The Crimson Assassin

Chapter 13 : The Alpha Wants A Fight

I twisted and turned in my bed, I couldn't scrape the feeling that something was wrong, something was weird. I got up and got changed quickly. I stumbled down stairs and guess who I saw..."Alpha," I said kneeling. I gave Crystal the 'Why-didn't -you-tell-me-he-was-here' look and stood up. "Oh, you're back to your usual look eh?" he said. "Yes," I replied. "Well, I have some news, Jake...is an alpha now," he said in a dull tone of voice. "Oh no," I said concerned, (Well not really). "The council and I have made a decision, we are going to fight," he said. A shiver went up my spin. "F-fight?" I asked. "But that's not how we do things," Crystal budded in. "That's true Crystal, but we have no other choice," he said. "But when?" I asked. "As soon as possible," he replied.

I sighed quietly and swallow hard. "Alright," I said. Crystal gave me a strange look. "You sure?" she asked in my mind, "Pah, no, of course not" I replied to her. "Alright, see you girls soon," The alpha said.  We kneeled again as he left. "URGH," I grumbled. "WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO MEEE," I yelled. "Because your powerful and so is Jake," Holly said crashing on the lounge with chocolates. "Who said you could have those?" I ask her. "Me," she replied."Elk, I don't care," I said. "Good because I just ate the last one," she said.

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Three days passed. It was sad seeing Jake in such a bad mood, but he seems to be recovering more. Today I was watching him go home...seems creepy I know but with the alphas threat, I'm worried even more now. I kept my distance as he walked home. I heard a strange ping then an arrow whizzed past my ear and went for Jake. Using my quick thinking, it would hit him in the back of his calf. I jumped, grabbing the arrow, I maneuvered it so it would hit the tree in front of him. I quickly sped away as soon as I did that, I knew my scent would be lingering in the air.

I didn't get a very good look at the arrow but I could tell it was one of The Markers arrows. "I don't like this," I said leaning against the front door. "What?" Holly said. "Waiting, worrying," I said. I put my head in my hands. "Well of course you are, who wouldn't be, but it's going to be fine, you just need some hope," she said putting her hand on my shoulder. "Whats with your mark?" she said. "Huh?" I mumbled confusedly. I rubbed my mark and it burned. I ran to the mirror. I moved my hand out of the way. My mark was red, bright red. "What?" I mumbled to my self. "I'll go see Crystal," she said running up stairs.

I kept examining my mark until Crystal came down. "Lay down now," she said coming down the stairs. I did as she said. "Ok, how longs this been happening, like this?" she asked. "Since the day when we tricked Jake into becoming an alpha." It clicked in my head. "When a mark turns red, it means the girl is the property of an alpha, a powerful alpha," I said. "Yep, how are we going to hide this from alpha?" she said. "Don't ask me, I don't know?" I said.

I hissed in pain as it burnt. "We need to get you blood," Crystal said. "Yep, sounds good," I choked out. Oh blade this ain't good.

I closed my eyes and immediately fell asleep.

It was cold, really cold and dark. I ignited a flame on the palm of my hand. I saw trees around me. I had a feeling to go south to my right so I did. I kept walking until I was at a peak of a mountain. The view stretched over Ferrington ... hey, look my house. I heard noises behind me. So I turned around before my eyes met with my Alpha, The Markers Pack all lined up behind him, opposite to them was Jake and my friends, Blaze, Jenny, Olivia, Scarlet, Tony, Lenard and even some people more people from school, a pack. Jake and my alpha looked at each other angrily. The look on my alphas face, I've seen it before, he was about to attack. "No" I whispered. My alpha kicked his foot and the pack charged. Claws and weapons swung in multiple directions. "No NO, STOP" I yelled, I could see my alpha pull his sneaky move, spinning behind his victim, he spun behind Jake pulled out his claws and cut down. "NOOOO" I yelled.