It took me all of about ten seconds to realize where I was once I woke up, and when I did I started screaming.
"Shut up!" someone yelled from somewhere around me. I tried looking around but everything was dark and I knew I was blind folded because I felt something around my eyes.
"Give me one good reason why I should," I tried to sound strong but my voice came out in a week rasp.
"Because if you don't I'll kill your little friend," the voice said and I went quiet, wondering if he actually would.
"Where is he?" I asked after a long pause.
"Wouldn't you like to know," he said and I laughed.
"Yes actually I would. That's why I asked," I said.
"Don't be smart," he said.
"Why are we here? What do you want with me and Liam?" I asked and the guy laughed, "what's so funny?" I asked.
"We could care less about Liam," he started, "we really just needed you and he happened to be there. Actually got in the way a bit," the voice said.
"Why did you need me?" I asked.
"For bait," he said.
"Bait?" I said questioningly, why the hell would they want to use me as bait, "why the hell would you want to use me as bait?" I asked my thoughts out loud, "I think the better bait probably would have been Gabriel but that's just my opinion," I said.
"Silly girl, you have no idea," the guy said, "we chose you because we knew that Gabriel would come looking for you, and he would bring the whole pack. We needed you so we could lure them here," he said.
"You don't actually think you can kill a whole pack of werewolves can you? Considering you know what we are you must know that it's nearly impossible to kill more than one of us at once," I said and he laughed.
"Then tell me how we managed to kill twelve of you," he said and I mentally flinched. When I didn't say anything back he laughed again, "didn't think you would have anything to say that. Seeing as how your mother was one of the ones we killed," he said and I growled, "a soft spot? Didn't know werewolves had hearts," he said and I didn't say anything.
After a really long time another voice talked, or more like shouted.
"They're here!" it said excitedly and I tensed at the voice. It was the voice of the guy who had picked me up that one day it was raining.
"How many?" the other guy said excitedly.
"We think all of them are here but we can only see about ten," Ryan said back.
"Good, good, where's the other one?" the guy asked.
"We threw him out in the woods somewhere," Ryan said and I knew they must be talking about Liam, "the plan will work," he added.
"Let's hope so," the other guy said. I screamed when I was suddenly grabbed and pulled to walk, "Come on," he said roughly, tightening his grip on my arm. I knew we were outside right as the fresh hair hit my face. It was so cold that I gasped and started shivering right away. My bare feet were sore and got even worse when we started stepping into what felt like woods. I wished that I could transform but every time I tried I couldn't get into the mind frame to do it. It was almost like they put something into me that made it so I couldn't.
When we finally stopped I tried to plop to the ground but the guy wouldn't let me. When the blind fold was tooken off of me and I saw what was in front of me I gasped and tried to turn away. The guy grabbed my chin and faced me forward to look again.
"I wanted you to see all these people you love die, I want you to watch it," he said as he held my face so I saw the fire that was starting to burn through the enormous building that was a ways away from us. Tears brimmed my eyes when I started hearing the screams and it took all of my will power to not cry. I didn't want him to get the satisfaction of seeing me hurt.
I only hoped that everyone was going to be okay but even I knew that one of the only things that could kill werewolves was fire.
"How does it feel knowing that these people are going to die trying to save you?" he said and I didn't answer, just kept my eyes forward even though I didn't want to, "Your mother went with a fight you know. She told us everything about you, unwillingly of course. It was an hour before anyone noticed and by then we had all the information we needed. To imagine, nobody heard her screams for an hour," he said and growled as I turned suddenly and jumped on top of him, using all the strength I could in throwing a punch right at him.
Afterword I hurriedly got up and ran for it, hoping that the punch had knocked him out but I didn't think it had. I cried out in pain when a hand grabbed my hair and pulled back so I slammed onto my back. The wind got knocked out of me and my scream was stopped mid breath. I felt like I was about to die, like I was drowning even though there wasn't any water.
I was pulled up and two hands were placed on both sides of my head.
"It's over," the guy's voice said in my ear and I closed my eyes, waiting for the twist of my head that would end my life.
I waited but it never came and when I felt something drop onto my head and the hands on my head slackened I opened my eyes. When I looked up I screamed and jumped forward, turning around and looking at the guy standing before me.
He fell to his knees and grabbed onto the sharp stick that was pointing from the back of his head through his mouth. He did one last gurgle before falling forward, non-moving. When I looked up with wide eyes I saw a breathless Liam standing there, holding his arm with blood all over him. I couldn't believe that he was standing there, very injured but alive.
I cried a sound of relief and got up quickly, running and hugging Liam. He groaned in pain and I lessened my grip around him.
"What happened to you? What'd they do?" I asked.
"That bastard cut me and then broke my arm. When he was done he threw me into the woods," I pulled back and looked up at him, "I heard him talking so I followed his voice. You know the rest," he said and I hugged him again.
"I'm so glad your okay," I said and then started crying, "Liam, everyone's dead, I saw them burning the building, the pack was in there," I choked out, "I heard screams," I cried.
"I heard the screams to but it wasn't the pack," Liam said.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Think about it Nina, there were screams. The pack was in wolf form," Liam said but I still didn't get it, "wolfs don't scream," he said and I still cried.
"Thank god, I hope no one got hurt," I cried and we just stood there.
"Let's try and find someone," he said but when I tried to move I couldn't. Instead I fell to the ground.
"I can't," I said, not knowing why I couldn't move any longer.
"You stay here, I'll go find Gabriel," he said.
"No!" I shouted but Liam was already trying to jog away, tripping every few feet. I didn't want him to say I told you so to me when he got to me. I didn't want him to be right even though I knew he was. I lay in the mud and dirt and cried, soon dry heaving and hypervenalating.
It had been long enough, and he still wasn't back. I couldn't just sit here and wait for someone to come and get me. I got up and l started walking cautiously toward the edge of the woods. I could distinctly hear the sounds of sirens in the distance and I started to panic. Liam should've been back by now. Someone should've come and got me. What if they were all dead? All of them.
I started crying again, breathless sobs. When I heard crackling I covered my mouth, turning around so fast I almost fell. Someone was coming. Oh god! That guy was coming back to get me. He was coming back and I was going to die.
Without thinking I started running out into the clearing, towards the building. I needed to find someone, anyone, to save me.
Suddenly an arm wrapped around my waist and before I could even scream a hand was over my mouth. I struggled as best as I could while I was being dragged back to the shelter of the woods. Once we were completely in the woods the person let go of me and I let out a long scream that was drowned out by the sirens. I turned around and crouched, ready to give all I had left to fight. When I saw who was standing in front of me I relaxed, more tears falling from my eyes.
"Gabriel," I said, relieved as he pulled me in again, tightening me in his arms, "oh my god, so many people. Screaming—"he cut me off as he stroked my hair.
"Shhh you're okay, just calm down, it's all over," he said quietly and I tried calming my breathing but it just wouldn't work. I started hyperventilating, my head going numb, "she's in shock," his voice said and I was confused until I heard more people.
"We need to take her back to your house," someone said.
"I know, help me lift her," he said and I tensed, still breathing heavily as I grabbed onto him tighter.
"Shhh it's okay. Nina, I just need some help right now," he said, "I need you to let go of me, just for a second," he said and I didn't listen. I tightened my hold instead and I heard him sigh. I heard him grunt as he lifted me up into his arms, I closed my eyes.
I could feel him starting to move but I knew it had a toll on him. He was breathing heavily from exertion; he must have an injury.
"I need you to calm down Nina," he said to me. I hadn't even realized I was still freaking out, "just relax," he said tensely. And I knew it wasn't him just comforting me, it was a command. I knew it was a command because within the next seconds I was falling asleep, listening to his shallow breathing. But before I was out I heard someone talk.
"Did you find him?" someone asked.
"Don't talk about it right now," Gabriel tensed and I shuddered before I fell into a dark state.