Alternative Motive

Chapter 2

CPOV (The Next Day)

When I woke up I was in a second story room in a house that looked like it was in the middle of a forest. Great, exactly what I needed. I tried to get up off the bed that I was on and instantly collapsed dizzily. What the hell did the give me?

I heard a few pairs of rushed footsteps and then my door was thrown open. There stood the blond-haired woman and the sandy-haired man. My Captors. With them was a tall, dark-haired man and a short red-haired woman I thought I had seen before. Since I didn't know where they were all a threat to me and I panicked. Where was Derek? Did he know I was gone?

I could feel the spirits of the dead reacting to my panic but I was too far gone to care. The blond-haired woman stepped forward and I reacted instantly. Calling out to Liz I scrambled backward falling off the other side of the bed.

"Liz I need you! Please, I need your help!" I all but shouted. As if knowing I was panicking she showed up in seconds even though she had no clue where I was. I didn't even know. I hope Derek will find me soon, I thought to myself.

"You called?" She asked looking directly at me. The red-haired woman looked at me wide-eyed and glanced at the others in her group. She looked confused but I didn't have the time to worry about her while I was in this strange place.

"I need you to keep them away from me until Derek gets here!" I whispered so hopefully at least the two that I didn't know their supernatural types wouldn't hear me. I already knew the two werewolves would hear me. She nodded and took a protective stance in front of me. The blonde-haired woman started to walk towards me but was sent flying into the wall behind everyone. Next, the man that was with her both times I had seen her, tried to get to me. He resisted Liz a little more but in the end was thrown away too.

"Eve." I thought I heard the other woman say but I was entirely focused on Liz. Soon another person arrived and Liz stopped attacking and retreated to beside me.

"Who are you? What do you want?" I asked the new woman.

"This confirms it. She can see me; she has to be a necromancer." She said and I realized that she was dead. I quickly studied her. She had a blue sword and had dark hair. She wore modern clothes so it had to have fairly recently that she died. The two men and Blondie turned to the door and I heard a low clicking sound. I had raised the dead in the surrounding forest and I had never been gladder for dead bodies, human or animal.

They shuffled in through the doorway towards me and as if they could tell what I needed they formed a protective barrier around me. Crashing and swearing was echoing from downstairs. How many souls did I shove back into their bodies? I was just starting down the road of freaking out and silently apologizing for returning their spirits when Calm suddenly started to invade my senses.

Liz popped up beside me and I realized I hadn't even noticed that she had been gone.

"He's here for you!" she squealed.

"DEREK!" I shouted out as the door burst open. Derek ran toward me looking dangerous as ever in his wolf form. I loved his dark fur and eyes, him as a whole.

He darted in and between my zombies. They moved for him and then closed the ranks again so no one could follow. He moved to my side and growled softly as if asking me if I was alright. I nodded and ran my hands in his fur calming myself down so I didn't have a full on panic attack. Since I woke up I had been getting closer to the worst one ever. Now with Derek here with me, I could relax and catch my breath.

'Eve' was the next one to speak. "Listen, I have stuff to do so get your boy toy to shift back so you can all talk and work on sorting out your differences". The red-haired woman looked shocked that she would say that, but I was just pissed that she called him a boy toy.

"He is not a boy toy" I whispered dangerously as I pushed her with my mind. She went sailing through the wall. The red-haired woman I finally realized was a necromancer gasped as her eyes followed the offending ghost.

"What's happening?" The dark haired one asked moving toward her protectively.

"She just pushed Eve through the wall." She whispered. Yes, I am powerful, I get it.

"It might be easier to start with introductions to hopefully avoid this scenario again. My name is Jeremy and I'm the Alpha of The Pack" said the dark haired one. Derek let out another soft growl as if in warning.

"Ya, we get it Mutt. You want us to stay away from your mate, but you better learn some respect for your elders." The sandy-haired one said.

The blonde woman elbowed him and introduced herself as Elena and the rude guy as Clay. The other necromancer also introduced herself as Jamie. Then it clicked.

"Your that person who does those shows right? Tori tried to drag me to one of those....." I trailed off at the sound of Derek's growl. Then I realized what I had done. I had just reviled that there were more of us.

My captors left the room muttering so low I couldn't hear them. I mentally kicked myself multiple times and convinced Derek to shift back.

"So how are we going to get out of here?" I asked desperate to see if the others were ok.

"You're not for a while," Liz said popping back up and making me scream. I know I should be used to it by now, but it's still a little creepy that she can pop up without a sound. "The sent out more wolves to capture the others."

My vision started to fade in and out as I thought of all the things that could have happened to them because of me. I heard screaming and only vaguely realized that it was me. It couldn't happen! The others cannot be dragged into this because of me. Slowly I passed out with the slam of the door and shouting of many voices being the last thing I heard.