Chapter Eight
"I know her."
Katherine and Rebekah had returned to their human forms since they were easier to hide. They were currently hiding behind a large oak tree trying to ignore the cold chill that ran against their naked bodies.
It was almost midnight. Way too cold to be naked, but they had no other choice if they wanted to escape being murdered before they could save Katherine's family. Katherine raised an eyebrow. "How do you know her?" she was trying to hide the anxiety in her voice. But the truth was that she couldn't help it.
She hadn't seen anyone that had used to belonged to her pack and feared that all of them had been killed. Katherine saw a pretty, thin dark haired girl that Rebekah had been staring at. That had to be the Alpha that had overtook the pack. A group of girls were surrounding their beloved Alpha like loyal slaves. "Who is she?"
Rebekah pursed her lips. "Her name is Hayley Marshall. She is the Alpha of the all-female pack."
Katherine raised an eyebrow. "Did Klaus or Elijah had contact with her?"
Rebekah hesitated for a bit, but finally said. "A few times, nothing major. Hayley can be a bit aggressive. So, you can see why Klaus wasn't particularly eager to have conversations with her."
Katherine felt anger in every fiber of her being so that was the bitch that had taken over the pack. Katherine swore that if Hayley had even hurt her mother she would rip out the bitch's throat herself.
Rebekah saw the deadly look in Katherine's eyes and pulled her back. "Hold on, we need to think of a plan first. We can't just jump in and expect to win. In case you hadn't noticed Katherine, we are outnumbered."
"I know that." Katherine hissed. "But what on earth can we come up with?" Their squabbling was cut short when two female wolves accompanied by four other women appeared before them before the girls could even blink. "They're here." One woman said. "Don't move." She said holding something like a spear. "Or you will regret it."
Rebekah and Katherine grimaced as they exchanged looks. It looked like they were going to have to come up with a plan along the way.
After they had quickly dressed in their worn-out clothes they were brought forward to Hayley who looked at them in suspicion. "Who are you and why were you lurking in the woods? Speak or I will cut out your tongue."
Rebekah and Katherine exchanged looks again trying not to look like startled deers. Rebekah finally spoke up and said slowly. "We are-we were part of Trevor's pack. The pack that you took over."
Hayley narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "I destroyed that pack or most of them anyway. And why are you here now? Why weren't you captured?"
"We were walking in the woods when you and your pack came." Katherine said slowly. "We tried hiding for a while, but you found us."
Hayley gave a small smile. "Well, it seems that your luck has run out." She snapped two fingers and two women appeared carrying baskets. "I don't need any more prisoners. So, you two will be my servants, your job is to deliver food and water to my prisoners. It is an easy job, I trust that you will not screw up."
Katherine held a deep breath, a small amount of hope was rising in her chest. "You mean you didn't kill everyone?"
"Of course not," she said. "What a waste that would be. I kept back a few. Now stop staring at me like a couple of idiots and go deliver the food and water."
Rebekah and Katherine did as they were told as they grabbed each of the baskets and went to the jail cells where the last remaining female wolves of her pack were kept. Katherine felt a lump in her throat. They were being kept prisoners in Trevor's old office.
Twelve women were locked up in cages, they were so weak and injured that if they recognized Katherine they didn't say. Katherine knew that they needed to think of a plan, anything if they didn't want to end up like them, but her mind was blank.
"Katherine. . .Katerina, my daughter. My darling, Katherine is that you?" she held back her breath as she turned around. She recognizes that voice. That voice belonged to her mother.
"Mama, mama, where are you?" Katherine demanded.
"Katherine!" Rebekah hissed at her, but she didn't care if she was heard. All she cared about was her mother. Katherine finally found her, she had been kept in the smallest jail cell. A tangled body against the small cell.
Her old body was covered in bruises and there was blood on the side of her forehead. Wounds that were not healing, Katherine's heart sank. "Mother," she rushed towards her. "Oh, mother what have they done to you?"
"Katherine," her mother didn't answer her question. "Oh, my beautiful daughter…I am so happy that I got to see you."
"Mother," Katherine nearly screamed. "Oh, mother-Bekah we need to get her to a hospital."
Rebekah hesitated. "Katherine, I don't think- "
"No, she will survive," Katherine caressed her mother's face. "Oh, Mama I am so sorry for being such a disappointing daughter."
Her mother shook her head, "You weren't. You were my beautiful, stubborn daughter. Tell me, daughter are you happy? Are you married?"
"No, I'm not married," Katherine lied. "But I am happy, the man that I was supposed to marry, he's a good man."
"May the gods bless you with many children, my darling Katerina," Mrs. Pierce said. "I love you my daughter, take care." With those last words, Mrs. Pierce's eyes froze and Rebekah reached over and closed them.
Rebekah gulped as she looked at Katherine whose tears were covered all over her face. "I am so sorry, Katherine."
"Don't be," Katherine was trembling with anger. "You didn't do this. She did."
Rebekah perked up. "Katherine, I know you are upset and that you're angry about losing your mother, but we need to be smart about this. We can't just attack Hayley, blindly we need to- "
She didn't listen to what Rebekah was saying she bolted towards Hayley's new office. Hayley looked surprise when she saw Katherine who was nearly bursting with anger. "What are you doing here?"
Katherine didn't answer as she transformed quickly into a white wolf. She let out a low growl as she pounced to attack.
-End of Chapter Eight-
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