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Neah
I hadn't heard Trey's voice since the day we returned to Moonshine. It sends a cold shiver down my spine when it rattles through my head. My body involuntarily trembles at his words because every word has always inflicted fear. "You hear them?" Alpha Dane asks quietly.
I nod, "Alp......" I trail off when he cocks his eyebrow at me
"Equals." He mutters. "You can't go around calling everyone Alpha, Beta or whatever now." His lips curve up. "You are far past that. You are an Alpha"
"D....Dane," I splutter.
It sounded so weird, and wrong rolling off my tongue without the Alpha in front of it.
"Nyx is shutting them out. But Trey broke through. They are coming." I turn back around to look at the body that is engulfed in flames.
The bones had almost been licked clean, and the sneaking idea of doing the same to Trey and Cassandra pops into my head.
I wanted to make them feel every inch of pain that I had felt.
Burning them alive might just work.
I didn't feel like that little shy girl anymore.
I knew Dane was listening to my thoughts, he always did when I went quiet or when I was deep in thought. His hand catches mine, and his fingers quickly lace with mine, locking us together. He leans in close "As much as I want to fuck you right now, we need to go and prepare."
He seemed to love this weird dark side of mine that creeps in.
Dane pulls me through the forest at a quick pace. His eyes constantly moved to make sure we were not heading into danger.
We break through the trees, back into the main pack area. Klaus is heading straight towards us. His arms swinging by his side with a force that seems to be propelling him.
"Jenson has broken his back in two places. He will probably be out for the rest of the day." He tells Dane as he comes to a stop. Yet his deep green eyes keep flickering to me. Did he know?
"Two places?" Dane confirms
Klaus nods his head. His usual bun has been pulled out and his long dark hair hangs around his face, making him look murderous. "He will be out for a while yet."
His eyes move down to our interlocked hands, "What's going on? Did you deal with the body?"
Dane nods, "They are coming. We don't know when, but they will be coming. Jenson was right."
Klaus's green eyes settle on me properly "You've accepted, haven't you? That's how you know they are coming."
I slowly nod my head at him, because he didn't sound happy when he asked me the question. It felt almost like an accusation.
"What's wrong, Klaus?" Dane questions
"Nothing, I... I'm just surprised, that's all."
"Surprised?"
"After everything that has happened. I guess I didn't expect....," he frowns. "I guess I didn't expect it to happen."
'He is hiding something.' Nyx murmurs.
I agree, the flickery eyes gave him away.
"Just tell us!" Dane snaps as he loses his patience
He sighs,"The reason I came to find you before we were called to the forest was because I managed to find out more about the one who died on their third binding." "And?"
"Maybe we should do this inside."
"Here is fine." Dane snaps, annoyed with how long it is taking Klaus to tell us whatever it is he has found out.
He looks around, checking to see if we were alone and I find myself doing the same. His actions were making me nervous.
"They tried binding her after she became Alpha. That's what killed her. If they get their hands on you....."
"You think they will bind me and it will kill me?" I mutter.
'Nothing is ever simple, is it?' Nyx groans
Klaus lets out a heavy sigh and nods
"That's not going to happen." Dane stares at Klaus. "Do you think I'm going to let her out of my sight long enough for them to grab her?"
Did he just forget that I left the house on my own? Or that Raven and I went into the forest without him? I kept my mouth shut, now was not the time to say something stupid
"Well, no. It's just, there was talk of how stupid this Trey is. What if it's all an act? Devon kept saying that Trey was stupid and that Cassandra was behind it all. If you think about it, it's probably both of them. What if they just want us to believe that one is weaker than the other."
Dane is scowling and I have a headache brewing.
"It makes you nervous?" Dane mutters
"Of course it does."
I raise an eyebrow at Klaus.
He was tall and wide like most of the men here.
Though he wasn't like the others. Preferring to be shut away from reading and researching. I don't think I've ever seen him training with the others. There was a moment when I questioned Dane about Klaus really being a Wolf. He reassured me that Klaus went on every pack run and had done so since he had been in Black Shadow.
"You were bullied," I mumble remembering what I had been told. "You never knew when something was coming and that's why this is making you nervous."
His deep green eyes lock with mine. I knew my words rang true.
"I like you, Neah. I don't want to see anything bad happen to you."
'Tell him it won't.' Nyx murmurs
I repeat her words and Klaus sighs, like he doesn't believe it. His green eyes slowly move up to Dane. "What do you want me to do?"
****
The news of me accepting my position travels thick and fast. Dane was inundated with questions and spent most of the afternoon and late evening in talks with his pack.
He had pulled them back from the forest, insisting everyone gets a decent amount of rest and to fuel up while they can.
We didn't know when they would attack, we just knew they would. So Dane was telling them to sleep while they could. Though he was expecting a long night.
It was almost midnight when I'm pulled from my sleep. Panic tears through me, this was it, this was happening.
"Jensons awake," Dane mutters to me. He flicks on the light, almost blinding my tired eyes. "He wants to speak with you."
"I thought we were being attacked." My hand is pressed to my chest
"Come!" Dane grabs my hands, pulling me up into a seated position. He is already moving to the closet to pull out clothes for me.
We trudged across the grounds to the hospital and I couldn't help but notice how many Wolves were awake and moving around at this hour
"What are they doing?"
"Prepping the pups."
"You are letting the pups fight?" I ask in shock, disgusted by the idea.
"No, it won't be safe here for them and I need to preserve my pack. The elder Wolves are taking them to another location until it is safe to return." I breathe a sigh of relief. "Jess too?"
"That will be up to Jess. She is still an emotional wreck. And technically not part of this pack."
It wasn't what I wanted to hear. I wanted to know that she was going to be kept safe. She had been thrown into a life that she didn't deserve.
He presses his hand against my lower back, guiding me towards the hospital.
I could hear Jenson talking before we even opened the doors. He was demanding that Raven let him out.
"You are not fully healed yet!" Raven snaps at him as we enter the hospital. "Besides, you wanted to see Neah and she is here."
As soon as I step into his room, Jenson's dark eyes lock with mine. He doesn't speak. Had they told him? Did he know that I had accepted my position? 'He knows.' Nyx mutters
Seconds pass where no one speaks and yet it feels like hours. His dark eyes remain on me as if he was trying to figure something out.
"What are you thinking?" Dane asks him.
"It depends. How close are you willing to let them get?"
The idea of me being bait was changing. I knew it was me he was talking about. It's what they were after.
Dane searches my face before returning his gaze to his brother. "If they get close enough to touch her, you better be prepared for the aftermath."
There was that warning tone again. Low but spiked full of danger. A personal warning to Jenson that if his plan fails, Dane will kill him. It almost scared me about how far he was willing to go to protect me. Almost.