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"What in the hell happened here?" Clay demanded when he and the others came in the next day.
"Were-ringtails happened. They've trashed everything!" Bella exclaimed.
"So the Furies really are Lycanthropes" Chibs nodded while checking out a lot of the damage done.
"Yeah…but why would they do this?" Clay asked.
"We accused them…they didn't attack Eddie" Jax answered.
"Well…I wanna know who the hell did it. This is bad…very bad. How do we know if they won't go off killing people?" Gem asked.
"Lycanthropes aren't usually killers. My friend, Jacob, he's a werewolf. They don't usually attack people. Besides, Amazon said that they only did what their animal counterparts would do…Ringtails invade and stink up rival territories" Bella told them.
"Stink up meaning?" Clay asked.
"Male ringtail lemurs have stink glands in their wrists that rub on their tails. Then, they scent mark using either their tail or wrists. Luckily for you guys…they didn't do that. They just trashed the place".
"But if they didn't attack Eddie, who did?" Opie asked.
"We have a hint…someone named Juno. She knows who did this".
"Damn straight she knows" a new voice, feminine, interrupted.
The group looked to the door way and found that a woman had joined them. Her eyes were deep green, but tinted with brown. Her hair was short and black. Everything about her looked tight and in control, including the scars on her arms and legs. Most of her black clothes were torn, like she had been scratched at.
"You are?" Gem asked.
"My nickname's Liberty, but my real name's Claire. I was here last night during the raid. I've actually been here for about three weeks".
"Three weeks?! You wanna tell me why?" Clay asked.
"Standing on guard of course. Scouting out…making sure Amazon didn't try anything funny. The damage would've been worse if I wasn't here".
"You alone?" Jax asked.
Claire nodded. "Yeah".
"You're not one of them?".
"A Fury? No…far from it. I'm actually a part of their worst enemies…The Graveyard Gang".
"You guys another club?".
"No…Juno doesn't care for things you guys do. If anything she could care less. She's been leader for four years. We travel around, kinda like gypsies almost. We're tightly knit, which makes us almost, if not stronger, than them. We don't fight amongst ourselves except for in certain cases".
"So…did they attack you?" Bella asked.
"Yeah…compliments of Electra. I'm alright though".
"Why would Juno want to attack Eddie?".
Liberty sighed. "It was my fault. I took an interest in you guys…and she got mad at me and wanted to send me a message. I haven't seen my son, Hogarth, or my daughter Lily, since I left to watch over you guys. I've now officially been thrown out of my family. I'm a rogue, which is why I've been hanging around. Flash was here the night that I came. We fought over in the alley, he hit a trash can and ran away when you guys noticed".
"So that's who that was" Chibs looked at her with a hint of disbelief.
"I wanted to join in. Please, I need a clique, a troupe, something. Were-Ringtails don't last long without a group, and I've already lost everything".
Clay looked away for a minute, trying to decide what to do. He owed her for at least trying to salvage some things here, but at the same time she was a lycanthrope and could've been a threat to everyone. Judgment would be a necessity in this…he'd see whose side she was on.
"You take us to Juno, we'll help you get the kids back…and we'll help you find another troupe. I can't have you staying here".
"Alright. I can take you to her. Thank you…for at least giving me the chance…and for hearing me out".
"It won't be an issue hopefully".
"What'll she do to the kids if we don't get them back to you?" Jax asked.
Liberty sighed. "That's what I fear. Juno will either take them for herself…or…" her voice broke, "She'll kill them…and force me to watch. The same thing happened to Electra when she had her son Prince and was exiled".
A/N: Yep, this just keeps getting more and more dramatic. Next chapter: Night time, the Cullens and SAMCRO meet up with the Graveyard Gang and deal with a mild mannered queen. Can Liberty save her kids? And can SAMCRO help her find another Troupe? Keep reading Sons of the Twilight to find out! See ya!