1. Claude Phoebe(ManxMan)

•Chapter 21✓

Alaric was staring into my eyes and I saw the reflection, my eyes were a bright green and had a silver ring around them and you could barely see the white. I retracted my hand which came back human, non of the reddish scale and grey fur and black claws I'd seen before.

Alaric was coughing up blood but my concern was Ace whom I gathered in my arms.

"His sucker punch-" he gasped smiling. "Is no joke." I growled and he watched me. "Your eyes," he reached up to my face and I furrowed my brows not following him.

"Let's go." Turning to leave they were gone, a puddle of blood and skin on the ground.

Winston and Marshal rolled up in his car then growling. "Travis told us."

"He's gone, he has a woman with him." I told him. "I want trackers on that asshole and I want him dead."

"If he isn't already." Ace said groaning and hunching over with a gasp. "Oh wow, that really hurts."

"I want to kill him myself." I told Winston and he nodded as we got into the car.

I lifted Aces shirt to see if he had any open wounds or otherwise and found bruising instead. Ace pushed his shirt down and smiled.

"It's okay, it's not that bad."

"Your bruised."

"It'll go away soon." I growled at him and he took my hand smiling softly. "Save that energy for Alaric. For now, just kiss me." I huffed rolling my eyes and complied. I touched his forehead with mind and sighed.

"I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault."

"I should have listened to you."

"No, you were right." He pushed at my chest to look at me seriously. "Now you have every right to get him since he attacked first. There is evidence of his horrible intensions rather than a fight based on your suspicions."

"Still."

"I will hit you." There was a chuckled from the front and I shot Marshal who had chuckled and was driving a scowl.

We arrived at the pack house and I carried Ace to the infirmary despite his protests to being able to walk. Danielle was sleeping there, our siblings all gathered around her and some pack members waiting outside worried.

"Alpha."

"Later." I told them entering so the pack doctor could check on Ace who didn't see the point.

I walked over to Danielle as the doctor closed curtains to see to Ace.

"Doc says she's okay, we got there on time it seems, but he still gave her a bit of blood." Travis tells me and points to the blood bag.

"I had to donate," Trent pouted. "I don't like needles." We smiled at him and I sighed.

"We haven't spoken to her," Travis tells me, "so we don't know how it happened."

I nodded in understanding and touch her forehead feeling anger as I saw the bite marks on her neck and glaring.

Alaric was pack enemy number one for this.

"Alpha..." I looked over at the doc who was nervous and looking over at where Ace was behind the curtain. I rushed into the space. Ace was sitting innocently and jumped at my sudden intrusion.

"What is it?"

The doc entered at Ace shrugged completely lost at my actions, I growled and look at the doc who flinched.