Stuck Between Two

Chapter 20 - She's so Gone

I was running fast and so was Claire. But me being younger gave me an advantage because I wouldn't get as tired as her as fast as she would. (A/N omg that's a lot of 'as') It didn't matter that she had more experience or training than I did, she was old. 

Cora was running at the same pace as me but she suddenly sped up when she changed. She changed from a black panther into a cheeta. I admit I was thrown off slightly, but I couldn't let that stop me from chasing Claire down. I watched as Cora ran ahead of me and dissapeared up where Claire was. I could still hear everything that was going on.

But I didn't expect for Cora to tackle Claire to the ground. I was running so fast I ran straight into Claire as she tumbled around on the dirt of the forest. I slowly stood up from the ground and shook off my fur to get the dirt out before locking my eyes onto Claire and giving her a low warning growl.

Claire looked at me calmly then shifted back into her human form, "I'm not afraid of you if you are thinking that."

I shifted back to my human form as Cora kept an eye on her in her black panther form. "Well, you ran pretty fast from my house." I saw her twitch and I knew that I was going to win this. She was done for.

She gave me a small smile before her face went blank again, "my lovely daughter has grown up and can fight well, why don't you just join me? We can-."

I cut her off, "I would never join you."

She let out a little hesitant laugh that was cut off by Cora. "Well, why not?"

I took three steps until I was right in her face, "you. Killed. Him." Then I grabbed her throat so tightly that I started to lift her off the ground. "Don't think I'll let you live after you killed my mate."

I saw a slight bit of shock but it was replaced by fear. The fear wasn't becasue of me though. The fear was of something behind me. Even Cora was surprised and scared enough to shift back into her human form.

"Put her down Angel." A booming voice said from behind me. I twitched, an alpha voice. Damn, I have to do what he says, buuuuttt.....

I threw Claire down to the ground and she landed so hard that she was winded and the voice behind me chuckled. I didn't know this voice, but I somehow feared him. I turned around slowly and looked at the man that was standing there. Two men beside him went and picked up Claire. They chained her up tightly and I looked back to the burly man that actually made me scared. And I don't scare easily.

After having two mates and a crazy birth mother, nothing really is scary anymore.

But this guy just looked scary.

"Hello Angel, my name is Alpha Dawson Woods," he smiled and held his hand out to shake mine. I stared at him in awe as I shook his hand. It can't be him. He doesn't look three hundred years old. He looks like he's only just entered his thirties.

"And hello to you too Cora, it's nice to see you again." He smiled to Cara who was still behind me.

She smiled at him, "long time no see, you need to visit more."

I raised my eyebrows at the two and Cora laughed at me, "Dawson and I go back to the early 1920's, we met when I first became Queen and he gave me a few pointers about the Vampires."

I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath, "wait... you're not nineteen?"

She sheepishly smiled at me.

"And you know the werewolf King?" I looked back and forth between them.

Alpha Dawson smiled at me, "we are very good friends actually."

I shook my head, "ok I can't deal with this right now, I need to get back to Dylan..."

Alpha Dawson grabbed my arm before I could run off, "just know that Claire will rot in a jail cell for the rest of her life, so you won't have to worry about her anymore."

I smiled at him and felt like this huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. She is gone and its an amazing feeling. Seventeen years of my life hating her and now she's gone. One less thing to worry about. Now I need Dylan to be ok.

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