Selene POV- The phone call they got at three in the morning was not the wakeup call they were hoping for. Scott called to tell them that they needed to get to the animal clinic immediately. It seemed that the missing wolf from two counties over was no longer missing but Scott didn't sound optimistic.
"What's going on?" Stiles asked when they walked into the clinic a few minutes later.
"My phone is connected to the alarm system here and it went off bout 15 minutes ago. I show up and see him huddled on the floor" Scott said pointing to Jared Diaz who was now laying on the table.
"Said he had to talk to the Alpha. I said I was the Alpha but he said he could only talk to her, The Alpha" Scott said looking at Selene.
Selene walked up to the table and looked down at the boy. If not for his rapid short breaths and stuttering heartbeat he appeared to be dead. Slowly his eyes opened and once he saw her he lurched up off the table and grabbed her arm. Selene held her hand out to stop the boys from rushing the table, she was fine.
"What do you want to tell me?" Selene asked letting her eyes go red.
"He…he told me to tell…you only you…" Jared struggled to speak.
"He who? Tell me what?" Selene gently urged though she was desperate for answers.
"Don't know…who, never gave…name. Said to tell you…You won the war…but the Resistance…is coming for you…" with his message delivered Jared Diaz released her arm, laid back down and closed his eyes for the final time.
"You couldn't help him?" Scott asked having heard the boys heart stop.
"I did help I took his pain. But no I couldn't save him. Whoever did this to him wanted to make sure he died no matter what. He was so full of wolfs bane his skin was toxic" Selene said holding out her arm showing them the burned and blistered hand print where Jared had held her.
Selene took a deep breath before calling Jared's Alpha, Kyle. Even though it was the middle of the night Kyle didn't sound the least bit sleepy when he answered the phone. She explained to him where Jared was, what most likely happened to him, and finally she told him he was dead.
Due to being a former homicide detective Kyle took the news in strides and asked very calmly, though emotion deepened his voice, when he could come get the body. Selene suggested he should wait until the afternoon to let some of the toxicity fade from the boys skin. Finally she hung up and growled softly at the loss.
"Scott round the Pack up. We're going hunting" Selene said eyes once again red.
Scott nodded and stepped away to make the calls and wake the pack. Stiles gently took Selene's hands and gave a little squeeze. Her burn and blistered arm was already healed but she knew any other wolf would have suffered for days with the pain.
"I know you're angry, so am I but I don't want you leading this hunt" Stiles pleaded with her.
"Why?" Selene simply asked knowing her mate had his reason.
"Cause whoever did this they let that boy go so he could give you personally the message…"
"How did they know you were here?" Stiles asked when Selene said nothing.
"They're watching me. Fine, let them I'll finish this fight quickly" Selene replied.
"Selene what if you hunt them and they killed you? Yeah you wake up but what if the little one isn't strong enough to survive yet?" Stiles got to his point rubbing her slightly larger belly.
"Okay. You lead them Stiles" Selene smiled at him.
"You want me to lead the hunt?" Stiles asked surprised.
"Of course you. I'll follow in the Jeep with its safety glass and my mate will take lead."
Stiles nodded as a smile spread across his face. Selene could feel how happy he was that she trusted him to lead. She let her emotion flood their bond so he would know how proud she was of him. That she always knew he could lead but needed a little push to feel comfortable taking it. He was her equal always and forever. Stiles grinned and kissed her deeply.
"I got this" he said.
"Oh I know" Selene grinned.
Once the pack had gathered at the clinic Selene explained how Jared Diaz was killed so they should use his clothes to get a scent. Then she let Stiles take charge and explain his plan. With five wolves/coyotes Stiles would have them split into two groups of three once they arrived at the location. He would lead Theo and Nolan while Scott would lead Liam and Malia in the other group.
Once they all had the scent they either shifted into four legged wolves and a coyote form or regular werewolf form and tore out of the animal clinic. Selene grabbed their cloths and followed at a distance in Stiles Jeep.
She wasn't sure if she should be glad or very angry when after only half an hour they found the abandoned warehouse just a few miles outside of Beacon Hills. The enemy was practically in their own backyards. Stiles howled to let the pack know to stop.
Selene opened the door and gave Stiles, Malia and Theo their cloths before closing the door again. After they shifted and dressed Stiles explained that he would go in first and scout it out then if it was safe he'd roar.
"Stiles! Don't forget what the different types of explosives smell like" Selene reminded him before he raced off into the warehouse.
Selene listened for anything that would indicate he needed help as well as focused on their bond to alert her. Minutes ticked by and nothing happened but he also didn't signal it was safe. Suddenly Stiles came racing out of the building shouting at them to get back and take cover. The pack ducked back behind the Jeep and Selene slid into the back seat.
Stiles made it to the hood of the Jeep before the warehouse exploded. Thankfully they were all a safe distance away from the blast. Then Stiles and Selene looked at each other as almost simultaneously they felt over 50 wolves around the States die. All the wolves who went missing from their packs plus more were simply gone, executed.
"What happened in there?" Selene asked softly her breath gone from sudden loss of lives.
"Torture" Stiles replied equally as soft.
"There was blood all over and in the middle a chair with leather bind. Around the chair hanging like medical drips were bags of liquid wolfs bane. But worse… there was a camera facing the chair" Stiles explained sadly.
"I need you to get a computer and find everything you can on Monroe mainly her family please love" Selene asked Stiles.
"You're thinking someone who was close to her is orchestrating this" Stiles guessed nodding.
"They said they were coming for me. This is personal" Selene answered.
"Oh the uh bomb was attached to more liquid wolfs bane by the way. These guys aren't playing around."
"Neither are we" Scott said coming up to them.
"They aren't going to hurt or kill anyone else. And you will be protected" Malia agreed looking at Selene.
"I'll alert the US packs to be on high alert and be ready to us their extra strength and healing to fight. But I won't ask you guys to stand in front of me" Selene explained.
"You don't have to ask, we're just going to do it" Malia replied.
Selene growled but Malia held her ground and glanced pointedly at Selene's obvious belly bulge. Stiles placed his hand against Selene's lower back soothing her. Finally knowing Malia was right Selene backed down with a smile of thanks for Malia.
"Let's all go home. We'll have phone calls to make in the morning. Plus Kyle will come to pick up Jared's body" Selene said getting into the Jeep front seat.
Everyone else squeezed into the Jeep for the return trip home.
"Did you catch how many guys were in the warehouse?" Theo asked Stiles.
"Yeah there were six people, two women and four men" Stiles replied.
"I wonder if they work in teams of six or if that's just how many people they had here. Just after that building blew all the missing wolves were killed" Selene said.
"They were waiting for us to show up, see what they had done and then kill them" Stiles told them.
Stiles dropped them off at their respective houses before heading to the animal clinic with Scott. The others were asked to come back in the morning to help make phone calls to the other Alpha's in the States. Selene stayed with Jared's body as she called Isaac and Derek.
"Isaac I need you to come home please. Rogue Hunters are planning an attack against the Pack" Selene explained.
"Then I'll be on the first flight home" Isaac replied making Selene smile.
"Thanks Isaac."
"You're family."
"Derek, Beacon Hills is going to be attacked by Hunters. They're fighting using Monroe's name I believe."
"The missing wolves? Hunters?" Derek asked.
"Yeah they're all dead."
"We'll drop Ryan off with Rayne's brother then we'll be there" Derek replied anger filling his voice.
"Thanks."
"It's Beacon Hills and it's the Pack. I'll be there."
Then Selene sat there with the body of Jared Diaz wishing she could have done more. She touched her hand to his cold arm and pulled away with only slight burns now. Scott was off talking to Argent to see if he could get in touch with his Hunter allies. This wasn't going to be a long drawn out war it was going to be one massive strike winner take all.
"I think I know who's leading these Rogues" Stiles said entering the room.
"Who is it?"
"Monroe had a younger brother, Decker. Ex-Military. He recently disappeared from all social medias. But his last post that I could find said simply 'For my sister'" Stiles explained.
"Great military mind. Think you can outsmart him?" Selene grinned.
"Yeah I do" Stiles replied confidently.
"Let the games begin."