The Great Alpha Male and Great Alpha Female took their newly acquired knowledge and spread among the wolves and their people. They kept wolves stationed at various spots along the reservation while their people evacuated. The Alphas were tense. They knew a great battle was coming and they knew that many of their wolves wouldn't make it, but they were ready to make a sacrifice. One life to save a thousand lives. It was by this saying that gave them strength to stand and face their enemy. It gave them the strength to battle the Cold Ones.
"That sick bastard!" The Alpha Female was livid. How dare that disgrace of a wolf think he could just taunt her like that? And to send a Cold One to relay the mesage as if she wasn't worthy of his time… She would show him. She would make him regret the day he laid eyes on Neima.
"Asha, calm down." Jacob's voice made her muscles relax and eyes flutter closed. He placed a large hand on her shoulder. "You're no help if you're angry."
"He has my sister, Jake." She arched her back as she felt Jacob's warm hands slip around her waist. "How do you expect me to react?"
Jacob let out a lazy huff before pulling her closer to his body so her back was resting on his chest. He gently placed his lips on her neck enjoying the feel of her smooth skin.
"But we have an advantage." He murmured leading her towards his room. "We have two packs, and he only has one. Just relax Asha."
Seth lay sprawled out on Charlie's bed watching her as she danced and twirled around the room in beat to the music. She stopped mid-twirl to wink at Seth before continuing her performance. As the music picked up speed so did she increasing the complexity of the moves.
"Have I ever told you how beautiful you look while dancing?" Seth asked. He moved over on the bed and patted the spot next to him for Charles to sit.
"You only tell me every day." She said as she climbed in the bed. "You also tell me how much you love me."
Seth pouted as he looked at Charlie. "Are you sure I tell you how much I love you?"
"Every day!"
"Did I tell you today?" he squinted hard as if he was struggling to remember something.
"I don't think so," Charlie frowned a little bit deciding to play along with her boyfriend. "I mean… How much do you love me?"
Seth bit his lip as he looked into Charlie's eyes. "I love you so much that I wouldn't even trade you for cookies. Even if they were chocolate chips."
"I'm worth more to you than your chocolate chip cookies?" She asked batting her eyelashes.
"Of course you are." He wrapped his arms around her. "I love you, Charles." Seth pressed his lips against hers.
"What do you love about me?" She whispered against his lips.
"I love your smile, your dimples, and your dorky laugh, how you love to dance and sing how you have that gap in your teeth, your eyes, your hair, your body… I love everything about you. You don't know how lucky I feel right now."
Charlie kissed him again. "I think I know how you feel. After all, I am lying in the arms of a gorgeous guy that I love with all my heart."
Kato had his arms wrapped his legs as he stared out of the window. Somewhere in these woods Aden's spirit was wandering out there. It pained him to think of her. It caused his soul to ache. His chest clenched painfully, and the old wolf gasped in shock. Downstairs, he could hear Leah pause in talking to Bali. He forced himself to regulate his breathing, and he could hear Leah return to Bali. Thinking of Bali only reminded him of the absence of Aden.
Kato closed his eyes and buried his head in his hands. He couldn't even look at his own son without breaking down. What kind of a wolf was he? He was a burden to his pack and to his alpha. It would be better if he just died. Then he could be with her…
The wolf shook his head to clear such depressing thoughts. He needed to relax. His head ached and his heart felt like it would give out at any second.
Aden.
He took a shaky breath as he imagined her in his mind. He pictured her short black hair. He imagined him running his fingers through it as she slept beside him. He pictured his fingers tracing the curves of her body and holding her in his arms. He pictured him running beside her as a wolf his dark grey fur brushing against her snow white fur.
Without meaning to his mind reached out for hers but was only met with an empty space. Kato's eyes flew open, and he quickly snatched his mind back.
He was only driving himself into insanity by allowing himself to hallucinate about her. But that last one… it was so lifelike… it left him craving more.
Paul rolled his eyes as a light skinned curly haired broad yelled at him in her scratchy voice. He folded his massive arms across his chest trying not to look as bored as he felt. He really didn't want to lose this broad; she was great in bed, after all.
"Jen, I said I was sorry. How many times do I have to apologize?" Paul fought the urge to smirk at Jen's shocked facial expression. "It wasn't like I slept with fourteen other girls."
"You slept with my sister you jackass!" Jen tossed her blonde hair over her shoulder as she sneered at Paul's cocky expression. "What the hell is wrong with you?"
Paul frowned and stood up so that he was standing over her. Jen tried to take a step back, but Paul's hands were on her waist holding her so that she couldn't move. "Listen, I like you and I want you, alright." Paul allowed his eyes to roam her body, and she rolled her eyes.
"Why don't you just go to my sister like you did last time?"
"She's not the same." Paul pressed his lips against hers to stop her from talking. He moved so that he had her pressed up against the wall before he allowed his hands to roam her body. "I want you."
"Paul, stop. Paul. God damn it, Paul!"
But he wasn't listening. He was just having too much fun. His left hand slipped under her shirt while the other was up her skirt. He kissed her again, rougher this time. He paused for a moment before whispering in her ear. "Just one more time?"
"Paul. Stop."
He smirked and bit her gently on the neck. "You don't mean that do you?"
Jen bit her lip and Paul moved so that her legs were wrapped around him. "C'mon, babe," he pleaded. "One last time."
Collin and Brady stared at Paul as he walked around Uley living room. His chest was puffed out a little bit and he was wearing that cocky lil' smirk of his. Collin gave a knowing look to Brady and the best friends shook their head. It was no secret that Paul got laid last night. And what were they doing? Running patrols.
"It's not fair that all the older guys get all the action and the younger guys have to stay behind and run patrols." Collin complained. "I have at least half of the freshman class wanting some of this. What am I gonna do, leave them craving all of this?"
"Collin, calm down." Brady muttered brushing some dirt off his sneakers. "I'm sure that tonight we won't have to run patrols, and we can go to that junior party with Quil and Embry."
"I thought Quil and Embry were running patrols tonight?"
"No, that's Jacob and Seth."
Collin shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly just grateful for the night off. He glanced around the living room eyeing the members of Asha's pack warily. Antaeus was cleaning his teeth with a toothpick while watching Kato. Asha and Jake were whispering to each other not even trying to hide their affection for one another. Talk about disgusting.
"Is everyone here?" Jacob asked allowing his eyes to sweep over the room. "Where's Leah and Bali?"
"Right here!" Leah burst into the room holding a sleeping Bali in her arms. "We went out for a run." She handed Bali to his Uncle Antaeus before takign a seat next to her younger brother.
"So, we're here to devise a game plan for getting Neima back." Jacob announced cracking his knuckles. "Collin and Brady, you two will stay here to make sure that everything's OK."
Collin opened his mouth to argue, but one look from Jacob silenced the younger wolf.
"Young Alpha, are you sure you want to do this?" Dilwyn asked nervously looking at the La Push Pack. "You are aware that if you do this then you'll be dragged into this war."
"Jacob and I have discussed this, and he is ready to assist us in the Pack War." Asha spoke with authority and Dilwyn shrunk down in his seat.
"We don't know what we're dealing with." Kato mentioned. "We don't know what the place looks like or how we're going to get in undetected. And if we go in blind, we'll probably get killed."
"What do you suppose we do?"