My Pack Gone AWOL

Chapter 5 - Regrets

**BEST FRIEND POV**

I turned my head slowly, as if I were in a movie. It was painful but it felt right, my head finally clicked into place and I let my eyes focus, forward, through the madness. People were running past me, screaming or howling. Some in human form, some in wolf forms, each were petrified. 

I then saw what it was. Rogues. A whole bunch of them, walking slowly, in a line straight across the road. I could smell a familiar scent and saw Una watching from her window. I could sense her wolves eagerness to attack them but the human emotional side knew not to mess with them.

I steadied myself in front of the rogues. My wolf growling and howling inside. I looked at the leader who wore a tribal choker. The fur had matted around it causing it stay together. He looked at me and smiled, a vicious smile.

Through each others mind link, he called to me. 

'It is your time, great one. Step forward and join the Storm of rogues. You can pick who dies and who lives but the ones who live will be put to testing.'

I growled louder, the echo rumbling through my throat. It caught me off guard and my mind link barrier dropped for a second.

'No. I love my community and if one dies, we all die. Leave before your men are wounded.'

He snarled, his jaw slobbering as if he really was a wild mutt.

'You have done things for us previously. Helped us kill and murder innocent, why not do it now? You know we are stronger because you have been apart of us, apart of the storm. Join us...'

Then a female voice appeared and yelled into my head. 

'What is going on here? What does he mean you joined in on them, you helped kill them. You are supposed to be the leader!'

It was Una, her voice broke many times and I could sense her eyes filling with tears. It stabbed a hole in my heart and I turned my head to look at her, but she wasn't there. 

'You were my best friend, someone I knew who wouldn't hurt a fly, but I was wrong. I trusted myself that I would be safe with you, because I 'thought' you were safe.'

I spin around, she was close but hiding, or her voice would be fading, yet it was growing louder and stronger. 

'I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY HERO. THE ONLY FRIEND I EVER HAD! Thanks for everything, enjoy your new friends.'

I see her, her tall, slender body, standing behind a fence. Her face stained with fresh tears. Her eyes red and her eyelashes soaking. She then pulls the finger at me and goes to turn around.

'Wait... UNA! I swear, they are talking no sense. I wouldn't do something like this, please, you are my best friend. I need you here so I have something to fight for... please..' The panic in my voice turns to powder and is replaced with a needy voice.

Her head whips around and I can see her wolf wants out. She controls it and smiles at me. I smile back, relieved. 

'Oh...,' Her voice is pure velvet, brushing past my face, 'Have a nice life, mother fucker.'

She then turns and runs, her body morphing into a wolf and she is gone. Just like that, just because these stupid rogues set me up!

I turn back to them, I can feel my temper rising, getting hotter and bigger, any minute it could explode.

'YOU GO AWAY OR I'LL BLOODY MAKE YOU GO AWAY. YOU JUST LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING AND I LOST A BEST FRIEND THANKS TO YOU. I WILL MAKE YOU FUCKING PAY IF IT IS THE LAST THING I EVER DO. NOW GET OUT THE FUCK OUT OF HERE YOU SCUMBAGS!' My voice is rich with anger, I growl the last sentence and pounce at them. They scamper back the way they came and I feel useless.

I collapse, the only sound is my breath. My wolf closes its eyes and I close mine with him.