Protect.

Chapter 13

Chapter 13




I crept down the stairs, trying to be as quiet as possible. Which was pretty quiet considering I was a werewolf. It was 10:59 and I was making my way to the living room.
I was praying that no one would catch us, especially Alec.
I had just reached the bottom of the staircase and rounded the corner into the living room when I saw Devin's bright green eyes standing out in the darkness.
"Chloe." He said in greeting.
"Hey, Dev." I was now standing directly in front of him.
His eyes soon turned worried. "Are you ok?"
I nodded my head. "Yeah, I healed." I said looking down at my leg.
"You know that's not what I meant."
My eyes snapped back up to meet his. I didn't want to talk about this.
"I need to tell you something." I spoke. The subject change did not go unnoticed by Devin.
"Chlo-"
"I was listening to a conversation Brent and Alec were having in his office. They were talking about the Black Rock Mountain Pack."
I saw Devin's interest spike, so I continued.
"They said they followed our scent to the border, but wouldn't cross it. They are now circling the outside of the territory."
Devin began to growl.
"I don't understand why I wasn't informed of this, I am the 3rd in command after all." He said unhappily.
"Then maybe you should ask Alec."
He gave me a 'are you kidding me' look. "I'm not stupid, Chloe, I would just be asking for trouble. He clearly didn't tell me because its about me, just the same reason he didn't want to tell you."
"Oh, right..." I looked down at the ground. "So what are we going to do about it?"
He looked thoughtful for a few seconds. Then answered, "Let Alec take care of it."
"What!?" I whisper-screamed at him.
"He's the alpha, Chloe, we can't do anything else except listen to him."
"That's not something the Devin I know would say."
"I'm trying to be smart for the both of us here, Chloe."
"I don't agree, he's trying to keep us in the dark."
"Well, I'm sure you would be able to get him talking." Devin's attitude quickly changed he seemed angry now, something was clearly bothering him. I took a step back from him.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
He looked at me for a good while. "Nothing, it means nothing."
We just looked at each other. That was clearly his final answer, so I did the only thing I could think to do.
"I believe this conversation is over then." I turned away from him.
I heard him breathe out. "Chloe..wait."
I stopped and turned to face him.
"Are you ok?" I knew he wasn't talking about my injuries.
"Yeah." I wasn't ok.
I knew Devin wouldn't believe it, but I also wasn't ready to talk about how the fight had affected me.
I turned away from Devin again, "Night, Dev." And walked away.
*****
I was back in my room and I was angry.
What happened to Devin? How could he simply say to let it go? I didn't understand.
Devin was changing, I had no idea why. He was still my best friend, but now it seemed he had a more serious side to him. I guess the 3rd in command spot had changed some of the ways he thinks. I also don't understand why now he trusts Alec to take care of this. Just a few days ago, when we first came here, Devin didn't want Alec anywhere near me, let alone trusted him.
This was something I would need to talk to Devin about to understand, I just wasn't sure if I wanted to hear the answer.

I looked at my bed. There was no way I would sleep. I knew the nightmares would come back to me. I was restless, I needed to blow off some steam.

I made my way over to the window, opening it, and looking down. It wasn't that far of a drop. Just three stories up, not that high for a werewolf. I didn't see anyone around, and the woods were only 30 feet away. Hopefully I would go unnoticed, if not, Alec would have my head. I knew it wasn't something he would approve of, but he couldn't keep me locked up. So with that last thought, I jumped out the window.
I landed gracefully and rolled to take the impact. I quickly got to my feet, looked around to see if anyone had seen me, and made a beeline for the woods.

I was being extremely reckless, but I needed this. I wanted to shift, but that was bringing a whole different meaning to reckless. What if someone saw me? But, I hadn't shifted in awhile, and my wolf wanted to stretch her legs.
I had come to a decision, I looked around me one last time before I shifted.
I ran.
***
I was about twenty minutes into my run before I could feel someone trying to brake into my mind, no matter how much I tried to block them. Something only an alpha could do.
Finally, the walls in my head came crashing down. 'WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!?!?'
I flinched at the tone he was using. I was still running away from the house through the woods.
'I went for a run.'
'AT NIGHT?! BY YOURSELF!?'
'Calm down, I'm-'
I felt a need to stop, so I did, I came to a complete stop. I always followed my instincts. I realized I was feeling a slight pressure. The kind of pressure you feel when your about to cross a territory border.
How had I run that far? Well it was true I had no idea where I was, but I didn't realize how close I was to the border.
Wait....
I suddenly remembered what Alec had said about the Black Mountain Pack. They were running outside the boarders.
'Chloe?' Alec called out to me.
I quickly took in my surroundings. The trees were pretty close together, and the underbrush was also making it difficult to see, even with my heightened sight. It gave of an eerie feeling.
I felt as if a was being watched. I wasn't alone.
'Chloe!?' Alec called more urgently.
I slowly started backing up, not wanting to turn my back on the enemy. I was looking all around me, leavening all my senses open. I stretched my ears to listen for any movement.
'Alec..I.. I'm at the pack border.'
'You're WHAT!!?'
'I think there's wolves on the other side of the line.'
'I am following your scent now, be there in 10 minutes. You think you can get out of there?' He went into full alpha mode.
Bushes moved. A twig snapped.
I stopped backing up. I was scared. I was actually scared. I haven't been afraid of anything in- a long time.
My way of approaching fears, is to face them, head on. This was just another fight I would win with another wolf. Just because Will beat me doesn't mean it will happen again. Right?
'No.' I answered Alec.
I sunk lower into a crouching position, ready to attack.
I heard more rustling, until a pair of dark green eyes came into view, glowing in the darkness.
I sent a threatening growl at the wolf on the other side of the border.
It was returned by four more eyes that joined the first pair.
Shit.


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