Authors Notes: The last chapter was probably the worst chapter of the story, and this one will probably be the same, but it will work... I hope.

Not Without A Fight

Rhydian

Dinner went well, the others went home and Emma and Dan went for a walk. So it was just me and Maddy, and there was no denying I was a little cross. But I wasn't saying anything. Even if this random film we were watching was crap and anything would be much better than watching it. I just made it seem like I was watching the film... actually I wasn't. I was waiting in this awkward silence for Maddy to say something. I know she knows I heard her little conversation with Tom about why she didn't want to move in with me, I just don't understand why she didn't want to tell me. Then the silence gets too awkward and she's sitting on the other side of the couch as far away as possible. I hate awkward silence, so I had to say something, "Why didn't you tell me?" I ask, she turns to me, she seems surprised to see me looking at her.

"What? Why I don't want to move in with you? I don't know Rhydian. It just... it seemed silly to me, I thought you'd think the same if I told you." She tells me, I shake my head, she can't actually be serious? We're young adults, we should be able to deal with this sort of stuff, together.

"What? No Maddy, we're not kids anymore, you should've told me sooner, then we wouldn't keep having this conversation." I say, I can actually see how she seems to see my point as she thinks about what I said, I open my arms out for her and she shuffles over, when she's close enough I wrap my arms around her shoulders and she rests her head on my chest.

"Why do we fight so much, Rhydian?" she asks in a mumble, though I heard. Honestly, the fact she doesn't seem to know makes me laugh. I rub her arm before kissing the top of her head.

"Because your stubborn and I'm used to it." I tell her, though she laughs slightly then acts as though she is hurt, and I can tell she's acting it because she is really bad at it. We begin to play fight on the couch for a while, with laughs and smiles and sweet little kisses every now and again as we tackle each other. However, our fun is ruined by a firework, and we both jump out of our skin at the sudden noise from outside, both of us growl at nothing. Then Maddy's mum and dad burst in trough the doors, all out of puff and with their eyes blazing gold.

Maddy stops growling as her parents walk in, "Mam? Dad? What's wrong?" she asks them in concern. Mrs S looks from Maddy to me and then back to Mr S, then whispers something to her husband walking into another room. Maddy turns back to me "That was strange." She whispers to me and I nod.

"Maybe they were just frightened of the firework as well." I think, but it doesn't seem right to me, even as Maddy nods. Mr and Mrs S walk back into the room, she looks directly at me with a worried look on her face, "Mrs S?" I ask, my own concern showing in my voice.

The older woman looks at Maddy with a pained expression, I can tell something is not right. Then Mr S steps in and takes control of the situation, telling Maddy to go to her room. I'm confused slightly when Mr S says my name, I turn to Maddy who is frowning. She looks at me. I nod and smile at her, though I'm not sure why, it just seemed to fit the moment.

As Maddy walks up the stairs slowly I see the distress on her mums face.

Maddy is finally in her room when Dan – I'm fed up of saying Mr S or Mrs S – starts to explain why both he and Emma are so worried. "A friend... well, another male from the wild pack. He was in the woods. Myself and Emma saw him, thinking he hadn't realised Jana and her pack had left. But then we heard him and his 'father' talking." He began, I'm confused, Maddy never mentioned once to me about another male wolfblood... though it could be because she didn't believe he was important.

"His father being Lucas." Emma says sniffling, tears are streaming down her face. Lucas? So he never left? And he is still here and with his 'son'.

"The male, Fred, his name is. Well he wants Maddy. And he won't rest until she is his mate. Even if it means killing you and torturing Maddy... his father was the same. We heard them talking on our walk, we thought it was nothing at first but then hearing more of what they were planning. Well, it set Emma off." Dan said with a sad tone, as a firework went off I did nothing, but I began to growl when I thought of Maddy being tortured.

"Rhydian, we need you to keep Maddy safe, take her to the wild pack, just away from here, from Fred. Please." Emma begs, I hear it even as I run up the stairs towards Maddy's room. As I am about to knock on her door it flies open, my rage is in my eyes. But seeing her, seeing her safe and alright calms me down a little and I pull her into a hug and stroke her hair.

She is safe. For now. "Rhydian? What's wrong?" I hear her ask, snapping me out of my thoughts and back to her, I look at her for a moment before dragging her over to her bed where we lie on our sides facing one another, I can't tell her, not yet. I flinch as she unexpectedly places a hand on my cheek, and so she doesn't move it away I cover her hand with mine.

I take a deep breath, "I'm not losing you again, ok?" I ask, I'm trying to hint towards what is going on, she laughs slightly and nods, I take her hand off my cheek and intertwine our fingers, "So I need to keep you safe, ok?" I ask again, she looks at our fingers and frowns, I'm worrying her slightly, I can tell, "Maddy we need to leave. Leave Stoneybridge, go to the wild pack, where you are away from him." I tell her, please don't ask me who Maddy. I sigh at her shocked expression and quickly think of more to tell her to try and make her understand how urgent it is that we leave, "I know its a lot to take in without knowin anything, but I can't lose you, not to him." I tell her, please Maddy, we need to go. Fred will hurt you. Especially since he is Lucas' son

"Who is 'him'? Who is he? Rhydian, what are you talking about?" she asks. I can't tell her, so instead I just kiss her softly.

Authors Notes: Nope, its just too emotional, not like Rhydian at all, so next chapter will have na argument. Maybe I'll even bring in some more characters.