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Chapter 21 The Message

A/N: If you didn't see my announcement on WOL's rating, it has been changed to Explicit due to graphic scenes of violence! This chapter is the reason why lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! <3

A strangled sound of distress escapes Jimin's gaping mouth. He covers it with shaking hands while withdrawing from the walkie-talkie on the table as if it had been possessed by demons. Seokjin snatches it off the table and presses it up against his ear, his eyes shining with panic.

"--take over Valentine's colony! Our alliance will begin with the takeover of their supply chain and... pesky radio station. Don't think we haven't been listening--... Other packs for warnings and other shit. It is actually a problem for packs like us..." The unfamiliar voice on the radio cuts out.

The quiet hiss of static replaces the menacing threats and the kitchen falls completely silent.

Seokjin's eyes flash with emotion as he pulls it back from his ear. He checks it over and goes still. "Somebody turned it off."

Taehyung drops into the chair beside the table with a blank look. "It was a trap. We were right."

Yoongi lets out a nervous laugh, still staring at the walkie-talkie in Jin's hand. He inhales deeply and laughs again at a slightly higher pitch. He covers his eyes with his hand and turns from them. He shakes his head a few times. "I... I can't..."

Jungkook looks at them with disbelief. "We have to go get them. They're in danger, it was a trap."

Seokjin drops the walkie-talkie down on the table and walks away from it. He cups his face in his hands and paces across the kitchen. "They're coming for us. He said they were coming for us ."

"But what about--"

"The trap was meant to separate them from us," Yoongi interrupts, dropping his hands from his head. He shoots Jungkook a desperate look. "We're going to be ambushed. We don't have our Alpha to help us with his power. It leaves us at our most vulnerable."

"The man said it was Alpha Greyson's pack..." Jimin says distantly.

"The Nightwalkers and Greyson's pack made an alliance," Seokjin announces in a grim tone. His lips twist and he makes a face of pain. "I have a really bad feeling about this."

"What do we even do?" Jimin asks quietly. He looks to his pack members as the foreboding atmosphere thickens. Their scents are sharp and tangy with fear making it difficult to breathe. It pairs awfully with the sensation of hyperventilating.

What do we do when both groups are in danger? Jimin thinks to himself. Are they okay? Why did they turn off the radio? What's going on over there?

"We knew something like this would happen but this... this type of ambush..." Yoongi shakes his head. "We need to get moving. We don't have a lot of time."

Taehyung stares at his hyung, distraught. "What do we do?"

Seokjin runs his hand over Taehyung's shoulder. "We're going to do what we planned. They're going to be close now, but if we can get out of the house before they arrive, we can warn Valentine's colony of the attack."

"Crap..." Jungkook's voice tightens with fear. He walks out of the kitchen and Jimin notices him moving towards the windows.

Yoongi nods in agreement. "We need to go. Come on." He walks over to Jimin and nudges him forward. "Stops standing around, pup. Let's go."

Jimin snaps out of his daze and nods at his hyung. "Okay, okay." Then he runs out of the kitchen and into the living room. Jungkook is checking the windows with a fearful gaze, his pretty eyes are wide as he looks out. "Nothing yet..."