Reita was staring up at a large rose bush that he had never seen before. He felt something warm touch his hand, but he knew it was Kai grabbing his hand. He smiled as he looked at his mate standing next to him. Their wolf forms were lying next to each other in front of the bush sleeping soundly. Kai pulled Reita along until they fell into the soft grass with the blonde on top of his mate. Reita laughed before kissing Kai on the lips.

Reita's eyes opened slowly as he felt warmth surround him. He felt Kai who was laying with his head buried in the blonde's neck. They were sprawled out naked on the futon cuddling in their sleep. Reita smiled as he petted his mate's soft hair. Kai moaned a little before finally sitting up with droopy eyes. The two smiled at each other as they leaned in to kiss each other. Kai rubbed Reita's arm before sitting up to gather some clothes so they could get dressed.

Reita felt amazing. Even though he was tired he felt refreshed and awake to everything. He knew Kai was fatigued, but he watched as the alpha took care of his needs like water and food, then got their clothes ready so they could get dressed. Reita rewarded Kai with a kiss as they pulled their clothes on. The whole time Kai was burying his face in the omega's neck and scenting him.

They finally managed to pull apart from each other long enough to step out of the room. They were expected to be laughed at or greeted or something. What they didn't expect to find was the pack preparing for a fight. Kai squeezed Reita's hand as they started down the stairs only to run right into Uruha. The omega smiled sadly at them.

"What's going on?" Kai asked.

"Kai." Kyo shouted walking into the foyer. "Get you and Reita cleaned up. Uruha will catch you up on the situation. Come to me once you're finished."

Reita shivered when Kai poured warm water over his head. The blonde hugged himself as Uruha told them what was going with Hiro and Dogma, but Kai rubbed his shoulders. He glared over at Uruha.

"How can Kyo trust Die after what he did to my mate." Kai growled. "Plus he's disappeared for two days after promising to help. I can't believe this shit."

"We don't know what's going on with that, but Toshiya and Ryoga have both confirmed Die's information. They've been going out scouting out Hiro's place every day." Uruha said.

Reita sniffled. "So, what are we going to do? Kyo wouldn't…he wouldn't give me back would he?"

Kai pulled his mate into a hug. "Our leader would never do that to you and I would never let that happen."

"We're planning to sneak out of the city." Uruha said, reassuring his friend, "We've been waiting for you guys to finish."

"We're leaving?" Kai gasped and Uruha nodded.

"It's our safest chance. Kyo needs to go over the plan with you before we head out."

Kai finished cleaning Reita off as Uruha got them fresh clothes to wear. All the while Kai sent soothing pressure through his omega to keep him calm. Kai wouldn't let Dogma take Reita back even he had to die protecting his mate. He wouldn't let Reita suffer again. Once Uruha brought them clean clothes, Kai dried off Reita then himself. Uruha left them not wanting to interrupt their intimacy.

Before they walked out of the bathroom, Kai pulled Reita against his body and pressed a kiss on his lips. The blonde gripped his alpha's shirt as he moaned into the kiss, but it was short lived as Kai gently pulled away. They held hands as they walked out to the foyer where everyone was gathering the last of their things. Kai led the way over to Kyo, who was talking with Kaoru about avoiding a particular route to exit the city.

Kyo noticed them and dismissed Kaoru before leading the two mates to sit down. He didn't wait too long before explaining to them that the plan was for them all to sneak out of the city that night. They were going to separate into three groups and go through the back alleys to the city limits. They would regroup at the cabins outside the city where they'll rest before heading out to Dawn City to meet up with Yoshiki's pack.

The plan seemed simple enough. Everybody will have to carry their weight in supplies needed for the trip and they'll have to camp out in the forest for a couple of weeks, but wasn't too bad. It seemed like a perfect plan, that is until Toshiya and Ryoga came running into the foyer in a panic. They started yelling for Kyo as they ran towards him causing everyone to look at them. Kyo stood up to meet them as they were gasping for air. Toshiya grabbed Kyo's shoulders as he coughed.

"Kyo," He gasped. "They're coming…here."

"What?" He asked. "Explain, Toshiya."

"Hiro and Dogma…and the pack…are heading this way. They'll be here in minutes if we're lucky."

Everyone in the foyer began talking among each other as fear overcame their bodies. Reita gripped Kai's hand. He stepped forward on shaky feet ignoring Kai's voice. "Kyo," He caught the pack leader's attention. "Dogma is here for me. If I give myself—"

"Don't even say it." Kai growled. He pulled Reita back into his arms. "You're not going back to him. Reita, you are our family. We protect our own and right now you're in the most danger. I won't let that…that wolf hurt you ever again."

"We won't let him take you back." Uruha said stepping forward with Ruki behind him. Reita looked around to find the pack smiling at him determined to keep him and everyone else safe. He bit his lip, feeling his chest warm up from not only his mate, but from the love his pack.

"Okay, so what do we do?" Kaoru asked breaking up the special moment.

"We fight." Kyo said earning whispers, but he raised his hand. "At least long enough to give Kai and Reita a chance to get out of here. We need to buy time for them even if its five minutes. We push Hiro's pack back then we retreat. We'll have to separate through the city, but our destination is still the same. We meet in the cabins. Make sure to hide your scents and to lose anyone following before you get to the cabin. Get ready to fight."

Everyone started running around as Kyo moved to Kai and Reita when Ruki dragged his mate over. "Uruha has to go with them."

"As do you my friend." Kyo said. "You're still hurt from your last fight which means you'll be a main target in this battle. You'll join the three of them. You'll take the sewers to the edge of the city. The smell should help cover your scents."

Ryoga was quick to run to Tsuzuku's room. The omega was sitting with Koichi on the futon when he ran in. He felt bad for startling the omegas, but he couldn't be gentle right now. He had to get Tsuzuku out of here. The blonde moved quickly to them.

"Get up, we have to move now." He ordered. Tsuzuku whimpered, but was helped up by Koichi as Ryoga walked up to them. The alpha rubbed Tsuzuku's cheek. "We have to get you out of The city. Hiro's here for a fight."

The omega began to shake, but Koichi grabbed his hand with a reassuring smile. "Tsu…"

"I won't let him hurt you again." Ryoga said. "I know you're scared and I know this is hard, but you have to face your fears and go out there. I want you to go with Reita and Kai. They'll be able to look after you, but you have to leave now."

"Ryoga, please don't leave me." He whimpered and it sent a pain though the alpha's heart. "You can't leave me. You have to stay with me."

"I have to help here."

"No, you told me you would stay with me!" The omega whimpered.

Ryoga pulled Tsuzuku into a kiss. He slowly pulled away. "I love you. Please forgive me."

Before Tsuzuku could ask what he was talking about, Ryoga punched him in the stomach making him gasp out before passing out. Koichi shouted and covered his mouth as Ryoga threw his mate over his shoulder.

As they walked out of the room, Koichi was yelling at him for being so rough with Tsuzuku earning curious stares. Ryoga walked up to Kyo as he was dismissing Kai and the others, but he stopped them.

"You have to take Tsuzuku with you." Ryoga said. "He can't be around this fight."

"What the hell did you do?" Shinya gasped.

"Kyo, they're here!" Kaoru shouted from the door. Ryoga pushed Tsuzuku's body onto Kai and the alpha took him from the blonde with a nod. Shinya handed them all a bag of medical supplies to take with them to the cabin. The small group started towards the back of the factory as everyone else started walking to the front door.

Kyo grabbed Shinya's hand to stop him. "You should go with Kai."

Shinya smiled. "I'm not leaving you to fight again. I'm going stay by your side like a mate should."

Kyo kissed Shinya and squeezed his hand before whispering. "I love you."

Kai lead the way to the back of the factory to the back room. Once inside, Ruki and Reita lifted the lid to the sewer and began climbing down. Kai carefully handed Tsuzuku's limp body down before Uruha climbed down. Kai moved inside before closing the lid over them. Once they were all together, Kai took Tsuzuku back over his shoulder and they jumped into the sewage water. They grunted from the smell, but they had to hide their scents as soon as possible. Ruki took the front with omegas in the middle and Kai taking the rear.

Kyo was first to step out of the doors with Shinya next to him followed by his pack. In front of the factory stood about twenty-two wolves with Hiro and unfamiliar man who Kyo assumes is Dogma standing in their human forms. Kyo stepped forward with Shinya by his side as Hiro and Dogma walked up.

"You know this is an act of war, Hiro." Kyo said.

"And it can be easily settled with some terms." Hiro said smugly.

"What terms?" Kyo asked.

"I know you've heard of Dogma. Simply give Akira back to him, and Aoi back to me. Then we'll happily back off."

Aoi whimpered gripping Kaoru's arm and he moved behind the alpha. Kyo glared at Dogma as he spoke. "There's no one here by that name."

"You know who we're talking about." Hiro snapped. "Don't play stupid. Hand Reita over."

"You come onto my territory and threaten my family with force. I won't hand anyone over to you or him. You'll have to kill me first." At the statement the two packs started growling at each other.

Kaoru held Aoi behind him as he studied the pack in front of him before looking at Toshiya who had the same expression. This wasn't right. There wasn't as many wolves here as there should be not only that, it seems as if none of Hiro's own pack was there.

Hiro let out a low growl. "Well then…Kyo I challenge you for your pack and territory."

Shinya squeezed Kyo's hand, but his mate pulled away and growled. "Very well."

Shinya knew his place and quickly backed up as Dogma moved back to his pack. The packs were letting out low growls, but Shinya was watching silently. He was worried, but he didn't want his mate to feel it because he knew Kyo could win. Kaoru stood next to Shinya to give him some support. Aoi whimpered grabbing onto Kaoru's arm, but the alpha sent some pressure through his omega to calm him down.

Kyo and Hiro began circling each other as they changed into their wolf forms. The wind blew against Kyo's black and brown fur as it raised on his neck. Hiro's light brown fur was raised along his back. Their ears were both lowered as they growled and snapped at each other. They watched each other, every movement and breathe as they walked over the slushed snow. Kyo was patient, Hiro was not. The brown wolf finally jumped towards Kyo, but he backed up only to tackle Hiro to the ground. They dug their claws and fangs into each other's skin ripping into each other.

They pulled a part only to tackle each other once more. Blood splattered across the slush and Shinya whimpered. His mate was in pain and was angry, but Shinya could only watch as his alpha fought. He watched as Hiro ripped his fangs into Kyo's neck, but Kyo wasn't backing down. He felt Shinya's worry and that drove him to fight harder. He wouldn't lose and he wouldn't let his mate get hurt because of him. Not again.

Kyo jumped onto Hiro's body forcing him on his back. Kyo dug his teeth into Hiro's neck once more and the other alpha bit onto his head. They began rolling in the slush spreading blood across the ground until they finally broke apart, but Hiro bit onto Kyo's hind leg. Kyo let out a surprise whimper and Shinya stepped forward, but Kaoru held him back. Kyo growled as Hiro tore into his leg, but the black wolf pulled his leg out of the other alpha's mouth and buried his teeth into Hiro's side. Hiro bit back again and they pulled back tearing at each other's flesh.

Kyo and Hiro both moved back on shaking legs with blood dripping from their mouths and wounds. They stared at each other growling, waiting… hoping for the other to fall. Kyo out a low deep growl as he stumbled a bit, but he managed to keep from falling. Shinya took a deep breath and reached out to his mate. Kyo felt Shinya, felt his hope, his confidence, and his love. He felt his mate and it was giving him strength to keep standing.

Hiro let out a low growl as he started to charge and Kyo stood his ground. Hiro went in to bite, but Kyo was faster as he stepped to the side and bit onto Hiro's neck. Kyo used the other wolf's momentum to throw him to the ground. Hiro gasped for air as he laid there and he started to stand up when he suddenly collapsed. Kyo's pack howled out and cheered.

Kyo growled at Hiro. "Leave."

Shinya smiled at his mate when he spotted a dark brown wolf charging towards them. The wolf jumped in the air to attack and Kyo wasn't able to move fast enough. Shinya didn't hesitate. He took two steps forward changing into his grey wolf form and jumping in the air to tackle the wolf to the ground. The two started tearing into each other's bodies as both packs changed forms and charged in at each other. Kyo growled out ready to help his mate when a solid dark brown wolf stood in front of him. Dogma was growling at him.

The moment Shinya tackled the attacking wolf Kaoru knew there was going to be a fight. He was already changing as the pack in front of him started charging in. He tackled the largest wolf near him and started digging his fangs in him. He wasn't letting up even when another wolf started biting into his back and tearing at his skin. If he let off the wolf below him, he would be tackled and no doubt lose. However, that changed when the wolf on his back was pulled off. He could smell Aoi near him.

Aoi was fighting with an alpha when he spotted Kaoru in trouble. Instead of fighting, Aoi pretended to run and charged right at the wolf on his mate tackling him to the ground. They growled snapping at each other and rolling on the ground.

Both packs were fighting for their lives as they tore into each other's skin, tackled, charged, and clawed at their opponents. Toshiya was fighting next to Ryoga as they pushed back the other wolves. Hitsugi, Shou, and Byou were holding their ground by Shinya, so he wouldn't get overran. Melody and Miyavi were watching each other's backs like always while they fought by Hiroto, Koichi, and IV.

Blood splattered all over the ground as the two packs fought. Shinya felt a sudden pain and he heard Kyo whimper. He felt everything freeze around him hearing his mate in pain. Shinya looked over to see Dogma pinning Kyo to the ground by the neck. Shinya wouldn't lose his mate. The beta took off in a full sprint jumping over Kaoru and his opponent in and he charged forward slamming right into Dogma's body. Dogma was caught off guard and lost his grip on Kyo, but quickly took Shinya to the ground. Dogma was tearing into the beta's side making him whimper out in pain. Kaoru grew angry seeing his friend being hurt.

He gripped his jaw and yanked at the neck he had a hold of, breaking it. He growled and began to charge as Toshiya ran up beside him. They both attacked Dogma head on pulling him off of Shinya's body. However, Toshiya was quickly pulled off by another wolf. Kyo tried to sit up seeing his mate lying still on the ground and he looked around unable to do anything as his pack was being hurt. He took in a deep breath and let out a loud deep howl, ordering his pack to retreat. His body fell limp as he changed back into his human body unconscious.

Shinya sat up as the retreat was sound and whimpered seeing Kyo lying motionless on the ground. He whimpered using only his front legs to crawl to his mate where he licked Kyo's bloody neck gently. Dogma threw Kaoru off to the side before walking towards Kyo and changing into his human form. He had some blood rolling down his arms and neck, but he kept a firm stance. He reached behind him and pulled a small gun out of his pants as he moved. Shinya growled seeing Dogma come closer, but before the alpha could lift the weapon, Toshiya tackled him to the ground. Kaoru ran up to Kyo in his human form and bent down.

"We have to run." He said picking up Kyo's limp body and Shinya nodded.

Kyo's pack started to run from the fights with the wolves chasing them close behind. The pack was forced to separate as they ran from the factory. Byou heard whimpering and spotted Shou and IV being pinned to the ground by a couple of alphas. Byou growled as he charge in slamming his body into them and the two omegas fought back enough to get out of their captors grasps. The three started running again and Byou pushed them to keep going.

Dogma had changed forms again to fight Toshiya and easily slammed the alpha to the ground. His wolves came in to hold Toshiya down so Dogma could change back. Dogma looked around spotting Kyo's pack retreating in all directions. He scoffed unable to spot the pack leader and he glared down at Toshiya. Dogma examined the situation. Hiro was gone probably snuck off during the commotion along with his few remaining followers; Akira was nowhere to be seen or smelled; and he lost his only chance of taking over another pack. Dogma picked up the gun he had dropped a couple feet away and turned to aim it at the one who ruined his chances of getting new wolves.

Byou, Shou, and IV looked back when they weren't being chased anymore. Byou ordered them to stay while he checked to see if they were being followed, but they came along anyways. They looked around the factory and spotted Toshiya being held down with Dogma looking over him. The pack leader was pointing the gun at the alpha. Growling startled the three of them and Byou pushed them to run before they were caught in another fight. They made it around the factory to the gates when they heard a gunshot echo. They stopped for a moment, but wolves begun chasing them again, so they had to run.

Kai and the group made it to the end of the sewer line and kicked the crate open. They jumped down into the stream and Kai laid Tsuzuku down. They sat in the water and started smothering their bodies with mud. They had to make sure to cake themselves enough that theor scents were completely hidden.

"How far are the cabins from here?" Reita asked.

"About twenty miles." Ruki answered.

As they started covering Tsuzuku with mud the omega stirred awake. He looked around before sitting up. When he noticed Kai next to him, he flinched, but the alpha raised his hands as to show nonaggression. Tsuzuku looked around.

"Where's Ryoga?"

"Fighting." Reita said. "So you could escape."

Tsuzuku whimpered before crying out. Reita hugged him tightly as he broke down, but Ruki spoke up. "We have to keep moving. It's not safe here."

Kaoru ran as fast as he could holding Kyo in his arms with Shinya beside them still in his wolf form. A couple of wolves had chased them for a while, but stopped as they got closer to the city limit. They needed to cover up their scents. As they came closer the city edge a couple of Hiro's wolves came out of nowhere. Shinya was quick to tackle one to the ground as the second charged at Kaoru. Before he could react, Ryoga jumped over him and took down the second wolf. They were quick to defeat and the three started running again. Once they hit the forest, they covered their bodies with mud. Kaoru was worried about Aoi. They became separated in the chaos and he could only pray that his omega was safe.

Melody lead the way as Miyavi, Koichi, and Hiroto followed her through the woods. They were caked with mud and leaves already, but even so they could run into trouble. They were on high alert listening and smelling around them for anything out of the ordinary. Koichi stepped down on an unstable rock and whimpered when the pressure brought pain to his ankle wound. He stumbled forward, but Hiroto was quick to grab him. Melody took a deep breath looking around her. They had to be careful. She waved her hand ordering them to keep moving.

Hitsugi held his arm as he limped through the trees and Aoi walked next to him. Hitsugi saw Aoi being held by an alpha and he was quick to help the other omega, but his arm was injured in the process. Now Aoi felt awful, but Hitsugi told him not to worry about it. Instead they needed to focus on getting to the cabins. This was a dangerous situation for them. They were omegas alone in a forest with alphas looking for them. They needed to find some of their pack alphas and soon.

Dogma walked into the factory as his pack searched through the rooms. He rubbed his torn up bloody shoulder as he glanced around the packed bags on the floor. He took a deep breath and a scent caught his attention. He followed his nose up to the overhang were there were some rooms with doors. He opened the one he followed the scent to. He let out a low growl smelling the vanilla pheromones.

"Akira…"

"Dogma." Masashi walked up to him. "That smell will make the alphas go crazy if you keep it open like that."

Dogma slammed the door and glared at the alpha. "He was here."

The alpha nodded. "Hiro and the few followers he kept took off. Should we go after them?"

"No. Don't waste your time on him. We need to focus on tracking Akira down. If we don't catch his scent soon, we'll lose him again."

"What about this city?"

Dogma glared at him. "As we agreed. It's yours, but I still have your services for another two days. I want my omega found."

Kai and his group finally made it to the two cabins. It had been a while since they last used them so they were a bit shabby looking. The windows were still intact so that was a relief, but it looked like time was taking its toll on them. Kai and Ruki quickly unlocked them and inspected them before letting the omegas go in. They quickly sat the cabins up in order to treat the wounded when they came. As they were setting up, they heard something outside. Kai and Ruki tiptoed to the door to inspect the area.

A large brown bear was sniffing the ground outside the cabin. It looked up at them and roared out standing on its hind legs to look bigger. The alphas growled out changing their forms to try and scare the bear. Reita made Uruha stay back as he looked out the door. The two alphas were circling the bear growling at it as the beast roared at them. Reita stared terrified as the bear moved to strike at Kai. Ruki jumped up on its back biting into its back and Kai jumped on it to help.

The bear swung around trying to knock them off. Its long claws scratched at Kai's leg and managed to throw him off. Reita felt his heart pound as fear and anger filled his heart. He wouldn't let his mate get hurt. Reita didn't care how much it hurt, he didn't hesitate to change into a wolf and charge in to help. All three were biting the bear as it swung its arms at them.

Uruha and Tsuzuku watched from the window as the three wolves fought to protect them. Uruha rubbed his stomach biting his lip hoping his mate will be okay. He couldn't be like Reita and help fight. Not with a child in his belly. Tsuzuku looked at Uruha then at his friends. They were fighting with all their might against this bear. Tsuzuku saw Uruha rubbing his stomach then moved his hand down to rub his own. He was scared. The moment Shinya said he could be pregnant he broke down. He didn't want to have his rapist's child. He refused to take a test and he refused to try to change forms because was scared to find out the truth.

Reita whimpered when the bear bit down on his leg and threw him into a tree. Reita's body laid still on the ground and Kai growled out as tore deeper into the bear's skin. Uruha whimpered seeing his friend thrown and he started to cry a little. Tsuzuku gasped and gripped his chest. His heart was pounding and his chest was hurting. He couldn't watch this anymore. He jumped to his feet and ran to the door. He wasn't a weak omega in heat. He was a wolf and his pack needed him.

He ran out letting out a loud growl as his body changed into his tan and white wolf form. He jumped into air and bit down on the bear's head, digging his teeth into its eyes. The bear roared out swinging its arms out backing up on it hind legs. Reita suddenly ran up and attacked its neck taking it down to the ground. The four wolves tore into it until it stilled and they finally backed up. Reita walked over to Tsuzuku and licked behind his ear and Ruki gave him a lick on the neck. Kai watched over them as Tsuzuku licked his snout catching his breath.