Swift Grace (#2 in the Golden series)

Chapter Eight: The wait

My eyes open to a world where Emmy isn't there, I growl and jump out of bed. I refuse to admit she is gone and the whole pack know. My heart threatens to break into a million pieces and my lungs refuese to work.

I sigh and get my clothes, her scent surrounds me and tears roll freely down my cheeks. "why did I have to be so stupid" I cry, falling to the floor.

Jay walks silently into my room, and kneels down to meet my eyes, "get the fuck up man, we will find her but crying won't get us anywhere" he shouts in my face.

I growl back, even though I know he is right. "ok, I'm easy let's get this shit on" I say, feeling more determined with every word.

He gives me a hand and I gratefully take it, he pulls me up and I take a deep breath, taking Emmys scent in. I growl and we head down to the living room.

Toby walks up to us when we enter, "hey, what did you say to get him up there?" He says to Jay.

"The usual" he says grinning.

I roll my eyes, "have you got any leads?" I ask, my patience running thin.

"Yes we have, just got one" Toby says, watching the twins as they work their magic.

"Ok that's good" I say, getting excited.

I think for a minute then say "don't you think our packs strange?".

Toby tenses "no" he growls.

"No, I didn't mean bad or anything, just that our pack has more alphas then a normal pack" I say trying to diffuse the tenseness.

"Oh yes but we all get on so it works" Toby says, laughing.

"Hey, guys we had a real solid lead" Hunter says.

I rush to where she is and wait. We watch as Emmy is dragged from a car and into a house, I sigh "how did you get this footage?" I say.

"The perks of being a famous werewolf" Hunter says while Jet laughs.

"Ok" I say, shaking my head.

We wait for what seems like years but is hours, for anything new and Emmys kidnapping weighs me down. I look up at the moon, it will be full in three days. I wish to the gods and whoever is listening, hope they will help us get Emmy back before it's too late.

I stare outside for a longtime and the pack start to make some food, Toby's mum is out at her brothers for the week and we are alone.

"Dinner time!" Toby yells and we all rush to the table.

I dish up some food and eat it slowly, hoping that Emmy is getting food too.

I hear birds settling in for the night and a lone howl shakes me to my core. Emmy I think, I lift my head up and let out a heart wrenching howl, letting her know I miss her.

We howl together for ages but soon her howls cut off. I panic, "Toby we need to go get her now!" I yell.

He shakes his head "we can't we need more time to get ready, give it two more days" he says.

"I was just howling with her and her howls cut off, what if they hurt her" I growl at the thought.

"There's nothing we can do yet" Toby growls, getting tired if my nagging.

I sigh in defeat "ok" I whisper as I head up to mine and Emmys room.

Toby and the team have cleaned it of all the blood and gore. I look around, her scent is so weak I can hardly smell it but I don't give up.

I take my clothes off and phrase, once in my wolf form, I run back down the stairs and out into the garden. My wolf takes the lead and I take off Into the woods.

I'm running so fast I don't even notice the pack has joined me, Toby is side by side to me and Jet runs with Jaze, Hunter and Jay take the back and protect us.

I reach the hill and sit, my wolf lets out a howl and Emmy joins in, my pack soon follow too.

I'm so happy that I start a game of wolf tag, a much needed stress outlet. After we are done, I head for a game trial. I sniff the air and race to where a deer is lazily grazing.

I circle it and jump onto its back, Toby goes for one side of its throat and Jay goes for the other. we all brig it down and soon it's dead. We feast until we can't eat anymore.

I lay under a tree, content, I start licking the blood from my fur and the rest of the pack do the same.

Once we are tired, we start to head home. I growl when I smell a hunter, we all stop and huddle together for protection.

We all growl and the hunter appears "I have a message for a wolf named Kay" he says and I step closer.

I growl telling him to hurry up "if you ever want to see Emerson again, hand yourself in to the lead for hunters" he says. Before anyone can stop me I leap and grab his throat in my mouth.

I growl and start to shake. Toby growls at me but I don't let go, instead I bite down and let his life blood spill out into the woody floor.

Toby rolls his eyes and we head home at a run. Once inside I run to my room and grab my clothes. I let the phrase take over and I lay, beaten on the floor. After a while I put my clothes on and get into bed.

"Why did you kill him?" Toby asks, waking in my room.

"He needed to die, I wanted to kill him for them taking Emmy" I say, ashamed.

"Hey, we will get her back. Do not go and hand yourself in. Do you hear me" he says with a firm tone.

"Ok" I say falling asleep.

Toby leaves me alone and I curl into a ball. My tears soak my pillow, but I don't care.

The love of my life has gone and I did nothing to stop them, I think about how my life is and wish I had died in the fire, knowing if I had Emmy would not be hurt.

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