A/N: Here's the next chapter, maybe not the greatest title for the chapter, but whatever.

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Chapter 5 - Sweets' Sweet Revenge

Kate's POV

It was morning and I woke up to something moving beside me. I opened my eyes and saw Humphrey standing up and walking out of the den. "Where are you going?", I asked.

"I'm going to get us some breakfast", Humphrey said, "I'll be back soon".

With that, Humphrey left the den and disappeared into the trees, 'huh, being a lone wolf for a whole year must've really changed him', I thought, as I curled back up to sleep, 'it's not natural for him to be up so early'.

After about another half hour, I heard Humphrey return and I turned my head to see him dragging a huge caribou into the den. "Wow, Humphrey", I said, "you hunted that all by yourself?".

"More like it didn't see where it was going and ran into a boulder", Humphrey said.

I chuckled, then stood up and sat down beside him, "well, whatever the case, you got us breakfast", I replied, then gave him a peck on the cheek, "thank you".

Humphrey smiled, "anytime, Kate", he said, then placed his paw on my belly, "especially if you end up being pregnant".

"I...didn't even think of that", I replied, "you ready to be a father if I am?".

"Honestly, I don't know", Humphrey answered, "but there's only one way to find out".

I smiled, "well, I'm hungry, so I'm eating", I said, then I started to dig into the caribou.

Humphrey joined in and shortly after, we finished eating, "so, Humphrey", I said, getting his attention, "you haven't told me much about your relocation".

"Uhh…", Humphrey said, "yeah, there wasn't much to it, about the same as our trip, except…longer".

"You were gone for a year", I said, "why did it take you so long to get back?".

"I had to learn how to hunt for myself", Humphrey said, "that was the biggest issue, that...and I had no idea where I was".

"That doesn't explain why you were gone for a whole year", I replied, "and how were able to fend off that Alpha, who tried to rape my niece and I".

"Alright, another pack found me and took me in", Humphrey explained, "they trained me to be an Alpha, which is how I learned to hunt and fight".

"Where does Skye come in?", I asked.

"She was a part of that pack", Humphrey answered, "she didn't like her life there, so she came with me when I said I was leaving".

"It only takes three months to become an Alpha...even if you're just starting as an Omega", I said, "just how long did you stay there?".

"six months", he answered.

'He's hiding something', I thought to myself. "Six months, huh?", I asked, "is that including the three months of Alpha School?".

"Yes", Humphrey answered, "I wanted to come back, but I had to find out where I was and it was a long journey back".

"I bet", I replied, "three months traveling, the humans must've relocated you really far away".

"Yeah, they did", Humphrey said.

"Just one more thing", I said.

"What's that?", Humphrey asked.

"I never knew humans had trained dogs so well, that their dogs alone relocated you", I said, then Humphrey widened his eyes. 'Gotcha', I thought to myself.

"When I went back to where you were taken, there was no sign of any humans", I said, "only the dogs scents were left behind".

"The humans must be getting better at hiding from us then", Humphrey replied, "I was relocated, that's what happened".

"I think there's something else going on", I said, "and I'm going to find out what".

"There's nothing else going on, Kate", Humphrey said, "you can trust me on that, can't you?".

"I trust that you know what you're doing", I replied, "we're mates, we don't keep secrets from each other".

"Hey, Humphrey", Sweets said, then I looked up and saw Sweets standing in the entrance of the den, "do you mind helping me with something?".

"Umm...sure, what is it?", Humphrey asked.

Sweets suddenly pounced on Humphrey and started kissing him, "hey!", I shouted, then jumped onto my paws and pulled Sweets off of Humphrey, "what do you think you are doing?!".

"Sorry, Kate", Sweets said, "just my heat has been getting the better of me, and Humphrey has helped me in the past".

I turned towards Humphrey with a shocked expression, "you what?!", I shouted at him.

"I have no idea what she's talking about, Kate", Humphrey said, "I've never done anything like that with her".

"You better be telling the truth!", I shouted, "or we're through!".

"Well, of course he isn't telling the truth", Sweets said, "he doesn't want to admit that I'm better than you, Kate".

"What?", Humphrey asked, shocked.

I gasped, "you two-timing sneak!", I shouted, then stomped out of the den.

Humphrey's POV

Kate just stomped out of the den, "shall we get started?", Sweets asked, once Kate had left.

"Get out!", I shouted, "I don't want to see you here again!".

I stomped out of the den to get away from Sweets, but I didn't notice the smile that Sweets had on her face. 'Why did she have to do that?', I thought to myself, 'thanks to Sweets, Kate won't ever talk to me again'.

'If she's pregnant, what will she tell my pups?', I thought, then shook my head, 'best not to think about that right now'.

I didn't realize where I was walking until I came up to a river. Suddenly I heard someone crying and looked over to see Kate sitting by the water's edge. She was upwind of me, so she didn't catch my scent when I approached the river. Normally, I'd go over to comfort her, but given the state of things, she'd probably kill me. I turned and headed in the opposite direction of her, but I didn't notice a light gray siberian husky slowly approach her.

Shadow's POV

I slowly approached the golden-tan furred she-wolf, once I knew her mate had left, and sat down beside her. She was too busy wiping the tears from her eyes to notice me. "Are you okay?", I asked.

She snapped her head in my direction and saw me sitting beside her, "who are you?", she asked.

"The name's Shadow", I said, "I was just walking by when I saw you crying, are you okay?".

"No", she answered, as she lowered her head again, "my mate cheated on me".

"Do you have any evidence of that?", I asked.

"Sweets said so", she replied, "she said that she was the one that Humphrey was cheating on me with".

'So that's his name', I thought to myself, 'Humphrey'.

"And...you believed her?", I asked.

She turned her head back towards me, "yes", she said, "but I don't know why, Sweets has never been one to tell the truth".

"You believed her because your relationship with Humphrey seemed too good to be true", I said, "so when she said that Humphrey wasn't the faithful mate that you believed he was…".

"I immediately jumped at the possibility that Humphrey didn't love me", she finished.

"Well, I wouldn't have put it that way, but sure", I replied.

She smiled, "thank you, Shadow", she said, "if it wasn't for you, I probably would've gotten my mother to hunt him down and rip him apart".

I chuckled nervously, "so, what are you going to do now?", I asked.

She stood up onto her paws, "I'm going to go find him and apologize", she said, "I should never have believed what Sweets said".

"Well, there's only one problem with that", I said.

She looked at me with a confused expression, "what are you-", she started, but I quickly jumped up and hit her on the top of her head, knocking her out.

"I'm sorry, dear", I said to the unconscious form laying in front of me, "but you've just fallen into my master plan".

Humphrey's POV

I kept walking away from Kate and eventually ended up in the den area of the Western Pack. Salty and Shakey noticed me, "Humphrey!", they shouted, as they wolfpiled me, "you're back!".

They got off of me and noticed the solemn expression on my face, "you okay, Humphrey?", Shakey asked, "you know Kate's been waiting for you".

"I know", I answered, "I arrived yesterday afternoon and we spent the night together...in more ways than one".

"You sly dog", Salty said.

"Yeah, well…", I said, "...I don't think Kate wants to talk to me".

"How come?", Shakey asked.

I was about to answer, but I saw Sweets approaching us, "oh, hi, uhh, Sweets", Salty said, "it's, umm, a nice day out today, don't you think?".

Sweets smiled, "yes it is, Salty", she replied, then she noticed me, "what are you doing here?".

I just growled at her, making Salty and Shakey take a step back, "whoa, Humphrey", Salty said, "I didn't think you had an angry side".

I glared at Sweets, who just giggled, then she turned towards Salty, "hey, what say you and I go to the Moonlight Howl tonight, huh?", she asked.

Salty stared at her in shock, "you're asking me out?", he asked.

Sweets nodded, "what do you say?", she asked.

"Umm, sure", Salty answered, then frowned, "wait, you're planning payback aren't you?".

Sweets chuckled, "no, Salty", she said, "I forgive you and Shakey for everything you've done in the past".

"Oh", Salty said, "well, that's nice".

"But!", Sweets snapped, "if you ever do anything like that again, I'll make sure that you'll never have pups in your life".

Salty rapidly nodded in head, "uhh, yes, Sweets", he said nervously, "whatever you say".

Sweets smiled, "good", she replied, "now let's go get ready".

"Right now?", Salty asked, "it's only the morning".

"Well, I'd like to spend some time with you before we go howl together", Sweets said, "see if it's worth getting to know you".

"Umm, okay", Salty replied, "that kind of makes sense, I guess".

Sweets started to leave, "well, come on", she said, then continued walking away.

Salty looked back towards Shakey and I, "go on", I said, with a little hatred, "clearly she wants to spend time with you".

"We'll be fine, Salty", Shakey said, "go on".

Salty nodded and went after Sweets, once they were out of sight, Shakey turned towards me. "Okay, they're gone", Shakey said, "now why do you hate her so much?".

"She said something that made Kate hate me", I answered.

Shakey widened his eyes, "oh", he said, "you too, huh?".

I turned towards him, "what do you mean?", I asked.

"I was with Janice one night and we were really hitting it off, until Sweets came up to us and said this garbage that I'm only being nice to Janice, so I could...you know, with her", Shakey explained.

I winced, "that's harsh", I replied, "Sweets just said that I cheated on Kate with her".

Shakey chuckled, "I wish that was the case for me", he said, "Janice isn't talking to me anymore, in fact, I haven't even seen her since then".

"You don't think this is payback for everything we've done to her, do you?", Shakey asked.

"I don't know", I said, "I think it's more directed at me, but just because we've played a few pranks on her, doesn't mean she can separate us".

"Why do you think she's doing this?", Shakey asked.

"I don't know, Shakey", I said, but in reality I had a suspicion, "well, I'm sure Sweets has already told Kate's parents about what happened, so I'm going to go and face the music".

"Okay", Shakey replied, "it's been nice knowing you".

I approached Winston and Eve's den and went inside to see them lying down beside each other. "Oh, hey, Humphrey!", Eve said, cheerfully, which was weird, "should I be expecting grandpups anytime soon?".

"Uhh…", I said, unsure of what to actually say.

"Please, Eve", Winston said, "Humphrey just got back yesterday, he doesn't to be worrying about that right now".

"Why not?", Eve asked, "he loves our daughter, so why wouldn't he have a family with her?".

"Uhh, that's not why I came here", I said.

I was about to say more, but I was interrupted when Angel came running in, "Grandma, Grandpa!", she shouted, "have you seen Aunt Kate anywhere?".

"No, we haven't Angel", Winston said, "have you checked the feeding grounds?".

Angel nodded, "she wasn't there", she said, "I've checked the feeding grounds, her den, the valley, anywhere I could think of that she would be, nothing".

"Did you tell your mother?", Eve asked.

"I did", Angel answered, "she's sending out search parties".

"Did you check the river?", I asked.

"Yes, I did, Uncle Humphrey", Angel answered, "the whole length within the territory, she wasn't there".

"What?", I asked, "then where is she?".

"I don't know", Angel said, "that's why I'm here to see if any of you have seen her".

"The last I've seen of her was at the river like I said", I replied, then turned to leave the den, "I'm going to go out and look for her".

"Make sure she's safe, Humphrey", Eve said, "I know what the two of you did last night, so make sure you protect any possible pups she's carrying too".

"Really, Eve?", Winston asked, then I ran out of the den before I could hear Eve's reply.

A/N: How is it so far? I would like to see how many of you can guess who Shadow's accomplice(s) is/are, let me know and in the next update I'll tell you who guessed it right, if anyone did, that is.

Till next time,

-Demonwolf102