The Dark Witch's Daughter

Let me try again

It's been two weeks since Derick and the others joined our pack, and it feels like they have always been here, most of the wolves that came with him are still pups no older than ten most younger, he had been carrying for them, they had no parents or other family to care for them. Some of the families in the pack adopted them already.
One of the couples were having trouble concieving, Sally had been in an accident. The doctors had said that the scar tissue would make it harder to have a baby. So when these little siblings, Maggie and her little brother Maxwell took a liking to Sally and her husband Jimmy, it was as if the Goddess brought them together.
Derick turned to them and said, "I will always be you guy's big brother, so if any of you choose to be part of a family, dont worry, I will always love you, you are just getting to finally have the families that you deserve to have."
He had brought twelve kid the ages ten and under, three eighteen year olds, five in their twenties, and a sweet little old lady who asked us to call her Nana Rita.
None of them had fit in with the nomads, and they hadn't liked it with them, the dark witch had made life very miserable for them. They at least hadn't been experimented on, but they had been treated like trash and that's not acceptable.
Looking at them now I can see improvement already in their demeanor, they all have life in their eyes again. When they had first arrived their eyes only had a small gilmmer of hope that it would be better here.
I've taken it upon myself to start reading to the younger kids in the pack at two in the afternoon each day, as a way to get to know them and let them go to wonderful worlds through books, today I'm reading "Howls Moving Castle," I told the kids once we finish the book that we can watch the movie. They got very excited making me laugh, we had just gotten settled in for our reading session when a mind link alarm sounded from Mama Nickie: ALL NON COMBATANTS TO THE SAFE ROOMS NOW!
The kids started to panic for a second before I quietly told them, "settle down! Ok two lines, hold hands, stay quiet and alert, follow me."
I just got us to where a safe room was when I heard the voices, "Remember find Belladonna's progeny, kill those who get in your way!"
Quickly and quietly as I could I opened the door and started ushering the kids inside, the intruders were closing in and not nearly half the kids were in yet. Turning to Vee, who decided to join us today, I held her shoulders looking in her eyes I said, "I need you to make sure all the kids get in, and then I want you to shut the door behind you, I know it will lock on it's own."
"What about you? Where are you going? Don't go," I can hear the sadness in her voice, as her eyes fill with tears.
Kissing her head, I hug her to me, "I will buy you the time you need to get them to safety, now get to it."
She held me kissing my belly, "this is your Tia speaking, stay safe and be good for your mommy, we will bring you home soon ok." Looking at me her tears fell as she said, "when I get the kids safe I will tell my brother the Goddess said to wait till I was safe." I nod kissing her head again once more I slip from the room locking the door on my way out. I just started to move down the hall when they came into view.
"Well well looky what have we here?" The ring leader says. "Must be our lucky day, grab her and let's go."

ROMAN'S POV

When the border patrol called out that there was a breach, my mom immediately called for all non COMBATANTS to hide, I hope she does too.
Together with my dad, my Tio Angel, Sam and Derick we head out. We had been discussing the nomads just before this happened.
"Let me try to reason with them," Derick says. "Make no mistake I won't just let them hurt our pack, but just let me try again, it's my job as a peace keeper.
"Very well you may try," my dad says.
"If they fight us will you fight back?" My Tio asks.
"This is my home, I will defend what's mine, I'll never go back to how it was, if they even try to hurt Serena, he growls with the though. You will see that even I can do what it takes to protect my mate," he says.
My sister is lucky to have him and hes even luckier to have her.
As we got close we could hear fighting, looks like talks are out. I see some asshat getting ready to RIP out Ruben's throat, shifting midair my clothes shred leaving me just in the necklace Ivy made me. I flip that shit head over when I grab his neck with my teeth from behind. Ruben rips out his throat instead.
Sam nudges Ruben, "you ok little brother?" He asks him over mind link.
"Yeah, I took out two when that dick jumped me from behind." He says sounding tired.
"Where's your moonstone that Ivy made you?" I ask.
"I forgot it in Lici and my room, I got her to move in finally." He smiles.
"Boys get your heads in it," Tio Angel says to us.
Hes right there is more fighting that we can hear, we head head that direction. The fight hasn't gone without casualties, I see ol' man Red who taught us how to fish has passed from this life, as well as Jeffrey Snow, he had been in my Chemistry class last year, he was a good guy quick to laugh.
We head into the fray, they had three guys to everyone of ours, let's see if we can even the odds.
We just finished off this big mofo when the last three tucked tail and ran.
"Sam get Ruben to medical!" I say, Ruben's dark fur is covered in blood, the big one had bit his flank really bad.
"Derick go with them," dad says. Derick did as he had said he would he defended his home and family, he also took a bad hit. He had gotten flung into a tree by the big mofo. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a few broken ribs.
"ROMAN I- IM SO SORRY," my sister Vee called out to me. Before I could ask to confirm my fears, she continued. "THEY HAVE IVY!" My sister's heart broken voice filled me with dread. The moment we all knew was coming, but would never be ready for has come.
They took my mate.