehow I managed to get free and we could save only one of them. I took the last remaining members of my pack and ran. We had no clue where to even go...and it wasn't even until Mariah came back that we even knew where this...horrendous pack even came from," Gadreel spat out. Dean gripped the edge of his desk and this time, Castiel did go to him. The second he touched his mate Dean calmed, his breathing becoming slower.

"W-Who were they?" Castiel asked. His stomach plummeted when Gadreel took in a deep breath and spoke.

"The pack that attacked us were from Alabama...but they were under the orders from the King of Georgia...Uriel," Gadreel answered. Castiel felt sick, the bile quickly rising up into his throat. He had to hurry outside, all the contents leaving his stomach with a heaving breath. He didn't remember falling to his hands and knees but he was grateful for the steadying hand on his hip while another rubbed his back slowly.

"Shhh...just breathe baby," Dean whispered in his ear and Castiel let out a sob, fingers digging into the grass.

"T-they were...Gods Dean," Castiel managed to choke out. He knew exactly what was meant by retribution...

"Cas, you listen to me now. This was not your fault! You are trying to change things so this shit doesn't keep happening," Dean said and Castiel shook his head violently.

"They wouldn't have tortured those poor women and Omegas if we hadn't stepped foot in Alabama. I was warned to not go there, that it was a lost cause but I still pushed for it," Castiel argued. Dean cupped the sides of his face and he felt only a fraction calmer.

"No, sweetheart. They would have done that regardless. These wolves who have no right to call themselves Conris are disgusting and horrible people. If you hadn't gone there, Ava, Tracy and Nancy would be going through that horror right now. They are safe and living full lives because of you. We may not be able to help those in Gadreel's pack but we can try to stop it from happening again. Okay?" Dean said. Castiel nodded slowly, sighing a little when the pup nudged at him almost hesitantly.

"It's okay baby girl," Castiel hummed, rubbing his hand over his stomach but it wasn't until Dean rubbed the other side of his belly that she settled again.

"You two okay?" Dean asked nuzzling his nose into his hair. Castiel nodded and allowed Dean to help him up to his feet, refraining from kissing his mate until he thoroughly brushed his teeth. They made it back into the house where his sister was waiting with a bottle of water for him. He took it greedily and remembered to thank her after nearly draining half of it.

"Maybe you should stay out here for the rest?" Keelie asked. Castiel shook his head, firmly taking Dean's hand and leading the way back into the room.

"Castiel...I, we do not blame you. I know I haven't been very truthful, but please, being here and needing this alliance were real for us," Gadreel said the moment they entered the office. Castiel swallowed hard again and nodded, moving to sit down in Dean's chair instead of standing.

"So, this, Uriel. Is he the one who has our pups?" Dean asked, gaining Gadreel's attention again.

"No, from what I know he won't take a step towards here, he knows how powerful you are. It was why Eldon wanted what you had, he wishes to take out Uriel and claim what he has as well," Gadreel explained. Castiel rolled his eyes and rubbed at his face.

"Okay, you really need to start explaining exactly why you're here and who your new friends are," Benny growled out. Gadreel's face paled even more but nodded quickly.

"A-After the attack, we were scared to venture out on our own. We didn't know where to go or who would even help us. Of course we had heard about you but there was no way we would make it through all those other territories if they became hostile as well. Then, they appeared."

"We still don't know much about them, can't even scent what they are. But they were looking for someone, promising to help us if we just told them where he was," Gadreel swallowed hard and sat up a bit straighter.

"Your brother Balthazar, he came through our land at one point and of course, since he was a Novak and we'd never had a problem with your pack, we let him stay. That's why they came to us, they had followed his path to Louisiana."

"Wait...Balthazar? They're hunting our brother?" Keelie gasped moving closer to Gadreel. The wolf flinched a bit but shook his head.

"No, not hunting. Looking for. I-I don't know why they turned to violence, they only promised that they wanted a meeting with you, I was supposed to give you a message that night but…"

"But what?" Dean said moving away from the desk. The tension in the room was so thick it was making Castiel's heart quicken and his stomach roil once again. He smoothed his hand over his belly where the pup was fluttering, her hand or foot pressing against his fingers.

"When I saw Eldon I got scared. I didn't want to be associated with anyone who would align themselves with him but...I saw the way he looked at you Dean and then how he followed Castiel into the woods. I knew what he was going to try and do...I got so distracted and overwhelmed with the need for this alliance I…"

"You forgot to send the fucking message. You forgot about a message for nearly over a month!" Dean roared, his hand about to fly out but Benny was there, holding back their Conri. If the pup hadn't been so anxious Castiel would have been trying to calm his mate as well. Keelie stepped in for him though, her hand resting on Dean's wrist.

"I am so sorry…"

"So they think we are deliberately ignoring them or just don't care…" Dean hissed.

"Because of your forgetfulness an entire pack of foxes save for one are dead! And now our pups are gone!" Keelie growled. Dean took in a shuddering breath and clung to Keelie's arm.

"You get in touch with them, now. Set up that meeting. Then so help me, if there is one tiny scratch or bruise on our pups I will fucking kill you," Dean seethed, "Get him out of my sight."

Benny happily snatched up the whimpering wolf and practically dragged him out of the house, thankfully taking the stench of fear with him. Castiel stood up slowly and sighed when he was pulled into the little huddle between his mate and sister.

"Balthazar knows something more…" Castiel said softly, nuzzling his face into Dean's chest as his sister soothed her hands over his stomach, calming the pup back to sleep most likely.

"I think it's time I have a talk with our brother then," she said with a sigh. Castiel glanced up at her and nodded.