“Ava?” I whisper, Jake ghosts next to me and we walk slowly towards the girl on the table.
Once we get to the girl I cover my mouth to stop the scream from coming out. Avas weak form lays on the tale, her eyes closed and her chest barely moving.
“Jake stay still, I’m going to put her on your back,” I say and Jake huffs.
I gently touch the cuffs and growl at the sting, silver lined cuffs.
I close my eyes against the pain and pull the cuffs apart, breaking them into two.
As soon as the cuffs are broke Ava gasps and her eyes fly open, I cry out as her eyes glow bright red. She grabs my arm and I strain to get away, she lets go and I crash into a table.
I yelp as my head hits the table and I put my hand to my head. Jake growls and I see Ava standing up, she stalks towards me and I pull my hand away with a sinking feeling.
Blood covers my hand and drips down my head.
“Ava, listen it’s me! Your sister! I’m here to help you, your twin is here to look!” I point to Jake in a desperate attempt to get her to remember us.
She glances at Jake but doesn’t stop moving towards me, I can see the anger in her eyes.
The baby cries again and I glance towards it, Ava ignores the baby and I close my eyes.
I feel a gust of wind and Reece stands before me, a hiss comes from him and Ava stops and tilts her head.
Reece takes the advantage and jumps for her, I quickly grab Jakes fur to stop him attacking Reece and he growls at me.
“Reece is going to knock her out, we cannot get through to her here” I growl in his ear, he relaxes slightly and I let him go to see the baby. Red eyes meet mine and I sigh before gently picking him up, he quickly bites me and I suck in a breath at the pain.
“Damn vampires” I mutter, the baby drinks his fill before curling up in my arms and falling asleep.
“I found the files we need so let’s get the hell out of here,” Reece says as he passes the files to Ivan who stands away from us all.
Jake barks and Reece places Ava on his back, I turn and start to run; careful not to jolt the baby.
Reece’s eyes lock onto the wound on my arm and I shake my head at him, Just before we get to the door an alarm blares. The sound so loud that my running is put off and I collapse against a wall.
Reece grabs my arm and pulls me towards the door, my family already out and running towards the wall.
“How are we going to get out?” I ask, my head pounding and unable to think.
“I’ve disabled the wall and opened the gate” Reece grins and steers me towards the open gate.
“Wow you are fast” I laugh.
“Yes I am, I’ll drive us home. I don’t think you should be driving after that” He replies, I simply nod and we jog to the car.
Jake is in the back with Ava and Ivan sits in the front seat, I sigh and climb in the back. It’s a real squeeze with Jake being in wolf form but we made do and Reece starts the car just as bullets are fired at us.
“Go!” Ivan yells. The first thing he has said on this mission.
Reece flips the car into reverse and the tires spin as he puts his foot down, the car spins and he punches the gears in. We fly over the road and away from the lab.
“I hope Ava is going to be okay” I mutter, Jakes whine echoes the car and I place my hand on his shoulder. I gently pull at his fur as extra comfort, Reece looks back at us just as the baby starts to wake up.
“What do I do?” I yelp in fear as his eyes open and he stares at me.
“Just rock him” Reece replies with a laugh and I roll my eyes at him.
I do as Reece says and the baby starts to fall back to sleep, I sigh as his eyes close again.
“Are we nearly there?” Ivan asks.
“I took a detour as I didn’t want them to follow us, but yes we are nearly there,” Reece says as his eyes flicker back to meet mine.
I lay my head back and close my eyes are the lull of the road rocks me to sleep, I feel the car slowing down and sigh as I open my eyes again.
Reece parks in the garage and we all jump out, the baby wiggles in my arms but stays asleep.
Reece picks Ava up and we all walk into the house, I put my arm up to stop everyone.
“Vampires” I snarl, I flick the light on to see four vampires grinning at us.
“So you found the lab, I’m really surprised as I thought werewolves were stupid. Also, why don’t you join us brother?” He tilts his head towards Reece who tenses.
“You are not my brothers, leave” Reece hisses as he gets ready to attack.
“Have it your way, Just wanted to drop in and say how nice this house is. We might take it for our own” The lead vampire smiles before using his speed to disappear.
The others follow him and Reece dashes off to make sure they don’t come back.
“I can’t take this anymore” I mumble as I set the baby gently down on the sofa.
“I know what you mean,” Jake says, Avas still body in his arms.
“Let’s get her settled” I reply.
Jake nods and I open her bedroom door, a quick glance at the baby shows him cuddled into the blanket.
Jake gently places her on the bed and I kiss her head before we turn and leave her to sleep.
“Do you think she will ever remember us and not want to kill us?” I ask Jake.
“I’m not sure, she seemed pretty caught up in her thirst back there” His reply chokes my heart.
Chapter Sixteen
I groan as my body wakes up, the sunlight is so bright I keep my eyes closed for a second. The slight smell of mint reaches my nose and I look out of the window to see the mint plant that lives just outside.
“Nat!” I hear Jake yell.
“I’m coming” I reply as I jump out of bed and pull some clothes on.
I scent the air to see where Jake is and I find his scent going into Avas room, I gulp and push the door open to see her awake and hissing at Jake. He looks to me with tears in his eyes and I give a sad smile.
Ava jumps from the bed and towards Jake, I snarl and jump at her. I knock her off course and we both crash into a table.
“Reece!” Jake cries as Ava tries her hardest to sink her fangs into my neck, I battle and shove but her strength is far more than mine.
I cry out as her fangs bit down on my skin, a gust of wind comes through the door and she is thrown away from me.
Reece moves quickly and ties her down to the bed, she hisses and spits at him but he just rolls his eyes at her.
His eyes meet mine and I sigh, he blurs to my side and he checks the wound which has already started to heal.
“What do we do now?” Jake asks, I shrug and walk out of the room.
The baby cries and I smile as I pick him up, his little fangs poke free of his lip and I offer my wrist for him.
The baby’s eyes meet mine and he shakes his head at me, I tilt mine and watch as he grows slightly.
“Reece!” I yell as he becomes bigger and bigger.
“It’s fine, vampires have speed growing. He shouldn’t be a baby so is growing to become a child” Reece says as he walks into the room.
“Oh right” I mutter and watch in awe as the boy becomes the size of a seven-year-old.
“Do you have a name?” I ask the boy, unsure if he can actually talk.
“Mummy named me Dar” He replies and I nod to him.
“I know how to stop mummy from hurting but a werewolf and a vampire have to bite her at the same time to make her wolf and the beast stabilize,” Dar says and my eyes widen.
“How the hell are we going to do that, I can’t get near her without her hurting me” I reply.
“Wait she bit you? How are you not in pain?” Reece mutters while pacing.
“She is immune now” Dar giggles and I tilt my head, I must be otherwise I would be dead. The vampires venom from Ava should have killed me.
“You and I can do it,” I say to Reece and he nods with worry in his eyes.
I go to my room, careful not to shut the door all the way. I pull off my clothes and force the shift to happen, I can tell my wolf isn’t happy with this but I ignore her as my strange fur bursts from my skin.
I shake once the shift is complete and nudge the door open with my muzzle, I pad softly towards Avas room and my ear shift to take in the voices.
I can hear Reece inside along with Jake, Ivan is nowhere to be heard and I shake off the worry.
I nudge the door open and I cringe as Ava starts hissing again. Reece nods and I walk around the bed to her right, Reece goes to her left and I wait for Jake to leave the room.
“I’m staying, I can handle this I promise,” He says and I roll my eyes before grabbing her arm in my mouth.
She pulls away but I keep my mouth firmly around her arm. I see Reece grab her other arm and we count to three in our heads.
I bite down and let the werewolf venom out, I can control how much to give so I don’t kill her. Reece lets go once his venom is travelling her system and I keep hold slightly longer.
I let go and she jolts, Jake rushes to keep her steady and I rush out of the room to shift back to human form.
I pull my clothes on as soon as the shift is complete and I throw the door open before sprinting to Avas room, the room is silent and I fear that I gave her too much venom.
“Don’t worry, she’s fine but the venom has taken a lot out of her so we should let her rest” Reece says as he places his hand on my shoulder.
“Thank god for that” I mutter and turn round to walk with Reece.
His arm snakes around my waist and I lay my head on his shoulder as we walk, I look around for Ivan and my eyebrow furrow when I can’t even smell his scent.
“Do you know where Ivan is?” I ask Reece.
“I haven’t seen him for a while, I’ll go scout for him if you want?” He replies and I nod.
“Back in a sec” He smiles and then he’s gone.
“I bet that’s nice” I mutter before sitting down on the sofa.
“He’s not here” The look of panic on Reece’s face sends me into overdrive.
“Jake!” I scream as I hear my older brothers footsteps thundering down the hallway.
“What’s wrong” He flutters.
“Ivan's gone!” I cry, his eyes widen and he pulls me in for a quick hug.
“We will find him, he can’t have gone far” He replies.
“I’ll go and scout further, stay here and I’ll howl if I find him,” Reece says and I laugh at the image of him howling.
I hear a groan from Avas room and we both rush to see if she is okay Dar sits in a chair next to her and he beams at us.
“She’s waking up,” He says and I nod, Jake goes to get her some water and I sit on the bed.
Her eyes open and I see a hint of red, she smiles at me before pulling me in for a hug.
“I’m so sorry, I couldn’t stop it” Tears roll down her face and I shake my head at her.
“It wasn’t your fault” I reply, she hiccups a sob and I wipe the tears from her face.
“I know where your twin went” Dar pips in and my head whips to face him.
“Where is he?” I ask my head tilts and my lip curls.
“He’s gone to rescue your pack, he forced me to tell the location of them and then he made me swear not to tell you” He looks down and I sigh.
Chapter Seventeen
I cup my hands around my mouth and let out a howl, hoping that Reece will hear me. I wait for a minute and then smile as his howl sounds.
“He will make a good werewolf” Jake laughs from the doorway and I smile, the fact I now have Jakes approval of my mate makes me so happy.
I feel more than see Reece as he blurs to my side, I nod to him and he tilts his head. Jake laughs at the wolfish gesture and I shake my head with a smile.
“Ivan’s gone to rescue the pack. We need to stop him otherwise he will get himself killed. If we can maybe we can rescue them together but I know for a fact it will be a vampire stronghold” Jake says, I nod in agreement but my eyes widen as I get an idea.
“What about Percy’s wolves, the ones who don’t stay here and wait for Percy's call?” I ask Jakes eyes widen as he thinks about my idea.
“In Percy’s office is all the numbers we need!” Jake yells and rushes off to go get the numbers.
I laugh as Jake runs back into the room at such a fast pace he misses a corner and ends up sprawled on the floor.
“I’ll start calling them if they all say yes how many wolves will we have?” I ask.
“I know that most of these wolves owe Percy a debt, he saved them so most will say yes and as for how many I’m sure we will storm and rescues our pack which will add to the numbers,” Jake says, I sigh and pick up the phone.
“I’ll help, do you have another phone?” Reece asks Jake and he hands him a phone.
Together we call the wolves, I tick the names who say they can help and cross the ones who can’t help.
It takes hours to finally ring every werewolf, my eyes drop as I call the last one. Reece takes the phone off me and speaks to the wolf himself.
He ticks the werewolf's name and I yawn, Jake comes into the room and throws weapons onto the dining table.
“What the hell are they for!” I yelp, just seeing guns making me shiver from the memories.
“I was only a kid when your mum saved my life, she too had to save the pack but from hunters. She nearly failed and I’m not going to let that happen. I’m going in with more fire power than the vampires can handle” He growls at me and I nods slightly.
“Normal bullets won’t affect a vampire. What are you going to use?” Reece says as he leans against the door frame.
“Wooden bullets, I’ve heard stakes affect vampires so I have loads of wooden bullets” He replies with a smirk.
“Well, then what are we waiting for, as soon as the werewolves arrive we should go,” Reece says and my eyes start to close, blocking out whatever the boys are talking about.
“Let her sleep” Is the last thing I hear before the darkness takes hold of me.
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“Some of the wolves are here Nat” I hear as I’m shaken awake.
“How long was I out?” I ask, Reece shrugs his shoulders and points towards the werewolves who stare at us.
“You didn’t tell us you are mated to one of the creatures” One werewolf growls.
“It’s none of your business, you’re here to help save Percy and my pack!” I growl back, the need to be the top alpha surging through my bones and I know he is an alpha.
My whole body tenses and I wait for him to say or do anything else but instead, he bows his head slightly and looks to the floor with his throat exposed.
I nod and he meets my eyes again, the others watch without speaking. Knowing that we could both be set off and it could be a fight to the death.
“I am sorry, didn't mean any offence,” He says and my wolf backs down slightly.
“Anyone else got a problem?” I snarl, they watch me but don’t speak up and I sigh in relief. I really don’t want my wolf taking over at a time like this.
“That’s good, let’s get to work!” I say and the werewolves nod.
I see Jake at the back of the group and he beams at me, his head nodding as if to say I did the right time by challenging the other alpha.
Everyone helps as we sort out weapons and who is going to go in their wolf form. I put my hand up for that one and Jake nods to me.
“Well the ones who are going in wolf form go shift, I have a surprise to make your claws work better,” He says and I roll my eyes before going to my room and shifting.
I plod out to the living room to see twenty werewolves in wolf form, the rest are in human form.
Jake motions me forward and I comply, I sit in front of him and give him my paw. He wraps a sharp wooden protective layer onto it, wh
ere my nails are he has made sharp dagger-like claws from wood.
I inspect the invention and nod my approval, the rest of the wolves get theirs on and we all get ready to set off.
I watch as the werewolves in human form panic and rush around, I keep the wolves in check and I see Ava watching from her bedroom door.
I snarl at the wolves for good measure before walking slowly towards her, she sees my claws and takes a step back. I whine and she stops and waits for me.
“I wish I could help you,” She says as she looks down, I shake my head trying to says I don't want her to help.
“I have this, it's a magic dagger. It will stay on when you shift, so if you get into trouble you can fight your way out” She says and kneels down, I feel the cool knife being tied to my ankle.
I shake my leg to get used to the new weight and I bark my thanks, she smiles before walking back into her room and shutting the door.
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