Untie my heart

Who is she River

I watch from the side of the stage, holding Becca's hand tightly as the ballroom fills with all different types of supernaturals. My nerves are on edge, something deep inside is screaming at me to run away and hide. I wonder if it's the fear of being marked or the crowd but something just feels off. I wish Hope could have come for this so I was not so alone, I feel so out of place.

Becca leans in and kisses my cheek softly "it's okay babe, I know this is a lot but I will be with you the entire time" she says smiling. I shoot her a small smile in response but otherwise I don't reply, I feel like if I open my mouth I will throw up.

We stand like this for what feels like forever before Becca nods to me indicating it's time to go out on stage. I hate crowds, I hate being the center of attention, I hate that I am doing this without my memories. This would be so much easier if I could remember, I don't know if everyone who loses their memory feels like this but I constantly feel like I forgot something important.

Becca and I walk out on stage, my heart is beating out of my chest but Becca looks like she is in her element, calm and confident. I scan the crowd while desperately trying to act like a king, trying to act like I am not about to throw up. My eyes scan over the thousands of eyes glued to Becca and I until they land on a woman. I don't know what it is but my attention is drawn to her, I feel a fleeting familiarity as I watch her walk with confidence towards us. My heart rate spikes as she gracefully makes her way closer to us, it feels like a memory of her is right at the tip of my mind but I just can't reach it.

The room suddenly goes very quiet. I can feel the tension in the air as Becca squeezes my hand tightly, too tightly. "Hello queen Becca, surprised to see me?" The familiar woman asks and I swear I forgot how to breathe in this moment. I attempt to wiggle my hand away from Becca's as her grip is starting to hurt but she just holds on tighter. I look from the unknown woman to Becca only to find Becca's eyes are pitch black, shit her wolf took over. "Calm down Bec" I whisper trying to calm her down. Unfortunately my attempt only seems to piss her off more as she slowly turns and makes eye contact with me. I can see the rage dancing around in her black eyes, anger I have not seen since before we found out we were mates. I stare at her with wide eyes, completely terrified of what is about to happen. In this moment I am actually afraid of my mate.

Becca glares at me for just another moment before she slowly moves her attention back to the mystery woman. "I had hoped you were dead and burning in hell" Becca seethes. The woman starts to giggle, like pissing off a royal wolf is funny or something. Fear courses through my veins, the idea of this unknown woman getting hurt somehow sends me into a panic. Becca finally releases her death grip on my hand and steps slowly towards the woman. "Still trying to take things that don't belong to you rogue?" Becca snaps. I flinch at the level of hate in her words, it's like she forgets I am a rogue wolf too. The woman smiles sweetly "not at all dear, I am here to take back what is mine" she says smirking.

I can feel the rage rolling off Becca as another woman begins chanting in ancient language. The crowd turns from curious to terrified as the chanting grows louder and more people join in. The voices become louder and louder until it is almost unbearable. I hold my hands firmly over my ears as black smoke begins swirling around the room. The chanting slowly stops, I stand on wobbly legs and attempt to approach Becca only to find an invisible wall between us. I am helpless, completely unable to help my mate. Fear begins clawing inside my mind, I search the crowd only to see others appear to also be held back by this invisible force as well.

"Per the laws of your pathetic kingdom, I Rose    Willams the Rogue queen challenge you Rebecca Hunter the royal queen to a fight to death or submission. The crimes you and your power hungry family have committed against our kind, your pack and your mate will be punished tonight!" Rose proudly announces. A group of what appears to be rogues, fully decked out in battle gear hoot and cheer after the rogue queens proclamation. I watch in shock, my head is pounding like something deep inside is desperately trying to break free. My mind is swirling as I try to wrap my head around what's happening. What crimes has Becca committed against her pack, what crimes has she committed against me?

"Challenge accepted" Becca sneers as she begins walking towards the rogue queen. "I know your just a filthy rogue but I hope you understand if your little friends interfere you will be executed immediately" Becca says smirking. Something about the way she says filthy rogue causes a pain to shoot through my chest, a dull ache stings my heart as I watch the women in front of me start to circle one another.

"Indeed I understand your simple rules royal" the rogue queen says smiling. "Tell me queen Becca, is it also part of your rules to kill innocent people for making the small mistake of wandering past your boarder?" She asks with fire burning in her eyes. Becca glares hard "everyone knows the rules" Becca snaps anger obvious in her tone. "How do you think the royal witch clan would feel if they knew your pack murdered the late princess for such a small infraction?" Rose asks loudly. I hear gasps and angry screams coming from the witch clan. I try to wrap my head around what she said as the witches become more and more enraged. "Prove it" Becca snaps, her anger is almost suffocating as she continues to glare at the rogue queen.

"It's true, I witnessed the royal pack murder my sister in cold blood" another woman says loudly with anger and sadness in her tone. The entire room looks to the woman who spoke, I can see a slight resemblance to the witch queen in her eyes as she glares hard at Becca. A sorrowful whaling pulls my attention back to the queen of the witches, her tear filled eyes suddenly land on Becca, I can see the unsaid promise she is sending Becca with just one look. The witch queen will have her vengeance and it is terrifying.

Becca smirks "is that your plan rogue? To turn my allies against me so you don't have to fight yourself? Are you so weak that you won't dare fight me alone?" Becca asks in a mocking tone. The rogue queen shakes her head no "I will fight you alone and I will win, I may be the rogue here but you are the evil one" she says firmly.

In the blink of an eye both women transform into giant wolves. Both women's aura's scream power and dominance and honesty I don't know who will win this fight. The wolves circle each other slowly, calculating every move, looking for any weakness in their opponents stance. Time seems to slow as Becca jumps towards the rogue queen, Becca slashes her side with her sharp claws but leaves an opening for the rogue queen to bite her underbelly. The battle is brutal, hit for hit, claw for claw they seem evenly matched. I so desperately want to look away as both wolves are covered in bite marks and scratches, blood coving both wolves fur. My eyes travel to the crowd for just a split second, I can tell something has happened as I watch the shocked faces of the crowd. My attention snaps back to the fight, my heart sinks as I watch the rogue queen's teeth clamping down hard on Becca's neck.

I can't breathe, I can't think, my mate is trapped, a little more pressure from the rogue queen and Becca's neck will snap.  I watch in horror as the rogue queen keeps a tight hold on Becca's neck, she is holding her tightly but not killing her. I stare in shock until the clicking of heals fills the silent ballroom. The woman who claimed to have seen the royal pack kill the witch princess is walking towards the fight.

"Per the queens request the now ex royal queen will be spared death at this time" the woman says loudly. The witch clan begins screaming in anger but everyone else is silent. "Hush" the woman snaps, glaring hard at the witches. "The new royal pack queen has decided to allow the witch clan to punish ex queen Becca for her packs crimes against your family" the woman says smirking. With that the witch clan calms but I can still see the anger raging in their eyes. The witch queen nods slowly and begins walking towards Becca.

I stare down at the scene in front of me completely lost. I watch as the rogue queen shifts back and the other woman covers her quickly with a robe. I watch as Sam is pulled over to where Becca is still laying on the ground, her hands are cuffed behind her back and she looks pissed. The rogue queen says something to the witch queen but I can't hear anything except my own heartbeat raging in my ears. My mate is going to die, Sam is going to die, I am going to die. My mind is spinning and all I can think is thank the goddess Hope is not here with us tonight, I just pray my baby sister will be alright on her own because I don't stand a chance against the rogue queen.