CHAPTER 26 – THEY'RE ALREADY HERE

I woke up to Isaac shaking me.
"What happened" I asked.
"Did you find them" Isaac asked me.
"Find who" I asked.
"Boyd and Erica" Derek replied.
"They're missing" I asked.
"Ennis must have taken her memories" Peter told Isaac as he and Derek showed up. I touched the back of my neck and felt blood.
"I found them" I said softly. "They were – they were locked up."
"Do you remember where" Derek asked but I shook my head.
"It's too fuzzy" I told him and tried to stand, Derek and Isaac helped me to my feet and I looked around the room. "The Hale house" I realised.
"Do you remember anything from when you were taken" Peter asked and I frowned, trying to focus.
"An Alpha kicking me in the face" I replied.
"Ennis kicked you in the face" Derek asked and I shook my head.
"Not Ennis. This Alpha was a woman" I told them.
"The Alpha pack, they're already here" Peter said and I looked over to him.
"Deucalion" I said softly. "He's after you Derek." Derek looked to me then to Peter. "I think I can find Erica and Boyd again. I'll follow the scent from the person who dropped me here" I told them and Derek shook his head.
"You can't stop her" Isaac said and Derek glared at him.
"Clearly. My own beta disobeyed me and nearly got my pregnant girlfriend killed" Derek yelled at Isaac, but Isaac wasn't backing down.
"She's not hurt though, neither's the baby-" Isaac argued.
"This time" Derek cut him off.
"Derek, I wanted to go after them. I want to go after them now, if you don't want me to go alone then come with me or send Isaac with me. But I am going after them" I told him.
"No, you're not" he growled at me, his eyes glowing red. He was trying to use his Alpha status on me and it should have worked. Derek's face fell and his eyes widened. "Your eyes" he said.
"What" I asked in confusion.
"They were red" Peter told me, standing upright.
"But I'm not an Alpha. Unless I killed one of the Alphas in the Alpha pack…" I said.
"Or by force of will" Peter added.
"What" Isaac asked.
"When you found Erica and Boyd, you could've gained the status of True Alpha if you tried to help them" Peter explained to me. I turned back to Derek.
"I'm going. It's up to you whether I'm going alone or with help" I told him and he groaned.
"Can you wait until tomorrow? I want to have you back to full health first" he said and I nodded, but there was no way I was waiting.

Nightfall came and I waited outside the Hale house for Rhys. Derek didn't want me to go alone, fine.
"I was glad to hear from you. But why are we here" Rhys asked.
"I needed backup to try and find Erica and Boyd. We're up against the Alpha pack" I warned him and he shook his head.
"I knew I'd have to face Duke again, I didn't realise it would be so soon" Rhys said and I looked to him confused. "He was my Alpha, before I became an omega. When he started killing his betas, I ran" he explained.
"I need to shift in order to track them better. Can you give me some privacy" I asked and Rhys turned his back to me while I stripped and shifted. He turned when I nudged his leg and he smiled.
"I'm guessing you want me to put those in a bag" he asked, referring to the pile of clothes. Without my response he picked up the clothes and put them in a bag. "Lead the way." I followed the scent of the Alpha back to an abandoned bank vault and shifted back and got dressed before leading Rhys inside.
"Stay quiet" I whispered and he only nodded in response. I walked through the bank until I reached the vault and opened it while Rhys kept a lookout for the Alphas.
"Liv, what are you doing back here" Erica asked as she stood up and I shrugged.
"I'm stubborn" I smiled and noticed the mountain ash.
"They replaced it after you broke it last time" Boyd told me.
"That's how I became Alpha" I realised.
"Don't you remember" Erica asked.
"Someone stole my memories" I told her.
"Someone's coming" Rhys warned and I pushed against the mountain ash until it broke again, but someone grabbed me by the back of my neck.
"You just won't let them die, will you" Kali growled.
"Nope" I returned and shoved her off. I turned around to see that Rhys had been knocked unconscious against the column and I turned my attention back to Kali. I got in a few punches before turning to Erica and Boyd. "Go" I yelled. They ran over to me and started attacking Kali instead and I took the opportunity to shift, feeling my clothes tear as my body shifted into wolf form.
"What the hell" Kali gasped when she saw me. Erica smiled and wiped the blood from her chin.
"What? Deucalion didn't tell you that she can shift completely" Rhys asked as he heaved himself up off the floor. Kali looked around and realised she was surrounded. "Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run" Rhys taunted Kali with a smile. There was a thud and Rhys dropped to his hands and knees, holding his ribs and Ennis was behind him.
"Duke wants to see Olivia" Ennis told Kali. This wasn't good; two alphas against an alpha and three betas. I howled and then ran at Ennis, tackling him to the ground and I heard a struggle behind me which I assumed was Erica and Boyd fighting Kali. I used my teeth to tear at Ennis, ripping at his shoulders before someone hoisted me up and tossed me across the room where I hit with a thud.
"Liv" Erica called out and she and Boyd ran over to me. I got back to my paws and shook off the dizziness. Deucalion was standing above a bloody Ennis and Kali.
"Enough" Deucalion roared and started walking towards me before kneeling down and taking my chin in his hand but Erica shoved him backwards.
"Don't touch her" she snapped.
"Kali, Ennis. Lock these betas away again. I'll be taking Olivia elsewhere so she doesn't let them out again" Deucalion instructed and the two Alphas did as they were told, coming closer. I growled but Deucalion grabbed my snout and held my jaw closed so I couldn't bite. "No more of that." I tried to shake him off but his grip was too tight and I could only watch as Erica and Boyd were trapped in the vault again by a human woman.
"Let. Her. Go" Rhys said as he struggled to his feet. Deucalion turned and smiled.
"Rhys" he greeted his former beta. "The beta that got away."
"I said, let Liv go" Rhys told him, his eyes glowing golden yellow. Deucalion stood and turned to the beta, throwing his glasses aside and his eyes glowing red. I wanted to tell Rhys to run, instead I settled for biting Deucalion's ankle but he kicked me off.
"Little pest" Deucalion grumbled, as he looked back up, Rhys ran at him and tackled him to the ground.
"Liv, go. Get out of here" Rhys called over. I got to my feet and looked to Erica and Boyd who were watching from their prison then looked back to Rhys.
"Liv, we'll be okay" Erica said to me. I growled and lunged at Kali, who was walking up to Rhys. I tackled Kali down and started tearing at her skin around her arms and shoulders.
"Get off me" Kali yelled, struggling to try and shove me off.
"Behind you" Boyd warned and I moved just as a giant Alpha swiped where I had just been standing.
"There's too many, just go" Erica pleaded. I looked around, trying to assess the situation. There had to be a way. "Just go and get help."
"Liv, go" Rhys called out. He was being held down by the throat by Ennis, Deucalion was beside Ennis. Erica and Boyd were watching us with a look of fear and concern. I knew we had bad odds, but I wanted to at least get Rhys out of here with me. I ran at Ennis but skidded to a stop when I heard a sickening snap. Rhys' neck was twisted awkwardly and his yellow eyes went back to the soft blue I'd known from work. I let out a pained howl and then growled at Ennis, head-butting him away from Rhys' body. Pack is family. I tore at Ennis' ankle and then felt a sharp pain in my side. Deucalion's walking stick was sticking out of my side. No! My baby!

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I have the next 2 chapters written, but I'm not so sure about where I've got this story going. I feel like my writing is getting worse and I'm having trouble staying on one story; I have 3 other stories I'm writing at the moment: 2 unposted FanFictions and one original story. Let me know if you want me to keep going with this one or it may end up on a hiatus until my muse decides to show up again. The reviews keep me inspired