Caught in the Middle (Alpha vs Beta)

It's a Conspiracy!

Here's for the epically long wait! All I have left is my art exam so here's a chapter! I hope you guys enjoy it, vote or comment if you do it would be much appreciated! The more you comment, the more I write!!

Ashley's POV

My lungs were on fire as we ran deeper and deeper into the forest. Wolves were rushing, carrying the wounded to a safe haven but why were we running from our territory? Did we lose the fight? My heart filled with dread as I rushed faster, Sam and everyone else I loved invaded my mind. Were they okay? Was anyone hurt but most especially was Logan okay? I wouldn't be able to bare it if he wasn't. Though I was almost sure he was fine. If he got hurt I would have felt it through the bond right? Then again...we weren't even mated yet.

After running for another 30 minutes, we arrived in a secluded area. Tents were set up everywhere and there was a nice bonfire set in the middle of the area, children sat around it roasting marsh mellows. I smiled at them as they looked at me. How did I not know about this place? 

"Set the wounded down there!" A man yelled, pointing towards the largest tent of all. Another, much older man walked up to him, clutching a tree trunk beside him to further balance himself.

"How many wounded...or worse?" he trailed off, his face ridden with sorrow.

"Too many!" The man growled back angrily,"Bastard Alpha took half of our pack out in a few minutes single-handedly!"

"Brandon? Really?!"

"No, we almost had his pack until his 'reinforcements' came by, Logan's pack," I froze. How could I be so stupid! I was with the rogue pack! In my defence, I had never met Logan's whole pack, nor Brendon's but I still cursed myself at my idiocy. I seized the moment of being here, crouched down lower and hid behind a tent to further hear their conversation and the more they spoke, the more I shook with anger. Even how they treated the Alphas with such a lack of respect.

"How did he know? How did he get there so quickly?"  The old man asked, possibly fearing for his family members.

"Apparently Alpha Jason of the Moonstone pack thought it was a good idea to employ other rogues along with us. He thought ,'Why not take two packs at once while the minor one was occupied?' Logan quickly saw through this, took out the entire pack of rogues sent there and decided to check up on Brendon's territory." Moonstone...I was sure I had heard that pack name before.

"So, what now?"

"Now? We re-group and go back to kill Logan and all his little follower puppies along with Brendon's and when we're done with that, we'll give Jason a little chat and how he shouldn't mess with us next time. So many men were the price to pay for his little mistake."

"Logan is a smart, strong Alpha. I think you should re-think this. We've lost half of our group, do you want to lose any more with even more bloodshed?"

"Wise words, old man but I see no going around it. It's either we go to them or they come to us and we can't let that happen, not with the children here." I gasped lowly, covering my mouth as to not make a noise. They were going to start another war? This man was insane. I was about to turn around and slammed into a very tall, very muscular man who stood before me, grinning as he grabbed my arm harshly and dragged me towards the crazy guy and the older, wiser one.

"Or...we could pose a bargain," the man holding me said. He grasped my arm with just one hand and that was enough to keep me in place. I couldn't even budge. 

"Ugh, let me go!" I struggled even though I knew it was in vain. I just wanted to be as big of an annoyance as I could be.

"Kick all you want, girl. It's won't do you any good," he laughed at me, standing as still as he was when I wasn't attempting to free myself.