In The Lies, In Which We See .:Watty Awards 2012:.

.:Chapter 22:.

Sitting against a tree outside, very guarded Riley noticed the council coming towards her and the kids, who couldn't even play because they were so scared. Riley knew she could get out of this no problem just she didn't want too, she wanted to know what was going on and if it ment being locked up then that was the way it was going to be. She just didn't like that the children had to go through it with her. Looking of the group Riley took in that they weren't in their usual wear, they were in robes if you could really call it that. They showed skin everywhere, took everything in Riley to keep a shiver down.

They stopped right outside the circle of guards, keeping their distance like they should. Riley looked up at the dark cloudy sky, it was going to rain and it seemed for a while. She stood up slowly making everyone stiffen, as her chains jingled together.

"I'd like to go back to my cell now, and if you have any heart at all you'd give blankets to the children." Riley stated.

"Don't you want a blanket, Alpha?" Lewis asked, looking up at her.

"I'm already wolf darling, and the oldest at that. I can handle some cold weather. You guys on the other hand haven't changed yet, so you're mostly human. I can keep you warm yes, but just incase. Don't want the cold floor to make you sick." Riley told him.

He nodded his little head, as he and the other little ones put themselves closer to her. The guards began to move leading the back to their cell.

"At least they're not stupid to not do as I ask." Riley thought.

"Riley I think by the end of this you will listen to us very well." The council woman sneered.

"On the other hand they are stupid to think I'd ever listen." Riley mused, in her thoughts.

She slowly turned towards them showing them little interest. Her eyes looked over each one putting them in to memory, she could even see their wolves. The wolves had respect ironically, while the human form didn't.

"I hope the moon maiden has mercy on your wolf soul, cause she will banish your human souls where they belong. And I will be there to see it." Riley grinned darkly at them.

Riley raced her wrists showing them her bindings, her eyes taking on different wolf eyes it looked like. They where black with sparks of red around the iris and the outside of the eye.

"Be warned I am waiting for you all to make the wrong move, I have already gotten the moon maiden's blessing to kill who I see fit. If I get loose run little council it'll make the chase that much more fun, because I will go for Aaron Hillstone first and even give you a day to run from me. If you don't already run tonight." Riley hissed lowly.

Without another word her eyes changed back and she turned walking back towards the castle. The people inside backed away from as if she was a disease, kinda sad because these were the ones that made her the way she was. Ben stumbled out of the circle because he was so tired, and one of the never going to happen mothers went for him as if to steal him. Riley whipped her hands out and her chain wrapped around the woman's neck, just as she was about to grab Ben. People screamed as the woman coughed and choked, as Riley tightened the chain around her neck. Aaron and Sarah came rushing down at the screams, as Ben scooted back hugging Riley's leg for dear life.

"Riley let her go." Aaron roared at her.

Riley felt no need to answer his deman, only tightened her chain.

"You monster let her go!" Sarah screamed.

That was all it took, Riley snapped the woman's neck without a second thought. The body fell to the ground in slow motion, as Riley looked over at Sarah in the eyes. The woman backed up in fear at the look in the girl's eyes. Rolling her head so her neck cracked, Riley smirked at Sarah. She turned and headed down to the dungeons with ease. Once in her cell the bindings were gone, and the children were given blankets. Just as they got settled down it began to rain. Riley made sure that they put their blankets down in the middle of the back wall. They weren't the only ones in here anymore, to unknowns were on each side of them.

One stumbled to the bars on their left, making the kids jump as he grabbed the bars and sunk to the floor watching them. Riley eyed him, he was a very big man, as in built and tall looking. His gold eyes showed he had a fighting spirt, but he wasn't dangerous to them. Riley settled down still not sure of the one on the right. Anne the little sweet heart she was wondered over the the gold eyed man and held out a blanket to him.

"Riley says we can't sit on the cold floor, we'll get sick." She told him.

The man looked at Anne, then up at Riley, Riley simply tilted her head at him. He slowly reached out and took the blanket from the little girl, once it left her hands Anne came back and got under the covers with everyone else. Just as she was beginning to relax Riley noticed Aaron's scent coming down here, Sarah's scent stopped at the door at the top, making her grin. Aaron stopped in front of Riley's cell, she just looked at him with a bored expression.

"You're not allowed out again ever, at least not till I kill you." He stated.

"Still thinking you're going to kill me are you? You won't be thinking so when I rip your heart out." Riley replied.

Aaron gripped the bars glarring at her.

"I hope you know that baby of yours you won't be seeing after it's born. I figure Sarah could use another child, maybe she'll do it right this time." He sneered.

Riley was in front of him no time, her hands over top of his her names digging in to the top of his hands. He cried out in pain.

"My baby will never call that woman mother, or even know about her. You won't get your hands on this baby at all either, I will kill you. I'm playing nice Hillstone, you touch this baby or any child that I am watching over all bets are off. Do you hear me? No one will save you once I have my hands on you." Riley growled.

She dragged her nails across his hands leaving a bloody trail, oh he was going to scar.

"You won't ever know, I'm going to put you to sleep, take your baby, then kill you. You will never see what this baby looks like." He hissed back.

Riley's foot shot out and knocked the male right through the concrete wall. He tumbled out in to the thunder and rain, while the burst of cold air came through the whole. Gripping the bars Riley let out a roar so loud and angry that she shattered some windows upstairs. Though she didn't notice untill she was there, the moon maiden wrapped her arms around Riley.

"Easy not yet." She whispered, before disapearing.

Closing her eyes Riley reined in her anger that was almost to it's peak. Her breathe came in shallow pants, though she calmed down even more when six pairs of little hands touched her. Riley backed away from the bars, as people flouded down in to the dungeon's and outside to see if their Alpha was okay. She sunk down against the back wall, she shifted in to a deep sleep trying to control her anger still.

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Ian's head whipped to the right as he heard the distant roar of his mate. He wasn't sure how he knew, he just did. It led Ian to start running towards it with his pack behind him, not questioning what he heard or why they were changing direction. Though the pack was growing as they passed state lines, the amount of Redwood's was crazy.

"Hold on baby, I'm coming." Ian thought.