Disclaimer: I'm Kaiai, so clearly I'm not Annette Curtis Klause, so that means I don't own anything from her book. If I was, I would be rich and happy because this would be the fourth book in the series. I'm not rich, and right now I'm content.

Okay grrr...this chapter has been driving me crazy and all of a sudden as I'm watching House I get an idea. Jeez if I had known typing while House was on was the key I would have done it seventeen hours ago! So enjoy this chapter, and I look forward to the reviews. (cough Midnight cough)

36

Vivian went straight to Jenny's cabin.

"Jenny! I need your help!" she almost screamed as she carried Novalee through their front door.

"Bloody moon Viv," was her greeting. Jenny and Bucky were both sitting on their living room couch. The twins stared horror struck at Novalee.

Bucky went to the island and cleared away the dishes. Vivian carried Novalee over and laid her down.

"I need something to bind her leg."

"Got it," Bucky said going out of the room.

"I need something for the bleeding," she barked at Jenny.

"Brigitte get some towels," Jenny ordered going to a drawer in the kitchen.

She came back with herbs and handed them to Vivian.

She took them hastily and applied the correct ones. The bleeding slowed and started to clot.

Brigitte came back with the towels.

She wrapped a hand towel around Novalee's neck to hold the herbs in place and for the pressure.

She went and looked at the leg. It was definitely broken in two places and had severe bite wounds.

"What can I do?" asked Jenny.

"Nothing, she passed out from the blood loss on our way here. She can't feel the pain anymore."

Bucky came in with two splints.

"Where in the hell did you find those?" Vivian asked glancing at them.

"From when I broke my leg a few years ago, never threw them out."

"Well I guess being a pack rat comes in handy every once in a while," sighed Jenny.

Vivian was only half listening. She cleaned the wounds and then bound the leg. She rubbed the herbs that would help the healing into the gashes.

"This is all I can do for now," she said straightening up.

"What happened? Where've you been?" asked Jenny.

"I can't talk right now, I have to go."

"Vivian," Jenny said grabbing her arm, "What's going on?"

"The killers, we found out who they were. I figured out their plan."

"What was their plan?"

"To get Gabriel and I out of the way," Vivian said staring at the bloody towel in her hand.

"That's why you left," Jenny said sinking down on to a stool.

"We didn't leave, we stayed on the grounds. I couldn't see the exact time when they were going to strike."

"But what did they want?"

Vivian clenched her teeth. "I'm still not certain, but they have something against Gabriel. They think by taking Alex that they will get to him. And they will, I have to go."

Vivian rushed at the door and Bucky caught her, "Viv, where's Gabriel?"

"Hunting them!" she said glaring at him.

"Let me come with you," he ordered.

She glared at him and bared her teeth, "No Bucky, stay with your family."

"I can help," he tried to argue.

She leaned up to whisper in his ear, "You dying will not help."

She got the results she had hoped for. Bucky let her go and she rushed back into the forest changing as she went.

Alex felt his head fall forward. He snapped awake, which wasn't a good idea. His head was killing him. He lifted his hand to his head. He glanced at it to see his own blood covering it.

"The pup is up," someone snarled.

He glanced in the direction squinting. He felt his lip curl over his teeth.

"Shut it Bryant, I don't want you talking."

Alex watched as Margaret Montgomery walked out of the shadows.

"Hello Alexander, nice of you to join us."

He only answered with a snarl.

"Did you mother never teach you manners?" she said smiling.

His snarl just grew louder at the mention of his mother.

"Guess not."

"What do you want," he growled.

Her smile got nauseatingly sweeter, "I want your mother to pay."

Alex's brow furrowed, "What did my mother do to you?"

"She took my life from me."

Alex just stared at Margaret's crazed eyes.

Huffing from behind him made him turn his head.

He thrashed and realized that his right hand was chained to the tree.

"Leave her alone!" he screamed as he watched one of the Montgomery twins drag his little sister.

"Oh we don't plan on leaving your family alone in till your dear mother shows up."

Alex glared at the woman in front of him. It was the first time he really looked at her. She was younger than he had thought she was.

"Alex," Juliee screamed.

His eyes left the crazed woman to look at his sister. Half her head was covered in blood.

"You bitch, if you touch my sister again…."

"You'll what thrash around on the ground?" sneered Bryant.

He glared at the younger male. If he got loose, Bryant wasn't going to be smiling anymore.

"Bryant," his mother snapped. "Travis did you find Kole?"

"Yes but I couldn't get him, he was staying at Chase Wagner's."

"Pity, but two out of three isn't bad."

"Where's Russell, he should have been back by now?" questioned Travis.

Alex saw Margaret grimace and a shred of hope lifted in Alex. Maybe Novalee….

"Bryant go do something useful and go find Russell," she ordered.

"Fine Margie," he grunted slinking off into the woods.

"Margie?" Alex taunted.

She turned to glare at him, "A pet name my brothers call me."

Alex felt his jaw drop, brothers?

"Surprised?" she asked. "Yes Alexander they are my brothers not my sons.

"Why?"

"Let's not ruin that part of the story," she said icily.

Gabriel came across Alex's scent off a clearing, but it was mixed with Novalee's so it wasn't fresh. He cleared his mind of the other marks he found. He was only going to concentrate on finding his son.

He circled the field and then took off back towards the creek. He was getting aggravated and desperate. He went back to where he had last left Vivian.

He slowed as a gust of wind brought the scent he had been searching for.

He stepped carefully through the foliage. He peered around a tree to see Bryant leaning over his brother's body.

He saw the anger and despair contorted on the young males face.

Gabriel watched instead of attacking. He would follow Bryant.

If any of y'all were expecting that little twist I want to hear it. Because I didn't show any of that anywhere in the story. I mentioned Margaret I think a grand total of twice in the whole story.

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